172.021 VWVGPA

CH

Art. 14 Bundesgesetz vom 20. Dezember 1968 über das Verwaltungsverfahren (VwVG)

VwVG; Zweiter Abschnitt: Allgemeine Verfahrensgrundsätze; D. Feststellung des Sachverhaltes; III. Zeugeneinvernahme; 1. Zuständigkeit

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Art. 14 VwVG

Lässt sich ein Sachverhalt auf andere Weise nicht hinreichend abklären, so können folgende Behörden die Einvernahme von Zeugen anordnen: a. der Bundesrat und seine Departemente; b. das Bundesamt für Justiz des Eidgenössischen Justiz- und Polizeidepartements; c. das Bundesverwaltungsgericht; d. die Wettbewerbsbehörden im Sinne des Kartellgesetzes vom 6. Oktober 1995 ; e. die Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht; f. die Eidgenössische Revisionsaufsichtsbehörde; g. die Eidgenössische Steuerverwaltung; h. die Eidgenössische Schiedskommission für die Verwertung von Urheberrechten und verwandten Schutzrechten.

Die Behörden im Sinne von Absatz 1 Buchstaben a, b, d–f und h beauftragen mit der Zeugeneinvernahme einen dafür geeigneten Angestellten.

Die Behörden im Sinne von Absatz 1 Buchstabe a können Personen ausserhalb einer Behörde, die mit einer amtlichen Untersuchung beauftragt sind, zur Zeugeneinvernahme ermächtigen.

← Art. 13 VwVG Bundesgesetz vom 20. Dezember 1968 über das Verwaltungsverfahren (VwVG) Art. 15 VwVG →

Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (42)

E-2476/2026 (Art. 14 Abs. 1 VwVG)

Asylum Denial and Deportation Upheld Due to Lack of Credibility

Cited to state that witness testimony is a subsidiary means of evidence in administrative appeal proceedings.

F-7208/2024 (Art. 14 PA)

Eritrean Nationals Denied Humanitarian Visas Due to Lack of Individualized Threat

Establishes the principle that administrative appeal proceedings are primarily written.

F-69/2025 (Art. 14 PA)

Applicant's Withdrawal of Naturalization Application Upheld

Cited to explain that administrative appeal proceedings are generally in writing, justifying the rejection of the request for an oral hearing.

A-1691/2024 (art. 14 al. 1 let. c PA)

Employee denied early retirement despite employer's failure to formally decide on request.

Cited for the Tribunal's power to order witness hearings as a means of proof.

D-4285/2024 (Art. 14 VwVG)

Eritrean Asylum Seeker Denied, Return Deemed Lawful

Allows for the hearing of witnesses, which was deemed unnecessary in this case.

810.2023.216 · bl (§ 14 Abs. 1 VwVG BL)

Prisoner's Right to Be Heard Violated in Transfer Denial

This provision concerns the right of access to files in cantonal administrative proceedings, and the court's reasoning for finding a violation of the right to be heard was based on the applicant not being granted this access.

D-4432/2020 (Art. 14 VwVG)

Sri Lankan National's Asylum Appeal Denied Due to Lack of Credibility and Irrelevant Past Activities

Principle of subsidiarity of witness evidence.

UV.2022.00212 · zh (Art. 14 VwVG)

Appeal Regarding Cessation and Adjustment of Workplace Disability Benefits

Cited in the reasoning regarding limitations on witness examination by the administration.

C-2986/2021 (§ 14 Abs. 1 und 2 VwVG BL)

Hospital's Appeal on Healthcare Contracts Partially Admissible Due to Violation of Right to Be Heard

The court found that the prior instance violated the right to be heard due to insufficient reasoning and lack of access to case files.

F-5351/2021 (Art. 14 PA)

Tunisian national denied Swiss residence permit due to cancer treatment

The court stated that administrative appeal proceedings are primarily written, as per this provision.

2023.01.11.vv.2 · bl (§ 14 Abs. 1 VwVG BL)

Child Protection Authority v. Mother

Cited as the basis for the right to inspect court files.

2023.01.11.vv.2 · bl (§ 14 Abs. 2 VwVG BL)

Child Protection Authority v. Mother

Cited to specify the extent of the right to inspect files when access is denied.

A-321/2020 (Art. 14 al. 1 let. c PA)

National Road Alignments: Vertical Extension and Permissible Restrictions

This provision was used to highlight that hearing witnesses is a subsidiary means of proof.

A-2632/2020 (art. 14 al. 1 PA)

Abusive Dismissal: Reorganization Pretext, Bad Faith, Reinstatement Ordered

Used to justify the refusal of witness hearings as a subsidiary means of proof.

EL.2020.1 · sg (Art. 14 des Bundesgesetzes über das Verwaltungsverfahren (VwVG, SR 172.021))

Supplementary Benefits Calculation and Hypothetical Income/Asset Imputation

Cited in the reasoning regarding potential evidence gathering (witness examination) during the remand.