ADMINISTRATIVE, adj:
1. "...It is reasonable to interpret 'administrative' as describing those FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT which are NOT performed by the Legislative Assembly and the Courts. Broadly speaking, it describes that part of Government which ADMINISTERS the law and governmental policy." Ontario (Ombudsman) v. Ontario (Health Disciplines Board), 1979.
2. That which concerns MINISTERIAL or EXECUTIVE action, used in contradistinction to JUDICIAL, QUASI-JUDICIAL, or legislative. Dictionary of Canadian Law, 3rd-edition.
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