Duty to disclose
Faculty, assessors, reviewers, staff, advisers, suppliers and client representatives must disclose financial, professional, personal or organisational interests relevant to a decision or access to information.
Standards
Conflict of Interest Policy
Actual, potential and perceived conflicts are identified and managed so that educational, assessment and commercial decisions remain defensible.
Management
Controls may include a declaration on the record, restricted information, altered responsibility, independent review, reassignment, recusal or withdrawal from the matter.
Commercial relationships
Disclosure alone does not make every conflict acceptable. Payment, sponsorship, referral, employment and client relationships must not determine an assessment result, certificate issue or editorial conclusion.
Records and privacy
Material declarations and management actions are retained in proportion to their purpose and risk. Public disclosure is limited to what accountability and law require.