新西兰教育部近日曝光的一段视频显示，该部门官员建议避免将信息记录成文字形式，以规避《信息自由法》的覆盖范围。1随后，新西兰监察长已启动正式调查，应对这一违反信息公开原则的行为。1
这一事件反映了新西兰政府信息透明制度的深层问题。1《信息自由法》自1982年通过以来，44年未进行过完整改革。1新西兰法律委员会曾在1997年和2012年两次建议改革该法，但政府均未采取相应行动。1根据2023年的一份报告，政府每年平均花费175至250百万新西兰元用于应对信息自由请求。1
透明国际新西兰指出，政府各部门存在"优先保护部长免受尴尬而非透明"的倾向。1该组织最近发布绿皮书，呼吁对《信息自由法》进行全面改革。1该法由非政治人物组成的委员会设计，旨在确保三个目标：保障公民个人信息的访问权、实现政府信息的透明公开，以及增进公众对政府运作的了解。1
New Zealand's Ombudsman has launched a formal investigation into the Education Ministry following the emergence of video footage showing officials discussing ways to circumvent the Official Information Act 1. The footage captured ministry staff suggesting they avoid documenting information in written form to prevent disclosure under the 1982 legislation 1.
The incident underscores systemic deficiencies in New Zealand's approach to government transparency. According to Transparency International New Zealand, departments tend to prioritize protecting ministers from embarrassment over ensuring public access to information 1. A 2023 report estimated that the government spends between 175 and 250 million New Zealand dollars annually responding to Official Information requests 1. The Official Information Act, which was designed by a committee of non-political figures to guarantee three core objectives—ensuring citizens can access personal information held by government, promoting open disclosure of government information, and advancing public understanding of how government operates—has not undergone comprehensive reform since its passage in 1982 1.
Previous attempts to modernize the framework have stalled despite recommendations from the New Zealand Law Commission on two separate occasions, in 1997 and 2012 1. Transparency International New Zealand has now released a green paper calling for extensive overhaul of the legislation, marking the first systematic review contemplated since the Act's inception 1.
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