Supporting resources
The following supporting resources provide APS employees and their agencies with material that can be used to enhance ethical decision making in the APS.
Posters
The Ethics Advisory Service has the following posters available for printing and displaying around your office. Each poster provides service and contact information for the Ethics Advisory Service.
Agencies wishing to have these posters printed may find the following print specifications useful:
A4 ethics poster
- A4 210 x 297
- Prints in CMYK to one side
- 150 GSM Impress matt
- no bleeds
A3 ethics poster
- A4 420 x 297
- Prints in CMYK to one side
- 150 GSM Impress matt
- no bleeds
Assistance with making ethical decisions
- APS Values - www.apsc.gov.au/values
- APS Code of Conduct - www.apsc.gov.au/conduct
- Ethical decision making tool (REFLECT model)
Key speeches
There have been a number of key speeches made about ethics in the Australian Public Service:
- Equipping the Australian public service for Australia's future challenges, Institute of Public Administration Australia Sir Robert Garran Oration, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 20 November 2009
- John Paterson Oration, Australia New Zealand School of Government Annual Conference, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 3 September 2009
- The MPC and ethical decision making, Annwyn Godwin, March 2009
- Launch of the Public Service Ethics Advisory Service, Senator John Faulkner, May 2009
- Launch of the Public Service Ethics Advisory Service (speaking notes), Lynelle Briggs, May 2009
- Public sector ethics in the 21st Century: Leader to Leader Event, Lynelle Briggs, February 2009
- Public sector ethics in the 21st Century: The new vulnerabilities, Lynelle Briggs, November 2008
- Public Service Ethics Advisory Service, Senator John Faulkner, December 2008
- Address to Heads of Agencies and Members of Senior Executive Service, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, April 2008
Key articles
- FROM THE FIELD - Testing APS Ethics: Where’s the Integrity, The Australian Journal of Public Administration, vol. 68, no.2, pp.119-136
Additional resources
Some Commission resources you may find useful are:
- Circulars and advices - www.apsc.gov.au/circulars
- Legislation - www.apsc.gov.au/publications/legislation.htm
- Australian Public Service Commission Publications - www.apsc.gov.au/publications
- EAS publications - www.apsc.gov.au/ethics/publications.html
