Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 2008 - SECT 26

In recognition that public service employment involves a public trust, a public service employee's work performance and personal conduct must be directed towards—

(a) achieving excellence in service delivery; and

(b) ensuring the effective, efficient and appropriate use of public resources; and

(c) giving effect to Government policies and priorities; and

(d) collaborating with other departments with a focus on public service-wide priorities as well as department-specific priorities; and

(e) providing sound and impartial advice to the Government; and

(f) improving all aspects of the employee's work performance; and

(g) carrying out duties impartially and with integrity; and

(h) acting honestly, fairly and in the public interest; and

(i) interacting with staff members under the Ministerial and Other Office Holder Staff Act 2010 respectfully, collaboratively and with integrity; and

(j) observing all laws relevant to the employment; and

(k) ensuring the employee's personal conduct does not reflect adversely on the reputation of the public service; and

(l) observing the ethics principles under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994, section 4; and

(m) complying with an approved code of conduct and any approved standard of practice as required under the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994, section 12H or 18.