Assoc Prof Matthew Groves - Researcher Profile

Biography

Matthew Groves works on the nature and scope of judicial review of administrative decisions.  His current work is mainly about the rules of natural justice and bias, reforming judicial review, constitutional influences on public law, comparative administrative law and administrative tribunals. Matthew is a member of the Commonwealth Administrative Review Council, which is established under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) to advise the federal government on administrative law and policy.  He is also reviews editor of the Australian Journal of Administrative Law and State editor of the Criminal Law Journal.

Matthew is co-author of the leading Australian work on administrative law, which is M Aronson & M Groves, Judicial Review of Administrative Action (5^th ed, 2013).  He also has contracts to edit a book on administrative law (to be published by Cambridge Univ Press Australia in late 2013) and another on comparative military law (to be published by Cambridge Univ Press UK in early 2014).

Matthew also researches in military justice, parliamentary privilege and succession law.

 

Areas of Expertise

Administrative Law
Military Law
Prison Administration
Wills and Administration of Estates

 

Research & Supervision Interests

Administrative Law and Regulation

Prisons

Wills and Administration of Estates

Keywords

Administrative Law, Military Law, Wills

Qualifications

BACHELOR OF LAWS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2005

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 2003

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1991

Publications

Books

Aronson, M., Dyer, B.D., Groves, M.N., 2009, Judicial Review of Administrative Action, Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Groves, M., Lee, H. (eds), 2007, Australian Administrative Law: Fundamentals, Principles and Doctrines, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne Vic Australia.

Groves, M. (ed), 2005, Law and Government in Australia, Federation Press, Leichhardt NSW Australia.

Aronson, M., Dyer, B.D., Groves, M.N., 2004, Judicial Review of Administrative Action, Law Book Company, Pyrmont NSW.

Book Chapters

Groves, M.N., 2008, The Surrogacy Principle and Motherhood Statements in Administrative Law, in Administrative Law in a Changing State. Essays in Honour of Mark Aronson., eds Linda Pearson, Carol Harlow and Michael Taggart, Hart Publishers, Oxford UK, pp. 71-97.

Groves, M.N., Lee, H.P., 2007, Australian administrative law: The constitutional and legal matrix, in Australian administrative law - Fundamentals, principles and doctrines, eds Matthew Groves and H P Lee, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne Victoria, pp. 1-14.

Groves, M.N., 2007, The rule against bias, in Australian administrative law - Fundamentals, principles and doctrines, eds Matthew Groves and H P Lee, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne Australia, pp. 316-329.

Groves, M.N., 2005, Judicial review and ministerial responsibility, in Law and Government in Australia, eds Matthew Groves, Federation Press, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 82-109.

Campbell, E.M., Groves, M.N., 2005, Polycentricity in administrative decision-making, in Law and Government in Australia, eds Dr Matthew Groves, Federation Press, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 213-240.

Journal Articles

Groves, M.N., 2013, Do administrative tribunals have to be satisfied of the competence of parties before them?, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law [P], vol 20, issue 1, Routledge, UK, pp. 133-151.

Groves, M.N., 2012, Empathy, experience and the rule against bias in criminal trials, Criminal Law Journal [P], vol 36, issue 2, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont NSW Australia, pp. 84-102.

Groves, M.N., 2012, Immigration Refugees and Forced Migration - Law, Policy and Practice in Australia by Mary Crock and Laurie Berg, Australian Journal of Administrative Law [P], vol 19, issue 3, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont NSW Australia, pp. 167-168.

Groves, M.N., 2012, The Hardiman Rule, Adelaide Law Review [P], vol 33, issue 2, Adelaide Law Review Association, Adelaide SA Australia, pp. 371-397.

Groves, M.N., 2012, The Law of Habeas Corpus (3rd) by Judith Farbey, R J Sharpe and Simon Atrill, Australian Journal of Administrative Law [P], vol 19, issue 3, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont NSW Australia, pp. 168-170.

Groves, M.N., 2012, The imaginary observer of the bias rule, Australian Journal of Administrative Law [P], vol 19, issue 4, Lawbook Co, Pyrmont NSW Australia, pp. 188-202.

Groves, M.N., 2012, Tribunals, judicial review and the Victorian Charter, Public Law Review [P], vol 23, issue 1, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont NSW Australia, pp. 9-15.

