Resources

Martin Seligman presents the ‘PERMA’ model which steps through five elements essential to human wellbeing and flourishing: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and achievement.

The OECD Recommendation on Public Integrity provides policy makers with a blueprint for enhancing the integrity of government, civil services and society.

This Service is available to all Australian Public Service employees, including agency heads and SES staff, who wish to discuss and seek advice on ethical issues that occur in the workplace.

Two templates that agencies can adapt for the purpose of meeting their declaration of interest requirements in accordance with section 13(7) of the Code of Conduct contained in the Public Service Act 1999.

The social media guidance provides a practical framework to help employees and agencies strike that balance in a reasonable and proportionate way.

This guidance sets out the threshold of gifts and benefits which agency heads must declare publicly and sets out best practice on how this information should be published.

The APS Values articulate the Parliament’s expectations of public servants with regard to performance and standards of behaviour.

The code sets out a clear set of rules relating to the professional conduct of all APS employees. The Code is outlined in s13 of the Public Service Act 1999.

Legislation provides a framework for acting with integrity. This includes the Public Service Act 1999, Public Service Regulations 1999 and Australian Public Service Commissioner’s Directions 2022.

An ANZSOG supported study examines the proposition that managers who exercise political astuteness are more effective. For public managers, formal and informal politics is an integral part of their environment.