California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from O'Connor v. State Teachers' Retirement System, 43 Cal.App.4th 1610, 51 Cal.Rptr.2d 540 (Cal. App. 1996):
"... '[I]n determining the proper interpretation of a statute and the validity of an administrative regulation, the administrative agency's construction is entitled to great weight, and if there appears to be a reasonable basis for it, a court will not substitute its judgment for that of the administrative body.' [Citations.] In addition, an administrative ruling ' "comes before the court with a presumption of correctness and regularity, which places the burden of demonstrating invalidity upon the assailant [fn. omitted]." [Citations.]' " (Campbell Industries v. Board of Equalization (1985) 167 Cal.App.3d 863, 868, 213 Cal.Rptr. 533.)
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