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Art. 18 Gesetz über die Verwaltungsrechtspflege (VRPG) - Pflichten und Befugnisse der Behörden
Verfahrensgrundsätze - Feststellung des Sachverhalts und Rechtsanwendung
Art. 18 Gesetz über die Verwaltungsrechtspflege (VRPG) · Pflichten und Befugnisse der Behörden
1. Die Behörden stellen den Sachverhalt von Amtes wegen fest.
2. Sie bestimmen Art und Umfang der Ermittlungen, ohne an die Beweisanträge der Parteien gebunden zu sein.
3. Sie sind zur vorsorglichen Beweisführung befugt.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (63)
100 2021 279 · be (Art. 18 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Municipality of Residence School Attendance vs. Mother's Employment Needs
Cited in the reasoning as referring to the official duty to establish the facts (Untersuchungsgrundsatz).
100 2020 65 · be (Art. 18 VRPG)
Bern Cantonal Court Upholds 30 km/h Speed Limit Reduction for Traffic Safety
Cited in the reasoning (E. 2.2) regarding the authority's duty to establish the facts relevant for the decision on legitimacy.
100 2018 265 · be (Art. 18 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Resident Data Retention in Communal Registers
Cited in the reasoning regarding the duty to establish the facts.
100 2015 114 · be (Art. 18 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Victim Compensation for Home Care Costs vs. Duty to Mitigate Damages
The decision finds that the lower court violated the duty to clarify the facts due to insufficient investigation, citing this article from the cantonal administrative procedure law.
100 2014 37 · be (Art. 18 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Employee Repayment Obligation for Salary Paid During Suspended Termination Appeal
Mentioned in the context of the official investigation duty, justifying that the lower instances complied with their duty by requesting information, which the appellant refused to provide.
100 2013 62 · be (Art. 18 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Farmer's Claim for Real Estate Substitution Over Land Expropriation Denied
Cited in the context of the official inquiry principle (Untersuchungsmaxime) regarding fact-finding.
100 2012 148 · be (Art. 18 Abs. 2 VRPG)
Lenk Tourist Tax Calculation Challenge
The court rejected the petitioners' request for expert evidence based on this provision.
2024 GSI 1767 · be (Art. 18 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Hospital Billing Dispute: Justification for Pre-Operative Inpatient Stay
The court's decision to remand the case for supplementary fact-finding is based on the finding that the lower authority failed in its duty to establish the facts ex officio.
100 2024 196 · be (Art. 151 StG i.V.m. Art. 18 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Taxpayer Appeal on Property Gains Tax Assessment and Ownership Period Calculation
Cited in connection with the official investigation duty (Untersuchungsgrundsatz) regarding the facts.
200 2024 177 · be (Art. 18 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Municipality v. Social Assistance Recipients on Grounds of Undeclared Work and Lack of Cooperation
Cited in the reasoning regarding the duty to establish the facts ex officio, but not explicitly in the dispositive.
100 2024 112 · be (Art. 18 al. 1 LPJA)
Appeal Denied: Farmer's Inadequate Documentation for Legal Aid in Animal Husbandry Ban Case
Cited in reasoning (c. 4.1) regarding the principle of ex officio investigation.
100 2021 177 · be (Art. 18 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Turkish National Expulsion and Residence Permit Non-Renewal After Failed Marriages Upheld; Temporary Admission Considered Due to Earthquake
Cited in the reasoning regarding the official inquiry principle.
110 2023 6 · be (Art. 18 VRPG)
Building Permit Condition Requiring Facade Finishing Upheld
Cited in the context of the authority of the administrative body to establish facts ex officio and not being bound by parties' evidentiary requests.
100 2022 160 · be (Art. 18 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Sri Lankan National's Expulsion Affirmed After Divorce Due to Failed Cohabitation Requirement
Cited as the investigation principle (Untersuchungsgrundsatz), which informed the decision regarding the healing of procedural errors (Gehörsverletzung).
100 2021 281 · be (Art. 18 Abs. 1 VRPG)
Bernese Administrative Court Upholds Revocation of Residence Permit Due to Severe Indebtedness
Cited as the basis for the official inquiry principle (Investigation principle) which underlies the assessment of factual claims (section 2.1).