Exploring Illegality in Judicial Review
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What are the three broad headings of judicial review of administrative action in Singapore?

  • Illegality, irrationality, procedural propriety
  • Illegality, irrationality, procedural impropriety (correct)
  • Legality, irrationality, procedural impropriety
  • Illegality, rationality, procedural propriety
  • How can an administrative body or public authority avoid acting illegally?

  • By incorrectly understanding the law regulating its power to act and to make decisions
  • By correctly understanding the law regulating its power to act and to make decisions (correct)
  • By misunderstanding the law regulating its power to act and to make decisions
  • By ignoring the law regulating its power to act and to make decisions
  • What happens if a public authority exceeds its jurisdiction or exercises its discretion wrongly?

  • The act or decision is validated
  • The act or decision is promoted
  • The act or decision is invalidated (correct)
  • The act or decision is postponed
  • Under which sub-heading is a public authority considered to have acted illegally if there is no legal basis for the action carried out or the decision made?

    <p>The first sub-heading</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the High Court inquire into in the first case under the broad heading of illegality?

    <p>Whether the public authority was empowered to take a particular course of action or make a decision</p> Signup and view all the answers

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