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. |
Comment |
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Secondary sources/ doctrinal works (if any) |
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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 |
AUTHOR (name and surname) |
Esther Happacher |
COUNTRY |
Austria |
YEAR |
2022 |
Name of the act/s* |
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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. |
Comment |
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Secondary sources/ doctrinal works (if any) |
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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 |
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) |
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*Act citation /year and number |
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Enacted by |
Federation |
Official link to the text of the act |
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. |
Comment |
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Secondary sources/ doctrinal works (if any) |
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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 |