Hauptausschuss des Nationalrats#

Main Committee of the Nationalrat, organ of the Nationalrat, takes part in the implementation of the federal system of government. The Main Committee is chiefly responsible for fixing postal rates, prices of commodities produced by federal monopolies, wages of federal employees in federal enterprises; it approves certain resolutions of the joint EEA committee changing or amending laws and proposes candidates for the election of the president and vice-president of the Court of Audit and the members of the Ombudsman's Office; it cooperates in the passing of resolutions on Referendums; in agreement with the federal government as well as in the discussion of requests from international organisations to dispatch units abroad, assessment of renunciations according to the Habsburg Law, enactment of certain regulations (also in agreement with the Federal ministers). The Main Committee is elected by the Nationalrat on the basis of proportional election and stays in office until the new Main Committee is elected (except if the Nationalrat is dissolved by the Federal President). On the principles of proportional election the Main Committee elects its permanent sub-committee, which takes over the function of implementing the federal system from the Main Committee should the Nationalrat be dissolved by the Federal President; it is also involved in issuing emergency decrees by the Federal President. The permanent sub-committee can be convened at any time.

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