New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Chapter 31 - ORGANIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Subchapter 1 - OPERATION AND PROCEDURES OF THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Section 1:31-1.1 - Functions of the Office
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 1:31-1.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) The Office of Administrative Law (OAL) created by statute in 1978, is independent of any executive department, board, division, commission, agency, council, authority, office, or officer of the State of New Jersey. The OAL performs four major functions:
1. Conducts contested case
hearings, as provided in
N.J.S.A. 52:14B-10 and
N.J.S.A. 52:14F-8, and with the consent of the
Director conducts other administrative hearings if requested by an agency head.
In general, the Office of Administrative Law acquires contested case
jurisdiction over a matter after an agency head determines that a contested
case exists and subsequently files the case with the OAL, as provided in
N.J.A.C. 1:1-1;
2. Promulgates
rules for the conduct of contested case hearings. Rules are promulgated to
assist judges, attorneys, and contested case parties by clarifying legal
requirements;
3. Supervises,
coordinates and records rulemaking proceedings within the Executive Branch.
Under the authority of
N.J.S.A. 52:14F-5(f), the OAL
oversees agency compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act (N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq. and
N.J.S.A. 52:14F-1 et seq.) and through N.J.A.C. 1:30-1
has established standards to guide agency rulemaking.
4. Publishes the New Jersey Register and the
New Jersey Administrative Code and makes copies of initial decisions available
through the Rutgers Newark School of Law website njlaw.rutgers.edu. The
publication function of the OAL is multifaceted:
i. Publication of proposed rules in the New
Jersey Register gives an interested person an opportunity to comment and
object;
ii. Publication of adopted
rules in both the New Jersey Register and New Jersey Administrative Code
provides a ready, updated reference to State agency rules; and
iii. Availability of decisions in contested
cases provides the public with access to administrative
adjudications.
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