Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all questions of fact arising under this chapter must be determined by the commissioner. There may be no appeal from the decision of the commissioner on any question of fact, but there is a right of appeal from the commissioner to the district court of Burleigh County from any ruling or holding on any question of law included or embodied in any decision of the commissioner, and there is a right of appeal from the district court to the supreme court of this state. In all such appeals, the attorney general shall appear for and represent the commissioner.
N.D.C.C. § 34-06-14