Ifira trustees ltd v family Kalsakau [2006] VUCA 23; Vanuatu copra and cocoa exporters ltd v Maison de Vanuatu [2007] VUCA 24: two instructive cases for ministers of government, their political advisors, and the public

Paterson, Donald E. (2008) Ifira trustees ltd v family Kalsakau [2006] VUCA 23; Vanuatu copra and cocoa exporters ltd v Maison de Vanuatu [2007] VUCA 24: two instructive cases for ministers of government, their political advisors, and the public. [Book Review or Scholarly Comment]

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Abstract

These two cases, which sprang from unrelated and quite different sets of facts, have one feature in common - they both involved exercise of statutory powers by ministers of the Government of Vanuatu held to be unlawful by the Court of Appeal. They therefore serve as timely reminders to Ministers and their advisers that they must comply with the law. They also serve to show what a great gap often exists between the principles of administrative law and the practice and expectations of politicians and public officials, a gap which it would be in the interests of all to try to bridge.

Item Type:	Book Review or Scholarly Comment
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts, Law and Education (FALE) > School of Law
Depositing User:	Users 24 not found.
Date Deposited:	02 Feb 2008 20:22
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2012 20:22
URI:	http://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/4305

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