Constitutional court dismisses complaint regarding the validity of a law passed by the Nationalrat without a valid referendum. The court rules that the legislative procedure was flawed due to the lack of a proper referendum. Consequently, the challenged law is declared invalid and the complaint is dismissed. The decision establishes that legislative acts requiring a referendum must strictly follow constitutional procedures. This case clarifies the relationship between the Nationalrat and the referendum process under the Austrian Constitution.

The Constitutional Court dismissed the complaint filed against a law passed by the Nationalrat, ruling that the legislative procedure was invalid due to the absence of a proper referendum. The applicant argued that the law violated constitutional requirements for direct democracy, while the government contended that the legislative process was otherwise compliant. The court decided that without a valid referendum, the law lacks constitutional legitimacy and must be declared invalid, thereby upholding the strict procedural safeguards for laws requiring popular approval.