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Public Sector Ethics Act 1994
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### sec.14 Contents of codes
A code of conduct for a public sector entity may contain anything the responsible authority for the entity considers necessary or useful for achieving the purpose of a code of conduct.
In particular, a code may provide conduct obligations public officials must comply with.
A code also may contain—
information explaining the purpose of—
the ethics values generally or a particular ethics 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 values generally or a particular ethics 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 14 amd 2010 No. 37 s 86
(sec.14-ssec.1) A code of conduct for a public sector entity may contain anything the responsible authority for the entity considers necessary or useful for achieving the purpose of a code of conduct.
(sec.14-ssec.2) In particular, a code may provide conduct obligations public officials must comply with.
(sec.14-ssec.3) A code also may contain— information explaining the purpose of— the ethics values generally or a particular ethics 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 values generally or a particular ethics 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 values generally or a particular ethics value; or (ii) standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and
- (i) the ethics values generally or a particular ethics 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 values generally or a particular ethics value; or (ii) standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and
- (i) the ethics values generally or a particular ethics 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 values generally or a particular ethics value; or
- (ii) standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and
- (i) the ethics values generally or a particular ethics value; or
- (ii) standards of conduct generally or a particular standard of conduct; and