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Public-authority acts, refusals, fines, licences, permits, information requests and judicial review.
On receiving a public-authority act, preserve the full decision and proof of service, request the agency file and determine whether an administrative complaint, direct claim or special route applies.
Judicial review examines authority, procedure, fact assessment, application of law and reasons; the claim must seek a remedy the court can lawfully grant.
A permit dispute often combines zoning, title, technical rules, submitted design, third-party interests and agency procedure; legal argument must be grounded in the technical file.
Challenging a fine requires review of the exact offence, official authority, proof, service and any special deadline; payment or non-payment may have separate consequences.
A tax dispute should be separated into transactions, primary records, tax classification, assessment method, penalty and appeal stages; amending a return does not resolve every issue.
A public-information request should identify an existing record or data with sufficient precision; asking an authority to create analysis differs from requesting an existing record, and any exemption requires reasons.
Challenging an act and suspending its operation are separate issues; harm, urgency, public interest, third parties and enforceability of the final outcome must be balanced.