Key legal question
When must the Regierungsrat enter into and examine a reconsideration request on the merits?
Extracted holding
A reconsideration request must be treated on the merits if there is a materially changed factual situation, if the applicant invokes material facts or evidence that were previously unknown or could not be raised earlier, or if the prior decision is based on an obviously erroneous legal assessment.
Extracted reasoning
Under constant practice, reconsideration is required only in exceptional situations: a significant change in the facts, newly available decisive facts or evidence, or an obviously mistaken legal qualification of the matter.