Kanton Glarus (ORVG)

Organization

1 The presidency (Art. 21 para. 1 lit. a GOG) holds the chair in the overall authority within the meaning of Article 19 paragraph 1 GOG.

2 A court clerk participates in the meetings of the overall authority with a consultative vote and keeps the minutes.

Convening

1 The full court is convened by the presiding person and holds sessions as often as business requires.

2 Four part-time members of the Administrative Court may request the convening of the full court.

Decision-Making

1 The full authority has a quorum if at least six members participate.

2 When forming the chambers and when approving the activity report, all nine members must participate.

3 The full authority decides by majority vote of all participating members.

4 In the event of a tie, the motion for which the presiding person has voted is deemed accepted.

5 A decision made by circular resolution is valid if all members have approved the resolution.

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III A/3/3

2. Management

Organization

1 The management of the Administrative Court is the responsibility of the Presidency (Art. 21 para. 1 lit. b GOG).

Tasks

1. The Executive Management ensures smooth operations. It is responsible, in particular, for

a. issuing internal directives;

b. approving the forms used and the uniform design of decisions;

c. ensuring a uniform practice of the Administrative Court, if necessary, involving the entire body within the meaning of Article 20, paragraph 2, letter b GOG;

d. deciding, after consultation with the panel, whether a decision is to be published;

e. supervising the personnel assigned to the Administrative Court, subject to the powers of the Administrative Commission of the Courts;

f. deciding on the deployment of registry staff within the meaning of Article 37, paragraph 2 GOG;

g. ensuring the professional development of the members and employees of the Administrative Court;

h. guaranteeing security in the operation of the Administrative Court;

i. adopting the activity report for the attention of the Legislative Council, after the full authority has given its approval for this;

j. representing the Administrative Court externally;

k. authorizing expenditures (including meeting allowances);

l. monitoring the pending cases of the Administrative Court;

m. deciding on requests for access to files in accordance with Article 43, paragraph 2 GOG.

**3. Chambers**

Organisation

1 The Administrative Court, as a collegiate body, is divided into two cham-

bers.

2 The eight part-time members of the Administrative Court are assigned to

the individual chambers.

3 The Administrative Court Presidency presides over both chambers.

4 For each chamber, a part-time Vice-Presidency is appointed from among the ranks of the part-time members (Art. 19 para. 2 GOG).

Geschäftsverteilung

1 The Second Chamber deals with disputes in the areas of social security

law, social assistance, child and adult protection law, and claims arising from

occupational pension schemes.

2 The First Chamber deals with all disputes that do not fall within the

jurisdiction of the Second Chamber.

3 If necessary, the Chambers are mutually obliged to assist each other. They

shall be reasonably relieved in the distribution of business.

4. Panels

Panel

1 The composition of the panel is decided by the procedural management (Art. 34 GOG). In doing so, it considers, in addition to mandatory legal provisions, the following criteria in particular

a. Urgency of the matter;

b. Complexity of the matter;

c. Expertise in a specific area;

d. Participation in previous decisions in the same subject area;

e. Coordination of related proceedings;

f. Availability of the participating persons;

g. Language skills;

h. Balance of workload;

i. Avoidance of foreseeable grounds for recusal.

**5. Special**

Management of Personnel

1 In personnel matters, the Presiding Judge is the point of contact for all employees of the Administrative Court.

2 Professional instructions are issued by the Presiding Judge or, on their behalf, by the Court Clerk.

3 Administrative matters may be assigned to a Court Clerk for handling.

Communication

1 For external communication, the Presidium is generally responsible, unless it has designated a specific person for this task.

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