1. Purpose

When you work in the NSW government sector, you have an important role to play in maintaining confidence in our systems of government.

As government sector employees, the work we do makes a difference to the lives of millions of people across NSW. The communities we serve both expect and need us to act ethically, fairly and comply with the law. We must spend public money wisely and maintain trust in our systems and institutions now and into the future.

We are all responsible for our own actions. The Code of Ethics and Conduct for NESA Employees (the Code) sets out the minimum expected standards of behaviour that we must meet no matter where or how we are working.

The Code provides a framework to guide our decisions and behaviour, no matter our level or our job. It supports us to ask, ‘What is the right thing to do?’ and then to do it.