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This instrument is the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Regulations 2017.
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This regulation lists specific classes of administrative decisions that are excluded from judicial review under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977. It removes Federal Court and Federal Circuit & Family Court (Division 2) review for certain industrial decisions, specified State-law employment decisions as applied in territories, and specified biosecurity emergency powers.
People and organisations subject to those decisions lose access to ADJR remedies; contesting those decisions must occur through whatever statutory processes remain available, increasing reliance on internal administrative mechanisms and specialist statutory review routes.
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This instrument is the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Regulations 2017.
This instrument is made under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977.
(1) In this instrument:
Act means the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977.
(2) A reference in section 6 to an Act or a provision of an Act includes a reference to instruments made under that Act or for the purposes of that provision, as the case may be.
(1) For the purposes of subsection 19(1) of the Act, the following classes of decisions are declared to be decisions that are not subject to judicial review by the Federal Court or the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) under the Act: (a) decisions under the Builders Labourers’ Federation (Cancellation of Registration—Consequential Provisions) Act 1986; (b) decisions under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 in its application by virtue of the Builders Labourers’ Federation (Cancellation of Registration—Consequential Provisions) Act 1986; (c) decisions under the provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009, to the extent that the provisions apply to proceedings under or by virtue of the Builders Labourers’ Federation (Cancellation of Registration—Consequential Provisions) Act 1986; (d) decisions under a law of Western Australia, in its application in the Territory of Christmas Island by virtue of the Christmas Island Act 1958, by a person employed by Western Australia; (e) decisions under a law of Western Australia, in its application in the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands by virtue of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955, by a person employed by Western Australia; (f) decisions under a law of New South Wales, in its application in Norfolk Island by virtue of the Norfolk Island Act 1979, by a person employed by New South Wales; (g) decisions under Part 1 of Chapter 8 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 in relation to a declaration made under subsection 443(1) of that Act; (h) decisions under Part 1 of Chapter 8 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 to determine a requirement, give a direction, take any action or exercise any other power during a biosecurity emergency period (within the meaning of that Act); (i) decisions under Part 2 of Chapter 8 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 in relation to a declaration made under subsection 475(1) of that Act; (j) decisions under Part 2 of Chapter 8 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 to determine a requirement or give a direction during a human biosecurity emergency period (within the meaning of that Act). (2) A reference in paragraphs (1)(d), (e) and (f) to a person employed by a particular State includes a reference to: (a) a person occupying, or acting in, an office or position under a law of that State; and (b) a person employed by a body established by or under a law of that State.
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This instrument is the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Regulations 2017.
This instrument is made under the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977.
(1) In this instrument:
Act means the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977.
(2) A reference in section 6 to an Act or a provision of an Act includes a reference to instruments made under that Act or for the purposes of that provision, as the case may be.
(1) For the purposes of subsection 19(1) of the Act, the following classes of decisions are declared to be decisions that are not subject to judicial review by the Federal Court or the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) under the Act: (a) decisions under the Builders Labourers’ Federation (Cancellation of Registration—Consequential Provisions) Act 1986; (b) decisions under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 in its application by virtue of the Builders Labourers’ Federation (Cancellation of Registration—Consequential Provisions) Act 1986; (c) decisions under the provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009, to the extent that the provisions apply to proceedings under or by virtue of the Builders Labourers’ Federation (Cancellation of Registration—Consequential Provisions) Act 1986; (d) decisions under a law of Western Australia, in its application in the Territory of Christmas Island by virtue of the Christmas Island Act 1958, by a person employed by Western Australia; (e) decisions under a law of Western Australia, in its application in the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands by virtue of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955, by a person employed by Western Australia; (f) decisions under a law of New South Wales, in its application in Norfolk Island by virtue of the Norfolk Island Act 1979, by a person employed by New South Wales; (g) decisions under Part 1 of Chapter 8 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 in relation to a declaration made under subsection 443(1) of that Act; (h) decisions under Part 1 of Chapter 8 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 to determine a requirement, give a direction, take any action or exercise any other power during a biosecurity emergency period (within the meaning of that Act); (i) decisions under Part 2 of Chapter 8 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 in relation to a declaration made under subsection 475(1) of that Act; (j) decisions under Part 2 of Chapter 8 of the Biosecurity Act 2015 to determine a requirement or give a direction during a human biosecurity emergency period (within the meaning of that Act). (2) A reference in paragraphs (1)(d), (e) and (f) to a person employed by a particular State includes a reference to: (a) a person occupying, or acting in, an office or position under a law of that State; and (b) a person employed by a body established by or under a law of that State.