Good decision-making in the provision of human services requires knowledge and understanding of administrative law principles. This is because the administrative law provides the necessary standards against which the provision of human services can be observed and examined. According to Kennedy and Richards, (2007) social workers require the administrative law to guide them in their pursuit of dignity and social justice as they interact with their clients who are service users. Administrative law refers to the legislation that governs the application of administrative decisions in all government bodies. This law regulates decision-making in the relationship between the social workers and their clients in the course of service delivery. The operation of the administrative law can be looked at in two ways. The administrative law concerns the review of both judicial and the non –judicial decisions. (Swain, 2002) Judicial review This is normally inherited by a superior court in the hierarchy and reviews a decision made by government authorities. Judicial review is based on the rules of natural justice in the provision of human services. This review focuses mainly on administrative law and the position of the Ombudsman. (Barry, 2007) Non-judicial review This concerns the review of government decisions by other alternative mechanisms like parliament. Within the government, the administrative decision should be reviewed by a senior administrative body in the hierarchy. In the course of human service provision, the public can address their complaints through relevant statutory offices within the government. This can lead to parliament paying attention to the complaints and therefore facilitating non –judicial review of administrative decisions. This can also be achieved through independent parliamentary commissions or through any other independent body given the mandate to investigate issues concerning decision-making in human services provision. Social workers can be said to be compliant with the administrative law because they carry on their duties guided by ethics and the principles of natural justice and other essentials of administrative law. It is the duty of the decision-makers to act legally in accordance with administrative law while being guided by principles of transparency, accountability, and fairness. This is because the decisions they come up with concern people who are in the future affected as they continue pursuing social services. According to Swain, (2002), good practice of administrative law in social services calls for the participation of all the stakeholders in the decision-making process. Therefore individuals should be given a chance to express their opinion in the decision-making process. ( Kennedy& Richards, 2007) There are fundamental issues that need attention on the part of the social workers. First of all, decisions have to be legal and within the administrative law framework. They have to avoid making decisions outside the administrative law framework which can result in jurisdictional errors. In the pursuit of justice and fairness, social work decisions must be made in accordance with the principles of natural justice. The high court has observed that it is the genera