Unabhängiger Verwaltungssenat#

Unabhaengiger Verwaltungssenat (Independent Administrative Senate), independent administrative authority in the provinces, not bound by instructions (Weisungen), established in 1991 to safeguard the lawfulness of public administrative action; decides on administrative proceedings as final instance, except fiscal proceedings of the federal government, and on complaints against the exercise of immediate administrative authority etc.; this senate can also be given competence by federal or provincial law to monitor other matters. Members are appointed for at least 6 years.