Biography
Matthew is Alfred Deakin Professor of Law in the Deakin Law School. Prior to joining Deakin University, Matthew was a professor in the law schools of La Trobe and Monash University. Matthew's main area of work is administrative law. He edits the leading journal of that field - the Australian Journal of Administrative Law - and is also co-author of the leading student casebook (Creyke, Groves, McMilland and Smyth, Control of Governmetn Action - Cases, Text and Commentary, 6th ed, 2022, Lexis Nexis) and the leading scholarly book (Aronson, Groves and Weeks, Judicial Review of Administrative Action and Government Liability, 7th ed Thomson Reuters, 2022). Matthew has edited 10 academic books, the most recent being M Groves and A Sthumcke, The Ombudsman in the Modern Age (Hart Publishing, 2022). Matthew has also published many articles and book chapters in administrative law, human rights, military justice, prison law and comparative public law.
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Matthew is the Alfred Deakin Professor of Law. He works in public law, mainly administrative law but also human rights, military justice and comparative public law. Matthew is also editor of the Australian Journal of Administrative Law and a member of the Australian Academy of Law.
Affiliations
General editor, Australian Journal of Administrative Law
Knowledge areas
Administrative law
Military law
Human rights law
Comparative public law
Succession law
Publications
The Evolution and Future of the Ombuds
Matthew Groves, Anita Stuhmcke
(2022), pp. 1-17, The Ombudsman in the Modern State, Oxford, Eng., B1
Public Support for the Rule of Law
Matthew Groves
(2022), Vol. 51, pp. 80-106, Australian Bar Review, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
The creation of Australian administrative law: the constitution and its judicial gate-keepers
Matthew Groves, G Weeks
(2021), pp. 309-326, Judicial Review of Administrative Action Across the Common Law World Origins and Adaptation, Cambridge, Eng., B1
Matthew Groves
(2021), pp. 259-282, The Judge, the Judiciary and the Court Individual, Collegial and Institutional Judicial Dynamics in Australia, Oxford, Eng., B1
Fairness in automated decision making
Matthew Groves
(2021), pp. 14-30, Automated state implications, challenges and opportunities for public law, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Excessive Judicial Intervention
Matthew Groves
(2021), Vol. 50, pp. 1-29, Australian Bar Review, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
Standing Outside: An Environment of Challenge and Withheld Cures
Matthew Groves
(2021), Vol. 38, pp. 111-131, ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING LAW JOURNAL, C1
Is There a "Small Town" Exception to the Bias Rule?
Matthew Groves
(2021), Vol. 28, pp. 114-128, AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, C1
The Return of the (almost) absolute statutory discretion
Matthew Groves
(2020), pp. 129-147, Interpreting executive power, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Matthew Groves
(2020), Vol. 100, pp. 60-78, Australian Institute of Administrative Law Forum, Canberra, A.C.T., C1
Bail in extradition proceedings
Matthew Groves
(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 298-319, Criminal law journal, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
CLARITY AND COMPLEXITY IN THE BIAS RULE
Matthew Groves
(2020), Vol. 44, pp. 565-601, MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW, C1
The iceberg of Australian administrative law: justice before and beyond judicial review
Matthew Groves, Greg Weeks
(2019), pp. 1-11, Administrative redress in and out of the courts: essays in honour of Robin Creyke and John McMillan, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Does one rotten apple spoil the whole barrel? Bias in multi-member decision-making
Matthew Groves
(2019), pp. 235-254, Administrative redress in and out of the courts: essays in honour of Robin Creyke and John McMillan, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Matthew Groves
(2019), pp. 202-216, The coherence of statutory interpretation, Alexandria, N.S.W., B1
Rights, rhetoric and reality: An overview of Rights Protection in Australia
Matthew Groves, J Boughey, Danial Meagher
(2019), pp. 1-16, The Legal Protection of Rights in Australia, Oxford, Eng., B1
International law, administrative powers and human rights: The legacy of Teoh
Matthew Groves
(2019), pp. 103-122, The Legal Protection of Rights in Australia, Oxford, Eng., B1
A reasonably reasonable apprehension of bias: CNY17 v minister for immigration and border protection
Matthew Groves
(2019), Vol. 41, pp. 383-395, Sydney law review, Sydney, N.S.W., C1
Matthew Groves
(2019), Vol. 40, pp. 641-665, Adelaide Law Review, Adelaide, C1
Reforming Judicial Review in Tasmania
Matthew Groves
(2019), Vol. 38, pp. 1-33, The University of Tasmania Law Review, Hobart, Tas., C1
Administrative Redress In and Out of the Courts; Essays in Honour of Robin Creyke and John McMillan
Matthew Groves
(2019), pp. 1-282, Administrative Redress In and Out of the Courts; Essays in Honour of Robin Creyke and John McMillan, Sydney, A7
M Groves
(2018), pp. 319-336, Research Handbook on the Ombudsman, Cheltenham, Eng., B1-1
Judicial review and human rights
M Groves
(2018), Vol. 25, pp. 64-78, Australian journal of administrative law, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
A life without hope - the Victorian Charter and parole
Matthew Groves
(2018), Vol. 42, pp. 353-371, Criminal law journal, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
The principle of legality in Australian and New Zealand law - final observations
D Meagher, M Groves
(2017), pp. 258-268, The principle of legality in Australian and New Zealand law, Annandale, N.S.W., B1-1
Administrative justice without lawyers? Unrepresented parties in Australian tribunals
M Groves
(2017), pp. 346-372, Administrative justice in Wales and comparative perspectives, Cardiff, Wales, B1-1
Interpreting the effect of our charters
M Groves
(2017), pp. 2-21, Australian charters of rights a decade on, Annandale, N.S.W., B1-1
The second charters of prisoners' rights
M Groves
(2017), pp. 187-201, Australian charters of rights a decade on, Annandale, N.S.W., B1-1
The principle of legality and administrative discretion: a new name for an old approach?
