Screen Australia In A Nutshell

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Introduction Conflict of interest generally describes an individual with a vested interest that harms the execution of its official duty as an employee, as a professional or as a public official (McDonald, n.d.). Personal interest can be financial or non-financial driven. It is also possible that an individual might be unaware of what appears to be a goodwill act can be perceived as a conflict of interest. Hence, conflict of interest must not be taken lightly. Furthermore, conflict of interest does not necessarily mean only in actuality but also those situations that are reasonably perceived or with potential. To further understand the concept of conflict of interest, a discussion citing a public organization namely, Screen Australia will be presented in the succeeding paragraphs. Screen Australia in a Nutshell Screen Australia is a federal government agency that was established to provide support for Australian screen development, production, and promotion (Screen Australia, “Who We Are,” n.d.). The organization basically provides funding for writers and filmmakers to encourage them to develop and progress ideas to the next level. Screen Australia also helps in getting homegrown content into …show more content…

The organization’s Conflict of Interest Policy serves such purpose. Section 5 of the policy requires employees, officials, and contractors to sign a conflict of interest policy declaration at the time of their appointments. Furthermore, Screen Australia collects pertinent information during the hiring process for potential sources of conflict of interest. Lastly, any unforeseen conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest that arise during the tenure of any employee, officials or contractor must be disclosed

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