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Australian Federal Police
AFP Values
Values are one's principles or standards. Values are instilled and they develop as a result of influences in our culture. They are important because values provide the foundation for building professional competence that is the key to high performance in an organisation.
The AFP has identified its core values to be the following:
Integrity
Integrity is a quality that underpins an individual's soundness of moral principles. It is manifested in their uprightness, honesty, sincerity in their approach to themselves, others and to their work.
In the AFP, this means that we:
- Show a genuine commitment to the success of people;
- display complete honesty and forthrightness in all commitments with people;
- exhibit consciousness of the standard of our own personal conduct and character at all times;
- approach our work with honesty, including the handling of property, money and information.
Commitment
Commitment is characterised by dedication, application, perseverance and a belief in a personal capacity to achieve and add value.
In the AFP, this means that we:
- apply ourselves to the tasks/jobs we accept responsibility for;
- persist with jobs until objectives are achieved or are no longer reasonably attainable;
- strive to uphold the vision and mission of the AFP;
- strive to achieve individual, team and corporate deadlines.
Excellence
Excelling at work involves adopting approaches that seek never-ending improvement in everything we do and in the quality of the services we provide.
In the AFP, this means that we:
- empower our employees and involve them in providing a quality service;
- coach and develop people rather than control and direct them;
- strive to deliver the best product that meets the needs of our clients;
- constantly improve work performance by seeking to remove waste and inefficiencies;
- dedicate time and effort to self improvement;
- encourage innovation, experimentation and risk taking;
- Support teamwork by: communicating with each other, participating together with problem solving, sharing work, delegating and taking responsibility for individual taskings, dealing with conflict, performance problems and discipline issues.
Accountability
Accountability is about ownership of work or results, and being answerable for outcomes.
In the AFP, this means that we:
- accept personal responsibility for the consequences of our efforts;
- ensure people know what is expected of them, how their work will be evaluated and how success is measured or determined;
- give latitude to individuals and teams to make decisions about their work;
- do not assume credit for the work of others;
- give feedback on work performance.
Fairness
Fairness is a value that accommodates the characteristics of impartiality and equitableness.
In the AFP, this means that we:
- respect people as individuals and for their differences;
- apply promulgated anti-discrimination, fairness and equity principles in our daily work;
- do not act from malice, prejudice or personal bias when making decisions;
- approach people and issues with tolerance and with an open mind.
Trust
Trust is a value that involves having faith and confidence, and being able to rely and depend on others.
In the AFP, this means that we:
- assume that people can be relied on to do the right thing;
- declare conflicts of interest if they arise;
- do not subject people to an abuse of power;
- respect each other regardless of role and status;
- support an environment in which people do not fear punishment for making honest mistakes.
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