Controlling the Administrative State
Essays in Honour of Matthew Groves
Published on 13. November 2025
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-5099-7550-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book discusses some of the most important issues facing administrative law and related doctrines.
Leading public law scholars from across the common law world have contributed chapters to recognise the exceptional scholarship and career of Matthew Groves, Distinguished Professor at Deakin University, Australia.
Over the last century, the power of the administrative state has grown immensely and the scope of administrative law as a field of inquiry has grown with it. This collection of essays provides an up-to-date analysis of some of the most important issues in administrative law in the 2020s, including: access to justice issues; the role, purpose and future of ombuds institutions and tribunals; government liability within and beyond judicial review; integrity bodies; 'lawfare'; the role of policies in government decisionmaking; and the tension between military and civilian systems of justice. These topics have been central to the work and career of Matthew Groves.
Readers interested in public law - whether practitioners, researchers or students - will discover a wealth of engaging and thought-provoking considerations of the most topical current issues in administrative law by a selection of prominent academics.
Leading public law scholars from across the common law world have contributed chapters to recognise the exceptional scholarship and career of Matthew Groves, Distinguished Professor at Deakin University, Australia.
Over the last century, the power of the administrative state has grown immensely and the scope of administrative law as a field of inquiry has grown with it. This collection of essays provides an up-to-date analysis of some of the most important issues in administrative law in the 2020s, including: access to justice issues; the role, purpose and future of ombuds institutions and tribunals; government liability within and beyond judicial review; integrity bodies; 'lawfare'; the role of policies in government decisionmaking; and the tension between military and civilian systems of justice. These topics have been central to the work and career of Matthew Groves.
Readers interested in public law - whether practitioners, researchers or students - will discover a wealth of engaging and thought-provoking considerations of the most topical current issues in administrative law by a selection of prominent academics.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
646 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5099-7550-1 (9781509975501)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Mark Aronson is Emeritus Professor at the School of Global and Public Law, University of South Wales, Australia.
Greg Weeks is a Professor in the ANU College of Law at the Australian National University, Australia.
Greg Weeks is a Professor in the ANU College of Law at the Australian National University, Australia.
Content
Foreword, Robin Creyke and John McMillan Australian National University)
Introduction: Matthew Groves, His Research and its Impact, Greg Weeks (Australian National University)
1. Judicial Review and Administrative Justice within and Across the UK Nations: A Tale of Divergence and Convergence, Liam Edwards (Ulster University, UK) and Sarah Nason (Bangor University, UK)
2. The Need for a 'New' Template for the Creation of Federal Ombudsman Institutions, Anita Stuhmcke (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
3. The Demise of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal: What Lessons Can We Learn for the Future? Chantal Bostock (University of New South Wales, Australia)
4. Public Interest Groups in Australian Standing Law: Reconsidering the North Coast Environment Council Case, Andrew Edgar (University of Sydney, Australia)
5. What is the Legal Status of Statutory Interpretation in Australia and Why Does It Matter Anyway? Dan Meagher (Deakin University, Australia)
6. The Doctrine and Scope of Judicial Review: Comparative Reflections on Three Jurisdictions, Stephen Thomson (Australian National University)
7. On Time and Space: Proximity in the Law of Bias, Paul Daly (University of Ottowa, Canada)
8. Judicial Review of the Ombuds Office: Good for Administrative Justice? Hanna Wilberg (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
9. The Constitution, Separated Judicial Power and Judicial Review in the Australian States, Emily Hammond (University of Sydney, Australia)
10. Negligence Law's Pure Omissions and Statutory Context, Mark Aronson (University of New South Wales, Australia)
11. Brokering Public Trust and Confidence in Government Integrity, Ellen Rock (University of New South Wales, Australia)
12. Judicial Review and the Rule of Law(fare) in South Africa, Cora Hoexter (University of Witwatersrand, South Africa)
13. Civilian or Military Justice? Dealing with Criminal Offences of Defence Force Members, Alison Duxbury (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Rain Liivoja (University of Queensland, Australia)
Introduction: Matthew Groves, His Research and its Impact, Greg Weeks (Australian National University)
1. Judicial Review and Administrative Justice within and Across the UK Nations: A Tale of Divergence and Convergence, Liam Edwards (Ulster University, UK) and Sarah Nason (Bangor University, UK)
2. The Need for a 'New' Template for the Creation of Federal Ombudsman Institutions, Anita Stuhmcke (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
3. The Demise of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal: What Lessons Can We Learn for the Future? Chantal Bostock (University of New South Wales, Australia)
4. Public Interest Groups in Australian Standing Law: Reconsidering the North Coast Environment Council Case, Andrew Edgar (University of Sydney, Australia)
5. What is the Legal Status of Statutory Interpretation in Australia and Why Does It Matter Anyway? Dan Meagher (Deakin University, Australia)
6. The Doctrine and Scope of Judicial Review: Comparative Reflections on Three Jurisdictions, Stephen Thomson (Australian National University)
7. On Time and Space: Proximity in the Law of Bias, Paul Daly (University of Ottowa, Canada)
8. Judicial Review of the Ombuds Office: Good for Administrative Justice? Hanna Wilberg (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
9. The Constitution, Separated Judicial Power and Judicial Review in the Australian States, Emily Hammond (University of Sydney, Australia)
10. Negligence Law's Pure Omissions and Statutory Context, Mark Aronson (University of New South Wales, Australia)
11. Brokering Public Trust and Confidence in Government Integrity, Ellen Rock (University of New South Wales, Australia)
12. Judicial Review and the Rule of Law(fare) in South Africa, Cora Hoexter (University of Witwatersrand, South Africa)
13. Civilian or Military Justice? Dealing with Criminal Offences of Defence Force Members, Alison Duxbury (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Rain Liivoja (University of Queensland, Australia)