Colonial Administration Authority

The Colonial Administration Authority (CAA) is an organisation under the complete control of the Terran Commonwealth. The CAA acts as a secondary governing body that aids the Commonwealth with the administration of its colonies.

Overview
Tasked with the daunting objective of maintaining all of humanity's extrasolar colonies, the CAA is responsible for overseeing the administration for most of the Commonwealth's worlds, with the exception of the Sol system. They have information on all human worlds and they are the only organisation that has the power to colonise a planet. They also have the ability to designate whether a planet is located in the 'inner rim' or the 'outer rim'—an ability which has garnered much criticism from the public, especially those from the outer colonies.

Organisation and Powers
In essence, the CAA is free to do whatever it pleases so as long as it abides by the Colonial Charter that was imposed unto the CAA when it was formed in 2215, which stipulates that the CAA is strictly a governmental agency and thus the Commonwealth can and will exercise its own degree of control over the functions of the CAA. Nevertheless, the CAA is the supreme authority on all matters regarding the Commonwealth's colonies. The CAA Factbook contains detailed information on all of Commonwealth states. The information that is written in the CAA Factbook is heavily monitored by the Office of Naval Intelligence.