61Codes of conduct

61 Codes of conduct (1) The Commission must prepare and issue codes of conduct based on the public sector values. (2) The purpose of a code of conduct is to promote adherence to the public sector values. (3) A code of conduct is binding on any public official or class of public official to whom it applies. (4) Subject to subsection (5), the Commission may determine to whom a code of conduct applies. (5) If a code of conduct is based on public sector values which a special body is not required to apply under section 7(2), the Commission must not apply that code of conduct to the special body or its employees to the extent that it relates to those public sector values. (6) A contravention of a code of conduct by a public official who is bound by the code is capable of constituting misconduct. (7) The Commission may amend and re-issue a code of conduct or issue a new code of conduct in substitution for a previously issued one. S. 62 substituted by No. 6/2014 s. 10.