Ombuds offices and advocacy services

Which institution will take care of my concerns and help me to assert my rights?

Work

• AMS.help ombuds offices
• Ombudsman’s office of the Austrian Labour Inspectorate

Disability

• Disability Ombudsman
• Disability Ombudsman -  advice and help for disabled persons

Education

• Ombuds office for students
• Ombuds office for schools
• Ombuds office for value issues and cultural conflicts (→ BMBWF)^{German text}

Health

• Ombuds office for the protection of non-smokers

Equal treatment

• Ombuds office for equal treatment

Young people

• Children's and youth ombuds office

Social affairs and emergencies

• Advocacy services for patients and nursing care
• Independent victim protection ombuds office: initiative against abuse and violence
• Insurance companies - ombuds office

Leisure and mobility

• Animal protection ombuds offices of the federal states

Residence and visa

• Asylum lawyers network

Compulsory military service and civilian community service

• Parliamentary Armed Forces Commission

European Union

• The European Ombudsman

Internet and new media

• Internet ombuds office
• Arbitration for consumer transactions

Law

• Judicial ombuds office
• Legal Protection Commissioner of the Federal Ministry of the Interior
• Ombudsman Board
  • International Ombudsman Institute
  • Ombudsman Board Tyrol
  • Ombudsman Board Vorarlberg

Patents and standards

• Austrian Chamber of Patent Attorneys

Agriculture, forestry, regions and water management

• Ombuds office of the BML

Environment

• Environmental ombuds offices of Austria

Taxes and finance

• Bank arbitration Austria
• Tax ombuds office of the BMF