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Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS) employees form a significant proportion of the Northern Territory community and therefore have an important role to play in the Territory’s good governance. This may occur as a public servant in support of the government of the day, or as an elected representative to one of the three levels of government (following resignation from the NTPS).

The critical issue, and the purpose of these guidelines, is to ensure that the two roles are not combined or confused. The Principles of Public Administration and Management (Regulation 2) of the Public Sector Employment and Management Regulations (the Regulations) and the Principles of Conduct (Regulation 4), together with the Code of Conduct (Employment Instruction No. 13) set out the framework that governs the conduct of NTPS employees and their contact with politicians and members of the public.

For ease of reference these guidelines have been divided into two parts:

• Part 1: Public Sector Employee Conduct During Election Periods
• Part 2: Procedures for Contesting Federal, State, Territory or Local Government Elections