What is a conflict of interest?
A conflict of interest means a conflict between your public duty (your role at the Department) and your private and/or personal interests. Personal interests can be financial or relate to family, friends, associations or associates (past or present).
Conflicts of interest may be actual (real), potential or perceived.
Here are some examples of potential conflicts of interest:
Working with prisoners or offenders who are family members or friends or associates
Having supervisory or management responsibility for a family member, or a person with whom you have a personal relationship
Having a personal relationship in the workplace with a colleague, offender, client, contractor or other staff working in the Department
Having past or present associations with gangs
Affiliations with ex-offenders or prisoners
Taking part in recruitment processes where a close friend or family member is a candidate for the job
Commitments to professional, community, ethnic, family or religious groups that could conflict with your professional role
Interests in family or other private or commercial business that has dealings with the Department, such as providers and suppliers
If you are unsure, please declare on your application.