Groves, M., 2011, Administrative Justice and Asylum Appeals, Australian Journal of Administrative Law [P], vol 19, issue 1, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont NSW Australia, pp. 52-54.

Groves, M., 2011, Administrative justice in Australian administrative law, Australian Institute of Administrative Law Forum [P], vol 66, Australian Institute of Administrative Law, Deakin West ACT Australia, pp. 18-32.

Groves, M., 2011, Federal constitutional influences on state judicial review, Federal Law Review [P], vol 39, issue 3, Australian National University, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 399-434.

Groves, M., 2011, Judicial Recusal, Australian Journal of Administrative Law [P], vol 18, issue 2, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont NSW Australia, pp. 118-119.

Groves, M., 2011, Military justice, its punishments and the constitution, Criminal Law Journal [P], vol 35, issue 5, Thomson Reuters, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 265-268.

Groves, M., 2011, Outsourcing and S 75(V) of the constitution, Public Law Review [P], vol 22, issue 1, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont NSW Australia, pp. 3-9.

Groves, M., 2011, The duty to inquire in tribunal proceedings, The Sydney Law Review [P], vol 33, issue 2, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 177-208.

Groves, M., 2010, Adeptly avoiding ademption, Law Institute Journal [P], vol 84, issue 8, Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, pp. 36-40.

Creyke, R., Groves, M., 2010, Administrative law evolution: an academic perspective, Admin Review [P], vol 59, issue May 2010, Administrative Review Council, Barton, ACT, Australia, pp. 27-41.

Groves, M., 2010, Law, religion and public order in colonial India: contextualising the 1887 Allahabad High Court case on 'sacred' cows, South Asia-Journal Of South Asian Studies [P], vol 33, issue 1, Routledge, Australia, pp. 87-121.

Groves, M., 2010, Prisoners and the Victorian Charter, Criminal Law Journal [P], vol 34, issue 4, Thomson Reuters, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia, pp. 217-220.

Groves, M., 2010, Reforming judicial review at the state level, Australian Institute of Administrative Law Forum [P], vol 64, Australian Institute of Administrative Law Inc, Deakin West, ACT, Australia, pp. 30-46.

Groves, M., 2010, Should the Administrative Law Act 1978 (Vic) be repealed?, Melbourne University Law Review [P], vol 34, issue 2, Melbourne University Law Review Association Inc., Melbourne, Vic, Australia, pp. 452-480.

Groves, M., 2010, Should we follow the gospel of the Administrative Decisions Judicial Review (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (CTH)?, Melbourne University Law Review [P], vol 34, issue 3, University of Melbourne, Melb, Australia, pp. 736-772.

Groves, M., 2010, Treaties and legitimate expectations - the rise and fall of Teoh in Australia, Judicial Review: Mapping the Developing Law and Practice of Judicial Review [P], vol 15, issue 4, Hart Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK, pp. 323-336.

Groves, M.N., 2009, As the Court Wills, Law Institute Journal [P], vol 83, issue 10, Law Institute of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic, Australia, pp. 36-39.

Groves, M.N., 2009, Judges and the supervision of trials - when should counsel poke the sleeping bear?, Criminal Law Journal [P], vol 33, issue 2, Thomson Reuters, Sydney Australia, pp. 70-73.

Groves, M.N., 2009, The differing and disappearing standards of judicial review in Canada, Australian Journal of Administrative Law [P], vol 16, issue 4, Lawbook Co., Rozelle, NSW, Australia, pp. 211-230.

Groves, M.N., 2009, The rule against bias, Hong Kong Law Journal [P], vol 39, issue 2, Sweet & Maxwell Asia, Hong Kong, pp. 485-514.

Groves, M.N., 2009, Third party fraud and fault in public law, Law Quarterly Review [P], vol 125, issue 1, Sweet and Maxwell, London, UK, pp. 48-53.

Groves, M., 2009, Waiver of the rule against bias, Monash University Law Review [P], vol 35, issue 2, Monash University, Melbourne Vic, pp. 315-347.

Groves, M.N., 2008, Editorial, Criminal Law Journal [P], vol 32, Lawbook Co., Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 133-139.

Groves, M.N., 2008, Judicial Review of Administrative Action in the High Court of Australia, Queen's Law Journal, vol 33, issue 2, Faculty of Law, Queens' University, Kingston Ontario Canada, pp. 327-384.

