Key legal question
Whether the administrative court has jurisdiction to hear an appeal against the instruing department's denial of legal aid in proceedings before the Regierungsrat.
Extracted holding
The administrative court lacks jurisdiction; the denial of legal aid is an independently appealable procedural order that must be challenged before the Regierungsrat under § 36bis VRG, which prevails over § 49 lit. b GO.
Extracted reasoning
The court interpreted § 36bis VRG as granting the instruing department all powers of the Regierungsrat during instruction, including interlocutory rulings such as legal aid. Denials of legal aid cause an irreparable legal disadvantage and are therefore separately appealable. The wording, purpose, and context of the provision support appeal to the Regierungsrat.