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Stewart, Daniel --- "Foreword" [2001] FedLawRw 15; (2001) 29(3) Federal Law Review 0

Foreword

Daniel Stewart^[*]

This special edition of the Federal Law Review contains a study of recent developments in administrative law. The papers which form the basis of the articles in this edition were presented at the fifth Public Law Weekend hosted by the Centre for International and Public Law in the Law Faculty, and held on 10-11 November 2000. These papers were delivered on the second day of the conference, which focused on providing an update developments in administrative law over the preceding two years.

Since the conference, and in the process of preparing the papers for publication, a number of cases of particular significance to judicial review were handed down. As a result John Basten's paper was revised and two case notes discussing the more important of those cases were accepted. These were all updated again to reflect the passage of the Migration Legislation Amendment (Judicial Review) Act 2001. The implications of this new legislation on judicial review, and its success in solving some of the practical problems identified by Justice Lindgren in his comment being experienced in the migration area, will no doubt begin to emerge as this edition goes to print.

The other papers represent another aspect of the dynamic nature of administrative law in this country, with Rick Snell and Robin Creyke discussing changes in the state administrative law regimes and their influence on the federal level. Ron McLeod from his position as Commonwealth Ombudsman and Justice Kellam, the president of Victoria's recently established Civil and Administrative Tribunal, lend their insights into developments in these areas.

Far from being merely an update on recent events, the papers, commentators and case comments have highlighted how those recent events and the context in which they have been shaped will be important in understanding new developments in administrative law. They have therefore been grouped together to form a special edition of the Federal Law Review.

^[*] Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Australian National University and co-director along with Judith Jones of the conference at which the papers making up this special issue were delivered