Groves, M.N., 2008, Risky Behaviour, Risk Assessment and the Criminal Prosecution of HIV-Positive People, HIV Australia, vol 6, issue 4, HIV Australia, Sydney Australia, pp. 13, 42-15, 45.

Groves, M.N., 2008, Substantive Legitimate Expectations in Australian Administrative Law, Melbourne University Law Review, vol 32, issue 2, Faculty of Law University of Melbourne, Melbourne Victoria, pp. 470-532.

Groves, M.N., 2008, Your Cheating Art Will Tell on You, Law Institute Journal (LIJ), vol 82, issue 8, Law Institute of Victoria Ltd, Melbourne Victoria, pp. 43-45.

Groves, M.N., 2007, Editorial, Criminal Law Journal [P], Lawbook Co., Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 137-141.

Groves, M.N., 2007, Is Teoh's Case Still Good Law?, Australian Journal of Administrative Law, vol 14, issue 3, Lawbook Co, Pyrmont NSW, pp. 126-144.

Groves, M.N., 2007, Judicial review and the concept of unfairness in English public law, Public Law Review, vol 18, issue 4, Lawbook Co, Pyrmont NSW, pp. 244-250.

Groves, M.N., Campbell, E.M., 2007, Parliamentary Privelege and the Courts: Questions of Justiciability, Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, vol 7, issue 2, Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK, pp. 175-214.

Groves, M.N., 2007, Professional disciplinary proceedings against expert medical witnesses., Journal of Law and Medicine, vol 14, issue 3, Lawbook Co, Pyrmont NSW, pp. 306-314.

Groves, M.N., 2007, The Forced Removal of Executors, Law Institute Journal, vol 81, issue 6, Law Institute of Victoria Ltd, Melbourne Australia, pp. 56-59.

Campbell, E.M., Groves, M.N., 2006, Correspondence with members of parliament, Media & Arts Law Review, vol 11, issue 3, LexisNexis, Chatswood NSW Australia, pp. 227-251.

Groves, M.N., 2006, Editorial, Criminal Law Journal [P], vol 30, Lawbook Co., Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 337-342.

Campbell, E.M., Groves, M.N., 2006, Enforcement of administrative determinations, Australian Journal of Administrative Law, vol 13, issue 3, Thomson - Lawbook Co, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 121-134.

Groves, M.N., 2006, Families, funerals and the law, Law Institute Journal, vol 80, issue 1 & 2, Law Institute of Victoria Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 54-57.

Groves, M.N., 2005, A Parliamentary Attack on the Military Justice System, Criminal Law Journal, vol 29, issue 6, Lawbook Co., Pyrmont NSW, pp. 325-330.

Groves, M.N., 2005, Outsourcing and non-delegable duties, Public Law Review, vol 16, issue 4, Thomson Lawbook Co., Pyrmont NSW, pp. 265-271.

Groves, M.N., 2005, R v Phong, Criminal Law Journal, vol 29, issue 6, Lawbook Co., Pyrmont NSW, pp. 368-373.

Groves, M.N., 2005, The civilianisation of Australian military law, University of New South Wales Law Journal, vol 28, issue 2, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 364-395.

Groves, M.N., 2005, The disposal of human ashes., Journal of Law and Medicine, vol 12, issue 3, Lawbook Co., Pyrmont NSW, pp. 267-272.

Groves, M.N., Smyth, R.L., 2004, A century of judicial style: changing patterns in judgment writing on the High Court 1903-2001, Federal Law Review, vol 32, issue 2, Faculty of Law, Australian National University, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 255-280.

Campbell, E.M., Groves, M.N., 2004, Award of costs in administrative proceedings, Australian Journal of Administrative Law, vol 11, issue 3, Lawbook Co., NSW Australia, pp. 121-134.

Groves, M.N., 2004, Immigration detention vs imprisonment: differences explored, Alternative Law Journal, vol 29, issue 5, Legal Service Bulletin Co-Operative Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 228-234.

Campbell, E.M., Groves, M.N., 2004, Parliamentary papers and their protection, Media & Arts Law Review, vol 9, issue 2, LexisNexis Butterworth, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 113-128.

Campbell, E.M., Groves, M.N., 2004, Privative clauses and the Australian Constitution, Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal, vol 4, issue 1, Hart Publishing Co., Oxford UK, pp. 51-76.

