Which of the following statements regarding administrative law is true?
A) Administrative tribunals are part of the legislative branch of government when they make rules, and are part of the judicial branch of government when the hold hearings.
B) As long as government agents administer government policy, individuals have no right to challenge their authority.
C) A government bureaucrat acting in a regulatory capacity can do anything incidental to the performance of her job.
D) Administrative tribunals tend to be less efficient, slower, and more costly than the courts.
E) Administrative tribunals include labour relations boards, human rights commissions, and workers' compensation boards.

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Administrative tribunals, as mentioned in option E, include various boards and commissions such as labour relations boards, human rights commissions, and workers' compensation boards. This option is the only one that correctly identifies the types of administrative tribunals. Options A, B, and C are incorrect statements that either misrepresent the role of administrative tribunals or wrongly imply that government agents have unlimited authority. Option D is a generalization and not necessarily true for all administrative tribunals.

Which of the Following Statements Regarding Administrative Law Is True