Table of contents
Table of contents
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ENGAGEMENT AND ACTIVITY OF THE AUSTRIAN
OMBUDSMAN BOARD (AOB) ...............................................................
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1.1
Development of activities .............................................................................
9
1.2
Completed cases .........................................................................................
12
1.3
Contacts with citizens and authorities regarding investigative
proceedings in 2006 .....................................................................................
13
1.4
Information service .......................................................................................
13
1.5
Involvement of the Austrian Ombudsman Board in handling petitions
and citizens’ initiatives directed toward the National Council (Art.
148a para. 3 B-VG (Bundesverfassungsgesetz - Austrian Federal
Constitution)) ................................................................................................
14
Legal assessments - legislative recommendations of the
Ombudsman Board ......................................................................................
18
1.7
Legislative recommendations to date ...........................................................
18
1.8
International Contacts ..................................................................................
19
1.9
Public Relations Work ..................................................................................
23
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS SECTION .....................................................
25
2.1
Place-name sign dispute – Attempted by-passing of the findings
of the VfGH (Verfassungsgerichtshof - Austrian Constitutional
Court) (VA BD/4-BKA/06, 16-BKA/06) ................................................................
25
Fundamental constitutional requirements of the federal
constitution (Arts. 18 and 129 et seq. B-VG) ...........................................
30
1.6
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.3
2.3.1
2.3.2
Rescission of an approval pursuant to Sect. 134a Luftfahrtgesetz (Aviation
Act) (VA BD/445-V/05, Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology 15.500/00122-I/PR3/2006)
...................................................................................
Non-issuance of an official notification (VA BD/364-V/04) ......................................
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Right to a fair trial (Art. 6 ECHR) ...............................................................
Excessively long duration of proceedings ..........................................................
Fee stipulation after 10 years (VA BD/343-V/06) ...................................................
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