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Federal laws directly concerned with the issue of restitution
- Act on the Appointment of Public Administrators and Public Supervisors, May 10, 1945; State Law Gazette 1945/9 (Government Bill) (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 1967/11 (Government Bill)).
- Act of the registration of aryanized and other assets seized in connection with the assumption of power by the National-Socialists passed on May 10, 1945; State Law Gazette 1945/10 (as amended after the 4th Seized Property Registration Amendment).
- Repatriation Act. Law on the repatriation of public assets passed on May 10, 1945, State Law Gazette 1945/11 (Government Bill).
- Nullity Act, federal law passed on May 15, 1946, declaring legal transactions and other legal actions carried out during the Nazi occupation of Austria null and void; Federal Law Gazette 1946/106 (English).
- 1st Restitution Act, federal law passed on July 26, 1946, on the restitution of seized assets administered by the federal government or the federal provinces; Federal Law Gazette 1946/156 (Government Bill) (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 1955/201).
- 2nd Restitution Act, federal law passed on February 6, 1947, on the restitution of seized assets owned by the Republic of Austria; Federal Law Gazette 1947/53 (Government Bill) (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 1955/201).
- 3rd Restitution Act, federal law passed on February 6, 1947, on the nullity of asset seizures; Federal Law Gazette 1947/54 (Government Bill) (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 1954/252).
- 4th Restitution Act, federal law passed on May 21, 1947, concerning the forced amendment or abolition of company names under the National-Socialist regime; Federal Law Gazette 1947/143 (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 1952/199 (Government Bill)).
- 5th Restitution Act, federal law passed on June 22, 1949, restitution of seized assets of legal business entities who were forced to relinquish their legal personality under National-Socialism; Federal Law Gazette 1949/164 (Government Bill) (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 1955/201).
- 6th Restitution Act, federal law passed on June 30, 1949, on the restitution of intellectual property rights; Federal Law Gazette 1949/199 (Government Bill) (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 1953/186).
- 7th Restitution Act, federal law passed on July 14, 1949, on the assertion of rescinded or unfilled claims stemming from employment relationships in the private sector; Federal Law Gazette 1949/207 (Government Bill) (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 1963/319).
- 1st Restitution Claims Act, federal law passed on 19.November 1947, on the assertion of restitution claims of dissolved Austrian consumer cooperatives; Federal Law Gazette 1947/256 (Government Bill).
- 2nd Restitution Claims Act, federal law passed on July 11, 1951, on the transfer of claims for restitution of assets of a number of legal entities, who during the German occupation of Austria lost and subsequently regained their legal personality; Federal Law Gazette 1951/176 (Government Bill).
- 3rd Restitution Claims Act, federal law passed on December 16, 1953, on the transfer of claims for restitution from assets of additional legal entities who during Austria's occupation by Germany lost and subsequently failed to regain their legal personality, and on the amendment of and supplement to the 2nd Restitution Claims Act; Federal Law Gazette 1954/23 (Government Bill).
- 4th Restitution Claims Act, federal law passed on May 17, 1961, on the registration of claims asserted by the receiving organizations for the restitution of assets pursuant to restitution legislation; Federal Law Gazette 1961/133 (Government Bill).
- 1st Return of Assets Act, federal law passed on February 6, 1947, on the restoration of property of dissolved or banned democratic organizations; Federal Law Gazette 1947/55 (Government Bill).
- 2nd Return of Assets Act, federal law passed on June 22, 1949, concerning the claims for restoration of dissolved or prohibited democratic organizations as leaseholders; Federal Law Gazette 1949/165 (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 1951/237).
- 3rd Return of Assets Act, federal law passed on July 14, 1949, concerning the assertion of claims arising from private service contracts and which were lost between March 1933 and March 1938; Federal Law Gazette 1949/208 (Government Bill) (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 1953/180).
- 1st Act on the Determination of Ownership of Works of Art and Cultural Assets, federal law passed on June 27, 1969, concerning the settlement of ownership of works of art and cultural assets in the custody of the Federal Monuments Office; Federal Law Gazette 1969/294 (Government Bill).
- 2nd Act on the Determination of Ownership of Works of Art and Cultural Assets, federal law passed on December 13, 1985, concerning the release and disposal of formerly unclaimed works of art held by the Federal Government; Federal Law Gazette 1986/2 (Government Bill).
- War and Persecution-Related Material Damage Act, federal law passed on June 25, 1958, concerning the award of compensation for damage to household equipment or professional utensils incurred as a result of war or political persecution; Federal Law Gazette 1958/127 (Government Bill).
- Insurance Indemnification Act, federal law passed on June 26, 1958, concerning the settlement of life insurance claims confiscated by the German Reich; Federal Law Gazette 1958/130 (Government Bill).
- Insurance Reconstruction Act, federal law passed on September 8, 1955, concerning the reconstruction of the contractual insurance system; Federal Law Gazette 1955/185 (Government Bill).
