State Administrative Court overloaded due to CoV – salzburg.ORF.at
Coronavirus
The CoV regulations triggered a flood of penalties and complaints throughout Salzburg in 2021. These include, for example, mask refusers or companies that demand more compensation. Last year alone, there were 1,300 proceedings at the Salzburg State Administrative Court due to Covid 19 conflicts.
The complaints against penalties come from all districts and all walks of life. Because of the coronavirus measures, there were many new regulations. People are complaining because they didn’t have to wear a mask and were punished. Others did not adhere to exit restrictions and are therefore conducting proceedings at the State Administrative Court.
Due to coronavirus conflicts, the number of proceedings at the State Administrative Court rose to 3,000 in the previous year. That quickly means a doubling of cases. Because many will take action against the expected vaccination requirement, the judges expect thousands of additional cases every year.
Especially companies that demand more compensation
The President of the State Administrative Court, Claudia Jindra-Feichtner, confirmed that the court has had more to do since the coronavirus pandemic: “It has changed in that we had almost 50 percent more incoming files. And those were mostly Covid cases.”
Most cases involve companies demanding more compensation for the company or their employees. There are particularly many cases from hotels and restaurants in Pinzgau or Pongau.
Complaint against mask requirement or quarantine
In other cases, people complain because they had to stay in quarantine for more than 28 days or because they didn’t wear masks and were punished as a result.
In the courtroom, however, everyone is required to wear a mask, emphasizes Johannes Hutegger, spokesman for the state administrative court: “You have to go to the people and talk to them. If you explain to them that there are house rules where you simply have to wear a mask, then people see that too.” There were no major incidents, the people are understandable, says the court spokesman.