Administrative law

The home affairs boss took a trip back to 1901 to explain the government should be carried out by elected politicians and ministers.

The social services portfolio has been added to an apparently growing list of ‘shadow government’ appointments Scott Morrison gave himself when PM.

The ACT’s first independent public sector integrity commissioner will be retired judge and Australian Electoral Commission chair Dennis Cowdroy.

Roman Quaedvlieg might never return to his post as Australian Border Force commissioner, but there’s always avenues of appeal if the Attorney-General decides to sack him. Verona Burgess explains why it’s rarely simply to get rid of a statutory officer.

Double dipping Code of Conduct breaches from the same facts and fishing for extra allegations are signs a delegate isn’t living up to their responsibility to first protect the agency. Employment law director John Wilson explains.

Rather than reacting, legislation really needs to look forward. But the process is more complex than it first appears. Drafting for future flexibility is key.