Have your say on strengthening integrity in the Australian Public Service.
The Australian Public Service Commission invites community feedback on initiatives in stage 2 of the APS Reform agenda that seek to bolster integrity.
Improving integrity is key to the Australian Government’s reform agenda for strengthening the public service. It is important the APS uphold a high standard of performance and behaviour to maintain public trust and confidence in its ability to serve the community.
What we’re seeking feedback on:
We are seeking your feedback on the following initiatives.
- Introducing own motion powers for the Australia Public Service Commissioner to initiate reviews and investigate alleged Code of Conduct breaches by current and former APS employees.
- Extending the APS Values, which set out the parliament’s expected standards of behaviour and performance of public servants, to other government bodies covered by the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
- Improving how post-employment conflicts of interest are managed, particularly for Heads of Agencies and other Senior Executive Service staff.
- Developing an APS integrity data dashboard to map pressures and assess integrity maturity levels.
- Strengthening the transparency of customer feedback on Australian public services.
How to provide feedback:
You may submit feedback as an individual, or as a representative of an organisation or group. Anonymous submissions will be accepted.
Responses are due by Wednesday 6 November 2024.
The issues paper provides further information and optional questions to consider when providing your feedback. These are a prompt only. You are welcome to raise any other issues.
You can enter your responses in the relevant fields or upload a written response. In this case, the response can be in PDF or Microsoft Word format.
You can also email your response to APSreformpolicy@apsc.gov.au
You will receive a confirmation email to confirm your response has been submitted.
We intend to publish submissions received as part of this process. Please advise if you do not wish to have your response published publicly, or if you would prefer it to be published anonymously.
If you experience technical issues when submitting your response, please contact us immediately at APSreformpolicy@apsc.gov.au so we can work with you to ensure your submission is received.
How to request an extension, amend or withdraw a response:
To request an extension, amend or withdraw your response, please contact us by email at APSreformpolicy@apsc.gov.au prior to the submission closing date.
Extensions may be granted for up to two weeks from the submission closing date.
How your response will be used:
We may contact you to discuss your submission further during the development process. Please indicate if you do not wish to be contacted. Submissions will be published, unless you request otherwise when submitting your response. They may also be published anonymously, if requested at the time of submission.
Any personal information received through the consultation process will be treated in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988. More information on how the Australian Public Service Commission collects, stores and uses personal information is available in the Privacy policy.
Downloads
Issues Paper - Stage 2 APS Reform integrity initiatives (PDF 553.08 KB)