Constitutional complaint admissibility in administrative review

The Austrian Constitutional Court (VfGH) rejected the constitutional complaint as inadmissible, thereby upholding the challenged administrative decision in favor of the respondent public authority. The dispute concerned a review of the constitutional legality of a specific administrative act, where the complainant alleged a violation of fundamental rights or statutory provisions by the lower administrative body. The Court applied the procedural doctrine that complaints must be submitted within statutory time limits and must sufficiently demonstrate a concrete constitutional violation to be admissible for judicial review; because the complainant failed to meet these formal thresholds, the Court declined to examine the merits of the case. Key legal norms involved include the constitutional provisions governing the jurisdiction of the VfGH and the procedural rules for filing constitutional complaints against administrative measures.