Official Information Act 1982 — New Zealand¶
Status: ✅ Approved Version: 2.2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | GUARD-GOV-026 |
| Category | Governance |
| Subcategory | information-access-and-transparency |
| Type | policy |
| Owner | Ministry of Justice |
| Approved by | — |
| Approved date | — |
| Review due | — |
Description¶
New Zealand legislation establishing the framework for public access to official information, personal information rights, and procedures for withholding information. Governs information disclosure obligations across government departments and public organizations, with review mechanisms through the Ombudsman.
Source document¶
Official Information Act 1982 | New Zealand Legislation
Last fetched: 2026-04-22
Related guardrails¶
- GUARD-GOV-025 — Ombudsmen Act 1975 — New Zealand Legislation
- GUARD-GOV-013 — Privacy Act 2020 — New Zealand
- GUARD-GOV-024 — Public Records Act 2005 (New Zealand)
Change history¶
| Version | Date | Author | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 2024-01-01 | auto-generated | Initial guardrail creation |
| 2.0 | 2026-04-21 | auto-generated | Updated content hash and metadata; refined description for clarity on information access procedures and ombudsman review mechanisms |
| 2.1 | 2026-04-22 | auto-generated | Updated source metadata with latest content hash and fetch timestamp; confirmed external URL source identifier |
| 2.2 | 2026-04-22 | auto-generated | Refreshed external URL source metadata and content hash; confirmed continuous availability and current legislation status |