Consular Act (Austria)
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Consular Act |
| Long title: | Federal law on the exercise of consular functions |
| Abbreviation: | KonsG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Republic of Austria |
| Legal matter: | Special administrative law |
| Reference: | Federal Law Gazette I No. 40/2019 |
| Date of law: | May 22, 2019 |
| Effective date: | 23 May 2019 |
| Legal text: | Consular Act |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version ! | |
The Austrian Consular Law (abbreviated KonsG ) came into force on May 23, 2019 and regulates the assistance of the representative and consular authorities of the Republic of Austria to Austrian and other citizens of an EU member state in third countries.
For the first time, this law standardizes consular protection in a separate law. It was decided on April 24, 2019 with the votes of the ÖVP and FPÖ in the National Council. The background to this was that after a discussion held at the beginning of 2019 about possible Austrian citizens returning from the Middle East and belonging to the Islamic State terrorist militia, the opportunity should be created to exclude them from consular care.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Council passes its own consular law. No consular protection abroad for IS returnees. In: ots.at. Press service of the Parliamentary Directorate, April 24, 2019, accessed on May 23, 2019 .
