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Guidance during election periods

Supporting resources for employees and managers of employees who are involved in election activities.


  • Guide for employees during election periods

    This guide tells Victorian public sector employees and contractors what their obligations are in the lead-up and during local, state and federal elections.

  • Manager’s guide for working with employees involved in election activities

    This guide is for Victorian public sector managers to manage the risks associated with their employees who are, or plan to be, engaged in election activities.

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  • Informing and advising ministers in the Victorian Public Service (VPS)
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    • Code of conduct for directors of Victorian public entities
      • Code of conduct for directors of Victorian public entities
      • Authorisation
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      • 1. Introduction
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    • Code of conduct for Victorian public sector employees of special bodies
      • Code of conduct for Victorian public sector employees of special bodies
      • The instrument
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      • Introduction
      • Demonstrating responsiveness
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    • A guide for public sector employers supporting the code of conduct
    • Checklist for public sector employers supporting the code of conduct
    • Code of conduct for Victorian public sector employees presentation
    • Guidance during election periods
      • Guidance during election periods
      • Guide for employees during election periods
      • Manager’s guide for working with employees involved in election activities
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    • Guidance for integrity in recruitment
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    • Guide to engaging with lobbyists in the Victorian Public Sector
    • Guide for ministerial officers in the Victorian public sector
      • Guide for ministerial officers in the Victorian public sector
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  • Employment principles and standards
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    • Comparing employment standards over the years
  • Conflict of interest
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      • Assessing your organisation’s conflict of interest risk
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    • Conflict of interest and nominating for the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria election as public servants
    • Conflict of interest and duty guidance for directors
    • Conflicts of interest in procurement in the Victorian Public Service (VPS)
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  • Gifts, benefits and hospitality
    • Gifts, benefits and hospitality
    • Gifts, benefits and hospitality policy guide
      • Gifts, benefits and hospitality policy guide
      • 1. Purpose
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      • 3. Definitions
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      • 5. Responding to offers of gifts, benefits and hospitality
      • 6. Providing gifts, benefits and hospitality
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    • Minimum accountabilities
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Reviewed 17 June 2022

Published 17 June 2022

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