Where a legislative framework expressly recognises distinct classes of persons affected differently by an administrative decision, and at least one class is identifiable, the proper inquiry is the content of the procedural fairness obligation rather than whether it is excluded. Difficulty in identifying class members goes to content, not existence, of the duty. Local government decision-makers approving advertisements or similar structures must afford procedural fairness to identifiable neighbouring property owners whose interests are specifically recognised in the legislative framework.
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