Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations
1. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must act at all times in a way that upholds the Australian Civilian Corps Values and the integrity and good reputation of the Australian Civilian Corps.
2. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must, while deployed overseas, behave in a way that upholds the good reputation of Australia at all times.
3. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must behave honestly, ethically and with integrity in connection with Australian Civilian Corps employment.
4. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must act with care and diligence in connection with Australian Civilian Corps employment.
5. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must, when acting in connection with Australian Civilian Corps employment, treat everyone with respect, courtesy and dignity, and without harassment.
6. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must, at all times, be culturally sensitive in the host country, or any other country in which he or she is travelling.
7. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must, at all times while deployed overseas, comply with all applicable laws of Australia, the host country and any other country in which he or she is travelling.
8. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must comply with any lawful and reasonable direction given by:
(a) a senior AusAID Officer who has authority to give the direction; and
(b) while overseas -- the Australian Head of Mission or, when there is no Australian Head of Mission in the host country, the senior representative of the Australian Government to the host country.
9. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must not engage in sexual exploitation or abuse of any person in the host country, whether that person is a child or adult.
10. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must not engage in behaviour that compromises the safety, security or health of themselves or others.
11. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must disclose, and take reasonable steps to avoid, any conflict of interest (real or apparent) in connection with Australian Civilian Corps employment.
12. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must not make improper use of:
(a) inside information; or
(b) the employee's duties, status, power or authority;
in order to gain, or seek to gain, a benefit or advantage for the employee or for any other person.
13. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must not accept gifts, benefits, hospitality or advantages that are offered in connection with his or her duties, status, power or authority, except in accordance with directions issued by the Director-General of AusAID under the Act from time to time.
14. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must use any government resources in a proper manner.
15. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must not provide false or misleading information in response to a request for information that is made for official purposes in connection with the employee's Australian Civilian Corps employment.
16. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must not disclose confidential information to any person, including the media, which the employee obtains or generates in connection with Australian Civilian Corps employment unless:
(a) the disclosure is necessary to enable the employee to perform his or her duties; or
(b) the information is disclosed in accordance with an authorisation given by the AusAID Director-General or a relevant delegate; or
(c) the disclosure is otherwise required or authorised by law.
17. An Australian Civilian Corps employee must take reasonable steps to ensure that members of his or her household:
(a) comply with applicable local laws; and
(b) are culturally sensitive, at all times, to people in the host country; and
(c) do not adversely affect the good reputation of Australia; and
(d) do not engage in behaviour that compromises the safety of themselves or others.
18. An Australian Civilian Corps employee overseas must inform the senior representative of the Australian Government to the host country as soon as practicable if:
(a) the employee, or a member of his or her household, comes to the notice of the local law enforcement authorities; or
(b) the employee becomes aware of serious criminal misconduct by an Australian citizen in the host country, unless it is reasonable for the employee to believe that it has already come to the attention of the senior representative.