Administrative Law Terms

180-day rule

A key PAJA timing rule often linked to when judicial-review proceedings should be started.

Administrative action

A public-power decision or conduct that may be reviewable under administrative-law rules.

Internal remedy

An appeal, objection, review, complaint, or other process inside the decision-making system that may need to be used before going to court.

Judicial review

A court process used to ask a court to review the lawfulness, fairness, or rationality of certain decisions.

Just administrative action

The constitutional and administrative-law standard that administrative decisions should be lawful, reasonable, and procedurally fair.

Legality review

A constitutional review route used to test whether public power was exercised lawfully, rationally, and within legal authority.

Procedural fairness in administrative law

The fairness of the process followed before or during an administrative decision.

Written reasons

A written explanation of why an administrative decision was made.

Core definitions

Core terms in this track

180-day rule

A key PAJA timing rule often linked to when judicial-review proceedings should be started.

Administrative action

A public-power decision or conduct that may be reviewable under administrative-law rules.

Judicial review

A court process used to ask a court to review the lawfulness, fairness, or rationality of certain decisions.

Just administrative action

The constitutional and administrative-law standard that administrative decisions should be lawful, reasonable, and procedurally fair.

Procedural fairness in administrative law

The fairness of the process followed before or during an administrative decision.

Written reasons

A written explanation of why an administrative decision was made.

Internal remedy

An appeal, objection, review, complaint, or other process inside the decision-making system that may need to be used before going to court.

Legality review

A constitutional review route used to test whether public power was exercised lawfully, rationally, and within legal authority.

Browse all glossary tracks

All terms

Browse this section

180-day rule

A key PAJA timing rule often linked to when judicial-review proceedings should be started.

Administrative action

A public-power decision or conduct that may be reviewable under administrative-law rules.

Judicial review

A court process used to ask a court to review the lawfulness, fairness, or rationality of certain decisions.

Just administrative action

The constitutional and administrative-law standard that administrative decisions should be lawful, reasonable, and procedurally fair.

Procedural fairness in administrative law

The fairness of the process followed before or during an administrative decision.

Written reasons

A written explanation of why an administrative decision was made.

Internal remedy

An appeal, objection, review, complaint, or other process inside the decision-making system that may need to be used before going to court.