CONTENTS VERSION CONTROL 4 INTRODUCTION 5 5 5 PURPOSE 5 6 LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY REQUIREMENTS/ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS 6 DEFINITIONS 6 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 7 7 7 RESPONSIBILITIES KEY FEATURES OF THE POLICY, PRACTICES AND PROCESSES 7 7 IDENTIFYING SUSPECTED BREACHES OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT THE APS CODE OF CONDUCT THE 8 2013 ACT 8 REPORTING SUSPECTED MISCONDUCT 8 CONSIDERATION OF A REPORT OF SUSPECTED MISCONDUCT 9 CONDUCT NOT WARRANTING FORMAL MISCONDUCT ACTION 9 SUSPECTED MISCONDUCT FORMAL ACTION 9 CRIMINAL OUTSIDE THE WORKPLACE 10 POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OR RE-ASSIGNMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE OF MISCONDUCT 11 APPOINTING THE BREACH DECISION MAKER 12 APPOINTING THE INVESTIGATOR 12 CONDUCTING THE FORMAL MISCONDUCT PROCESS 13 NOTIFICATION TO THE EMPLOYEE 13 INVESTIGATOR TO REPORT TO BREACH DECISION MAKER 14 THE PRELIMINARY DECISION 15 EMPLOYEE TO BE NOTIFIED OF PRELIMINARY DECISION 15 FINAL DECISION 16 SANCTION DATE OF EFFECT 17 NO OTHER SANCTION 18 DATE OF EFFECT OF SANCTION 18 REASONS FOR DECISION 18 TERMINATION 18 NOTICE REQUIREMENTS TERMINATION 19 RESIGNATION DURING MISCONDUCT PROCESS 19 EMPLOYEE MOVES TO ANOTHER APS AGENCY BEFORE A DETERMINATION OF SANCTION 19 OF 20 OF MISCONDUCT
CONTENTS 4 INTRODUCTION 5 5 5 5 6 LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY REQUIREMENTS/ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS 6 DEFINITIONS 6 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 7 7 7 KEY FEATURES OF THE POLICY, PRACTICES AND PROCESSES 7 7 2013 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 15 16 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 VERSION CONTROL APS APS PURPOSE A REQUIREMENTS A RESPONSIBILITIES THE IDENTIFYING SUSPECTED BREACHES OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT REPORTING SUSPECTED MISCONDUCT CONSIDERATION OF REPORT OF MISCONDUCT CONDUCT NOT FORMAL MISCONDUCT ACTION SUSPECTED MISCONDUCT WARRANTING FORMAL ACTION CRIMINAL OUTSIDE THE WORKPLACE POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OR RE-ASSIGNMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE SUSPECTED OF MISCONDUCT APPOINTING THE BREACH DECISION MAKER APPOINTING THE INVESTIGATOR CONDUCTING THE FORMAL MISCONDUCT PROCESS NOTIFICATION TO THE EMPLOYEE INVESTIGATOR TO REPORT TO BREACH DECISION MAKER THE PRELIMINARY DECISION EMPLOYEE TO BE NOTIFIED OF PRELIMINARY DECISION THE FINAL DECISION SANCTION DATE OF EFFECT NO OTHER SANCTION DATE OF EFFECT OF SANCTION REASONS DECISION TERMINATION NOTICE FOR TERMINATION RESIGNATION DURING MISCONDUCT PROCESS EMPLOYEE MOVES TO ANOTHER AGENCY BEFORE DETERMINATION SANCTION MISCONDUCT OF OF OF ACT CODE OF CONDUCT
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