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Duncan v Independent Commission Against Corruption

(2015) 256 CLR 83
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Summary

High Court held that NSW ICAC's power to make findings of corrupt conduct must be exercised compatibly with rule of law principles, limiting investigatory overreach.

Key Principle

ICAC powers; findings of corrupt conduct; whether exercise of state investigatory power compatible with rule of law principles

Area of Law

constitutional

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