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01027/16 AI generated

Administrative court declares a dispatch null for lack of reasoning when it merely refers to a secretary's information.

Case Number 01027/16
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Administrative Court unanimously declared the contested dispatch null due to a complete lack of reasoning. The Director of the Tax and Customs Authority challenged a response to a clarification request that simply referred the applicant to a secretary's information containing the same text as the original notification. The court ruled that such a response fails to provide the necessary legal justification required for an administrative act, thereby violating the principle of reasoned decisions.

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NULIDADE DE DESPACHO FALTA DE FUNDAMENTAÇÃO

Keywords

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lack of reasoning nullity of dispatch administrative procedure reasoned decisions tax authority clarification request legal justification

Cited Legislation

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Art. 109.º da Lei de Acesso aos Registos e à Informação
Art. 2.º da Lei de Procedimento Administrativo

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTA000P21353

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SA22017012501027

[RECORRENTE] DIRECTOR DA AUTORIDADE TRIBUTÁRIA E ADUANEIRA

[RECORRIDO 1] A..., SA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jsta.nsf/35fbbbf22e1bb1e680256f8e003ea931/520DCD3643C924DF802580BB004ACEF2?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

É nulo, por falta de fundamentação, o despacho que recai sobre um pedido de esclarecimento respeitante a uma notificação se se limita a remeter a fundamentação para uma informação da secretaria com o mesmo teor da notificação.