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Cunneen v Independent Commission Against Corruption

(2015) 256 CLR 1
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Summary

The High Court held that ICAC's jurisdiction over 'corrupt conduct' requires conduct that adversely affects the actual exercise of official functions by a public official, not merely the integrity of proceedings.

Key Principle

ICAC jurisdiction; meaning of corrupt conduct; adversely affecting exercise of official functions; narrow interpretation of investigatory power

Area of Law

constitutional

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