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Art. 29 Act on Administrative Procedure and Jurisdiction (LPJA) - Establishment and Notification
The Procedure Before Administrative Authorities - The Order
Art. 29 VVRG - Establishment and Notification · Establishment and Notification
1. The authority shall communicate the order to the parties in writing. In such cases, the order must be designated as such, even if it is communicated in the form of a letter.
2. If the nature of the matter requires, the order may be communicated orally. It must be confirmed in writing if the affected party, who has been informed of their right during the oral communication, requests it within five days.
3. The written order must be justified in terms of both factual and legal aspects. It must be dated and signed. It must contain guidance on the permissible ordinary legal remedy, including the deadline.
4. The deadline for legal remedies begins from the written communication or confirmation.
Court Decisions Applying This Provision (12)
A3 24 20 · vs (art. 29 al. 3 LPJA)
Construction Company Fined for Unauthorised and Non-Compliant Retaining Walls
Cited in consideration 3.1 as part of the framework for the right to be heard, but not in the dispositive orders.
A1 24 96 · vs (Art. 29 Abs. 3 VVRG)
Property Owners' Association Appeal Regarding Road Resurfacing as Material Expropriation
Cited in the reasoning section regarding the duty to motivate decisions, relevant for the procedural validity of the lower decision which was ultimately upheld (dismissal).
A1 24 27 · vs (Art. 29 Abs. 3 VVRG)
Cantonal Council Water Protection Zone Width Dispute
Cited in the reasoning (E. 3.2) as the cantonal legal basis for the duty to substantiate decisions.
A1 23 134 · vs (Art. 29 Abs. 3 VVRG)
Appeal Against Building Permit Revocation Dismissed
Cited to address the argument concerning the duty to provide a reasoned decision, though ultimately finding the requirement met.
A1 22 162 · vs (Art. 29 al. 3 LPJA)
Appeal Regarding Denial of Social Assistance and Emergency Aid
Procedural article cited in the context of the formal complaint about the motivation, which the court implicitly rejected by partially upholding the decision.
A1 22 94 · vs (art. 29 al. 3 LPJA)
Group Residence Operating Ban Upheld Due to Severe Fire Safety Deficiencies
Cited when examining the appellant's complaint regarding the violation of the right to be heard (reasoned decision).
A1 22 104 · vs (Art. 29 Abs. 3 VVRG)
Cantonal Council Decision Overturned for Failure to Address Key Objections in Structural Improvement Project
Cited as the cantonal basis for the obligation to state reasons for official acts, the violation of which led to the annulment.
A3 20 36 · vs (Art. 29 Abs. 3 VVRG)
Challenge to Administrative Order Regarding Water Intake Structure Fine and Removal
Cited in the reasoning (E. 1.2) regarding the requirement for a legal advice notice in the written decision.
RVJ 2021 p 55 59 · vs (Art. 29 al. 3 LPJA)
Law Graduate Successfully Challenges Notary Exam Failure Due to Insufficient Justification of Low Score
Cited as the procedural law context for the requirement to motivate decisions, linked to the right to be heard.
A1 19 156 · vs (Art. 29 Abs. 3 VVRG)
Environmental Groups v. Canton on Wolf Cull Permit Validity
Mentioned in the reasoning concerning the duty to provide reasons, which supported the main ground for annulment (although not directly cited in the dispositive orders, it is cited alongside Art. 29 para. 2 BV in the context of assessing the validity of the prior decision's reasoning).
A1 19 44 · vs (Art. 29 Abs. 3 VVRG)
Administrative Appeal on Expropriation Compensation and Valuation Transparency
Cited in the reasoning to establish the minimum requirement for justifying a sovereign act (ruling) as part of the right to be heard.
A1 09 26 · vs (Art. 29 al. 3 LPJA)
Cantonal Commission Authority vs. Procedural Rights in Unauthorized Earthworks Case
Cited in the reasoning regarding the fulfillment of motivation requirements, although the primary substantive ground for the verdict is procedural regarding the right to file a new application.