Federal Act on Administrative Procedure (APA)

Art. 59APA from 2021

Art. 59 H. Other procedural rules prior to the appeal decision / V. Recusal

V. Recusal

The appellate authority may not appoint persons to hear the appeal who serve the lower instance or who participated in the drafting of the contested ruling; if the contested ruling is based on an instruction from the appellate authority, Article 47 paragraphs 2–4 also apply.