Department of Commerce
Guidelines
Code of Conduct and Ethics Guideline
Issue No: 4.0
First Published: Nov 1997
Current Version: March 2004
Table of Contents
1.
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................2
2
OBJECTIVES .....................................................................................................3
2.1 The Code............................................................................................................................. 3
2.2
Implementation.................................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Applicable Documentation................................................................................................... 3
3
CODE OF CONDUCT REQUIREMENTS...........................................................5
3.1 General principles................................................................................................................ 5
3.1.1 PROPER USE OF ICT CONSULTANT SERVICES............................................... 5
3.1.2. ACQUISITION PROCESS AND PRINCIPLES...................................................... 6
3.2 Ethical Principles................................................................................................................. 7
3.2.1 ETHICAL DECISION MAKING ............................................................................... 8
3.3 Conflict of Interest ............................................................................................................... 8
3.4 Guidelines and Practice for Gifts, Gratuities or Hospitality ................................................. 8
3.5 Discrimination or Harassment ............................................................................................. 9
3.6 Public Comment on the Work of an Agency ....................................................................... 9
3.7 Protecting Confidential Information ......