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Duty of care in giving information and advice
About duty of care:
When providing information and advice an APS employee may come under a common law duty to ensure that the information or advice is correct.
Current directive publications, circulars & advices:
- APS Values and Code of Conduct In Practice: A guide to Official Conduct for APS Employees and Agency Heads (2003) (as amended by 2004/8, 2005/3, 2006/3)
- Circular No 2008/3: Providing information on Code of Conduct investigation outcomes to complainants
- Circular No 2007/2: The Privacy Act and employee information concerning Code of Conduct matters
- Circular No 1996/6: Duty of care in relation to the provision of financial advice
