Art. 33b APA from 2022
Art. 33b Hter. Amicable agreement and mediation (1)
1 The authority may suspend the proceedings with the consent of the parties in order that the parties may agree on the content of the ruling. The agreement should state that the parties waive their right of appeal and how the parties intend to allocate the costs.
2 In order to encourage an agreement, the authority may appoint a neutral and suitably qualified natural person to be a mediator.
3 The mediator shall be bound only by the law and his mandate from the authority. He may take evidence; for inspections, reports from experts and the examination of witnesses, he shall require prior authorisation from the authority.
4 The authority shall make the agreement the content of its ruling, unless the agreement is defective in terms of Article 49.
5 If an agreement is reached, the authority shall not charge any procedural fees. If no agreement is reached, the authority may dispense with imposing the costs of mediation on the parties, provided the interests involved justify this.
6 A party may at any time request that the suspension of the proceedings be revoked.
(1) Inserted by Annex No 10 of the Federal Administrative Court Act of 17 June 2005, in force since 1 Jan. 2007 (AS 2006 2197 1069; BBl 2001 4202).Es besteht kein Anspruch auf Aktualität und Vollständigkeit/Richtigkeit.
