LOWER-AUSTRIA

NÖ-LTGO 2001

Formally: Niederösterreichische Landtagsgeschäftsordnung 2001

NÖ-LTGO 2001 (LGBl. NI/2001 [number TBC]; zuletzt geändert ca. 2023–2025); NÖ Landesverfassung 1979 (LGBl. NI/1979/0001-0; zuletzt geändert 2024)

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Sunshine Score: 13/100 (minimal)
13/100
10/14 fields populated

Sunshine Score

13/100
Nominal
Methodology v0.1
Advance Notice
Public Comment Not required
Closed Sessions 6 permitted categories
Minutes Required
Recording Not required
Remote Participation
Enforcement Procedural_objection, legislature included

Public Participation

Public Comment
Not required
Written Comment
Not allowed

Time limits: Speaking time limits set by NÖ-LTGO 2001 and Präsidialkonferenz.

No statutory public comment right at Landtag plenary.

Virtual Meetings

Public Remote Comment
Not allowed

Closed Sessions

Closed (executive) sessions: Allowed under specific circumstances

Permitted Categories

Meeting Minutes

Minutes Required
Yes

Content requirements: Session records published on the NÖ Landtag website (noe-landtag.gv.at).

Recording & Broadcast

Recording Required
No
Broadcast Required
No

Enforcement

Violation Effect
Procedural Objection
Standing to Sue
Any Landtag member may raise procedural objections and request a chamber ruling. Constitutional challenges to parliamentary acts before the Verfassungsgerichtshof (VfGH).
Enforcement Body
Landtagspräsident enforces procedural rules in session. Constitutional challenges to Landtag procedure before the Verfassungsgerichtshof (VfGH). Members may object under the GO and request rulings from the full chamber.

Notes

Lower Austria is the largest Bundesland by area and surrounds Vienna. The NÖ Landesverfassung 1979 (LGBl. NI/1979/0001-0) establishes the framework; the NÖ-LTGO 2001 sets detailed session procedures.

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The specific rules for LOWER-AUSTRIA may differ from this general description. Consult the full statute for details.