Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SECTOR ETHICS ACT 1994

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Definitions
   3.      Act binds all persons

           Part 2--Ethics principles for public officials

   4.      Declaration of ethics principles

           Part 3--Ethics obligations for public officials

           Division 1--Nature, purpose and application of ethics obligations

   5.      Nature and purpose of obligations
   6.      Application of obligations

           Division 2--The obligations

   7.      Respect for the law and system of government
   8.      Respect for persons
   9.      Integrity
   10.     Diligence
   11.     Economy and efficiency

           Part 4--Codes of conduct for public officials

           Division 1--Codes of conduct

   12.     Nature and purpose of codes
   13.     Application of codes
   14.     Contents of codes

           Division 2--Preparation and approval of codes of conduct

   15.     Preparation of codes of conduct
   16.     Consultations in preparation of codes
   17.     Approval of codes

           Division 3--Public officials to comply with codes

   18.     Compliance with codes

           Part 5--Additional responsibilities of chief executive officers

   19.     Access to ethics principles and obligations and codes of conduct
   20.     Inspection of codes of conduct
   21.     Education and training
   22.     Procedures and practices of public sector entities
   23.     Implementation statements

           Part 6--Disciplinary action for contravention of approved codes of conduct

   24.     Disciplinary action

           Part 7--Integrity commissioner

           Division 1--Purpose of part

   25.     Purpose of pt 7

           Division 2--Integrity commissioner

   26.     Integrity commissioner

           Division 3--Designated persons

   27.     Who are designated persons

           Division 4--Functions of integrity commissioner

   28.     Functions of integrity commissioner

           Division 5--Advice

   29.     Request for advice by designated persons
   30.     Designated persons about whom advice may be sought
   31.     Process for seeking advice
   32.     Issues to which integrity commissioner must or may have regard when giving advice

           Division 6--Confidentiality and protection

   33.     Secrecy
   33A.    Freedom of Information Act does not apply
   33B.    Authorisation of particular disclosures—ethics or integrity issue
   34.     Authorisation of particular disclosures—conflict of interest issue
   35.     Limited protection to designated persons
   36.     Protection for integrity commissioner

           Division 7--General

   37.     General provisions about integrity commissioner's appointment
   38.     Terms of appointment
   39.     Leave of absence
   40.     Resignation
   41.     Termination of appointment
   42.     Acting integrity commissioner
   43.     Report to Premier

           Part 8--Miscellaneous

   44.     Regulation-making power
           SCHEDULE -- DICTIONARY
           Endnotes