Professor Margaret Allars
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Professor Margaret Allars

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The University of Sydney
Professor Margaret Allars

Margaret Allars is a professor in the University of Sydney Law School. She is the author of Introduction to Australian Administrative Law (Butterworths, Sydney, 1990), Administrative Law: Cases and Commentary (Butterworths, Sydney, 1997) and many articles and book chapters, the Administrative Law Title in Halsbury's Laws of Australia.

In 1993 she was appointed by the federal government in Australia to chair the Inquiry into the Use of Pituitary Derived Hormones in Australia and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, which reported in 1994. During 1995-96 she was chair of the National Pituitary Hormones Advisory Council and during 1997 she was Acting Head of the Department of Law. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and a member of the Rules Committee of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal in New South Wales.

She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Administrative Law, Constitutional Law and the postgraduate course Government Regulation, Health Policy and Ethics in the Master of Health Law degree. She is coordinator of the Master of Administrative Law and Policy degree which commenced in the Sydney Law School in 1996.

  • Administrative Law
  • Legal Theory
  • Health Law
  • Constitutional Law

Publications

Edited Books

  • Finkelstein, R., Hamer, D., Howie, R., Allars, M., McCallum, R., Gibson, J. (2016). LexisNexis Australian Legal Dictionary - 2nd Edition. Australia: LexisNexis.

Book Chapters

  • Allars, M. (2022). Exceptionalism and Formalism: A Study of the Implication of Procedural Fairness. In Barbara McDonald, Ben Chen, Jeffrey Gordon (Eds.), Dynamic and Principled: The Influence of Sir Anthony Mason, (pp. 80-101). Sydney, NSW: The Federation Press.
  • Allars, M. (2020). The Privacy of Personal Information and Australian Privacy Legislation. In Russell L. Weaver, Mark D. Cole, Steven I. Friedland, Duncan Fairgrieve, András (Eds.), Free Speech, Privacy and Media: Comparative Perspectives. North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press.
  • Allars, M. (2019). Administrative Decision-Makers Acting Reasonably. In Russell L. Weaver, Duncan Fairgrieve, Steven I. Friedland (Eds.), Administrative Law, Administrative Structures, and Administrative Decisionmaking: Comparative Perspectives Global Papers Series Vol IX, (pp. 91-113). Durham: Carolina Academic Press. [More Information]

Journals

  • Allars, M. (2020). Public Law Remedies and Private Law Standards: An Awkward Statutory Intrusion into Tort Liability of Public Authorities. Florida International University Law Review (FIU Law Review), 14, 5-23.
  • Allars, M. (2019). Judicial review and the land and environment court. The Judicial Review: selected papers, 14(2), 89-124.
  • Allars, M. (2017). Freedom of information legislation in Australia: A review. International Journal of Open Governments, 5, 1-12.

Conferences

  • Allars, M. (2013). Therapeutic Goods: What are the Standards? Scientific Meeting of The Medico-Legal Society of New South Wales Inc. 2013, Australia: Medico-Legal Society of New South Wales.
  • Allars, M. (2009). A Bold Vision Realised: The Merits Review Function of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Joint Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Law Council of Australia Seminar on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Melbourne, Vic: Presentation.
  • Allars, M. (2009). Administrative Law Perspective: A Comparison of Federal and State Judicial Review. Climate Litigation Round Table, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.

Report

  • Crock, M., Saul, B., Ruddock, P., Yale-Loehr, S., Hoashi-Erhardt, C., Martin, S., Lowell, B., Martin, P., Hugo, G., McCallum, R., Vann, R., Allars, M., et al (2002). NationSkilling: Migration, Labour and the Law.
  • Allars, M., Carney, T., Magnusson, R., McMahon, K., Opeskin, B. (1998). Reform of Public Health in New South Wales.

2022

  • Allars, M. (2022). Exceptionalism and Formalism: A Study of the Implication of Procedural Fairness. In Barbara McDonald, Ben Chen, Jeffrey Gordon (Eds.), Dynamic and Principled: The Influence of Sir Anthony Mason, (pp. 80-101). Sydney, NSW: The Federation Press.

