Welcome to the Web
site for the
Administrative Justice Office
The Administrative Justice
Office (AJO) researches and advises government, ministries
and administrative tribunals on administrative justice reform
initiatives and opportunities for on-going improvements to
British Columbia's administrative justice system.
British Columbia's administrative
tribunals serve thousands of British Columbians annually,
affecting both individuals and the broader community. Those
tribunals are extraordinarily diverse in mandate, scope, composition
and size. BC's tribunals resolve disputes between private
parties and also between individuals and government; they
may decide questions ranging from individual liberty to property
values, regulate complex economic activities or resolve disputes
about issues affecting the environment, public safety and
other matters. The scope of powers they exercise range from
investigative, adjudicative, policy making to regulatory.
Some have only part-time members, supported by a small registry,
while others require large agencies with extensive administrative
supports. Yet as diverse as they are, BC's administrative
tribunals share substantial common elements, and form a cohesive
system that lends itself to comprehensive review and improvements
through systemic administrative justice reform. For a list
of those entities comprising BCs administrative justice
system see: Entities
Comprising BCs Administrative Justice System
This Web site provides information
and looks to generate thoughtful consideration and debate
about administrative justice processes and possibilities for
reform, to ensure that BC's administrative justice system
provides the best possible service to the people who use and
rely on it. The information on this Web site is intended to
assist individuals who are interested in BC's administrative
justice system, including members of the public who look to
the administrative justice system for decisions and dispute
resolution, BC's independent administrative tribunals, the
ministries that work with and fund BC's administrative tribunals
and the lawyers both within government and in private practice
who appear before administrative tribunals.
In its research and other activities,
the Administrative Justice Office shares and supports the
vision, mission, culture and values of the Ministry of Attorney
General. (The following is from the Administrative
Justice Office 2004/2005 Strategic Plan.)
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Ministry Vision
A province governed by the rule of law with an effective
justice system serving all British Columbians.
Ministry Mission
We are responsible in government for law reform, for the
administration of justice, and for seeing that public affairs
are administered in accordance with the law.
Ministry Culture and Values
We are dynamic and innovative leaders in justice and public
administration with the following values and operating principles:
1. To be performance and service focused.
2. To honour members of the Ministry
and support them in their learning and development.
3. To act with professional integrity,
independent from interference.
4. To be forthright and strategic.
5. To be collaborative and inclusive
within the justice system and with the public that we serve.
6. To adhere to the core values of the
British Columbia Public Service, namely integrity, accountability,
responsibility, respect and fostering innovation in providing
services.
If you have any questions for the
AJO about its work and activities or would like to share your
thoughts and ideas about administrative justice reform or
how this Web site could be improved, you are encouraged to
use the Feedback option on this page, or to contact us by
telephone, email or regular mail at AJO
Contact Information.
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