Tribunals
The New Zealand Law Commission has described the functions undertaken by tribunals as including:
- deciding disputes between citizens;
- first instance determination of disputes between citizens and the state;
- reviewing and appealing administrative decisions;
- deciding appeals from decisions of other tribunals;
- regulating and disciplining members of professions;
- licensing particular activities;
- investigating particular matters and making recommendations to Ministers/Parliament; and
- applying consistently, and developing, a broad policy set by Parliament to
- individual situations, where Parliament has considered that this would be
- most appropriately done by an independent body.
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