Privacy

Privacy and Ethics

Privacy

Any personal information provided to the Chamber is voluntary and protected by the Privacy Act 1988 (Clth) (amended 2004) and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW). The Chamber does not condone the sending of unsolicited commercial electronic messages as defined by the Spam Act 2003 (Cth.).  

Code of Ethics

As a member and sometimes a representative of the Penrith Valley Chamber of Commerce I understand that I will exercise the highest standards of ethical conduct that is consistent with;

• The legal requirements of the association:
      Constitution
      Office of Fair Trading guidelines
      Articles of Association
      And the Incorporation Act
      And other relevant laws

• the Policy and Procedure document of the committee

• the values of the Chamber as expressed in the constitution and

• societies accepted standards of what is right and good behavior:
      Be fair and take action not to discriminate
      Be honest and trustworthy
      Act with integrity
      Cause no harm
      Be tolerant of honest differences of opinion
      Act responsibly

• If a conflict of interest arises, if I am in an official position on the management committee I will declare it at a meeting or a general meeting and will completely withdraw when discussion of the issue is held and not vote on that issue.

• As a representative of the Chamber I will not participate in any decision making process that results in :
      self gain
      deception or cheating
      manipulation
      bias or unfair dealing
      or injury to the character and interests of the association.

• I understand that information dealt with by the management committee and the discussion surrounding it may be confidential and I undertake to respect that confidentiality.

• I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to read the constitution and any laws relevant to the Chamber.

• I agree that if I fail to comply with, or observe, any provision of this code, I may be required to tender my resignation as a member of the Chamber of Commerce.