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AUT-2011-L-90241
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Title_of_text
Federal Act to amend The Equal Treatment Act, Federal Act on the Equal Treatment Commission and the Ombudsman, Federal Act on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities and Federal Disability Discrimination Act (BGBI. 7/2011).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Austria
Subjects (Classification)
Disabled workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
2011-01-20
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Article 1.
Amendments to the Equal Treatment Act.
Minor amendments in wording and numeration, also new sections introduced:
§ 10 Penalties
§ 11a Income Report
§ 24 Penalties
Part III. Equal treatment regardless of sex or ethnicity in
other areas
Section 1
§ 30. Scope of legislation
§ 31. Equal treatment
§ 32. Definition
§ 33. Exemptions
§ 34. Positive undertakings
§ 35. Harassment and sexual harassment
§ 36. Bid non-discriminatory measures in housing
§ 37. Penalties
§ 38. Legal consequences of the breach of the equal treatment principle
§ 39. Prohibition of discrimination
§ 40. Promotion
Section 2 Principles for the regulation of equal treatment irrespective of ethnic affiliation in other areas
§ 40a. Scope
§ 40b. Equal treatment, definitions, legal consequences
§ 40c. Commitment to the creation or designation of an independent body.
Article 2.
Amendsthe Equal Treatment Commission and Ombudsman Act regarding compliance with equal treatment principle and advocating for it, senate hearing in this matter. In particular § 6. concerning lawyer for equal treatment regardless of sex or ethnic affiliation in other areas.
Article 3.
Amendments to the Employment of Disabled Persons Act (BEinstG) in §7 in particular changing the amount 720€ for 1000€.
Article 4.
Amends the Federal Law on the Equality of Persons with Disabilities: changes in wording and amount 720euro changed for 1000euro.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2011-03-01
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Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1979-02-23 (AUT-1979-L-12420)
Equal Treatment Commission and Ombudsman Act (GBK/GAW-Gesetz) (BGBl. Nr. 108/1979).
Amended text(s)
1969-12-11 (AUT-1969-L-42258)
Employment of Persons with Disabilities Act (BEinstG) (BGBl. No. 22/1970).
Amended text(s)
1993 (AUT-1993-L-42823)
Federal Equal Treatment Act (B-GBG), (BGBl. 1993/100).
Amended text(s)
2005-08-10 (AUT-2005-L-91145)
Federal Law on the Equality of Persons with Disabilities (BGBl. I Nr. 82/2005).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line in German
Author
Bundeskanzleramt
Publisher
Rechtsinformationssystem (RIS)
Country
Austria
URL
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at
File
BGBLA_2011_I_7.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Bundesgesetzblatt Teil I
Date
2011-02-15
Volume
vol. 7
Page range
pp. 1-14