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Singapore amenability and standinggrounds illegality

Lee Wei Ling v Attorney-General

[2020] 2 SLR 192
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore High Court
Year2020
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Court examined scope of judicial review of a correction direction issued under POFMA, considering whether ministerial statements are reviewable and the court's limited role.

Key Principle

ministerial statement; POFMA; whether correction direction reviewable; scope of court's role

Area of Law

constitutional

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