VFGH lutar vägran att ge information: Krainer vinner mot ministerier!

VFGH lutar vägran att ge information: Krainer vinner mot ministerier!

Österreich - In a sensational judgment, the Constitutional Court (VfGH) has lifted the decision of the Federal Administrative Court (BVWG), which had previously rejected an information request from the SPÖ MP Kai Jan Krainer. Krainer had requested information on an internal revision report, known as the "legshab tool", both from the finance and the Ministry of Education. This request was rejected on the grounds that no information could be given on the basis of the obligation to provide information law, since Riainer could request the information about parliamentary questions. BVWG ansåg att informationen var laglig, men VFGH fann att denna tolkning var fel. Enligt VFGH har Krainer, som medlem av parlamentet, rätten till information som "alla".

In its message, the VfGH made it clear that inquiries from MPs are only considered parliamentary inquiries under certain, legally stated conditions. Detta var emellertid inte fallet med Krainers begäran. VFGH påpekade att BVWG: s skäl kränkte principen om jämlikhet och krävde ett nytt beslut av BVWG. This means that Krainer may now have access to the coveted information, which could influence the further procedure with regard to the critical report, as orf.at reported.