APS Values and the Code of Conduct data
Figure 1: Perceptions of APS employees – APS Values
| Level | Do colleagues in your immediate workgroup act in accordance with the APS Values in their everyday work? | Does your supervisor act in accordance with the APS Values in his or her everyday work? | Do senior leaders in your agency act in accordance with the APS Values? |
|---|---|---|---|
| APS | 86 | 88 | 66 |
| EL | 92 | 91 | 71 |
| SES | 97 | 94 | 90 |
Table 1: Code of Conduct investigations and breaches
| Of the investigations finalised in 2016–17, for each element of the APS Code of Conduct in the table below, please indicate how many employees were investigated for a suspected breach, and how many were found to have breached: | 2016-17 | 2015-16 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investigated | Breached | Investigated | Breached | |
| Behave honestly and with integrity | 333 | 287 | 427 | 355 |
| Act with care and diligence | 287 | 262 | 388 | 356 |
| Treat everyone with respect and courtesy | 149 | 120 | 190 | 132 |
| Comply with all applicable Australian laws | 28 | 16 | 31 | 14 |
| Comply with any lawful and reasonable direction | 136 | 121 | 183 | 160 |
| Maintain appropriate confidentiality about dealings with any Minister | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Take reasonable steps to avoid any conflict of interest | 48 | 44 | 52 | 37 |
| Use Commonwealth resources in a proper manner and for a proper purpose | 137 | 126 | 135 | 114 |
| Not provide false or misleading information | 57
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| Not make improper use of: inside information, duties, status, power or authority | 83 | 64 | 47 | 31 |
| At all times behave in a way that upholds the APS Values and APS Employment Principles | 454 | 403 | 543 | 472 |
| While on duty overseas, at all times behave in a way that upholds the good reputation of Australia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Comply with any other conduct requirement that is prescribed by the regulations | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Figure 2: Outcomes of the investigations
| Outcome of investigation | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Breach found and sanction applied | 65.1 |
| Breach found no sanction applied – employee resigned prior to sanction decision | 14.26 |
| Breach found no sanction applied – other reason | 9.56 |
| Investigation discontinued – employee resigned | 1.34 |
| Investigation discontinued – other reason | 1.34 |
| No breach found (for any element of the Code) | 8.39 |
Figure 3: Sanctions applied
| Sanctions | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Deductions from salary (fine) | 22.91 |
| Reassignment of duties | 5.67 |
| Reduction in classification | 5.67 |
| Reduction in salary | 44.85 |
| Reprimand | 76.29 |
| Termination of employment | 18.3 |
Figure 4: Corruption in the workplace
| Operate in high risk environment | Do not operate in a high risk environment | |
|---|---|---|
| I am confident that colleagues in my workplace would report corruption | 76.3 | 64.1 |
| I feel confident that I would know what to do if I identified corruption in my workplace | 81.6 | 63.3 |