The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has published "Integrity in Our Common Mission": a national code of conduct ensuring safety and zero tolerance for clerical abuse.  The bishops have described the 32-page document as a means “of furthering the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s ongoing commitment to the safety of children and vulnerable people”.

The Document, entitled “Integrity in Our Common Mission” replaces earlier codes such as Integrity in Ministry for clergy and Religious, and Integrity in the Service of the Church for Church lay workers, and brings these into a single presentation, as requested by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse.  It reflects the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards and aims to "assist in the formation and induction of clergy and lay pastoral leaders to reflect integrity in all aspects of their lives”.

Integrity in Our Common Mission is a vital resource for renewing our commitment to the safety of children and vulnerable people. Its principles have been developed to guide, form, strengthen and affirm those behaviours which are expected of all engaged in the ministries of the Church.

Any person performing pastoral work at the request of, or under the ultimate supervision of, a diocesan bishop must comply with the national code of conduct. Depending on the circumstances, they may also be subject to specific statutory, contractual or other obligations.