PROBATIVE PROCEDURE IN PETTY OFFENCE PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO VIOLATIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL AND FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS

Sve činjenice na kojima se temelje sudske odluke moraju biti dokazane, odnosno u određenim slučajevima učinjene vjerojatnima. Činjenice se utvrđuju u dokaznom postupku putem dokaznih sredstava, od kojih su najznačajniji očevid, vještačenje i dokaz ispravama. Kada u istom predmetu sudjeluju dva vještaka s oprečnim iskazima (nalazima i mišljenjima), i sudac – sud prihvati iskaz jednog vještaka, formalistički pozivajući se na slobodnu ocjenu dokaza, čini se apsolutno bitna postupovna povreda, na koju nažalost žalbeni – drugostupanjski sud ne pazi po službenoj dužnosti.All facts court rulings are based on must be proven or made probable in certain cases. The facts are determined in probative proceedings through probative instruments, the most significant being the on-site investigation, expert evaluation and evidence through documents. When two experts with contradictory testimonies (findings and opinions) are involved in the same proceedings, and the judge – the court accepts the testimony of one of them by formally referring to a free evaluation of evidence, an absolutely crucial procedure violation is made. Unfortunately, the court of appeals does not pay attention to such violations ex officio