Sistem zaštite od šutnje uprave u Republici Hrvatskoj zasnovan je na primjeni fikcije negativnog akta, a sadržan je u odredbama Zakona o općem upravnom postupku i Zakona o sporovima, dok se sustav pozitivne fikcije primjenjuje iznimno. Pristaše sistema pozitivne fikcije ističu kako se radi o modernijem načinu zaštite koji onemogućuje nadređeni položaj organa uprave u odnosu na građane, a navedena fikcija također pridonosi discipliniranju organa javne uprave te dovodi do rasterećenja drugostupanjskih organa i Upravnog suda. Potrebno je naglasiti kako primjena pozitivne fikcije sa sobom nosi i niz nedostataka i opasnosti.The system of protection against the silence of the administration in the Republic of Croatia is based on the application of the fiction of the negative act, and it is contained in the provisions of the General Administrative Procedure Act and the Dispute Act, while the system of positive fiction is applied extensively. Fingers of the positive fiction system emphasize that this is a more modern way of protection that prevents the superior position of the administration body in relation to the citizens, and that fiction also contributes to the discipline of the public administration bodies and leads to the abolition of the second instance authorities and the Administrative Court. It should be emphasized that the application of positive fiction with it carries a variety of shortcomings and dangers