2020

  • Allars, M. (2020). Public Law Remedies and Private Law Standards: An Awkward Statutory Intrusion into Tort Liability of Public Authorities. Florida International University Law Review (FIU Law Review), 14, 5-23.
  • Allars, M. (2020). The Privacy of Personal Information and Australian Privacy Legislation. In Russell L. Weaver, Mark D. Cole, Steven I. Friedland, Duncan Fairgrieve, András (Eds.), Free Speech, Privacy and Media: Comparative Perspectives. North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press.

2019

  • Allars, M. (2019). Administrative Decision-Makers Acting Reasonably. In Russell L. Weaver, Duncan Fairgrieve, Steven I. Friedland (Eds.), Administrative Law, Administrative Structures, and Administrative Decisionmaking: Comparative Perspectives Global Papers Series Vol IX, (pp. 91-113). Durham: Carolina Academic Press. [More Information]
  • Allars, M. (2019). Judicial review and the land and environment court. The Judicial Review: selected papers, 14(2), 89-124.
  • Allars, M. (2019). Public and Private Boundaries of Administrative Law. In Jason NE Varuhas, Shona Wilson Stark (Eds.), The Frontiers of Public Law, (pp. 353-384). Oxford: Hart Publishing.

2017

  • Allars, M. (2017). Freedom of information legislation in Australia: A review. International Journal of Open Governments, 5, 1-12.
  • Allars, M. (2017). Proceeding without an administrative procedure act: The Australian story. In Russell L. Weaver, Herwig C.H. Hofmann, Cheng-Yi Huang, Steven I. Friedland (Eds.), Comparative Perspectives on Administrative Procedure, (pp. 163-180). Durham: Carolina Academic Press.

2016

  • Finkelstein, R., Hamer, D., Howie, R., Allars, M., McCallum, R., Gibson, J. (2016). LexisNexis Australian Legal Dictionary - 2nd Edition. Australia: LexisNexis.
  • Allars, M. (2016). Transparency and Rule-Making in Australia. International Journal of Open Governments, 3, 179-194.
  • Allars, M. (2016). Transparency of Australian Parliaments. In Irene Bouhadana, William Gilles, Iris Nguyen-Duy (Eds.), Parliaments in the Open Government Era, (pp. 103-128). Paris: Les Editions IMODEV.

2015

  • Allars, M. (2015). Executive Versus Judiciary Revisited. In Anthony J. Connolly, Daniel Stewart (Eds.), Public Law in the Age of Statutes: Essays in Honour of Dennis Pearce, (pp. 49-77). Sydney: Federation Press.
  • Allars, M. (2015). The Distinction between Jurisdictional and Non-jurisdictional Errors: Its Significance and Rationale. In Justice Debra Mortimer (Eds.), Administrative Justice and its Availability, (pp. 74-115). Sydney: Federation Press.
  • Allars, M. (2015). Transparency and National Security: An Australian Perspective. In Irene Bouhadana, William Gilles, Russell Weaver (Eds.), Transparency in the Open Government Era, (pp. 257-285). Paris, France: Les Editions IMODEV.

2014

  • Allars, M. (2014). Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information: Evolving Privacy Regulation in Europe and Australia. In Dieter Dorr, Russell L. Weaver (Eds.), Perspectives on Privacy: Increasing Regulation in the USA, Canada, Australia and European Countries, (pp. 106-125). Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter GmbH. [More Information]

2013

  • Allars, M. (2013). Disqualification for Bias and International Tribunals: Room for a Common Test? Missouri Law Review, 78(1), 379-411.
  • Allars, M. (2013). The Nature of Merits Review: A Bold Vision Realised in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Federal Law Review, 41(2), 197-226.
  • Allars, M. (2013). Therapeutic Goods: What are the Standards? Scientific Meeting of The Medico-Legal Society of New South Wales Inc. 2013, Australia: Medico-Legal Society of New South Wales.

2009

  • Allars, M. (2009). A Bold Vision Realised: The Merits Review Function of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. Joint Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Law Council of Australia Seminar on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Melbourne, Vic: Presentation.
  • Allars, M. (2009). Administrative Law Perspective: A Comparison of Federal and State Judicial Review. Climate Litigation Round Table, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
  • Allars, M. (2009). Freedom of Information Workshop. Thomson Reuters 18th Annual Medico Legal Congress, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.

