Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appeal became moot after the AI office issued a new decision replacing the challenged repayment order.
Decisão extraída
The new decision of 2 September 2013 fully satisfied the appellant's conclusions, so the dispute had become moot and the case had to be struck from the docket.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Art. 53(3) LPGA and Art. 83 LPA-VD, the authority may reconsider its decision before transmitting its response to the appellate court. By issuing a new decision wholly in the appellant's favor, the respondent replaced the challenged decision, leaving no live dispute.