New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council & Anor v Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Commission & Anor [1995] FCA 672 — Administrative Law — Barrister AI
New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council & Anor v Aboriginal & Torres Strait Island Commission & Anor
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - Decision by statutory corporation to allocate 10/12 of funds available for land acquisition in 2 years for acquisition of land in Northern Territory - whether decision or conduct leading to the making of a decision within the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 ss 5,6 FEDERAL COURT - Jurisdiction - whether application for relief against Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission ("ATSIC") colourable - whether jurisdiction conferred upon the Court by Judiciary Act 1903 s 39B FEDERAL COURT - Associated Jurisdiction - whether accrued jurisdiction attached where application made (bona fide) for relief under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act in circumstances where ultimately held that there was no decision or conduct reviewable under that Act ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - whether ATSIC decision to allocate funds unreasonable - whether ATSIC failed to take account of relevant considerations and took into account irrelevant considerations.
Case Details
Citation[1995] FCA 672
Reported(1995) 131 ALR 559131 ALR 559+2 more
CourtFCA
JurisdictionCommonwealth
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