This strategy outlines an approach to administering the employment and integrity framework under the Public Service Act 1999: working collaboratively with agencies to uphold high standards of integrity and conduct in the APS, as required under the Act. 

Integrity is fundamental to public trust in government and the Australian Public Service as a whole. As a custodian of the APS Values, APS Employment Principles and Code of Conduct, the Australian Public Service Commission plays a lead role in upholding high standards of integrity and conduct in the Australian Public Service through administration of the employment and integrity framework under the Public Service Act 1999. 

The strategy sets out four key objectives, three focus areas of monitoring and evaluation, assurance, and promotion and capability, and an action plan that will enable progress towards achieving the strategy’s intent.

Objectives

1. Pro-actively using data to develop insights to monitor and evaluate the extent to which agencies incorporate and uphold the APS Values and Employment Principles.
2. Developing dynamic and engaging promotional activities that support people to know what integrity means in the APS, building awareness and understanding of the APS Values, APS Employment Principles and Code of Conduct to drive ethical behaviour.
3. Making it easier to find guidance, advice and resources to build capability and support people to take action and make decisions that are consistent with the framework
4. Increasing the capability of agencies to deliver on workforce management with particular effort on uplifting investigative and recruitment skills as two important fundamentals of integrity.