Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appellate authority may rely uncritically on disputed administrative statements about the relevant facts.
Decisão extraída
No. The authority must critically examine disputed factual assertions and record the result of that examination in the decision.
Fundamentação extraída
The duty to give reasons requires disclosure of the decision-making grounds and serves transparency and self-control. If a factual statement relevant to the outcome is contested, the investigating authority must verify it rather than adopt it as given.