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Textbooks
General administrative law texts are shelved at 342.6.
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Texts regarding government bodies and persons are shelved at 342.8.
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Texts about human rights are shelved at 341.48.
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Texts about social security are shelved at 344.2.
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Subject terms to search in the catalogue include Administrative Law, Administrative Law Australia, Administrative Law Western Australia and Public Law Australia.
Key titles include:
- Administrative law / Sarah Withnall, Michelle Evans
- Control of Government Action: Text, Cases and Commentary / Creyke, Groves, McMillan and Smyth
- Government Accountability: Australian Administrative Law / Bannister and Olijnyk
Commentary
Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal Practice Commentary / CCH (Litigation & Court Practice)
Australian Administrative Law / Lexis+
Australian Immigration Law / Lexis+
Australian Social Security Commentary / CCH (Social Security)
Federal Administrative Law / Westlaw Australia
Halsbury’s Laws of Australia / Lexis+, Chapter 10 ‘Administrative Law’
The Laws of Australia / Westlaw Australia, Chapter 2 ‘Administrative Law’
Journals
Australian Administrative Law Bulletin / Lexis+
Australian Journal of Administrative Law / Westlaw Australia
Australian Journal of Public Administration
Australian Institute of Administrative Law (AIAL) Forum / AustLII, APA-FT
Public Law Review / Westlaw Australia
Various topics under the Australian Legal Journals Index / Westlaw Australia eg Judicial Review and Public Law
Administrative Law Journal / HeinOnline (Canada)
Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judges (USA)
There are a number of databases that contain relevant journal articles:
Australian materials:
- CaseBase (Lexis+)
- Westlaw Australia - Content Type: Secondary Sources - Index to Australian Cases and Journals
International materials:
- Westlaw International - Legal database and News sources, Legal Journals Index (UK journal index), Canadian resources
- Westlaw UK - Legal database and News sources, Legal Journals Index (UK journal index)
Databases
Lexis+
Via Lexis+ > Explore pod > Topics > Administrative Law & Judicial Review
Legislation
Key pieces of legislation that apply to administrative law include:
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth)
- Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth)
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)
- Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cth)
- Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
- State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 (WA)
Search for Commonwealth legislation at Federal Register of Legislation
Search for Western Australian legislation at Western Australian Legislation
Use Legify to find authoritative versions of legislation.
Other resources relating to legislation:
- LawNow Legislation from Lexis Advance – drill down to a section and click the >> to find related commentary or cases
- Parliament of Australia Bills Digest for bills, links to EM (Explanatory Memoranda) and Hansard (second reading speeches)
- Parliament of Western Australia Hansard - links to EM (Explanatory Memoranda) and Hansard (second reading speeches)
Extrinsic Materials
Australian Administrative Law Policy Guide /Attorney-General’s Department
Australian Law Reform Commission: Beyond the Doorkeeper - Standing to Sue for Public Remedies (ALRC Report 78)
Federal Judicial Review in Australia / Administrative Review Council
Good Decision-Making Guide / Queensland Ombudsman
Guidelines: Procedural Fairness (Natural Justice) / Ombudsman Western Australia
Case Law
Administrative Appeals Reports (AAR) / Westlaw Australia or physical copies held by Library (Stack 36)
Administrative Law Decisions (ALD) / Lexis Advance, physical copies held by Library (Stack 36)
Commonwealth Law Reports (CLR)
Decisions of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and selected decisions of the Migration & Refugee Division and the Social Services & Child Support Division [AATA] / AustLII
Decisions of the State Administrative Tribunal (WASAT) / Department of the Attorney-General
Databases for sourcing case law:
Unreported decisions on AustLII and Jade Barnet
Administrative Appeals Tribunal – Note links to speeches and papers
High Court of Australia - Note links to judges' speeches and other documents
Federal Court of Australia – Note links to judges’ speeches and other documents