The growth of state control in recent years has involved the
setting up of many bodies known as administrative tribunals.
Some of these have solely administrative functions, that is,
they are concerned with the carrying out of government policy.
Most of them, however, have judicial functions as well, in
that they deal with disputes between individuals and government
departments or between one individual and another.
The powers of an administrative tribunal and control of its
activities are laid down in the legislation by which it is
created. The only factor common to all administrative tribunals
is that they do not operate in the same way as does an ordinary
court.
In fact the majority of them are not courts of law in the
proper sense but, rather, are concerned with the administration
of government policy, and are therefore not alternatives to
the ordinary courts.
The powers and procedures of different tribunals vary greatly,
but an insight into them can be gained by considering the
working of some of the more important types of tribunal.
See Also:
Tribunals
Administrative
Tribunals: Advantages and Disadvantages and Domestic
Tribunals and Employment
Appeal Tribunal
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