The minimum requirements for individuals for accepting gifts, benefits and hospitality are that they: do not solicit gifts, benefits or hospitality refuse all offers of gifts, benefits or hospitality that could be reasonably perceived as undermining the integrity and impartiality of their organisation or themselves refuse all offers of gifts, benefits or hospitality from people or organisations about which they are likely to make decisions, i.e. tender processes, procurement, licensing or regulation, etc. refuse all offers of money or items easily converted to money, such as shares; and refuse bribes and report bribery attempts to their manager/Principal seek advice from their manager/Principal or other appropriate delegate if unsure about how to respond to an offer of a gift, benefit or hospitality of more than nominal value. The minimum requirements for individuals when providing gifts, benefits or hospitality are that they: ensure that any gift or hospitality is provided for a business purpose in that it furthers the conduct of official business or other legitimate organisational goals, or promotes and supports government policy objectives and priorities; ensure that any costs are proportionate to the benefits obtained for the State, and would be considered reasonable in terms of community expectations; and ensure that when hospitality is provided, individuals demonstrate professionalism in their conduct and uphold their obligation to extend a duty of care to other participants. The minimum accountabilities for Principals/Assistant Principals are that they: establish and regularly review policies and processes to respond to offers of gifts, benefits and hospitality, including multiple offers from the same source; establish and regularly review policies and processes to provide guidance on the provision of gifts or hospitality, both internally to staff and externally to business partners and other stakeholders; promulgate and establish awareness and compliance with gifts, benefits, and hospitality policies with all employees and school councillors; reinforce to all employees and school councillors that a breach of gifts, benefits and hospitality procedures could constitute a breach of binding codes of conduct and result in possible disciplinary action; ensure records are kept of accepted gifts, benefits and hospitality of more than nominal value and that such records are subject to regular scrutiny, including review by the Department’s Audit Committee; ensure that hospitality expenditure is recorded and reported in accordance with whole of government financial management, accountability and reporting requirements;
The minimum requirements for individuals for accepting gifts, benefits and hospitality are that they: do not solicit gifts, benefits or hospitality refuse all offers of gifts, benefits or hospitality that could be reasonably perceived as undermining the integrity and impartiality of their organisation or themselves refuse all offers of gifts, benefits or hospitality from people or organisations about which they are likely to make decisions, i.e. tender processes, procurement, licensing or regulation, etc. refuse all offers of money or items easily converted to money, such as shares; and refuse bribes and report bribery attempts to their manager/Principal seek advice from their manager/Principal or other appropriate delegate if unsure about how to respond to an offer of a gift, benefit or hospitality of more than nominal value. The minimum requirements for individuals when providing gifts, benefits or hospitality are that they: ensure that any gift or hospitality is provided for a business purpose in that it furthers the conduct of official business or other legitimate organisational goals, or promotes and supports government policy objectives and priorities; ensure that any costs are proportionate to the benefits obtained for the State, and would be considered reasonable in terms of community expectations; and ensure that when hospitality is provided, individuals demonstrate professionalism in their conduct and uphold their obligation to extend a duty of care to other participants. The minimum accountabilities for Principals/Assistant Principals are that they: establish and regularly review policies and processes to respond to offers of gifts, benefits and hospitality, including multiple offers from the same source; establish and regularly review policies and processes to provide guidance on the provision of gifts or hospitality, both internally to staff and externally to business partners and other stakeholders; promulgate and establish awareness and compliance with gifts, benefits, and hospitality policies with all employees and school councillors; reinforce to all employees and school councillors that a breach of gifts, benefits and hospitality procedures could constitute a breach of binding codes of conduct and result in possible disciplinary action; ensure records are kept of accepted gifts, benefits and hospitality of more than nominal value and that such records are subject to regular scrutiny, including review by the Department’s Audit Committee; ensure that hospitality expenditure is recorded and reported in accordance with whole of government financial management, accountability and reporting requirements;
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