Appendix 2: Some sources of good practice expectations and guidance in the public sector

Public sector ethical expectations

Office of the Auditor-General 2005 (latest edition), The Auditor-General's auditing standards, AG-3.

State Services Commission 2005, Setting Standards for Crown Entities.

State Services Commission 2005 (latest edition), New Zealand Public Service Code of Conduct.

Crown Company Monitoring Advisory Unit 2004, Crown Company Directors' Fees and Reimbursement Guidelines.

State Services Commission 1999, Board Appointment and Induction Guidelines.

Office of the Auditor-General 1998, Third Report for 1998, Part 6.

Office of the Auditor-General 1996, Governance Issues in Crown Entities.

Decision-making

Ministry of Economic Development 2004 (latest edition), Government Procurement - Rules and Guidelines for Compulsory Notification by Departments to Industry Capability Network New Zealand (ICN).

Office of the Auditor-General 2003, Inquiry into Public Funding of Organisations Associated with Donna Awatere Huata MP.

The Treasury 2003, Guidelines for Contracting with Non-government Organisations for Services Sought by the Crown.

Ministry of Economic Development 2002 (latest edition), Government Procurement in New Zealand: Policy Guide for Purchasers.

Office of the Auditor-General 2001, Procurement: A Statement of Good Practice.

Ministry of Economic Development 2001, Government Procurement Policy - Post-award Transparency - Guidelines and Rules for Publication of Contract Award Notices.

Office of the Auditor-General 1994, Third Report for 1994, Part 1.

The Treasury 1990, A Guide to the Management of Departmental Purchasing.

Conflicts of interest

State Services Commission 2005 (latest edition), New Zealand Public Service Code of Conduct.

Office of the Auditor-General 2004, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology's management of conflicts of interest regarding the Computing Offered On-Line (COOL) programme.

Office of the Auditor-General 2004 (latest edition), Conflicts of Interest: A Guide to the Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act and Non-pecuniary Conflicts of Interest.

Office of the Auditor-General 2003, Inquiry into Public Funding of Organisations Associated with Donna Awatere Huata MP.

State Services Commission 2003, Walking the Line: Managing Conflicts of Interest.

State Services Commission 1999, Board Appointment and Induction Guidelines.

Tertiary Advisory Monitoring Unit (undated), Conflicts of Interest in Relation to Tertiary Education Institution Councils.

Senior management expenses

Office of the Auditor-General 2005, Central Government: Results of the 2003-04 Audits, Part 6.

Crown Company Monitoring Advisory Unit 2004, Crown Company Directors' Fees and Reimbursement Guidelines.

Office of the Auditor-General 2003, Inquiry into Expenses Incurred by Dr Ross Armstrong as Chairperson of Three Public Entities.

Cabinet Office 2003 (latest edition), Cabinet Office Circular CO (03) 4: Fees Framework for Members of Statutory and Other Bodies Appointed by the Crown.

Office of the Auditor-General 2002, Certain Matters Arising from Allegations of Impropriety at Transend Worldwide Limited.

The Institute of Internal Auditors NZ Inc. 1996, A Management Guide to Discretionary Expenditure.

B H C Tyler 1994, Review of Chief Executive Credit Card Expenditure, report to the State Services Commission.