Art. 49 Act on Administrative Justice (VRG) - Admissibility

1. The Superior Court adjudicates appeals against

a) Decisions made by municipalities, other bodies, and autonomous institutions under cantonal law, insofar as they cannot be contested before another authority or are final according to cantonal or federal law;

b) Decisions made by offices of the cantonal administration and non-autonomous institutions under cantonal law, insofar as cantonal law provides for direct appeal;

c) Decisions of cantonal departments, insofar as they are not final according to cantonal or federal law or cannot be contested before another authority;

d) Decisions of the government regarding public-law disputes, insofar as they are not final according to cantonal or federal law;

e) Decisions that cannot be reviewed by the government due to bias or other reasons contrary to the general provisions on jurisdiction;

f) * Decisions of recognized national churches and their parishes, insofar as they can be contested before the Federal Court, as well as administrative disputes assigned to the Superior Court by the national churches for adjudication;

fbis) * Supervisory decisions of the Judicial Court concerning members of the Judicial Court, and supervisory decisions of the Regional Courts;

fter) * Supervisory decisions of the Grand Council affecting members of the Grand Council, the government, the Judicial Court, the Regional Courts, and the cantonal Coercive Measures Court;

g) Decisions of other authorities, insofar as this is provided by law.

2. It adjudicates, as the cantonal insurance court, appeals against

a) Objection decisions and rulings in social insurance matters that are subject to appeal under federal law;

b) * Objection decisions and rulings in the area of health insurance and premium reductions, which are subject to appeal under cantonal law and do not concern the admission to activities at the expense of compulsory health insurance;

c) Objection decisions, rulings, and decisions in the area of family allowances, which are subject to appeal under cantonal law.

3. Decisions also include denial of justice and delay of justice, as well as real acts that interfere with the rights and obligations of individuals.

4. Procedural orders and provisional measures, as well as other interim decisions, are only contestable if they

a) Result in a disadvantage for the affected party that cannot presumably be remedied later, or

b) Are expressly issued as independently contestable, if this potentially simplifies the proceedings.

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