Blais v. R.I. Airport Corp.

"(1) In violation of constitutional or statutory provisions;

"(2) In excess of the statutory authority of the agency;

"(3) Made upon unlawful procedure;

"(4) Affected by other error or law;

"(5) Clearly erroneous in view of the reliable, probative, and substantial evidence on the whole record; or

"(6) Arbitrary or capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion."

We note that our "ultimate goal" when interpreting statutes "is to give effect to the purpose of the act as intended by the Legislature." Providence Journal Company v. Rhode Island…