The expression 'the administration of the law' in s 312 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) means the administration of the civil and criminal law by courts and tribunals, not the administrative functions of government bodies generally. Conduct directed at obstructing administrative processes (such as submitting false declarations to the Infringement Processing Bureau) that does not involve contemplation of curial proceedings cannot constitute perverting the course of justice under s 319. The obiter observations in R v Subramaniam suggesting otherwise should not be followed. It remains open whether the s 319 offence requires proof that the conduct had a tendency to pervert the course of justice.
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