Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Unreasonableness as a Ground of Judicial Review and Materiality: Recent Cases
Legal unreasonableness and materiality remain pivotal grounds in administrative law challenges, but how are they being interpreted by the courts today?
This session explores the evolving jurisprudence through recent case law and provides practical insights for practitioners seeking or resisting judicial review. Gain clarity on thresholds, reasoning flaws, and when an error becomes legally significant.
Presented by Natalie Blok, Barrister, Ah Ket Chambers
Chair
Mick Batskos, Executive Director, FOI Solutions; Leading Administrative & Public Lawyer, Victoria, Doyles Guide 2025
Presenters
Mick Batskos, Executive Director, FOI SolutionsMick has over 37 years experience acting for government departments and agencies at all levels. That includes Commonwealth agencies, State government departments, statutory authorities and local councils. Mick has appeared or instructed in hundreds of proceedings in areas including freedom of information, privacy, appeals, and judicial review. Mick is the Executive Director of FOI Solutions, an accredited specialist firm in administrative law. He received a Law Institute of Victoria Certificate of Service in 2005 for demonstrated professional excellence and making a special contribution to the legal profession in the area of administrative law. He was named in the Doyles guide as a leading administrative lawyer in Victoria or Australia in 2021,2023 and 2024.
Natalie Blok, Barrister, Ah Ket Chambers
Natalie is a Melbourne-based barrister with a diverse practice in public law, environment, planning, and employment law. Her clients include government agencies, water authorities, ministers, councils, developers, individuals, and objectors. With experience in judicial and merits review, regulatory matters, inquests, and investigations, Natalie is a skilled advocate who regularly appears both led and unled in courts, tribunals, planning panels, and boards of inquiries in Victoria. Water law, environmental law, and waste regulation are key areas of focus for Natalie, who is particularly passionate about the intersections of regulation, policy, and sustainability. She welcomes briefs that explore these critical issues. Natalie is also an accredited mediator (AMDRAS), having completed the Victorian Bar’s Lawyer’s Mediation Certificate in 2025. Natalie holds a Master of Public and International Law from the University of Melbourne.
