Questão jurídica principal
Whether the Federal Department could appeal a decision of the Cartel Appeals Commission
Decisão extraída
Yes. The competent federal department had standing to file an administrative law appeal to protect the public interest in correct and equal application of federal law.
Fundamentação extraída
As the authority competent in the matter, the department may invoke the public interest under Art. 103 lit. b OG without showing a personal protected interest.