Bundesverwaltungsgesetz

Bundesverwaltungsgesetz is a term used in German-speaking contexts to denote the body of federal administrative law that governs the organization, responsibilities, and procedures of the federal administration. There is no single, universal statute bearing this exact title at the federal level in either Germany or Austria; instead, each country uses different named laws to regulate administrative procedure and administration.

In Germany, the procedural rules regulating federal administration are primarily found in the Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (VwVfG). The law outlines how authorities initiate and conduct administrative proceedings, how decisions are issued, what form they must take, the rights of the parties, opportunities for hearings, and the handling of evidence. It also establishes deadlines and mechanisms for administrative remedies and for judicial review under the court system.

In Austria, the federal administrative framework is similarly organized by procedural laws and the system of administrative courts, with provisions governing the initiation and conduct of proceedings, notice and access rights, public participation, and recourse to review in the Federal Administrative Court. The term Bundesverwaltungsgesetz may appear in discussions as a generic umbrella concept, but the actual statutory instruments and their names differ.

Overall, a Bundesverwaltungsgesetz-like concept encompasses principles such as legality, impartiality, transparency, procedural efficiency, and protections of procedural rights, which are common across federal administrative systems in German-speaking states.