Court Officers' Introductory Course

Session 1: Ethics, Fraud and Corruption Related Offences

Part 1 - Introduction to the course outline, objectives, learning outcomes and an overview of the relevant resource pages on the PJIP website.

Part 2 - Presentation by Judicial Registrar of the Federal Court of Australia, Jo Wilson and Assistant Registrar of Crimes of the National Court of Papua New Guinea, Victoria Belo on Ethics and Fraud/Corruption in the Pacific.

• Definitions of 'ethics' and 'integrity'
• Why are ethical standards important
• Federal Court of Australia Ethical Framework
• Federal Court of Australia Code of Conduct
• Code of Conduct covers professional conduct, conflicts of interest and use of court resources
• APS Values in Public Service Act 1999 (Cwlth)
• Ethical Decision Making
• The REFLECT Ethical Decision Making Model
• Fraud and Corruption related cases
• PNG Fraud and Corruption Track and Registry
• Types of offences under the Criminal Practice (Fraud & Corruption Related Offences) Rules 2013

Presentation

• Ethics, Fraud and Corruption related offences (PPSX, 2.16 MB) | (PDF, 2 MB)

Readings

• Discussion Questions
• Action Plan Template
• Integrity in the Australian Public Service
• Australian Public Service Values and Code of Conduct
• Public Service Act 1999 (Cth)

Additional resources

• Australian Government, DFAT, Ethics, Integrity and Professional Standards Policy Manual, Chapter 3, Values and Codes of Conduct
• Australian Government, DFAT, Ethics, Integrity and Professional Standards Policy Manual, Chapter 4, Conduct, Ethics and Fraud Training