Art. 56 Act on Administrative Procedure and Administrative Justice (Administrative Justice Act, VRG) (Verwaltungsrechtspflegegesetz, VRG) - Content

1. The written decision must include

1. the name of the authority, in the decisions of judicial instances, also the names of the presiding judges and the court clerk;

2. the names of the recused members of the authority;

3. the precise designation of the parties and their representatives;

4. the legal claims of the parties;

5. a concise presentation of the facts;

6. the reasoning;

7. the legal provisions on which the decision is based;

8. the ruling, including the allocation of costs;

9. the necessary information about the ordinary cantonal legal remedies, or an indication that no ordinary cantonal legal remedy is permissible;

10. the date of the decision;

11. the signature.

2. The authority may dispense with the presentation of the facts and the reasoning

1. if it fully complies with the requests of the parties;

2. if the parties waive them;

3. if an objection against the decision can be raised.

3. In the case of a decision by a higher instance, reference can be made to the decision of the lower instance regarding the facts and reasoning.

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