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Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd

Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year1986
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A decision-maker who fails to take into account a consideration that the empowering statute (construed by reference to its subject matter, scope and purpose) requires to be taken into account commits a reviewable error; the decision-maker is fixed with the relevant departmental knowledge and must consider the most recent and material information.

Area of Law

public-law

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