Duty, Powers and Decision Making
Issues covered include: illogicality and irrationality, bad findings, authorisations, delegations of power, Government's duty of care, procedural fairness
Description
Your administrative decisions and actions are routinely subjected to scrutiny and challenge. Understand the complexities and processes behind duties, delegated powers and decision making by spending a morning with our experienced panel of barristers. Make sure your actions and decision making are correct.
Attend and earn 4 CPD units including
3 CPD units in Substantive Law
1 CPD unit in Professional Skills
Professional Skills
2.00pm to 2.45pm: Illogicality and Irrationality: When do Bad Findings Infect Ultimate Conclusions?
- What are ‘illogicality’ and ‘irrationality’ as grounds for judicial review?
- When is an ‘illogical’ finding material to the exercise of power?
- When are findings ‘intermingled’ and when are they ‘independent’ from each other?
- How can we improve decision-making and arguments in this area?
Presented by Douglas McDonald-Norman, Barrister, Eight Selborne Chambers
2.45pm to 3.30pm: Authorisations and Delegations of Powers: Can you Really do what you Think you can do?
- The use of delegations, sub-delegations and authorisations
- When and why to use them
- Understanding the difference
- Ramifications for making decisions without authority: When are you personally liable?
- Disputes and litigation: the government’s role and responsibilities when problems arise
Presented by Chantal Tipene, Partner, Sparke Helmore
3.30pm to 3.45pm Afternoon Tea
3.45pm to 4.30pm: The Government’s Duty of Care
- Understanding tortious liability of government departments and public authorities
- When is a statutory duty of care likely to found a private negligence action?
- Requirements for a novel duty of care
- Recent case law
Presented by Chris Erskine SC, Blackburn Chambers
4.30pm to 5.15pm: The Obligation of Procedural Fairness During Multistage Decision Making Processes
- The variable content of the obligation of procedural fairness
- Procedural fairness during investigations
- Exercising powers of suspension
- Update on recent case law
Presented by Ben Cramer, Assistant Crown Solicitor, Administrative Law, Crown Law
Venue
Cliftons Sydney
Level 3, 10 Spring Street
Sydney 2000
NSW
Australia
Directions
Nearby Public Transport:
Train Stations - Wynyard 400m OR Martin Place 500m
Bus Interchange - Clarence Street 450m
Ferry - Circular Quay 1.2km
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