| Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 | |
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| Parliament of Australia | |
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| Citation | No. 59 of 1977 orNo. 59, 1977 as amended[1] |
| Territorial extent | States and territories of Australia |
| Assented to | 16 June 1977[1] |
| Administered by | Attorney-General of Australia[1] |
| Status: In force | |
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977(Cth) is anact of theParliament of Australia, which created the ability to appeal the decision at theFederal Court of Australia for a person or other parties affected by most administrative decisions by an Australian federal department or agency.[2][3] Review of administrative decisions under the Act is limited to matters of law.[4]
In 1989, the then president of theNew South Wales Court of AppealMichael Kirby wrote that theAdministrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act and theAdministrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 were "probably the most adventurous and far-reaching legal reforms" to have taken place in Australia.[5] In a 2011 seminar, the president of theAdministrative Appeals TribunalGarry Downes wrote that, of the reforms of administrative law in the 1970s and 1980s, (including the establishment of the Federal Court, theCommonwealth Ombudsman, and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal) theAdministrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act was the most significant legislative work of the reform.[6]