Since it's first publication in 1980, this book has been the locus classicus and leading authority on administrative law in Malaysia and Singapore. Quoted and referred to by the courts, leading practitioners and other publications, this fourth edition would be a welcome update to the 3rd edition of 1997. Since then, there has been numerous legislative developments, significant rulings by the court in both countries, proliferation of the administrative process and growing public interest in area of law.
This edition reflects this growing importance of administrative functioning, decision-making and makes a comparative study with other commonwealth countries such as India, Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Adopting a similiar approach to the late MP Jain's prose, Dr Damien Cremean has sifted through a wealth of legislation and key cases in both Malaysia and Singapore. He explained the norms and principles of administrative law of its philosophical and historical aspects; and has provided a comparative study with other jurisdictions like the US, UK and several commonwealth countries. Jurisdiction are compared and contrasted in depth with reference to the latest legislation with clear explanation, analysis, discussions and commentaries. Updates to the latest 2010 and 2011 of Malaysia, Singapore and international jurisdiction of legislation and cases are provided.

This book offers the reader a wider prespective and opportunity to comprehend this rapidly growing area of law and the realisation as to how this area of the law permeates into the ordinary citizen's life and how the reader is affected by government decision-making on areas such as labour law, trade and commerce, taxation, environmental laws, etc.

CHAPTER 1 Need for Administrative Law and The Reasons for Its Growth

CHAPTER II Nature and Scope of Administrative Law

CHAPTER III The Rule of Law and Growth of Administrative Law

CHAPTER IV Separation of Powers

CHAPTER V Subsidiary Legislation

CHAPTER VI Judicial Control Over Subsidiary Legislation

CHAPTER VII Legislative and Other Controls Over Subsidiary Legislation

CHAPTER IX Natural Justice : When Can It Be

CHAPTER X Natural Justice : The Hearing Rule

CHAPTER XI Natural Justice : The Rule Against Bias

CHAPTER XII Failure of Natural Justice

CHAPTER XIII Administrative Powers

CHAPTER XIV Discretionary Powers

CHAPTER XV Specific Issues in Discretionary Powers

CHAPTER XVI Sub-Delegation of Powers

CHAPTER XVII Government Liability

CHAPTER XVIII Right to Information

CHAPTER XIC Judicial Control of Administrative Actiopn

CHAPTER XX Judicial Review : Other Remedies and Issues Equitable Relief

CHAPTER XXI Ombudsman

CHAPTER XXII Public Undertakings

PROFESSOR DAMIEN J. CREMEAN

Dr. Damien holds a first class honours LLB from Melbourne University, PhD in law from Monash University; degree in Philosophy and is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Queensland. As a member of the Victorian Bar (barrister at law), he practised at the Bar extensively in Administrative Law and taught this subject at Deakin, Melbourne and RMIT Universities.

He has held the post of Deputy President of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal (VCAT) from 1998 until 2003 and senior member on VCAT fro m2003 until 2008. Being Deputy President was equivalent to being a judge.

He is currently a General Editor of an Administrative Law journal in Australia and has updated on Administrative Law for Halsbury's which deals with Admiralty Law in Australia. He has written a book on Admiralty Jurisdiction published by an Australian legal publisher which deals with Admiralty Law in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong.