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A quasi-judicial body is an individual or organization which has powers resembling those of a court of law or judge and is able to remedy a situation or impose legal penalties on a person or organization.

[edit] Powers

Such bodies usually have powers of adjudication in such matters as:

breach of discipline

conduct rules

trust in the matters of money or otherwise.

Their powers are usually limited to a particular area of expertise, such as financial markets, employment law, public standards, immigration, or regulation.

[edit] Award and verdict

Awards and verdicts often depend on a pre-determined set of guidelines or punishment depending on the nature and gravity of the offence committed. Such punishment may be legally enforceable under the law of a country, it can be challenged in a court of law which is the final decisive authority.

[edit] List of quasi-judicial bodies

The following is a partial list of quasi-judicial bodies

Company Law Board

Philippines Commission on Elections

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

European Patent Office

Parades Commission

Planning Committee

Human Rights Committee

International Narcotics Control Board

Sheriffs Principal in Scotland

Ontarian committees of adjustment

Californian planning commissions

California Coastal Commission

Federal Aviation Administration

Election Commission of India