§ 52 Act on Judicial Protection in Administrative Matters (Verwaltungsrechtspflegegesetz) - V. Evidence Procedure 1. Principles

1. Administrative court authorities are not bound by the evidence requests of the parties. They may order the gathering of evidence ex officio.

2. New factual assertions and the designation of new evidence are permitted, as long as they are related to the subject matter of the dispute, up until the conclusion of the evidentiary procedure. Section 31b paragraph 2 applies mutatis mutandis.