South African Police Service Act, 1995 (Act No. 68 of 1995)RegulationsSouth African Police Service Employment Regulations, 2018Chapter 2 : Conduct, Ethics and Anti-CorruptionPart 1 : Code of Conduct9. Performance of duties |
An employee must—
| (a) | strive to achieve the objectives of the Service cost-effectively and in the public's interest; |
| (b) | be creative in thought and in the execution of his or her duties, seek innovative ways to solve problems and enhance effectiveness and efficiency within the context of the law; |
| (c) | be punctual in the execution of his or her duties; |
| (d) | execute his or her official duties in a professional and competent manner; |
| (e) | refrain from engaging in any transaction or action that is in conflict with or infringes on the execution of his or her official duties; |
| (f) | not accept or seek compensation of any kind from an employee or a prospective employee in return for performing an act in terms of these Regulations; |
| (g) | recuse himself or herself from any official action or decision-making process which may result in improper personal gain, and properly declare this; |
| (h) | accept the responsibility to avail himself or herself of ongoing training and self-development throughout his or her career; |
| (i) | be honest and accountable in dealing with public funds and use the property and other resources of the Service effectively, efficiently and only for authorised purposes; |
| (j) | promote sound, efficient, effective, transparent and accountable administration; |
| (k) | in the course of his or her official duties, report to the appropriate authorities, fraud, corruption, nepotism, maladministration and any other act which constitutes an offence, or which is prejudicial to the public interest; |
| (l) | give honest and impartial advice, based on all available relevant information, to higher authority when asked for assistance of this kind; |
| (m) | honour the confidentiality of matters, documents and discussions, classified or implied as being confidential or secret; and |
| (m) | not release official information to the public unless he or she has the necessary authority. |