The Youth Protection Act in Upper Austria will expire at the end of 2023, which is why an amendment is necessary. According to State Councilor Birgit Gerstorfer (SP), this should be developed with the “broad involvement” of young people and parents. As essential points, she and her successor, club chairman Michael Lindner (SP), name the alignment of the going-out times with the regulations of the other federal states and increased protective measures for tobacco-free nicotine pouches and smokable CBD products.
going out until 1 a.m
In concrete terms, this would mean that in future, as in all other federal states, young people up to the age of 14 can go out until 11 p.m. and between the ages of 14 and 16 until 1 a.m. “Of course, this regulation will not change the fact that parents will be able to limit their children’s going-out times in the future,” say Gerstorfer and Lindner.
Broad participation process
The process began on Monday with the meeting of Upper Austria. Youth Protection Commission, consisting of experts and representatives of state politics. Then there is the participation process. A first draft should be available by the end of the year.
JVP waiting for invitation
Support for adjusting the curfew comes from the Young People’s Party (JVP). The youth organization also welcomes the announced participation process. However, she is still waiting in vain for an invitation. “We hope, however, that the comprehensive participation process that has been announced will hold and that we too will be able to have a say,” says JVP chairman Moritz Otahal.
Source: Nachrichten
