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Ngā Herenga me Hiahiatanga ā-Kāwanatanga mō Ngā Hinonga Karauna “All-of-Government” Requirements and Expectations on Statutory Crown Entities

Code of Conduct

System lead: Te Kawa Mataaho | Public Service Commission

The Public Service Commissioner has issued a Code of Conduct for Crown Entity Board Members which applies to the board members of statutory entities (excluding corporations sole) and Crown entity companies (excluding Crown Research Institutes and their subsidiaries). The Public Service Commissioner has also issued a Code of Conduct for directors of Public Finance Act 1989 Schedule 4A Companies

The Standards of Integrity and Conduct, issued by the Public Service Commission, applies to Crown entity employees

Published guidance:

Contact for further advice: integrityandconduct@publicservice.govt.nz

Requirements and expectations

Crown Agents	Autonomous Crown Entities	Independent Crown Entities
Legal requirements: The Code of Conduct should be read in conjunction with the collective and individual duties of board members (sections 49-57 of the Crown Entities Act 2004) Standards of Integrity and Conduct applies to Crown entity employees – Section 17 of the Public Service Act 2020 Ministerial expectations: Responsible Ministers should provide detail of their expectations that board members will comply with any relevant Code of Conduct in letters of appointment	Legal requirements: The Code of Conduct should be read in conjunction with the collective and individual duties of board members (sections 49-57 of the Crown Entities Act 2004) Standards of Integrity and Conduct applies to Crown entity employees – Section 17 of the Public Service Act 2020 Ministerial expectations: Responsible Ministers should provide detail of their expectations that board members will comply with any relevant Code of Conduct in letters of appointment	Legal requirements: The Code of Conduct should be read in conjunction with the collective and individual duties of board members (sections 49-57 of the Crown Entities Act 2004) Standards of Integrity and Conduct applies to Crown entity employees – Section 17 of the Public Service Act 2020 Ministerial expectations: Responsible Ministers should provide detail of their expectations that board members will comply with any relevant Code of Conduct in letters of appointment

Crown Agents

Autonomous Crown Entities

Independent Crown Entities

Legal requirements:

The Code of Conduct should be read in conjunction with the collective and individual duties of board members (sections 49-57 of the Crown Entities Act 2004)

Standards of Integrity and Conduct applies to Crown entity employees – Section 17 of the Public Service Act 2020

Ministerial expectations:

Responsible Ministers should provide detail of their expectations that board members will comply with any relevant Code of Conduct in letters of appointment

Legal requirements:

The Code of Conduct should be read in conjunction with the collective and individual duties of board members (sections 49-57 of the Crown Entities Act 2004)

Standards of Integrity and Conduct applies to Crown entity employees – Section 17 of the Public Service Act 2020

Ministerial expectations:

Responsible Ministers should provide detail of their expectations that board members will comply with any relevant Code of Conduct in letters of appointment

Legal requirements:

The Code of Conduct should be read in conjunction with the collective and individual duties of board members (sections 49-57 of the Crown Entities Act 2004)

Standards of Integrity and Conduct applies to Crown entity employees – Section 17 of the Public Service Act 2020

Ministerial expectations:

Responsible Ministers should provide detail of their expectations that board members will comply with any relevant Code of Conduct in letters of appointment

Model Standards

System lead: Te Kawa Mataaho | Public Service Commission

Model Standards set out the Public Service Commissioner’s minimum expectations for agencies and staff in the public sector. Each standard specifies which agency types it applies to

Published guidance:

Model Standards include:

Contact for further advice: integrityandconduct@publicservice.govt.nz

Requirements and expectations

Crown Agents	Autonomous Crown Entities	Independent Crown Entities
Legal requirements: Section 19 of the Public Service Act 2020 - Commissioner may issue guidance on integrity and conduct Ministerial expectations: Set out in the Enduring Letter of Expectations	Legal requirements: Section 19 of the Public Service Act 2020 - Commissioner may issue guidance on integrity and conduct Ministerial expectations: Set out in the Enduring Letter of Expectations	Legal requirements: Section 19 of the Public Service Act 2020 - Commissioner may issue guidance on integrity and conduct Ministerial expectations: Set out in the Enduring Letter of Expectations

Crown Agents

Autonomous Crown Entities

Independent Crown Entities

Legal requirements:

Section 19 of the Public Service Act 2020 - Commissioner may issue guidance on integrity and conduct

Ministerial expectations:

Set out in the Enduring Letter of Expectations

Legal requirements:

Section 19 of the Public Service Act 2020 - Commissioner may issue guidance on integrity and conduct

Ministerial expectations:

Set out in the Enduring Letter of Expectations

Legal requirements:

Section 19 of the Public Service Act 2020 - Commissioner may issue guidance on integrity and conduct

Ministerial expectations:

Set out in the Enduring Letter of Expectations