Sejong City "Partial Support for Administrative Trial Costs to Petitioners Who Win Administrative Trials"

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City will support part of the administrative trial costs for claimants who receive a favorable decision in administrative trials.

The city announced on the 21st that it will apply and implement the "Administrative Trial Cost System" with this content starting from January next year.

The Administrative Trial Cost System was established as a legal basis when a related ordinance was enacted last September, aiming to protect citizens' rights and ensure the legality of administration.

Accordingly, from next year, claimants who file an administrative trial against the city's administrative disposition and receive a favorable decision will be able to get part of the trial costs refunded.

The support method provides 500,000 KRW for administrative trial cases and 50,000 KRW for suspension of execution application cases.

The Administrative Trial Cost System is currently implemented in some local governments in Seoul and Gyeonggi areas. However, Sejong is the only city to include claims against subordinate institutions such as eup, myeon, and dong within the support scope.

Last month, the city also expanded support by implementing a public defender system that provides free lawyer appointments for socially and economically vulnerable groups filing administrative trials against city-affiliated institutions.

Bang Mi-kyung, the Regulatory Reform Legal Officer, said, "The gap in liability provisions under the Administrative Trial Act can cause unreasonable cases where claimants have to bear costs despite illegal or unfair dispositions by administrative agencies. However, with the enactment of this ordinance and enforcement regulations, we expect that Sejong will be able to protect citizens' substantial rights and induce lawful administrative dispositions."

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