M Groves
(2017), pp. 168-188, The principle of legality in Australia and New Zealand, Annandale, N.S.W., B1-1
The principle of legality in Australian and New Zealand Law - final observations
D Meagher, M Groves
(2017), pp. 258-268, The principle of legality in Australia and New Zealand, Annandale, N.S.W., B1-1
Legitimate expectations in Australia: overtaken by formalism and pragmatism
M Groves
(2017), pp. 319-344, Legitimate expectations in the common law world, Oxford, Eng., B1-1
The legitimate expectation as an instrument and illustration of common law change
M Groves, G Weeks
(2017), pp. 1-15, Legitimate expectations in the common law world, Oxford, Eng., B1-1
The unfolding purpose of fairness
Matthew Groves
(2017), Vol. 45, pp. 653-679, Federal law review, Acton, A.C.T., C1-1
The reform of military justice
A Duxbury, M Groves
(2016), pp. 1-12, Military justice in the modern age, Cambridge, Eng., B1-1
The dissent of Murphy J in ACF v Commonwealth - the first modern view of public interest standing?
M Groves
(2016), pp. 189-208, Great Australian dissents, Cambridge, Eng., B1-1
The legitimacy of expectations about fairness: can process and substance be untangled?
M Groves, G Weeks
(2016), pp. 165-187, Public law adjudication in common law systems : process and substance, Oxford, Eng., B1-1
THE COMMON LAW PRINCIPLE OF LEGALITY AND SECONDARY LEGISLATION
Dan Meagher, Matthew Groves
(2016), Vol. 39, pp. 450-487, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES LAW JOURNAL, C1
Interpreters and fairness in administrative hearings
M Groves
(2016), Vol. 40, pp. 506-546, Melbourne University law review, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1
Public comments by judges of their colleagues: an unhappy Australian episode
M Groves
(2016), Vol. 8, pp. 98-128, Journal of media law, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
A man for all seasons? The fair minded observer and royal commissioners
M Groves
(2016), Vol. 23, pp. 201-217, Australian journal of administrative law, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
The evolution and reform of standing in Australian administrative law
M Groves
(2016), Vol. 44, pp. 167-199, Federal law review, Acton, A.C.T., C1-1
Substantive (procedural) review in Australia
M Groves, G Weeks
(2015), pp. 134-162, The scope and intensity of substantive review : traversing Taggart's rainbow, Oxford, Eng., B1-1
The power of an administrative tribunal to inform itself
M Groves
(2015), Vol. 22, pp. 236-252, Australian journal of administrative law, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
Public statements by judges and the bias rule
M Groves
(2014), Vol. 40, pp. 115-147, Monash University law review, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
Do administrative tribunals have to be satisfied of the competence of parties before them?
M Groves
(2013), Vol. 20, pp. 133-151, Psychiatry, psychology and law, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Emailing judges and their staff
M Groves
(2013), Vol. 37, pp. 69-90, Australian bar review, Sydney, N.S.W., C1-1
Habeas corpus, justiciability and foreign affairs
M Groves
(2013), Vol. 11, pp. 587-621, New Zealand journal of public and international law, Wellington, N.Z., C1-1
Reviewing reasons for administrative decisions: 'Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak'
M Groves
(2013), Vol. 35, pp. 627-654, Sydney law review, Sydney, N.S.W., C1-1
Exclusion of the rules of natural justice
M Groves
(2013), Vol. 39, pp. 285-318, Monash University law review, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
M Groves
(2012), Vol. 33, pp. 371-397, Adelaide law review, Adelaide, S. Aust., C1-1
Empathy, experience and the rule against bias in criminal trials
M Groves
(2012), Vol. 36, pp. 84-102, Criminal law journal, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
The imaginary observer of the bias rule
M Groves
(2012), Vol. 19, pp. 188-201, Australian journal of administrative law, Rozelle, N.S.W., C1-1
Should we follow the gospel of the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth)?
M Groves
(2010), Vol. 34, pp. 736-772, Melbourne University law review, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1
Should the Administrative Law Act 1978 (Vic) be repealed?
M Groves
(2010), Vol. 34, pp. 452-480, Melbourne University law review, Melbourne, Vic., C1-1
M Groves
(2010), Vol. 33, pp. 87-121, South Asia: journal of South Asia studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
No Funded Projects at Deakin found
Supervisions
Dakshina Chandra
Thesis entitled: Next Generation of Legal Services: A Regulatory Landscape for Optimizing Futuristic Technologies
Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin Law School