Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Public Administration Act 2004 - SECT 66

Promotion of public sector values, principles etc.

66. Promotion of public sector values, principles etc.



(1) The Public Sector Standards Commissioner must promote the public sector
values, the public sector employment principles, codes of conduct and
standards.

(2) The Public Sector Standards Commissioner may establish and issue standards
concerning the application of the public sector employment principles.

(3) Standards issued under subsection (2) are binding on the public sector
bodies to which they apply and on persons employed in those bodies.

(4) Public sector body Heads must ensure that persons employed in the body are
informed about the application of the public sector employment principles and
standards issued under subsection (2).

(5) The Public Sector Standards Commissioner may require public service body
Heads and public entity Heads to provide him or her with information relating
to the application of-

   (a)  the public sector values; and

   (b)  the public sector employment principles; and

   (c)  codes of conduct; and

   (d)  standards-

at such times, and in such manner, as he or she may specify.

(6) The Public Sector Standards Commissioner may require special body Heads to
provide him or her with information relating to the application of-

   (a)  values consistent (as required by section 7(2)) with the public sector
        values; and

   (b)  the public sector employment principles-

at such times, and in such manner, as he or she may specify.

(7) The Public Sector Standards Commissioner may make recommendations to a
public service body Head or a public entity Head on the steps that should be
taken to change or introduce processes in relation to the public service body
or public entity in order to promote or comply with public sector employment
principles, standards or codes of conduct.

(8) If the public service body Head or public entity Head does not adopt, or
decide to adopt, a recommendation made under subsection (7) within 14 days
after being advised of the recommendation, he or she must, within 7 days after
the end of that period, provide the Public Sector Standards Commissioner with
a written statement of reasons for not adopting the recommendation.

Subdivision 4-Role 3