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Ministerial Code of Conduct & Guidelines

Details:

Title

Ministerial Code of Conduct & Guidelines,

Creator

Northern Territory. Office of the Chief Minister and Cabinet,

Collection

E-Publications, E-Books, PublicationNT,

Date

2025-02-10,

Abstract

Ministers hold a position of public trust and must act with the highest ethical principles in their role to maintain the community’s confidence. The Northern Territory community rightfully expects Ministers to demonstrate exemplary standards of professional and personal conduct. This Ministerial Code of Conduct (the Code) sets out the standards of conduct required of Ministers in performing their public duties and outlines the responsibilities and obligations of Ministers to govern in the best interests of the people of the Northern Territory.,

Notes

Made available by via Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT),

Table of contents

Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Ethical Principles -- 3. Cabinet Solidarity and Confidentiality -- 4. Personal Interests -- 5. Conflicts of Interest -- 6. Related Party Disclosures -- 7. Conduct During Term of Appointment -- 8. Conduct Post Term of Appointment -- 9. Independent Commissioner Against Corruption (ICAC) -- 10. Legal Assistance for Ministers -- 11. Timeframe for Actions -- 12. Breach of the Code,

Language

English,

Subject

Code of Conduct, Ministerial,

Publisher name

Northern Territory Government,

Place of publication

Darwin (NT),

Format

20 pages ; 30 cm,

File type

application/pdf,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Northern Territory Government,

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/988391,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/988393