Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. 2008 KEY FIGURES .................................................................. 5 1.1. IN CONTACT WITH THE PEOPLE ................................................................... 5 1.2. FOCUS OF WORK AND INVESTIGATIONS ..................................................... 6 1.3. RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATOR ................................................. 11 2. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES ................................................. 13 2.1. INTERNATIONAL OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTE (I.O.I.) ....................................... 13 2.2. COUNCIL OF EUROPE ................................................................................... 13 2.3. BILATERAL CONTACTS AND PROJECTS ........................................................ 14 2.4. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES .................................................................. 15 2.5. RESEARCH PROJECT ..................................................................................... 15 3. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS SECTION .......................................... 17 3.1. FUNDAMENTAL CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION ............................................................................................. 17 3.1.1. Revocation of a permit pursuant to the Aviation Act ........................................... 17 3.1.2. Reimbursement of costs for a ECJ preliminary ruling procedure ........................ 18 3.1.3. Incorrect information about fees .......................................................................... 18 3.1.4. Does the Provincial Government of Styria withhold subsidies for residential building projects? ................................................................................ 19 3.2. PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY ............................................................................... 20 3.2.1. Vienna: Place of residence determines fees for graves ...................................... 20 3.3. FREEDOM OF PROPERTY (ART 1, 1. AP ECHR) ............................................... 21 3.3.1. Restitution of land for building by a municipality ................................................. 21 32nd Report of the Austrian Ombudsman Board to the National Council and the Federal Council 2008 III

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