Opinion ID: 1393789
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: review of administrative decisions

Text: The majority also labels the Legislative Council as an administrative agency. Maj. op. at 588, 886 P.2d at 1344 ([T]he legislative council is a statutory agency ... [acting] in an administrative or ministerial role.). The actions of the Legislative Council in which the members deliberate in their elected capacities do not lend themselves to being termed administrative, but assuming, arguendo, that they are, jurisdiction still does not lie. Judicial review of administrative decisions is governed by the Administrative Review Act (ARA), A.R.S. §§ 12-901 to 12-913 (1992). Under the ARA, jurisdiction to review actions by an agency lies in the superior court, not the supreme court. A.R.S. § 12-905(A); Rhodes v. Clark, 92 Ariz. 31, 37, 373 P.2d 348, 352 (1962) (ARA was passed to provide a plain, speedy, and adequate remedy for all adverse administrative determinations covered thereby.); see Rosenberg v. Arizona Bd. of Regents, 118 Ariz. 489, 493, 578 P.2d 168, 172 (1978) (holding that writ of mandamus was inappropriate to grant relief from agency determination because ARA provided adequate remedy). Furthermore, the definition of agency specifically excludes those in the judicial or legislative departments of the state government. A.R.S. § 12-901(1). Therefore, the analysis of the Legislative Council, a branch of the legislature, is not subject to review as an administrative agency in this court or any other.