以搜集信息为基本目的的行政调查,可谓行政主体进行决策的基础,为行政机器的运行提供燃料。〔1〕特别是在这个“规制国”(regulatory state)的时代,行政调查成为支撑规制权力运作的重要支柱。从控制论(cybernetics)角度分析政府规制,行政调查大致等同于其中的信息搜集或者监督,即规制体系的三大要素之一,〔2〕其重要性不言而喻。正因如此, The administrative investigation to collect information for the basic purpose can be described as the basis for the administrative body to make decisions and provide fuel for the operation of the administrative machines. 〔1〕 Especially in this “regulatory state” era, administrative investigation becomes an important pillar supporting the operation of regulatory power. From the cybernetics point of view of government regulation, the administrative investigation is roughly equivalent to one of the three aspects of the information collection or supervision, that is, the regulatory system, [2] its importance is self-evident. Therefore,