The House considered what would amount to a procedural unfairness in a meeting of a public body: ‘Where an Act of Parliament confers upon an administrative body functions which involve its making decisions which affect to their detriment the rights of other persons or curtail their liberty to do as they please, there is a presumption that Parliament intended that the administrative body should act fairly towards those persons who will be affected by their decisions.’
Judges:
Diplock L
Citations:
[1982] AC 779
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Tromans, Regina (on the Application of) v Cannock Chase District Council and Another CA 28-Jul-2004
It was alleged that there had been a miscounting of votes in the planning committee, or that they had come to an equality of votes. There were no procedures in place to resolve the impasse.
Held: In the absence of directly applicable . .
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Administrative
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.200218
