APS Values
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This guide is structured around the three professional relationships that are a central part of work in the public service: relationships with the Government and the Parliament; with the public; and with public service colleagues.
All APS employees are required to comply with the Code of Conduct, including to at all times behave in a way that upholds the APS Values and Employment Principles, and the integrity and good reputation of their agency and the APS.
The APS Values articulate the parliament's expectations of public servants in terms of performance and standards of behaviour.
APS employees have a right to personal and political expression on social media. This right must be balanced with the obligations of APS employment, and the need to be seen as trusted and impartial public servants.
This guidance aims to provide general advice to Australian Public Service employees who wish to engage publicly with the referendum in a personal capacity.