ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTE COSTS AFTER THE 2017 REVISION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTES ACT

Abstract

This paper deals with problems in the application of Article 79 of the Law on Administrative Disputes (Official Gazette 20/10, 143/12, 152/14, 94/16, 29/17) and Article 3 of the Amendments Act to the Administrative Disputes Act (Official Gazette No. 29/17), which appeared in the practice of the Administrative courts and the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia. Different, mutually
opposing interpretations of these provisions extend to the different perception of the goal and purpose of the administrative dispute in the practice of the Administrative Courts, as well as the relationship between the administrative dispute at the first instance courts and the appellate proceedings before the High Administrative Court of the Republic of Croatia. Therefore, the paper tries to answer open questions, as well as to present comparative legal solutions of neighboring countries and propose possible interpretations of disputable issues, and thus initiate necessary changes to the normative expression in force.