Mountain and ski guides – authorisation
General information
Mountain guides are any person who receives payment for guiding or accompanying people on mountain trips and training people in alpine areas. Mountain trips include ski tours. An alpine area is an area which, because of its objective dangers (e.g. risk of slipping and falling, loss of orientation, risk of avalanche), requires specific mountaineering knowledge and technical skills. At all events, ‘alpine area’ means an area with glaciers or any such glaciated area where existing or new routes with an alpine grade of difficulty or with safety devices for mountaineers can be used.
Requirements
• Specific eligibility
• Requisite reliability
• Physical and health requirements
• Professional capability
Required documents
• Proof of Austrian nationality or citizenship of an EU Member State or EEA State
• Criminal record information or equivalent proof from the EU Member State or EEA State
• Medical certificate
• Evidence of qualification as a mountain guide or an equivalent, recognised qualification
• Confirmation of adequate liability insurance
Procedure
No data available
Costs and fees
Provincial administrative tax: EUR 200
Fees under the Federal Fees Act: EUR 47.30 for the application, EUR 83.60 for the practice of a gainful activity, EUR 3.90 per enclosure
Deadlines
There are no specific deadlines for applicants.
Legal bases
Section 3, paragraph 1, points 1, 4 and 13 of the Salzburg Law on Mountain Guides, Provincial Law Gazette (LGBl.) No 24/1995, as amended in LGBl. No 35/2017
Means of redress or appeal
An appeal against a decision is admissible. The appeal must be submitted in writing within 4 weeks to the authority which issued the decision. The period begins to run when the written copy has been delivered or, in the case of an oral announcement, with that announcement.
The appeal must also specify the decision against which it is addressed and the defendant authority, the grounds on which the allegation of unlawfulness is based, the request and the information necessary to assess whether the appeal was filed in time. An appeal is no longer admissible if, after delivery or announcement of the decision, the party expressly waives the appeal.
Moreover, each decision contains details on means of redress, and this contains information about the authority at which the appeal must be filed and the time limit within which this must be done.
Further information
No data available
Competent authority
Amt der Salzburger Landesregierung
Department 1, Economy, Tourism and Municipalities
Unit 1/05 Municipal Staff and Tourism Law
Authentication and signature
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Assistance and problem-solving services
Salzburg point of single contact (PSC)
Link to form
This form will be sent directly to the competent authority and will not be sent through the point of single contact.
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Data protection
Province of Salzburg – General data protection statement
Last update
08.06.2021