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Comparison of countries
New Zealand
Austria
Indices
Overall Score:
83 out of 100
Rank:
4 out of 180
Rank:
53 out of 141
Overall Score:
87 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,83 out of 1
Rank:
6 out of 142
Overall Score:
94 out of 150
Rank:
52 out of 140
Overall Score:
9,13 out of 10
Rank:
4 out of 119
Overall Score:
67 out of 100
Rank:
25 out of 180
Rank:
44 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,79 out of 1
Rank:
13 out of 142
Overall Score:
34 out of 150
Rank:
139 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,70 out of 10
Rank:
25 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
APEC
FATF
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
New Zealand
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2015.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2001.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
  • Member of the FATF since 1991.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Austria
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2006.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2013.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1999.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2010.
Main Legislation
New Zealand
  1. Secret Commissions Act 1910, (English);

  2. Crimes Act 1961: articles 99-106, (English);

  3. Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022, (English);

  4. Guide on Integrity and Conduct, (English);

  5. Understanding the Code of Conduct, (English).

Austria
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 153a, 165, 168b, 168f, 168g, 302, 304-309
    (Gesamte Rechtsvorschrift für Strafgesetzbuch: § 153a, 165, 168b, 168f, 168g, 302, 304-309), (German);
  2. Law on Civil Service
    (Beamten-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1979), (German);
  3. Law on Criminal Liability of Legal Persons
    (Bundesgesetz über die Verantwortlichkeit von Verbänden für Straftaten, abbreviated Verbandsverantwortlichkeitsgesetz or VbVG), (German);
  4. Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers
    (Bundesgesetz über das Verfahren und den Schutz bei Hinweisen auf Rechtsverletzungen in bestimmten Rechtsbereichen, abbreviated HinweisgeberInnenschutzgesetz), (German).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
New Zealand
  1. Public Service Commission, (English);

  2. Serious Fraud Office, (English).

Austria
  1. Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption
    (Bundesamt zur Korruptionsprävention und Korruptionsbekämpfung), (German/English);
  2. Central Public Prosecutor's Office for the Prosecution of Economic Offences and Corruption
    (Zentrale Staatsanwaltschaft zur Verfolgung von Wirtschaftsstrafsachen und Korruption), (German);
  3. Austrian Integrity Network
    (Integritätsbeauftragten-Netzwerk), (German).
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