OVESSG v. Austria - Obligation of Public Institutions to Process Public Information

News | Rule of Law, Human Rights and Freedom of Media | International Case Law | Publications | Analysis 20 February 2013

 

Decision of the Tyrol Real Property Transactions Commission to refuse information request of an NGO constitutes interference within right to receive and impart information. The complete refusal and commissions choice to hold a monopoly on information, made it impossible for the applicant to carry out its task and is thus not justified as being “necessary in a democratic society” (para. 47)

 

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