Abstract:
A great deal has been said in recent years of the interference by public authorities with individual rights. The Courts have often been criticized for not keeping pace, in the provision of adequate safeguards, with the trend to place more and more power in the hands of public authorities. It is true that there are many cases in which the Courts are powerless to protect the interests of individuals. In most, however, there is an administrative law remedy available when rights or interests are unlawfully interfered with by a public official or authority. At a recent Dominion Legal Conference Sir Wilfrid Sim, Q.C., stated in emphatic terms (1960 N.Z.L.J.136):