Groves, M.N., Derham, M., 2004, Should advocates' immunity continue?, Melbourne University Law Review, vol 28, issue 1, Melbourne University Law Review Association Inc., Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 80-124.

Campbell, E.M., Groves, M.N., 2004, Time limitations on applications for judicial review, Federal Law Review, vol 32, issue 1, Faculty of Law, Australian National University, Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 29-56.

Groves, M.N., 2003, Ombudsmen's jurisdiction in prisons, Monash University Law Review, vol 28, issue 2, Faculty of Law Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 181-205.

Groves, M.N., 2003, The implied undertaking restricting the use of material obtained during legal proceddings, Australian Bar Review, vol 23, issue 3, LexisNexis Butterworths, Chatswood NSW Australia, pp. 314-344.

Campbell, E.M., Groves, M., 2002, Attacks on judges under parliamentary privilege: a sorry Australian experience, Public Law, vol 2002, issue Winter, Sweet and Maxwell Ltd, London UK, pp. 626-639.

Groves, M., 2002, The purpose and scope of prison discipline, Criminal law Journal, vol 26, issue 1, Lawbook Co., Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 10-27.

Groves, M.N., 2001, International Law and Australian Prisoners, University of New South Wales Law Journal, vol 24, issue 1, Law School, University of NSW, Kensington NSW, pp. 17-59.

Groves, M., 1998, Criminal Law (Mutemeri v Cheesman), Criminal Law Journal, vol 22 issue 6, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 357-361.

Groves, M., 1998, Juries (Su; Katsuno), Criminal Law Journal, vol 22 issue 6, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 353-356.

Groves, M., 1998, Proceedings for Prison Disciplinary Offences: The Conduct of Hearings and Principles of Review, Monash University Law Review, vol 24 issue 2, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 338-398.

Groves, M., 1997, Any privilege for the unlucky? Unrepresented prisoners and legal documents, Alternative Law Journal, vol 22, Legal Service Bulletin Co-op Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 3-29.

Groves, M., 1997, Conduct endangering life (B; D), Criminal Law Journal, vol 21, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 40-46.

Groves, M., 1997, Crime and Justice: An Australian Textbook in Criminology, Monash University Law Review, vol 23, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 220-221.

Groves, M., 1997, Judicial Review of Administrative Action by Mark Aronson and Bruce Dyer, Monash Law Review, vol 23, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 486-491.

Groves, M., 1997, Prisoners (Binse v Governor of HM Prison Barwon and Correctional Services Commissioner of Victoria), Criminal Law Journal, vol 21, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 231-234.

Groves, M., 1997, Prisoners (Rich v Van Groningen, Williams and Spandano), Criminal Law Journal, vol 21, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 355-358.

Groves, M., 1997, Procedure (Stevenson v Ellis; Ellis v Stevenson), Criminal Law Journal, vol 21, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 104-108.

Groves, M., 1997, Stalking (Gunes and Tunc v Pearson), Criminal Law Journal, vol 21, LBC Information Services, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 238-241.

Groves, M., 1997, The Use of Criminal Law Principles in Military Discipline: Chief of General Staff v Stuart, Monash University Law Review, vol 23, Monash University, Clayton Vic Australia, pp. 456-478.

Conference Proceedings

Groves, M.N., 2005, Ethics in public administration, Shaping Administrative Law for the Next Generation: Fresh Perspectives, 1 July 2004 to 2 July 2004, Australian Institute of Administrative Law Inc., Canberra ACT Australia, pp. 60-84.

Teaching Commitment

Principles of administrative law (LAW7274)

Succession law (formerly Wills, probate and administrativion 506) (LAW5128)

Lawyers ethics and society 506 (LAW5125)

Lawyers responsibilities (LAW7331)

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

A Rule of Law Model for Protection Status Determination by the Refugee Review Tribunal.

Supervisors:

Kneebone, S (Main), Groves, M (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The development of judical review of administrative actin to protect human rights: the impact of a charter of rights.

Supervisors:

Groves, M (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The rise in Administrative Investigations in Australia.

Supervisors:

Groves, M (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Renwick, S.

Program of Study:

The evolution of Family Provisions Claims. 2011.

Supervisors:

Groves, M (Main).

Student:

Xu, G.

Program of Study:

Advocates' immunity - a great divide in the privileges accorded to legal professions around the world. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Groves, M (Main).