Saskatchewan Municipal Board, Regina, SK

The actions of government agencies affect every aspect of our lives, from what we eat to the appropriate levels of compensation for work-related injuries. The government makes laws. The authority to carry out or administer these laws is delegated to various government ministers, departments and agencies. Government agencies are given authority to set policies and make decisions about how the law will be carried out. This area of the law is called administrative law. Administrative tribunals, such as the Saskatchewan Municipal Board (SMB), are generally involved in deciding issues of a regulatory or judicial nature.