2008

  • Allars, M. (2008). Federal Judicial Review. Australian Administrative Law, 267 para 7371-7372, 10-12.
  • Allars, M. (2008). Federal Judicial Review. Australian Administrative Law, 267 paras 7380-7383, 17-19.
  • Allars, M. (2008). Good Decision-Making, Governance and Institutional Context. Government Business Conference, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.

2007

  • Allars, M. (2007). Administrative Law. Beyond Environmental Law: Intersections Between Legal Disciplines and the Environment, Sydney, NSW: Presentation.
  • Allars, M. (2007). Federal Judicial Review. Australian Administrative Law, 265 paras 7324-7326, 6-8.
  • Allars, M. (2007). Federal Judicial Review. Australian Administrative Law, 259 para 7228, 6.

2005

  • Allars, M. (2005). Public administration in private hands. Australian Journal of Administrative Law, 12(2), 126-147.
  • Allars, M. (2005). State Judicial Review (2005) 231 AALB 14-19 State Judicial Review (2005) 237 AALB Federal Judicial Review (2005) 241 AALB 5-7 State Judicial Review (2005) 241 AALB 8-11. Australian Administrative Law.

2004

  • Allars, M. (2004). Proportionality, Tradition and Constitutional Framework: Borrowing Foreign Legal Notions in Australian Public Law. In Guenther Doeker-Mach & Klaus A. Ziegert (Eds.), Law and Legal Culture in Comparative Perspective, (pp. 286-312). Stuttgart, Germany: Franz Steiner Verlag.

2003

  • Allars, M. (2003). 'Federal Judicial Review' and 'State Judicial Review'. Australian Administrative Law, 209, 5-16.
  • Allars, M. (2003). 'Federal Judicial Review' and 'State Judicial Review'. Australian Administrative Law, 216, 11-13.
  • Allars, M. (2003). 'Federal Judicial Review' and 'State Judicial Review'. Australian Administrative Law, 210, 12-19.

2002

  • Allars, M. (2002). Migration, Citizenship and the Right to Work: Recognition of Overseas Medical Qualifications. In Mary Crock and Kerry Lyon (Eds.), Nation Skilling: Migration, Labour and the Law in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, (pp. 154-172). Sydney Australia: Desert Pea Press.
  • Crock, M., Saul, B., Ruddock, P., Yale-Loehr, S., Hoashi-Erhardt, C., Martin, S., Lowell, B., Martin, P., Hugo, G., McCallum, R., Vann, R., Allars, M., et al (2002). NationSkilling: Migration, Labour and the Law.

2001

  • Allars, M. (2001). Citizenship Rights, Review Rights and Contractualism. Law in Context, 18, 79-111.
  • Allars, M. (2001). Citizenship Theory and the Public Confidence Rationale for the Bias Rule. Law in Context, 18, 12-49.
  • Allars, M. (2001). Perfected Judgments and Inherently Angelical Administrative Decisions: The powers of courts and administrators to reopen or reconsider their decisions. Australian Bar Review, 21(1), 50-74.

2000

  • Allars, M. (2000). Citizenship rights, review rights and contractualism. Contractualism, Citizenship & Human Services Conference (2000), Sydney, Australia: University of Sydney.
  • Allars, M. (2000). Federal Courts, Federal Tribunals: Pluralism and Democratic Values. In B. Opeskin, F. Wheeler (Eds.), The Australian Federal Justice System. Australia: Melbourne University Press.
  • Allars, M. (2000). Federal judicial review, migration, state judicial review. Australian Administrative Law, 173, 5-13.

1999

  • Allars, M. (1999). Procedural Fairness: Disqualification Required by the Bias Rule. The Judicial Review: selected papers, 4(3), 269-298.

1998

  • Allars, M., Carney, T., Magnusson, R., McMahon, K., Opeskin, B. (1998). Reform of Public Health in New South Wales.

Selected Grants

2000

  • Constitutional interpretation and Australian nationhood, Allars M, DVC Research/Research and Development Scheme: Research and Development (R&D)