California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Arcadia v. State Water Res. Control Bd., 119 Cal.Rptr.3d 232, 191 Cal.App.4th 156, 2010 Daily Journal D.A.R. 19 (Cal. App. 2011):
" If the agency's action depends solely upon the correct interpretation of a statute, that is a question of law upon which the court exercises its independent judgment. [Citation.] In doing so, however, we are guided by the principle that an ' "administrative [agency's] interpretation [of controlling statutes] ... will be accorded great respect by the courts and will be followed if not clearly erroneous." ' [Citations.]" ( Wirth v. State of California (2006) 142 Cal.App.4th 131, 138, 47 Cal.Rptr.3d 623.)
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