Research on the Public Disclosure of Administrative Penalty Decisions

2021年新修订的《中华人民共和国行政处罚法》第48条将“具有一定社会影响”作为处罚决定的公开标准，但该概念模糊且缺乏细化规定，导致实践中出现认定标准不一、同案不同公开等问题，并可能侵犯当事人隐私权。为此，需首先明确“具有一定社会影响”的具体内涵，进而建立科学的公开判断方法，并据此规范公开形式与内容，在保障公众知情权的同时保护个人权益，促进该条款的有效实施。The newly revised Article 48 of the Administrative Penalty Law of the People’s Republic of China in 2021 sets “having a certain social impact” as the public standard for penalty decisions, but this concept is vague and lacks detailed provisions, leading to problems such as inconsistent recognition standards and different disclosures for the same case in practice, and may infringe on the privacy rights of the parties involved. Therefore, it is necessary to first clarify the specific connotation of “having a certain social impact”, establish a scientific method for public judgment, and regulate the form and content of disclosure accordingly, while protecting the public’s right to know and protecting individual rights and interests, and promoting the effective implementation of this provision.