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2022-23 ACFID Code of Conduct Review

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The ACFID Code of Conduct is periodically reviewed to ensure it continues to reflect good practice and the needs of ACFID and its members. Our sector and the work we do is constantly evolving and the aim of this review is to make sure the Code and associated Quality Assurance Framework remains relevant, coherent, useful and credible to members and external stakeholders.

Read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

Beginning July 2022, the Review will consider and revise, if required, the Quality Principles and Commitments in the ACFID Code of Conduct and the Compliance Indicators and Verifiers in the Quality Assurance Framework. 

Key questions the Review will ask:

  • Are there gaps in the Code which have emerged since the last review of the Code?

  • Are there opportunities for greater alignment with other international and domestic standards and regulations?

  • Are there opportunities to remove redundancy and overlap within the Code itself?

  • Are there areas of the Code which no longer reflect good practice, or require further clarification?

  • Is compliance manageable for members and ACFID?

The Review will be guided by the following overarching principles:

  • Changes to the Code of Conduct or Quality Assurance Framework will be undertaken on the grounds of necessity not convenience, keeping in mind the impact of changes on members’ compliance requirements;   

  • The overall architecture and structure of the Code and Quality Assurance Framework shall be maintained; and 

  • The triennial compliance assessment and reporting cycle shall be maintained 

Read the full Terms of Reference.

The Review is scheduled to finish in November 2023. 

Where can I (or my organisation) find out more details?

  1. Read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
  2. Watch the recording of the online information session, held on 19 July 2022. 3pm AEST.

New information and details will be updated here on this webpage, so please check this regularly. You may like to bookmark this page for your convenience.  

Consultation Documents

All members will have the opportunity to provide feedback at various stages of the Review.

ACFID has released a Discussion Paper which outlines key questions to guide consultations with ACFID members and stakeholders. Responses are invited from ACFID members, staff, board members, volunteers, partners, and other interested stakeholders. We encourage members to seek input from a wide range of personnel. Feedback can be provided as an organisational response or by individuals.

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Upcoming consultation workshops

  • Monday 17 October – Localisation Framework working group, virtual. 2-3pm AEDT.
  • Thursday 3 November – Member consultation: testing findings, virtual 1:30pm – 3pm AEDT. Register here.

Additional consultations will be added to this page when confirmed.

If you are not yet a member of a Community of Practice, but would like to participate in a CoP consultation session, please contact [email protected].

There will be further opportunities to provide feedback on any proposed changes to the Code and Quality Assurance Framework in early 2023, dates TBA.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions about the Code Review please contact Emily Moreton, Standards and Code Lead, at [email protected] or (02) 8123 2237

For more information on the Code, read:

About the Code
Good Practice Toolkit
Spotlight on the Code

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Code of Conduct

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2022-23 ACFID Code of Conduct Review

The ACFID Code of Conduct is periodically reviewed to ensure it continues to reflect good practice and the needs of ACFID and its members.

Code of Conduct

The Code is a voluntary, self-regulatory industry code of good practice.

About the Code

Find out more about the Code of Conduct and how it operates.

Good Practice Toolkit

Overview and practical resources, and examples to support the implementation of the Code.

Spotlight on the Code

Provides a thematic ‘deep dive’ into each of the nine Quality Principles in the Code

Compliance

This section outlines the responsibility to be taken by each Member to ensure compliance with the Code.

Complaints Handling

How to make a complaint and information on the Code’s independent mechanism to address concerns relating to an ACFID Members’ conduct.

Other Standards

Mapping the Code with other professional standards and principles in the humanitarian and aid sector in Australia and internationally

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