State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes has today published the report of the investigation into the treatment of Public Servants within the Ministry of Transport who…

Issued by the Public Service Commissioner under section 17(3) of the Public Service Act 2020

Public Finance Act 1989 Schedule 4A companies are an important part of the public sector and must have the trust and confidenc…

Conduct expectations for the Public ServiceStatement from State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes

I need to be clear that while the Ombudsman identified issues with fairness and…

Review of the Performance of the Defence Force in Relation to Expected Standards of Behaviour, and in Particular the Leaking and Inappropriate Use of Information by Defence Force Personnel

55 We now turn to consider how the standards which we have identified in the preceding section of our report have been applied in practice…

State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes has today announced that the State Services Commission is taking over responsibility for investigating the treatment of Public Servants within the Ministry of Transport who raised…

Guidance: Understanding the code of conduct

We must treat everyone fairly and with respectTreating people fairly means that we do not show any favouritism, bias or self-interest in our work.

Issued by the Public Service Commissioner under section 17(3) of the Public Service Act 2020 to apply to board members of statutory entities (excluding corporations sole) and Crown entity companies (excluding Crown Resea…

Review of the Performance of the Defence Force in Relation to Expected Standards of Behaviour, and in Particular the Leaking and Inappropriate Use of Information by Defence Force Personnel

Introduction37 In this section of our report we consider in general terms the standards of behaviour which the Government requires of the Public Service, including…

Practical Guidance: Interdepartmental Executive Boards

The primary source of support for an interdepartmental executive board is its servicing department.

Establishment of review1 The Minister of Defence and the Chief of Defence Force have each requested, under section 11(4) of the State Sector Act 1988,…