PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1999
- SECT 13
The APS Code of Conduct

(1)

An APS employee must behave honestly and with integrity in the course of APS employment.

(2)

An APS employee must act with care and diligence in the course of APS employment.

(3)

An APS employee, when acting in the course of APS employment, must treat everyone with respect and courtesy, and without harassment.

(4)

An APS employee, when acting in the course of APS employment, must comply with all applicable Australian laws. For this purpose, Australian law means:

(a)

any Act (including this Act), or any instrument made under an Act; or

(b)

any law of a State or Territory, including any instrument made under such a law.

(5)

An APS employee must comply with any lawful and reasonable direction given by someone in the employee's Agency who has authority to give the direction.

(6)

An APS employee must maintain appropriate confidentiality about dealings that the employee has with any Minister or Minister's member of staff.

(7)

An APS employee must disclose, and take reasonable steps to avoid, any conflict of interest (real or apparent) in connection with APS employment.

(8)

An APS employee must use Commonwealth resources in a proper manner.

(9)

An APS employee must not provide false or misleading information in response to a request for information that is made for official purposes in connection with the employee's APS employment.

(10)

An APS employee must not make improper use of:

(a)

inside information; or

(b)

the employee's duties, status, power or authority;