Social Security Commission v Macfarlane - [1979] 2 NZLR 34

Administrative law — Exercise of discretionary power — Acting under dictation — Statute provided that Social Security Commission should exercise its powers "under the general direction and control of the Minister" — Whether Minister empowered to override discretion of Commission and dictate basis on which a particular application was to be determined — Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964, s 4.