Michael Rennie reports on today's High Court decision upholding the appeal from the Full Federal Court that applied the prohibition on sentencing submissions in criminal matters in Barbaro v R (2014) 253 CLR 58 to civil penalty regimes: see Commonwealth of Australia v Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate [2015] HCA 46.
Administrative Law: Role of Decision Maker as Contradictor in Judicial Review
Michael Rennie's paper on The Hardiman Principle: The role of Decision Maker as Contradictor in Judicial Review, delivered to the NSW State Legal Conference on 27 March 2015, is now online available for download.
Insights: Public Interest Immunity Claims in Practice
Michael Rennie has prepared a detailed paper discussing PII claims drawing on his experience acting for numerous government agencies. Here follows a useful overview.