6.1Purpose of Chapter 6

6.1 Purpose of Chapter 6

The purpose of this Chapter is to set out the basic procedural requirements that must be complied with by the procedures established by an Agency Head under subsection 15(3) of the Act for: (a) determining whether an APS employee, or a former APS employee, in the Agency has breached the Code of Conduct; and (b) determining what sanction, if any, should be imposed on an APS employee for a breach of the Code of Conduct.

Note: The requirements set out in this Chapter and the procedures established under subsection 15 (3) of the Act apply only in relation to a suspected breach of the Code of Conduct by an APS employee in respect of which a determination may be made. Not all suspected breaches of the Code of Conduct need to be dealt with by way of a determination. In particular circumstances, another way of dealing with a suspected breach of the Code may be more appropriate. (See also clause 4.2.)