APS Code of Conduct - "good reputation" of the APS
Dear Australian Public Service Commission,
This is a request for information under the FOI act.
I refer to the APS Code of Conduct, part of which states that an APS employee must "at all times behave in a way that upholds the APS Values and Employment Principles, and the integrity and good reputation of the employee's Agency and the APS"
I seek the following information
1. Any documents that provides evidence the APS and/or its individual agencies have, as a matter of fact, "integrity" and a "good reputation".
2. Any documents that identifies the decision maker who made the assessment the APS and/or its individual agencies have "integrity" and a "good reputation".
2. Any documents that detail the reasoning as to why this part of the Code of Conduct was previously updated, changing "reputation" to "good reputation".
Yours faithfully,
Mr Squiggle
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Squiggle,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt and seek clarification of your request
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 for access to documents held by
the Australian Public Service Commission (Commission), as follows:
1. Any documents that provides evidence the APS and/or its individual
agencies have, as a matter of fact, "integrity" and a "good reputation".
2. Any documents that identifies the decision maker who made the
assessment the APS and/or its individual agencies have "integrity" and a
"good reputation".
2. Any documents that detail the reasoning as to why this part of the Code
of Conduct was previously updated, changing "reputation" to "good
reputation".
Seeking clarification
For the first two points of your request, we ask that you please clarify
or narrow the scope of the type of documents you are requesting, for
example, by specifying the types of documents sought. This will assist us
in conducting the appropriate searches in relation to your request.
For the third point of your request, due to the time which has passed
since the enactment of the Public Service Act 1999, these historical
documents would be available at the National Archives of Australia and is
likely to be the most expeditious way to obtain these documents, noting
that searching the Commission’s records may be a substantial and
unreasonable diversion of resources. Information about accessing records
under the Archives Act 1983 can be found [1]here.
The timeframe for responding to your request is 30 days from the date of
receipt. Therefore, the due date for this request is 3 February 2025.
This timeframe may be extended in certain circumstances. You will be
notified if these circumstances arise and the timeframe is extended.
We would be grateful if you could provide further clarification by Friday
17 January 2025.
Kind regards,
FOI OFFICER
Legal Services
Australian Public Service Commission
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