Federal Act on Radio and Television (RTVA) (RTVA)
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Art. 82 Composition
1 The Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and Television (the Complaints Authority) comprises nine part-time members. 2 The Federal Council elects the members of the Complaints Authority and appoints the president. 3 The following may not belong to the Complaints Authority: a. members of the Federal Assembly; b. persons in the service of the Confederation; c. members of the management and employees of Swiss broadcasters. 4 If there is an incompatibility, the person concerned shall declare which of the two offices he or she opts for. If he or she opts for an office in paragraph 3, he or she shall resign from the Complaints Authority four months at the latest from the occurrence of the incompatibility.
Art. 83 Functions
1 The Complaints Authority is competent for: a. dealing with complaints about the content of editorial publications and the refusal of access to the programme service or other journalistic services from SRG SSR (Art. 94); b. the selection and supervision of the ombudsman services (Art. 91). 2 It produces an activity report annually for the Federal Council.
Para. 1 let. a — Amended by No I of the Federal Act of 26 Sept. 2014, in force since 1 July 2016 (AS 2016 2131; BBl 2013 4975).
Art. 84 Independence
The Complaints Authority is independent and is not bound by any directives from the Federal Assembly, the Federal Council and the federal administration. The right of instruction based on Article 104 paragraph 2 is reserved.
Art. 85 Organisation
1 Unless the Federal Council provides to the contrary, the Committees Ordinance of 3 June 1996 applies. 2 The Complaints Authority organises itself. It shall draw up regulations on its organisation and management. The regulations are subject to the approval of the Federal Council. 3 The Complaints Authority has its own secretariat. It regulates the duties in the regulations in accordance with paragraph 2. The conditions of service of the secretariat personnel are governed by the legislation applicable to federal government employees.
Para. 1 — [AS 1996 1651; 2000 1157; 2008 5949 No II. AS 2009 6137 No II 1]. See now: Art. 8a ff. of the Government and Administration Organisation Ordinance of 25 November 1998 (SR 172.010.1).