Super Wednesbury Unreasonableness

I was just wondering if someone could clarify something for me. I know what Wednesbury unreasonableness is but I have heard the term super-Wednesbury unreasonableness floating about. I presume its to with the labelling of unreasonableness as irrationality in ex Parte Daly and that irrationality requires a more intensive level of review i.e the decision doesn't have to go to the point of being absurd for it to be illegal. But, I'm not too sure if this is the exact situation. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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ChrissyBoy5

I think "Super Wednesbury Unreasonableness" refers to the fact that the bar will be set even higher in relation to decisions concerning monetary decisions. In other words the courts would basically never intervene- unless the decision was practically insane. This is in contrast to as you said a greater intensity of review being required in the Daly-type situation where fundamental rights are at stake, the decision doesn't need to be absurd.