Posts tagged #duty to provide information
All PostsAustria: From Official Secrecy to Freedom of Information
Constitutional LawThe implementation of the new Austrian Freedom of Information Act (Informationsfreiheitsgesetz, hereinafter IFG) on 1 September 2025, will grant all individuals the right to access government-held information. Authorities and public bodies will be re...
OGH: On the duty of an endowment recipient to provide information
Civil LawAccording to the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH), the right to information under Section 786 of the Austrian Civil Code (Allgemeines Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, ABGB) in the version of the Inheritance Law Amendment Act (Erbrechts-Ände...