2006-2007 Annual Report - Disability Services Commission

4.6 Government Policy Requirements
4.6 Government Policy Requirements
4.6.1 Corruption Prevention
The Disability Services Commission is committed to creating and maintaining a work
environment that supports ethical behaviours, that actively discourages potentially
corrupt acts, and deals promptly and fairly with instances of misconduct.
Ongoing actions which address corruption prevention issues include:
the provision of a comprehensive staff orientation day for all new employees
which deals with ethical behaviours. The Public Sector Code of Ethics, the
Commission’s Code of Personal Conduct and a Dealing with Corruption
information sheet listing internal and external contact points is provided to all
attendees for future reference;
induction training in cash handling for employees acting on behalf of people
with disabilities who use the Commission’s accommodation facilities;
published policies and procedures and support for managers and employees in
handling behaviours in the workplace that may constitute misconduct;
published policies and procedures covering the Commission’s procurement
activities and use of electronic mail systems;
awareness-raising presentations covering relevant policies and procedures are
provided throughout the Commission; and
published articles in the Commission’s staff Cheers newsletter.
During the year the Commission undertook extensive consultation to review and
update its Code of Personal Conduct. Once endorsed, the updated Code was placed
on the Commission’s Intranet and a copy was provided to all employees.
The Corporate Executive endorsed an implementation plan to launch the updated
Code of Personal Conduct. This included a series of awareness-raising presentations
delivered by the Director General across a range of Commission work sites.
4.6.2 Substantive Equality
In 2006, the Commission developed a five-year plan to promote substantive equality.
Part of a State Government initiative, the Commission is one of 25 agencies
committed to ensure services achieve substantive equality by ensuring staff work
respectfully with the increasing number of people from diverse cultural backgrounds
in a manner which is responsive to culture and which achieves the same level of
service outcomes as for other people accessing services.
Progress toward implementing the five-year plan and additional initiatives undertaken
in the past 12 months include the following.
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