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Federal Act on the Information Rules of the National Council and the Federal Council (Information Rules Act)

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Promulgation: Federal Law Gazette I No. 102/2014

§ 1
Purpose of this Act and Principle of Publicity
§ 2 
Obligation to Observe Secrecy 
§ 3 
Definitions
§ 4
Classification Levels
§ 5
Forwarding of Information to the National and Federal Councils 
§ 6
Declassification or Re-classification of Information Forwarded to the National Council
§ 7
Procedure for Information Forwarded to both the National and the Federal Councils 
§ 8
Declassification or Re-classification of Information Forwarded to the Federal Council 
§ 9
Classification of Information Created in the National or Federal Council 
§ 10
Declassification or Re-classificiation of Information Created in the National or Federal Council
§ 11
Subcommittees 
§ 12
Authorised Access to Non-Public Information of the National Council 
§ 13
Authorised Access to Classified Information of the National Council 
§ 14
Restriction of the Group of Authorised Persons
§ 15
Authorised Access to Non-Public Information of the Federal Council
§ 16
Authorised Access to Classified Information of the Federal Council
§ 17
Security Briefing
§ 18
Offences Punishable in a Court of Law 
§ 19
Claims under Civil Law 
§ 20
Establishment of Secured Areas
§ 21
Registration 
§ 22
Electronic Processing
§ 23
Unusual Incidents
§ 24
System Checks and Inventory
§ 25
Administrative Assistance
§ 26
Authorisation to Decree Regulations
§ 27
Special Provisions in Departure from §§ 13 and 16
§ 28
Entry into Force 
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