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(a) Identify the doctrine applicable when a court should refrain from deciding a petition challenging a government agency decision on a regulatory standard that is technical in nature, because the agency must first interpret or determine the matter.
(b) Distinguish this doctrine from exhaustion of administrative remedies and from ripeness.
(c) Apply to the following facts: The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) issued a provisional advisory on a new Instrument Approach Procedure Safety Standard for regional airports, requiring the use of a Terrain-Integrated Approach Model (TIAM) and a data-logging integrity protocol for flight data. SkyJet Airlines seeks judicial review of CAAP’s advisory, arguing the TIAM and the data-logging protocol are scientifically invalid and that nothing in the advisory has been finalized into regulation. The court has not yet been asked to interpret the standard, and CAAP has not issued a final regulation. Should the court proceed with the petition or suspend action? Explain.