Court held that criminal damage compensation law covers only application costs, not appeal costs against administrative decisions.
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AI generatedThe Insurance Court dismissed the claim for reimbursement of costs incurred when appealing an administrative decision by the State Compensation Office. The applicant argued that the State Compensation Act should cover all compensation-related expenses, while the court distinguished between initial application costs and subsequent appeal costs. The court ruled that the State Compensation Act applies only to the first instance, leaving appeal costs to be covered under general administrative procedure rules.
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AI generatedState Compensation Act s. 24; Administrative Procedure Act ch. 21: The State Compensation Act covers only costs arising from the initial application for compensation, not costs from appeals against administrative decisions.
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Katsottiin, että rikosvahinkolain 24 § koskee vain korvauksen hakemisesta aiheutuneiden kulujen korvaamista, joten sitä ei voida soveltaa niihin kuluihin, jotka ovat syntyneet haettaessa muutosta Valtiokonttorin rikosvahinkoasiassa antamaan päätökseen. Muutoksenhakukulujen korvattavuuden rikosvahinkoasiassa katsottiin määräytyvän oikeudenkäymiskaaren 21 luvun säännösten mukaisesti. (Asian käsittelyssä vakuutusoikeudessa sovelletaan 1.4.1999 jälkeen hallintolainkäyttölakia, 586/1996)
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