370.100 VRGLGA

CH-GR

Art. 23 Act on Administrative Justice (VRG) - Written Communication

General Principles of Procedure - Disposition

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Art. 23 VRG - Written Communication · Written Communication

1. Decisions shall be communicated in writing to the parties and, where required by law, to third parties.

2. The authority may require parties acting jointly to designate a common postal delivery address or an electronic delivery address on a transmission system.

3. If a party does not reside in Switzerland, the authority may require them to designate a person authorized to receive service within the country or to designate an electronic delivery address in the transmission system.

4. A decision may be published officially if

a) it cannot be delivered;

b) it is addressed to an indefinite group of people;

c) a party fails to comply with the request pursuant to paragraph 2 or 3;

d) it is provided for by law.

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Court Decisions Applying This Provision (10)

A 2023 6 · gr (Art. 23 Abs. 4 VRG)

Municipality v. Property Owner on Overhanging Tree Removal Costs

Cited to support the presumption that the content of the official publication reached the addressee, justifying the procedural notification method.

R 2021 60 · gr (Art. 23 Abs. 1 VRG)

Appeal Dismissed for Untimely Filing After Flood Protection Approval

Cited in the reasoning regarding the legal basis for notifying decisions to the parties, supporting the conclusion that notification via 'A-Post Plus' was permissible.

A 2019 34 · gr (Art. 23 Abs. 1 VRG)

Property Owner v. Municipality Regarding Water and Sewage Connection Fee Refund

Cited in relation to the formal requirements (reasoning and appeal instruction) that the document from the municipality lacked.

PVG 2018 29 · gr (Art. 23 cpv. 1 LGA)

Email Notification Insufficient for Formal Decision Validity

The decision is based on the failure to comply with the formal requirement for written communication of decisions as stipulated by this article.

PVG 2018 29 · gr (Art. 23 cpv. 3 LGA)

Email Notification Insufficient for Formal Decision Validity

Cited to address the alternative procedural mechanism available to the municipality for communicating with parties not domiciled in Switzerland.

U 2017 3 · gr (Art. 23 Abs. 1 VRG)

Appellant v. Property Valuation Authority on Procedural Dismissal of Appeal

Cited in the reasoning regarding the requirement of written communication for notifications.

U 2017 3 · gr (Art. 23 Abs. 1 VRG)

Representative's Failure to Submit Power of Attorney Following Disputed Notice of Delivery

Cited in the reasoning regarding the requirement for written communication, noting that the special law (SchG) does not provide specific rules for service.

U 2014 29 · gr (Art. 23 Abs. 1 VRG)

Social Assistance Appeals: Business Liquidation and Benefit Reduction

Cited in the reasoning regarding the effect of formal defects on the validity of administrative decisions (nullity).

R 2010 109 · gr (art. 23 cpv. 1 LGA)

Appeal Dismissed Regarding Lapse of Building Permit Extension Due to Non-Commencement of Construction

Cited in the reasoning to support the argument that any differing statements by officials would require written communication, although this is not directly cited in the final orders.

U 2011 18 · gr (Art. 23 Abs. 2 VRG)

License Revocation Upheld Based on Uncontested Criminal Penalty Facts

This provision governs the costs, which the court explicitly ordered to be borne by the appellant in dispositive order 3.