Our commitment
We are committed to working with businesses in an efficient, effective, economical and ethical manner to achieve better outcomes for all our goods and services providers.
We expect suppliers to act in an ethical manner and support our values so we can achieve mutual trust in our relationships. This is to ensure business dealings withstand public scrutiny.
Businesses and government agencies working with an ethical business relationship statement consistently achieve better results and reduce costs.
Benefits include:
- improved business relationships
- reduced disagreements
- quicker and easier problem resolution
- support for considering innovations from business
- helping businesses advance their organisational objectives.
Our values
We value:
- fairness and professionalism
- the rule of law
- challenges and opportunities applying equally to us when conducting business with suppliers.
We are committed to the Australian Public Service (APS) Code of Conduct and APS values set out in the Public Service Act 1999. These identify government and community expectations about APS professionalism and integrity, and the values and principles that guide public administration.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is an independent Australian Government agency.
The NACC's role is to prevent, detect, investigate and report on serious or systemic corruption in the Commonwealth public sector.
People who provide goods or services or who carry out functions under a Commonwealth contract fall under the NACC jurisdiction. This includes contractors, consultants and suppliers.
The Commissioner of Taxation has mandatory obligations to refer certain issues to the NACC for potential investigation. This includes corrupt conduct that has occurred in the past, even if the person has left the ATO.
For more information, visit nacc.gov.auExternal Link.
How to report matters
You must report any suspected or witnessed corruption. You can contact the:
- ATO’s SpeakUp channel
- phone 02 6216 2919
- email SpeakUp@ato.gov.au
- NACCExternal Link – This is called a voluntary referral.