The ACFID Code of Conduct is a voluntary, self regulatory industry code. The Code represents the active commitment of overseas aid agencies or non government development organisations (NGDOs) to conduct their activities with integrity and accountability.
The Code aims to enhance standards throughout the NGDO community to ensure that public confidence is maintained in the way that community contributions to overseas aid are used to reduce poverty through effective and sustainable development.
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| NGOs wishing to attain Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) accreditation are required to formally adopt and become a signatory to, and demonstrate compliance with, the ACFID Code of Conduct |
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Changes to the Code of Conduct ACFID Council 2009 approved the following changes to the Code of Conduct:
- introduced a new clause 2.8 Control and Security of Funds;
- modified clauses 5.1 and 5.3 financial reporting requirements;
- amended the complaints handling process and incorporated it into the Code of Conduct, instead of the Guidance Document.
4 December 2009: The revised Code of Conduct is now available.
6 January 2010: The latest version of the Guidance Document, including a revised Section 5 Finances, is now available. |
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New online tool: Compliance Self-Assessment Process From 1 July 2009, a new compliance self-assessment tool is available to assist signatories in assessing their own compliance against all ACFID Code of Conduct requirements (other than annual report and financial reporting requirements). Full details are available at Signatory resources. |
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Code Review |
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Lodging your annual report From 1 January 2008 all Code of Conduct signatory annual reports submitted for assessment by the Code of Conduct Committee must be accompanied by a completed Code of Conduct Annual Report Lodgement Form.
Annual Report Lodgement Form ( 100kb) |
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Code of Conduct email bulletin: Past editions of the Code of Conduct email bulletin are available at Code e-bulletins. |
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Contact the Code Management Team: code@acfid.asn.au |
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