independent administrative authority

An independent administrative authority is a public body, separate from the traditional executive hierarchy, endowed with regulatory or supervisory powers and functional autonomy to ensure impartial decision-making in a specific sector or policy area.

Aliases (13)

• independent public body ×6
• independent regulator ×4
• independent agency ×3
• data protection authority ×2
• independent city agency ×2
• independent statutory authority ×2
• anti-corruption agency ×1
• independent administrative commission ×1
• independent body ×1
• independent oversight body ×1
• independent regulatory authority ×1
• independent supervisory authority ×1
• supervisory authority ×1

Instances (29)

• Reserve Bank of Australia ("independent statutory authority")
• Office of Inspector General ("independent oversight body")
• Office of the Children’s Commissioner (funding and sponsorship role historically in England) ("independent public body")
• Office of Rail and Road ("independent regulator")
• AFM
• Japan Fair Trade Commission ("independent administrative commission")
• Civil Aviation Authority (through sponsorship) ("independent regulatory authority")
• ETH Board ("supervisory authority")
• San Diego County Regional Airport Authority ("independent agency")
• District of Columbia Board of Elections ("independent agency")
• District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer ("independent agency")
• Judicial Appointments Commission ("independent public body")
• New York City Campaign Finance Board ("independent city agency")
• Autoriteit Financiële Markten
• GMC ("independent regulator")
• Central Commission for Discipline Inspection ("anti-corruption agency")
• Information Commissioner’s Office ("data protection authority")
• Boundary Commission for Scotland ("independent public body")
• Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland ("independent public body")
• Australian Electoral Commission ("independent statutory authority")
• Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel
• European Data Protection Supervisor ("independent supervisory authority")
• National Infrastructure Commission ("independent public body")
• San Francisco Ethics Commission ("independent city agency")
• Forensic Science Regulator ("independent regulator")
• Civil Service Commission ("independent body")
• Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut ("independent public body")
• Impress ("independent regulator")