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Secrecy and Code of Conduct
Cap. 279, s. 19 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) The Board shall ensure that a Code of Conduct is established, and the Code shall outline the moral and ethical basis on which the business of the Corporation shall be conducted by its directors, managers and other employees and shall provide for the appointment of external independent referees who can respond to complaints relating to the behaviour of any director, manager or employee of the Corporation, which contravenes the Code of Conduct.
(2) Every Director, Manager and other employee of the Corporation will be required as a condition of continuing in his capacity with the Corporation to read the Code of Conduct and execute same to attest to having read and understood the contents of that document and to abide by its rules and regulations accordingly.
(3) A Director, manager or other employee who identifies a significant breach of the Code of Conduct will report such breach to an independent named party who shall keep secret the name of the complainant to avoid jeopardizing the employment or appointment of the complainant.
(4) Except in so far as may be necessary for the performance of his duties, every director, manager and other employee of the Corporation shall preserve and aid in preserving secrecy with regard to all matters relating to the affairs of the Corporation that may come to his knowledge in the course of his duties.
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(5) A or other employee who communicates any matter to any person other than a member of the Board or any officer of the Corporation authorised in that by The General Manager or who suffers or permits an unauthorised person to have access to any books, papers or records relating to the Corporation, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both fine and term of imprisonment.
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