1
An administrative investigation shall be entrusted to persons who:
a.
meet the necessary personal, professional and technical requirements for such a task;
b.
are not active in the area of responsibility to be investigated; and
c.
are not simultaneously and in the same matter entrusted with disciplinary proceedings or other personnel law proceedings.
2
The investigation may be delegated to persons outside the Federal Administration. Such persons shall act as agents of the ordering body.
3
The investigative bodies may issue directives within the scope of their mandate, but may not issue rulings.
4
The provisions on recusal in Article 10 of the Federal Act of 20 December 196894 on Administrative Procedure (APA) apply mutatis mutandis.