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Art. 67 Act on Administrative Justice (VRG) - Revision
Extraordinary Legal Remedies and Appeals - Clarification, Correction, and Revision
Art. 67 VRG - Revision · Revision
1. The authority that made the most recent decision shall revise final decisions ex officio or upon application if
a) the party subsequently discovers significant facts or evidence that could not have been presented in a timely manner;
b) a crime or misdemeanor influenced the decision;
c) a civil or criminal preliminary question assessed by the authority has been decided differently by the competent civil or criminal court;
d) the authority has overlooked significant facts, evident in the records, due to an oversight;
e) certain aspects of the legal request have not been addressed.
2. An application for revision must be submitted to the most recent instance within 90 days from the date the reason for revision became known. The instance may grant suspensive effect to the application.
3. After ten years have elapsed since the communication of the decision, a request for revision is only permissible based on paragraph 1, category b.
Court Decisions Applying This Provision (60)
PVG 2017 7 · gr (Art. 67 VRG)
Intercantonal Nursing Care Financing: Domicile Principle Affirmed Pending Federal Law
The court determined that revision (Revision) under this article was not applicable to correct the previous cost guarantee.
U 2023 50 · gr (Art. 67 VRG)
Municipality Refusal to Rule on Path Maintenance Upheld Due to Res Judicata and Failure to Pursue Substantive Claim
Mentioned in the reasoning to confirm that no grounds for revision were apparent, which contributes to the finding of res judicata.
R 2024 23 · gr (art. 67 cpv. 1 LGA)
Revision of Judgment Annulled for Procedural Flaw Leading to Reinstatement of Administrative Building Permit Requirement
Cited in the final orders to accept the revision request and annul the previous sentence (Order 1).
R 2024 23 · gr (art. 67 cpv. 1 lett. a LGA)
Revision of Judgment Annulled for Procedural Flaw Leading to Reinstatement of Administrative Building Permit Requirement
The revision request was accepted based on the discovery of a procedural defect (improper composition of the judging body) that existed at the time of the original decision.
U 2024 13 · gr (Art. 67 Abs. 1 lit. a VRG)
Revision Granted Due to Formal Flaw; Proceeding Declared Moot Due to Completion of Construction
Cited as the primary ground for revising the previous judgment (though the court ultimately closed the case based on mootness rather than substantive revision).
R 2023 127 · gr (Art. 67 Abs. 1 lit. a VRG)
Property Owner Appeal Against Primary Residence Condition Upheld on Remand
This provision was the formal ground for reviewing (revising) the previous decision due to a defect in the court's composition.
U 2023 64 · gr (Art. 67 VRG)
Application for Correction of Judgment Regarding Prior Administrative Costs Denied
Cited to list the available extraordinary legal remedies, although not directly applied in the dispositive.
R 2023 16 · gr (Art. 67 VRG)
Appeal Dismissal Upheld Due to Untimely Revision Request Based on Alleged Late Service of Prior Order
The revision application was dismissed based on this provision, which outlines the grounds for revising final decisions.
R 2022 78 · gr (Art. 67 Abs. 1 lit. d VRG)
Municipality v. Construction Company: Revision of Cost Allocation in Administrative Proceedings
Cited as the basis for granting the revision request due to the court having overlooked taxing the prior costs in the administrative procedure.
R 2022 79 · gr (Art. 67 Abs. 1 lit. d VRG)
Municipality v. Administrative Court: Cost Reallocation on Federal Remand
Used to justify granting the revision request because the Administrative Court had failed to address the costs of the preceding proceedings before the municipality.
R 2020 36 · gr (Art. 67 Abs. 1 VRG)
Appeal Regarding Construction Deviation Fines and Façade Slats
The obligation to install wooden slats on the first-floor window segment was overturned because the administrative authority could not legally revise the final building permit in this manner, as per this article.
R 2020 38 · gr (Art. 67 Abs. 1 VRG)
Property Owner v. Municipality Regarding Facade Restoration and Wooden Louvers
Cited for partially granting the appeal by annulling the requirement to install wooden slats on the 1st floor window segment because the original permit did not require it, implying the original order was being revised based on this procedural basis.
R 2020 39 · gr (Art. 67 Abs. 1 lit. e VRG)
Glazing Installation on Terraces Barred by Prior Building Permit Decision
Cited in the reasoning regarding the possibility of revision based on a potential omission in the previous administrative decision.
R 2021 39 · gr (Art. 67 VRG)
Correction of Judgment Regarding Out-of-Court Compensation Calculation
This provision is cited as introducing the set of available extraordinary legal remedies, specifically mentioning Revision (though not applied).
R 2021 11 · gr (Art. 67 Abs. 1 VRG)
Revision Granted: Reinstatement of Agreed Hourly Rate Based on Overlooked Fee Agreement
This provision was cited to confirm that the previous decision was subject to revision as a final instance decision.