This 6th edition of Douglas and Jones’s Administrative Law provides clarity and a contemporary perspective on administrative law today.

Summary Table of Contents

Issues and Problems in Australian Administrative Law,
The Rise (and Decline?) of Administrative Law,
Freedom of Information and Open Government,
Understanding Decisions: Reasons, Discovery and Evidence,
Investigating Administrative Activity: Auditor-Generals, Corruption and Whistleblowers,
Investigating Administrative Conduct: The Ombudsman,
Administrative Review on the Merits, Delegated Legislation,
The Duty to Act within Powers,
The Exercise of Discretionary Power,
The Duty to Act for Proper Purposes and according to Relevant Considerations,
Duties in Relation to Findings of Fact,
The Requirement of Reasonableness, and Other Limitations to Administrative Decision-Making,
The Right to Procedural Fairness – General Principles,
The Right to be “Heard”,
The Rule Against Bias,
Limits to Fairness,
The Effect of Errors on the Validity of Decisions,
The Availability of Judicial Review, Judicial Remedies,
Discretion,
Standing to Seek Judicial Review,
Index / Table of Cases/ Table of Statutes