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Comparison of countries
Norway
New Zealand
Indices
Overall Score:
81 out of 100
Rank:
5 out of 180
Rank:
48 out of 141
Overall Score:
80 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,89 out of 1
Rank:
2 out of 142
Overall Score:
77 out of 150
Rank:
86 out of 140
Overall Score:
9,26 out of 10
Rank:
2 out of 119
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
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
OECD
APEC
FATF
Norway
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2001.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • 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 1998.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1991.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
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.
Main Legislation
Norway
  1. Penal Code: Chapter 4 – Penalties on Bodies Corporate, Articles 173, 330, 331, 387-389
    (Lov om straff (Straffeloven): Kapittel 4 – Foretaksstraff, § 173, 330, 331, 387-389), (Norwegian);
  2. Law on Restrictions on Employment after Leaving the Public Sector
    (Lov om informasjonsplikt, karantene og saksforbud for politikere, embetsmenn og statsansatte (karanteneloven)​), (Norwegian);
  3. Law on Civil Servants
    (Lov om statens ansatte mv. (statsansatteloven)​), (Norwegian);
  4. Government's Personnel Handbook
    (Statens personalhåndbok​), (Norwegian).
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).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Norway
  1. National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime
    (Den sentrale enhet for etterforskning og påtale av økonomisk kriminalitet og miljøkriminalitet), (Norwegian/English).

New Zealand
  1. Public Service Commission, (English);

  2. Serious Fraud Office, (English).

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