Constitutional review of administrative penalty under public order regulations

The Austrian Constitutional Court dismissed the constitutional complaint, leaving the contested administrative penalty in force. The dispute concerned a challenge to a fine imposed by an administrative authority for the violation of a public order regulation, where the complainant argued that the legal basis for the penalty violated constitutional rights to property and fair trial. The court held that the underlying statutory provision was constitutionally valid and that the administrative proceedings did not infringe upon the complainant's fundamental rights, finding no violation of the Federal Constitutional Law or the relevant provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.