sec.12Contents of code

### sec.12 Contents of code The code of conduct for public service agencies may contain anything the commissioner considers necessary or useful for achieving the purpose of a code of conduct. In particular, the code may provide conduct obligations public officials must comply with. The code also may contain— information explaining the purpose of— the ethics principles and values generally or a particular ethics principle or value; or standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and information explaining the object intended to be achieved by the application of— the ethics principles and values generally or a particular ethics principle or value; or standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and guidelines about the application of an ethics principle, value or standard of conduct; and examples of the operation of an ethics principle, value or standard of conduct; and explanatory notes about an ethics principle, value or standard of conduct; and references to Acts applying to public officials in performing their official functions. s 12 sub 2010 No. 37 s 85 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 (sec.12-ssec.1) The code of conduct for public service agencies may contain anything the commissioner considers necessary or useful for achieving the purpose of a code of conduct. (sec.12-ssec.2) In particular, the code may provide conduct obligations public officials must comply with. (sec.12-ssec.3) The code also may contain— information explaining the purpose of— the ethics principles and values generally or a particular ethics principle or value; or standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and information explaining the object intended to be achieved by the application of— the ethics principles and values generally or a particular ethics principle or value; or standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and guidelines about the application of an ethics principle, value or standard of conduct; and examples of the operation of an ethics principle, value or standard of conduct; and explanatory notes about an ethics principle, value or standard of conduct; and references to Acts applying to public officials in performing their official functions. - (a) information explaining the purpose of— (i) the ethics principles and values generally or a particular ethics principle or value; or (ii) standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and - (i) the ethics principles and values generally or a particular ethics principle or value; or - (ii) standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and - (b) information explaining the object intended to be achieved by the application of— (i) the ethics principles and values generally or a particular ethics principle or value; or (ii) standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and - (i) the ethics principles and values generally or a particular ethics principle or value; or - (ii) standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and - (c) guidelines about the application of an ethics principle, value or standard of conduct; and - (d) examples of the operation of an ethics principle, value or standard of conduct; and - (e) explanatory notes about an ethics principle, value or standard of conduct; and - (f) references to Acts applying to public officials in performing their official functions. - (i) the ethics principles and values generally or a particular ethics principle or value; or - (ii) standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and - (i) the ethics principles and values generally or a particular ethics principle or value; or - (ii) standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and