Austrian Legislation (3/2022)

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AUTHOR (name and surname)

Esther Happacher

COUNTRY

Austria

YEAR

2022

Name of the act/s*

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Staatsbürgerschaftsgesetz 1985 geändert wird

Subject area

Citizenship

Brief description of the contents of the act

The Federal Law amends the Nationality Act, according to which the regulations for acquiring citizenship for the descendants of those persecuted by the Nazi regime are to be extended. Furthermore, a  facilitation of access to citizenship for foreigners of full age is introduced.

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*Act citation /year and number

BGBl. I Nr. 49/2022

Enacted by

Federation

Official link to the text of the act

https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/eli/bgbl/I/2022/49/20220413

AUTHOR (name and surname)

Esther Happacher

COUNTRY

Austria

YEAR

2022

Name of the act/s*


Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Sicherheitspolizeigesetz geändert wird

Subject area

Covid-19; fundamental rights

Brief description of the contents of the act

The Federal Law allows for the establishment of protection zones around hospitals and other essential health facilities in order to prevent possible obstructions of health care - for example by opponents of COVID-19 measures.

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*Act citation /year and number

BGBl. I Nr. 50/2022

Enacted by

Federation

Official link to the text of the act

https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/eli/bgbl/I/2022/50/20220413

 

 

AUTHOR (name and surname)

Esther Happacher

COUNTRY

Austria

YEAR

2022

Name of the act/s*

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das COVID-19-Impfpflichtgesetz, die COVID-19-Impfpflichtverordnung und die Verordnung betreffend die vorübergehende Nichtanwendung des COVID-19-Impfpflichtgesetzes und der COVID-19-Impfpflichtverordnung aufgehoben werden und das Epidemiegesetz 1950 geändert wird

Subject area

Covid-19

Brief description of the contents of the act

The Federal law eliminates the general compulsory vaccination against Covid-19.

Comment

The vaccination obligation originally had to be fulfilled by 15.3.2022, but was suspended.

Secondary sources/ doctrinal works (if any)

 

*Act citation /year and number

BGBl. I Nr. 131/2022

Enacted by

Federation

Official link to the text of the act

https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/eli/bgbl/I/2022/131/20220728

AUTHOR (name and surname)

Esther Happacher

COUNTRY

Austria

YEAR

2022

Name of the act/s*

Bundesgesetz, mit dem das Erneuerbaren-Ausbau-Gesetz geändert wird

Subject area

Federal powers

Brief description of the contents of the act

The Act contains in § 1 an amendment to the constitutional powers in the area of renewable energy development and assigns the enactment, repeal and enforcement of regulations in the area of renewable energy development to the federal government also in those matters in respect of which the Federal Constitutional Law provides otherwise.

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*Act citation /year and number

BGBl. I Nr. 172/2022

Enacted by

Federation

Official link to the text of the act

https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/eli/bgbl/I/2021/242/20211231