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Constitutional Matters II - Succession and Regency Proclamation, 1959 · art 34

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art 34No judicial review

(1)

The remedy of judicial review is and shall not be available in

Brunei Darussalam.

(2)

For the avoidance of doubt, there is and shall be no judicial review in any court of any act, decision, grant, revocation or suspension, or refusal or omission to do so, any exercise of or refusal or omission to exercise any power, authority or discretion by His Majesty the Sultan and

Yang Di-Pertuan, or any party acting on his behalf or under his authority or in the performance of any public function, under the provisions of this

Proclamation, including any question relating to compliance with any procedural requirement governing such act or decision.

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(3)

In this section, “judicial review” means proceedings instituted by any manner whatsoever including, but not limited to, proceedings by way of —

(a)

an application for any of the prerogative orders of mandamus, prohibition and certiorari;

(b)

an application for a declaration or an injunction;

(c)

a writ of habeas corpus; and

(d)

any other suit or action relating to or arising out of any act, decision, grant, revocation or suspension, or refusal or omission to do so, any exercise of or refusal or omission to exercise any power, authority or discretion conferred on His Majesty the Sultan and Yang

Di-Pertuan, or any party acting on his behalf or under his authority or in the performance of any public function, under the provisions of this Proclamation.

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