Ethics and Legality
Both the Australian Psychological Society and the Australian Psychologists Registration Boards provide Codes of Ethics for Psychologists in Australia. Following is a summary of the applicable guidelines for psychometric assessment, including information provided in the Psychologists Act (2000) No. 51.
PeopleScape’s policy is to act within these guidelines.
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- Test use by psychologists is subject to the Code of Ethics and its requirements for professional competence and the maintenance of professional standards. This includes adherence to the general principles of responsibility, competence and propriety. Violation of these codes can result in loss of professional standing and registration (i.e. the legal right to practice).
- Organisational psychologists must ensure that assessments are interpreted appropriately and accurately. Interpretation and reporting of test results and the giving of feedback about those results remain the responsibility of the psychologist.
- Organisational psychologists must not permit, encourage or promote the use of psychometric assessment techniques by inappropriately trained or otherwise unqualified persons.
- Organisational psychologists must not compromise the effective use of psychometric tests, nor render them open to misuse, by publishing or otherwise disclosing their contents to persons unauthorized or unqualified to receive such information. Tests should be made available only to persons able to assume ethical responsibility for their use.
- Organisational psychologists are responsible for the records of their testing. When storing assessment records, the psychologist should consider factors such as requests by PeopleScape customers, the need to maintain professional accountability and any relevant legislation. Australian Psychological Society recommends storage of reports for a minimum of 5 years. PeopleScape securely stores files for a minimum of 7 years.