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Public Service Act 2020

Preliminary provisions - Public service values, minimum standards of integrity and conduct, and New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 - Public service values and minimum standards of integrity and conduct

19: Guidance on integrity and conduct

You could also call this:

"Rules for being honest and fair at work"

The Commissioner can give guidance on how to behave with integrity for some agencies and the people who work in them. This guidance is for agencies mentioned in section 17(2) and their workers. The Commissioner can send this guidance to these agencies.

The guidance can be about the minimum standards set under section 17, but it can also cover other things. It is not just limited to what is in those standards.

The Commissioner must put the guidance in writing and tell the agencies that it applies to.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions
Public service values, minimum standards of integrity and conduct, and New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Public service values and minimum standards of integrity and conduct

19Guidance on integrity and conduct

  1. The Commissioner may issue guidance on integrity and conduct for the agencies referred to in section 17(2) and the people who work in them.

  2. The guidance may relate to minimum standards set under section 17 but is not limited to the subject matter of those standards.

  3. Guidance must be in writing and notified to the agencies in or to which it applies.