High Courts of Justice

The Administrative Chambers of the High Courts of Justice shall hear, at sole instance, appeals brought in relation to acts of Local Authorities and of the Administrations of the Autonomous Communities where jurisdiction is not assigned to the Administrative Courts.

They shall also hear general provisions issued by the Autonomous Communities and by Local Authorities.

They shall likewise have jurisdiction over acts and provisions issued by the governing bodies of the legislative assemblies of the Autonomous Communities, as well as by the autonomous institutions equivalent to the Court of Auditors and the Ombudsman, in matters of staff, administration and asset management.

They shall also have jurisdiction over acts and decisions issued by the Regional and Local Economic-Administrative Tribunals that bring the economic-administrative procedure to an end, as well as over decisions of the Central Economic-Administrative Tribunal in matters relating to devolved taxes.

They shall also hear acts and provisions of the Provincial Electoral Boards and of the Electoral Boards of the Autonomous Communities, as well as contentious-electoral appeals brought against decisions of the Electoral Boards relating to the proclamation of elected candidates and to the election and proclamation of Presidents of Local Authorities, in the terms provided by electoral legislation.

Likewise, they shall hear agreements concluded between public administrations whose powers are exercised within the territorial scope of the relevant Autonomous Community.

They shall also have jurisdiction over the prohibition of meetings or the proposal to modify meetings regulated by Organic Law 9/1983, of 15 July, governing the Right of Assembly.

They shall also be competent in relation to acts and decisions issued by bodies of the General State Administration whose authority extends throughout the national territory and whose organic rank is below that of Minister or Secretary of State in matters of staff, special property and compulsory expropriation.

Likewise, they shall hear acts and decisions issued by the bodies of the Autonomous Communities responsible for the application of the Competition Defence Act.

They shall also have jurisdiction over decisions issued by the body responsible for deciding appeals in public procurement matters referred to in Article 311 of Law 30/2007, of 30 October, on Public Sector Contracts, in relation to contracts falling within the sphere of competence of the Autonomous Communities or Local Authorities.

To this shall be added decisions issued by the Territorial Administrative Contractual Appeals Tribunals.

Likewise, they shall hear acts and provisions issued by the independent regional authorities or by the competent bodies of the Autonomous Communities referred to in the law governing the protection of persons reporting regulatory infringements and the fight against corruption.

They shall also have jurisdiction over any other administrative actions not expressly assigned to the competence of other bodies within this judicial order.

At second instance, they shall hear appeals brought against judgments and orders issued by the Administrative Courts, as well as the corresponding complaints.

In addition, under the terms established by law, they shall hear applications for review against final judgments delivered by the Administrative Courts.

They shall also hear jurisdictional disputes arising between Administrative Courts seated within the same Autonomous Community.

Likewise, they shall have jurisdiction over the cassation appeal for the unification of case law provided for in Article 99.

Similarly, they shall hear the cassation appeal in the interest of the law regulated in Article 101.

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