Integration Act (Austria)
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Integration Act |
| Long title: | Federal law for the integration of legally resident persons without Austrian citizenship |
| Abbreviation: | IntG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Republic of Austria |
| Reference: | Federal Law Gazette I No. 68/2017 |
| Date of law: | June 8, 2017 |
| Effective date: | predominantly June 9, 2017 partly October 1 , 2017 partly 1 . January 2018 |
| Last change: | BGBl. I No. 41/2019 |
| Legal text: | idgF ris.bka |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version ! | |
The integration law in Austria was passed on June 8, 2017. The aim of the law is to enable certain foreign groups of people to integrate into Austrian society.
Come into effect
In accordance with Section 27 (1) of the Integration Act, Sections 1 to 6 and 17 to 28 came into force on the day it was announced (June 8, 2017). Sections 7 to 16, with the exception of Section 13 (2), come into force on October 1, 2017. Section 13 (2) comes into force on January 1, 2018.
history
On August 18, 2016, the Federal Minister for Integration, Sebastian Kurz, announced an integration law that should come into force in the course of next year. More rights, such as a legal right to a German course, but also more obligations such as the obligation to participate in German and values courses for refugees should be anchored. The joint SPÖ / ÖVP government negotiated the individual points of the law and agreed on a joint government proposal on May 28, 2017.
Content and regulations
Part 1 of the Integration Act regulates its general provisions. According to § 1 IntG, the aim of the law is to enable persons legally resident in Austria to integrate into Austrian society by offering integration measures (integration promotion) and by obliging them to participate (integration obligation). According to § 3, the law is aimed at persons entitled to asylum, persons entitled to subsidiary protection and third-country nationals who do not have Austrian citizenship.
The second part regulates integration measures. According to § 4 the federal government must allow German courses up to A2 level , according to § 5 also orientation and values courses. Section 6 regulates obligations to cooperate and possible sanctions. The second main part of the 2nd part regulates from §§ 7 to 16 a uniform integration test for modules 1 and 2 of the integration agreement .
The third part consists of institutional measures such as the establishment of an expert council for integration and integration monitoring.
The 4th part regulates the penal and final conditions of the law.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ A ban on full veiling is being considered. In: ORF. August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .
- ^ Agreement on integration law with burqa ban. In: Courier. May 28, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .