Statements of Reasons: Why, What, When, How
Examine the nuances of what constitutes a reviewable decision. OND223N45_1
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Statements of Reasons: Why, What, When, How
- Why provide reasons
- What must it contain
- When are reasons required
- How to request reasons
Presented by Ben Cramer, Assistant Crown Solicitor, Administrative Law, Public Law Branch, Crown Law
Presenters
Ben Cramer
Ben Cramer joined Crown Law in 2015. He has worked in the area of administrative law and judicial review litigation in both government and private legal practice for nearly 20 years. Ben is admitted to practice in Queensland and New South Wales. He represented the Minister for Immigration over many years in merits and judicial review proceedings in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Federal Courts, respectively, often as solicitor advocate. Ben also has experience representing clients before Commissions of Inquiry including the State of Queensland before the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, and the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (part of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries) before the Commission of Inquiry into the August 2007 outbreak of equine influenza in Australia.