Which option correctly defines external review?

• A. A review of a decision by a person or body outside the agency that made the decision
• B. A review by the agency's own internal committee
• C. A review conducted by the media
• D. A review by international organizations

Answer: (A)

External review in administrative decision-making means a review carried out by someone outside the agency that made the decision. This matters because it provides independence and checks on whether the decision followed the law and fair procedures. The description that fits is a review by a person or body outside the decision-maker. Internal review would be done by the agency itself or its own committee, which isn’t external. Reviews by the media aren’t formal decision reviews, and reviews by international organizations aren’t the standard domestic mechanism for examining a specific agency decision.