Ministry of Justice (Austria)

Ministry of Justice
Bundesministerium für Justiz
Agency overview
Formed1749; 275 years ago (1749) (as Supreme Office of Justice)
HeadquartersPalais Trautson, Museumstraße 7, Neubau, Vienna[1]
48°12′33″N 16°21′57″E / 48.20917°N 16.36583°E / 48.20917; 16.36583
Annual budget€1,87 billion (FY 2022)[2]
Agency executive
Websitebmj.gv.at

The Ministry of Justice (German: Bundesminister für Justiz) is the government ministry of Austria responsible for the administration of justice. The ministry exercises administrative supervision and is charged with the compensation of the judiciary and the prosecutors, manages their office buildings and facilities, and administers the prison system.

The ministry is headquartered in the Palais Trautson. The current Minister of Justice is Alma Zadić.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Impressum". justiz.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Bundesfinanzgesetz 2022" (PDF). service.bmf.gv.at. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Bundesministerium für Justiz". justiz.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Türkis-Blau: Das sind die neuen Minister". Kurier. December 16, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ "16-köpfiges ÖVP-FPÖ-Team vereidigt". ORF. December 16, 2017. Retrieved 2018-05-06.