sec.17Ethics values

sec.17 Ethics values

The ethics values stated in the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 , part 3 , division 2 apply to staff members as if a reference in the division to a public official included a staff member. However, ethics values about providing advice, or acting in relation to policies, apply to staff members subject to the way they may reasonably be expected to honestly and properly carry out their functions helping Ministers, the Leader of the Opposition or other non-government members. A staff member’s function may include providing advice that is not apolitical. The functions of a staff member employed in the office of a non-government member may not be directed towards developing or giving effect to policies of the government. In this section— policies includes priorities and decisions. (sec.17-ssec.1) The ethics values stated in the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 , part 3 , division 2 apply to staff members as if a reference in the division to a public official included a staff member. (sec.17-ssec.2) However, ethics values about providing advice, or acting in relation to policies, apply to staff members subject to the way they may reasonably be expected to honestly and properly carry out their functions helping Ministers, the Leader of the Opposition or other non-government members. A staff member’s function may include providing advice that is not apolitical. The functions of a staff member employed in the office of a non-government member may not be directed towards developing or giving effect to policies of the government. (sec.17-ssec.3) In this section— policies includes priorities and decisions.

• 1 A staff member’s function may include providing advice that is not apolitical.
• 2 The functions of a staff member employed in the office of a non-government member may not be directed towards developing or giving effect to policies of the government.