EIANZ Code of Ethics

The following Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct was adopted by the Council of the Institute in April 1989 and ratified by members of the Institute in a General Meeting on the 10th day of October 1989. Until revoked or amended in accordance with the Rules of Association this Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is that governing the professional activities of members of the Institute and Certified Environmental Practitioners.

The member shall carry out his or her professional activities, as far as possible, in accordance with emerging principles of sustainable development and the highest standards of environmental protection.
The member shall at all times place the integrity of the natural environment and the health, safety and welfare of the human community above any commitment to sectional or private interests.
The member shall be personally accountable for the validity of all data collected, analyses performed, or plans developed by the member, and for the scrutiny of all data collected, analyses performed or plans developed under the member's direction.
The member shall actively discourage misrepresentation or misuse of work the member has performed or that which was performed under the member's direction.
The member shall conduct professional activities, as far as appropriate, in an interdisciplinary manner and recognise the need to collaborate with suitably qualified persons in subject areas where the member is less experienced.
The member shall ensure the incorporation of environmental protection considerations from the earliest stages of project design or policy development.
The member shall not conduct professional activities in a manner involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation or bias. The member shall not advertise or present the member's services in a manner that may bring discredit to the profession.
The member shall not advertise or present the member's services in a manner that may bring discredit to the profession.

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