Official Publications Act (PublG) - Purpose and Scope (PublG)

1. This law governs the legally effective publication of official announcements in the official publications of the canton.

2. It applies to all public bodies according to the Law on Information and Data Protection (Information and Data Protection Law, IDG) of February 10, 2011, which publish official announcements in the official publications of the canton.

1. Public Authorities Responsible for Official Announcements

Public authorities that initiate an official announcement are responsible for the content of the publication.

1. The official publication organs for official announcements of public authorities are

a. the Official Gazette;

b. the Chronological Collection of Laws (CL);

c. the Cadastre of Public-Law Restrictions on Property Ownership (PLR-Cadastre).

2. The government council may legally publish official announcements through other appropriate means if the official publication organs are not accessible or if other extraordinary circumstances require it.

1. Official announcements provided for by federal, cantonal, or municipal law are published in the Official Gazette.

2. Additional official announcements may be published in the Official Gazette if a public interest exists.

3. Official announcements may be published in the Official Gazette by reference to the title as well as the location or source of reference if they are otherwise accessible on the Internet or if the content is not suitable for the Official Gazette.

1. The chronological collection of laws is the compilation of cantonal law, which lists new enactments, amendments, and repeals in a chronological order.

2. The chronological collection of laws shall include

a. international treaties;

b. the constitution;

c. the laws;

d. the decrees;

e. the ordinances;

f. administrative agreements with generally binding content.

3. Additional legislative enactments by public bodies can be included in the chronological collection of laws if there is a public interest.

4. New enactments, amendments, and repeals are typically published in the Official Gazette by reference to the chronological collection of laws once the decision of the competent authority is legally binding and the effective date is established.

1. The Systematic Collection of Laws (SCL) is the revised collection of law organized by subject areas, published in the chronological collection of laws.

2. The SCL is continuously updated.

1. The Cadastre of Public-Law Restrictions on Landownership (PLR Cadastre) is the official publication organ for those public-law restrictions on landownership that are included in the cadastre and for which the relevant cantonal procedure provides for a public notice.

2. Planned innovations, modifications, or repeals of public-law restrictions on landownership are published in the official gazette by referencing the PLR Cadastre.

1. The official publication organs are published in electronic form via the internet.

2. The official publication organs and their contents are generally accessible without barriers.

3. Third parties may be engaged for the operation of the official gazette.

1. Official Announcements in the Official Gazette and in the chronological collection of laws can be obtained in printed form from the State Chancellery.

2. The Government Council determines the fee for obtaining the Official Gazette and the chronological collection of laws in printed form.

1. The version of the official announcement published in electronic form in the publication organs is authoritative.

2. In the case of publication by reference to the title as well as the citation or source, the version to which reference is made is authoritative.

3. The running of a legal remedy deadline begins with the publication of the official announcement in electronic form.

1. Personal data and special categories of personal data are published in the official gazette when necessary for an official announcement prescribed by federal, cantonal, or municipal law.

2. Official announcements that contain personal data or special categories of personal data are not made accessible longer in the official publication organs and do not contain more information than required for their purpose.

3. The government council determines the further necessary measures to ensure the protection of personal data in electronic publication.

1. The government council shall ensure, through appropriate measures, that the confidentiality, authenticity, integrity, traceability, and archiving of electronically published official announcements are guaranteed.

1. The public authority responsible for the content of the publication shall initiate a formal correction in the respective official publication medium if the official announcement does not conform to the decision of the issuing authority or contains errors that alter the meaning.

2. The State Chancellery may make the following informal corrections in official publications

a. Errors in grammar, spelling, and presentation, as well as gender-appropriate language, provided they do not alter the meaning of a provision;

b. Information such as names of administrative units, references, citations, or abbreviations.

3. The correction of data in the land registry (ÖREB-Kataster) is governed by the provisions of federal law[4].