Jenkins v Department of the Attorney-General and Justice

[2017] NTCA 3

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Catchwords

1. Administrative Law
2. › Judicial review at common law
3. › Challenge to administrative direction
4. › Restrictions on access to court library
5. › Whether appellant had right, entitlement or legitimate expectation grounding challenge
1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Appeals
3. › Appeal from interlocutory judgment of Master
4. › Leave to appeal
5. › Whether summary dismissal is interlocutory
6. › Single judge exercising jurisdiction of Court of Appeal
7. › Supreme Court Act (NT), ss 51, 53

Quick Take

This case confirms that there is no public right of access to the Supreme Court Library in the Northern Territory, and that the library is within the exclusive control of the judges.

Case Details

Citation[2017] NTCA 3

CourtNTCA

JurisdictionNorthern Territory

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Cited by3

2025Sherrington v Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (NT) & AnorNTSC 27
2019Registrar of the Supreme Court v JenkinsNTSC 51
2006Ruich v The State of Western AustraliaWASCA 241

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