Swearing in
The swearing- designated in Austria the obligation to law-abiding and conscientious exercise of delegated functions with a ceremonial swearing-in , the vow.
Members of parliament, members of the government, judges, soldiers and civil servants (including contract employees) have to take a legally prescribed vow in which they promise to serve the Republic of Austria and the Austrian people faithfully. Some freelancers (e.g. lawyers and accountants ) are also publicly sworn in. What all of these commitments have in common is that without them the respective function cannot be exercised.
Member of the National Council
When the deputies are sworn in, the secretary reads out the swearing-in formula
"You will vow unbreakable loyalty to the Republic of Austria, constant and full observation of the constitutional laws and all other laws and conscientious fulfillment of your duties."
The delegates are then called individually and have to swear with the words "I vow."
Supreme Representative
The swearing-in of the following representatives is one of the powers of the Federal President :
- Members of the Federal Government and State Secretaries : The Federal President appoints the Federal Chancellor and, on his proposal, the Federal Ministers and State Secretaries, praises the appointees and draws up the documents of appointment ( Articles 70 and 72 of the Federal Constitutional Law - B-VG).
- Governors ( Art. 101 Para. 4 B-VG)
- President of the Court of Auditors ( Art. 122 Para. 4 B-VG)
- President and Vice President of the Constitutional Court ( Art. 147 para. 2 B-VG)
- Members of the Ombudsman's Office ( Art. 148g para. 2 B-VG)
- President and Vice-President of the Administrative Court ( Section 2 of the Administrative Court Act )
The Federal President himself is sworn in by the Federal Assembly ( Art. 62 B-VG ).
Federal Army
In Austria's armed forces, the swearing- in usually takes place after the first four weeks and forms the conclusion of the “general basic training”. The formula of the pledge is:
- “I vow to protect my fatherland, the Republic of Austria, and its people and to defend them with arms. I pledge to be faithful and obedient to the law and the legal authorities, to follow all orders of my superiors punctually and precisely and to serve the Republic of Austria and the Austrian people with all my might. "
This formula is regulated in accordance with Section 41 (7) of the 2001 Defense Act.
While in the past the swearing-in was carried out in the respective responsible barracks, the swearing-in of Austrian recruits (conscripts) has been taking place in public for a long time, mostly on sports fields or main squares. It is also common for sworns to take place in the evening. These then traditionally end with the big tattoo . Traditionally, troops are sworn in on the national holiday , October 26th, at Heldenplatz in Vienna as part of a troop show. The highest swearing in troops took place in 2013 on the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe on the Großglockner.
Civil service
A swearing-in also takes place within the Austrian civil service. Within four weeks of the beginning of the public service relationship, the civil servant must undertake the following swearing:
- "I pledge that I will follow the laws of the Republic of Austria and that I will faithfully and conscientiously fulfill all of the duties associated with my office."
This formula is regulated in accordance with Section 7 (1) of the Civil Service Law Act (BDG). The swearing- in has recently been increasingly carried out in public in the ranks of the police .
A swearing-in also takes place for members of election commissions, although these are otherwise not subject to civil service law.
fire Department
The final admission to the volunteer fire brigade takes place by swearing in. The text of the pledge varies between the federal states, but is essentially:
"I vow to punctually and conscientiously fulfill my voluntary duties as a fire brigade member, to follow the orders and orders of my superiors, to use the equipment entrusted to me appropriately and to treat it with care, and to be a good comrade to all members."
See also
- Swearing in
- Oath of office
- Solemn pledge in the German Bundeswehr
- Swearing in in the Swiss Army
- Oath of allegiance
Individual evidence
- ↑ Austria's highest inauguration on the Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe in Salzburgwiki, accessed on September 26, 2013
- ↑ bmi.gv.at - "Inauguration ceremony for police aspirants"
- ↑ Upper Austria: Service Regulations for the Public Fire Brigades ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 100 kB) , April 22, 1997
Web links
- Website of the Austrian Armed Forces
- Audio document : Federal President Franz Jonas (Vienna, Parliament, June 9, 1965. Excerpt. Austrian Media Library , 99-65046.)
- Inauguration : Glossary of the Austrian Parliament
- Affirmation in the political dictionary for young people
