Code of Conduct

The Shire of Gingin's Code of Conduct (“the Code”) provides Councillors, Committee Members and Employees in local government with consistent guidelines for an acceptable standard of professional conduct. The Code addresses, in a concise manner, the broader issue of ethical responsibility and encourages greater transparency and accountability in individual local governments.

The Code is complementary to the principles adopted in the Local Government Act 1995 and Regulations which incorporate the following fundamental aims:

1. Better decision making by local governments;
2. Greater community participation in the decisions and affairs of local governments;
3. Greater accountability of local governments to their communities; and
4. More efficient and effective local government.

The Code provides a guide and a basis of expectations for Councillors, Committee Members and employees. It encourages a commitment to ethical and professional behaviour, and outlines principles in which individual and collective local government responsibilities may be based.

Code of Conduct