- Federal law passed on December 4, 1998, concerning the reconstruction of the contractual insurance system; Federal Law Gazette 1998/I/181 (English).
- General Settlement Fund Act, as well as amendments to the General Social Insurance Act and the Victims Welfare Act; Federal Law Gazette. I Nr. 2001/12 (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 2001/40).
- Amendments to the General Settlement Fund Act, 2001 Federal Finance Act and the Reconciliation Fund Act; Federal Law Gazette 2001/40.
Source: Austrian Historical Commission, with additions by the IKG Vienna's Department for Restitution Affairs.
Measures taken on the basis of the State Treaty
- Settlement Fund Act, federal law passed on March 22, 1961, which earmarked federal funding for the creation of a fund to compensate for the loss of assets by victims of political persecution; Federal Law Gazette 1961/100.
- Act on Receiving Organizations. Federal law passed on March 13, 1957, on the creation of receiving organizations pursuant to Article 26 Sec. 2 of the State Treaty, Federal Law Gazette 1955/152; Federal Law Gazette 1957/73 (Government Bill) (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 1966/149).
- Distribution of the Assets of the Collection Agencies, federal law passed on April 5, 1962, on the distribution of the assets held by the "Collection Agencies"; Federal Law Gazette 1962/108 (Government Bill).
- Collection Agencies Settlement Act, federal law passed on July 7, 1966, concerning the development of claims asserted by the "collection agencies”; Federal Law Gazette 1966/150 (Government Bill).
Source: Austrian Historical Commission
Compensation going beyond restitution
- Victims Welfare Act, federal law passed on July 4, 1947, concerning the provision of welfare assistance to victims of the struggle for a free and democratic Austria and victims of political persecution; Federal Law Gazette 1947/183 (Government Bill) (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 2001/12).
- Public Servants Compensation Act, federal law passed on July 18, 1952, concerning awards of compensation for political victimization in the public administration; Federal Law Gazette 1952/181 (Government Bill).
- Assistance Fund Act, federal law passed on January 18 1956, providing federal funds to assist victims of political persecution not residing in Austria; Federal Law Gazette 1956/25.
- Financial Settlement Treaty (also known as Bad Kreuznach Agreement), Treaty concluded between the Republic of Austria and the Federal Republic of Germany to indemnify displaced persons, resettlers and victims of persecution, and concerning further financial and social issues; Federal Law Gazette 1962/283 (Government Bill).
- Honorary Grants and Assistance Fund Act, federal law passed on March 23, 1988, concerning non-recurring honorary grants and gifts to resistance fighters and victims of political persecution on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Austria’s occupation, including amendments to the 1988 Federal Finance Act and the Victims Welfare Act; Federal Law Gazette 1988/197 (Government Bill).
- Federal law on The National Fund of the Republic of Austria for the Victims of National Socialism; Federal Law Gazette 1995/432 (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 2003/19).
- Grants to the International Fund for the Victims of National Socialism; Federal Law Gazette 1998/182.
- Federal law on the Fund for Voluntary Payments by the Republic of Austria to Former Slave and Forced Laborers of the National-Socialist Regime (Reconciliation Fund Act); Federal Law Gazette 2000/74 (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 2003/18).
- Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Government of the Russian Federation on Cooperation regarding Voluntary Payments by the Republic of Austria to Former Slave and Forced Laborers of the National-Socialist Regime; Federal Law Gazette 2001/17.
- Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Government of Ukraine on Cooperation regarding Voluntary Payments by the Republic of Austria to Former Slave and Forced Laborers of the National-Socialist Regime; Federal Law Gazette 2001/18.
- Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Government of the Czech Republic on Cooperation regarding Voluntary Payments by the Republic of Austria to Former Slave and Forced Laborers of the National-Socialist Regime; Federal Law Gazette 2001/19.
- Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Poland on Cooperation regarding Voluntary Payments by the Republic of Austria to Former Slave and Forced Laborers of the National-Socialist Regime; Federal Law Gazette 2001/20.
- Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on Cooperation regarding Voluntary Payments by the Republic of Austria to Former Slave and Forced Laborers of the National-Socialist Regime; Federal Law Gazette 2001/21.
- Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Government of the United States on the Austrian Reconciliation Fund "Reconciliation, Peace and Cooperation (Reconciliation Fund)" including annexes; Federal Law Gazette 2001/221.
- Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on Cooperation regarding Voluntary Payments by the Republic of Austria to Former Slave and Forced Laborers of the National-Socialist Regime; Federal Law Gazette 2001/44.
- General Settlement Fund Act, as well as amendments to the General Social Insurance Act and the Victims Welfare Act; Federal Law Gazette 2001/12 (Government Bill) (most recently amended by Federal Law Gazette 2001/40).
Source: Austrian Historical Commission, with additions by the Department for Restitution Affairs of the IKG Vienna.