Victorian Current Acts

PARLIAMENTARY ADMINISTRATION ACT 2005 - SECT 5

    (1)     The following are the values for Parliamentary officers—

        (a)     responsiveness —Parliamentary officers should demonstrate responsiveness by—

              (i)     providing frank, impartial and timely advice to the Parliament; and

              (ii)     providing high quality services to the Victorian community; and

              (iii)     identifying and promoting best practice;

        (b)     integrity —Parliamentary officers should demonstrate integrity by—

              (i)     being honest, open and transparent in their dealings; and

              (ii)     using powers responsibly; and

              (iii)     reporting improper conduct; and

              (iv)     avoiding any real or apparent conflicts of interest; and

              (v)     striving to earn and sustain public trust of a high level;

        (c)     impartiality —Parliamentary officers should demonstrate impartiality by—

              (i)     making decisions and providing advice on merit and without bias, caprice, favouritism or self-interest; and

              (ii)     acting fairly by objectively considering all relevant facts and fair criteria;

        (d)     accountability —Parliamentary officers should demonstrate accountability by—

              (i)     working to clear objectives in a transparent manner; and

              (ii)     accepting responsibility for their decisions and actions; and

              (iii)     seeking to achieve best use of resources; and

              (iv)     submitting themselves to appropriate scrutiny;

        (e)     respect —Parliamentary officers should demonstrate respect for members of Parliament, colleagues, other public officials and members of the Victorian community by—

              (i)     treating them fairly and objectively; and

              (ii)     ensuring freedom from discrimination, harassment and bullying; and

              (iii)     using their views to improve outcomes on an ongoing basis;

        (f)     leadership —Parliamentary officers should demonstrate leadership by actively implementing, promoting and supporting these values.

    (2)     Subject to subsection (3), a Department Head must promote the values set out in subsection (1) to Parliamentary officers employed in the Department and ensure that any statement of values adopted or applied by the Department is consistent with those values.

    (3)     Nothing in subsection (1)—

        (a)     creates in any person any legal right or gives rise to any civil cause of action; or

        (b)     affects the rights or liabilities of     a Parliamentary officer or the application to him or her, as a public official, of the public sector values within the meaning of the Public Administration Act 2004 .