way as possible. The maximum age for completion of compulsory schooling as mandated by law should also be made more flexible to enable students with disabilities to stay in the school system longer, in other words in their familiar surroundings. The AOB criticised a draft law which constituted a licence exemption for outdoor areas of restaurants and pubs. When the new legal provisions came into effect in August 2010 the Constitutional Court shared the AOB's concerns. As the AOB has been confronted for years by complaints from people who suffer noise from outdoor restaurants, numerous investigative proceedings relating to this topic have been carried out. Noting that considerable noise pollution caused by pubs and restaurants with an outdoor area is neither rare nor insignificant, the Constitutional Court rejected the licencing exemption as arbitrary. As the Constitutional Court now confirms, a reconciliation of interests between pub clients and persons who live in the vicinity of such garden restaurants is absolutely necessary. The AOB criticised simply suppressing this reconciliation of interests by way of a statutory provision as completely inadequate. The new statutory regulation that is to be developed by the end of 2012 should be able to satisfy the requirement of a reconciliation of interests. Consultation days outside of the AOB headquarters are an important element of its members' activities. In addition to District Authorities and public agencies within the Land Government whose offices I visit on a regular basis, I held consultation days in the Police Detention Centres in Schwechat and Wels. In the Initial Reception Centre (EAST) Thalham, asylum seekers who generally cannot come to Vienna or submit a written petition due to language obstacles have the opportunity to speak to me. Numerous persons took advantage of this opportunity. Outdoor areas of restaurants Consultation days in Police Detention Centers 31