Compliance with the APS Code of Conduct before 1 July 2019
Phillip Sweeney made this Freedom of Information request to Australian Securities and Investments Commission
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Dear Australian Securities and Investments Commission,
Prior to 1 July 2019 ASIC Commissioners, including the Chairman, and ASIC staff were subject to the APS Code of Conduct {Section 13 of the Public Service Act 1999}.
Subsection 15(3) of the Public Service Act 1999 provides
(3) An Agency Head must establish written procedures in accordance with this section for determining:
(a) whether an APS employee, or a former APS employee, in the Agency has breached the Code of Conduct (including by engaging in conduct referred to in subsection (2A)); and
(b) the sanction (if any) that is to be imposed under subsection (1) on an APS employee in the Agency who is found to have breached the Code of Conduct (including by engaging in conduct referred to in subsection (2A)).
The document I seek is a copy of the written procedures in force up until 1 July 2019 pursuant to Subsection 15(3) of the Public Service Act 1999.
Yours faithfully,
Phillip Sweeney
Dear Mr Sweeney
Please find attached acknowledgement of your FOI request, ASIC reference FOI 211-2020
Mirijana Soldatic
Senior Manager, FOI, Chief Legal Office
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Level 7, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000
[email address]
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From: Phillip Sweeney <[FOI #6836 email]>
Sent: Monday, 26 October 2020 3:27 PM
To: FOIrequest <[ASIC request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Compliance with the APS Code of Conduct before 1 July 2019
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Dear Australian Securities and Investments Commission,
Prior to 1 July 2019 ASIC Commissioners, including the Chairman, and ASIC staff were subject to the APS Code of Conduct {Section 13 of the Public Service Act 1999}.
Subsection 15(3) of the Public Service Act 1999 provides
(3) An Agency Head must establish written procedures in accordance with this section for determining:
(a) whether an APS employee, or a former APS employee, in the Agency has breached the Code of Conduct (including by engaging in conduct referred to in subsection (2A)); and
(b) the sanction (if any) that is to be imposed under subsection (1) on an APS employee in the Agency who is found to have breached the Code of Conduct (including by engaging in conduct referred to in subsection (2A)).
The document I seek is a copy of the written procedures in force up until 1 July 2019 pursuant to Subsection 15(3) of the Public Service Act 1999.
Yours faithfully,
Phillip Sweeney
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Dear Mr Sweeney,
Please find attached my decision in relation to your FOI request, reference[Phone Number Automatically Hidden], and a document released pursuant to that request.
Mirijana Soldatic
Senior Manager, FOI, Chief Legal Office
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Level 7, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000
[email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Phillip Sweeney <[FOI #6836 email]>
Sent: Monday, 26 October 2020 3:27 PM
To: FOIrequest <[ASIC request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Compliance with the APS Code of Conduct before 1 July 2019
EXTERNAL EMAIL: Do not click any links or open any attachments unless you trust the sender and know the content is safe.
Dear Australian Securities and Investments Commission,
Prior to 1 July 2019 ASIC Commissioners, including the Chairman, and ASIC staff were subject to the APS Code of Conduct {Section 13 of the Public Service Act 1999}.
Subsection 15(3) of the Public Service Act 1999 provides
(3) An Agency Head must establish written procedures in accordance with this section for determining:
(a) whether an APS employee, or a former APS employee, in the Agency has breached the Code of Conduct (including by engaging in conduct referred to in subsection (2A)); and
(b) the sanction (if any) that is to be imposed under subsection (1) on an APS employee in the Agency who is found to have breached the Code of Conduct (including by engaging in conduct referred to in subsection (2A)).
The document I seek is a copy of the written procedures in force up until 1 July 2019 pursuant to Subsection 15(3) of the Public Service Act 1999.
Yours faithfully,
Phillip Sweeney
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[FOI #6836 email]
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