“The people of NSW have a right to expect the business of the Sate to be conducted with efficiency, fairness, impartiality and integrity”
There is no specific legislation and so NSW relies on a combination of laws about inappropriate behaviours and the New South the Code of conduct.
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Jurisdiction
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New South Wales
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Lead Agency
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Public Service Commission
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Authority
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Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002
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Code of Conduct
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Many
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Who is Covered
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Public Servants
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Training
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Optional
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Internal Oversight
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Lead Agency
Agency HR
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External Oversight
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Ombudsman
ICAC
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Source
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Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002
Values – Section 3B
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Principles / Values
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The core values for the public sector and the principles that guide their implementation are as follows:
Integrity
- Consider people equally without prejudice or favour.
- Act professionally with honesty, consistency and impartiality.
- Take responsibility for situations, showing leadership and courage.
- Place the public interest over personal interest.
Trust
- Appreciate difference and welcome learning from others.
- Build relationships based on mutual respect.
- Uphold the law, institutions of government and democratic principles.
- Communicate intentions clearly and invite teamwork and collaboration.
- Provide apolitical and non-partisan advice.
Service
- Provide services fairly with a focus on customer needs.
- Be flexible, innovative and reliable in service delivery.
- Engage with the not-for-profit and business sectors to develop and implement service solutions.
- Focus on quality while maximising service delivery.
Accountability
- Recruit and promote staff on merit.
- Take responsibility for decisions and actions.
- Provide transparency to enable public scrutiny.
- Observe standards for safety.
- Be fiscally responsible and focus on efficient, effective and prudent use of resources.
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