Decision making : lawfulness.

Barton, ACT : Administrative Review Council, 2007.

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Juristic acts -- Interpretation and construction -- Decision making -- Australia.

Decision making -- Australia.

Central to good decision making is decision makers' understanding of the legal and administrative framework in which decisions should be made. In turn, this depends on whether primary decision makers receive adequate training in relation to that framework. To help agencies develop suitable training programs, in 2004 the Administrative Review Council published Legal Training for Primary Decision Makers: a curriculum guide. Using the curriculum guideline as the foundation, the council has now produced this series of best-practice guides. They are designed for use as a training resource and as a reference for primary decision makers in Commonwealth agencies. The legal framework in which state and territory and local government agencies operate is broadly similar, but the guides draw attention to areas where there are important differences.

"August 2007".

vii, 11 pages ; 25 cm