The QFA
Inc. is an affiliate of the FAA Inc; as such QFA Inc. members
agree to abide by the:
The Federation of Australian Astrologers Inc.
CODE OF ETHICS
Membership of
a member association is conditional upon adherence to the following
Code of Ethics:
PROTECTION
OF ASTROLOGICAL AUTHENTICITY
Members
of member associations should endeavour to promote the expansion
of astrological knowledge by ensuring, when appropriate, that
the general public is accurately informed about astrological
practices. The FAA and its member associations should discourage
claims and attempts by unqualified persons to provide astrological
services to the public.
PROFESSIONAL
BEHAVIOUR
The integrity
of the profession of Astrology must be preserved and members
of member associations, when acting in their professional capacity,
are expected to behave in a manner that enhances and does not
damage the status of the profession. Member associations may
ask the National Council to assess the professional behaviour
of members in this regard when called into question.
THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ASTROLOGER AND CLIENT
A member
of a member association will take into account the reliability
of the birth data, informing the client, if necessary, of interpretive
limitations as a result of possibly inaccurate birth data. When
a chart is rectified, the client must be informed and the rectification
done by a recognised astrological method. The above requirements
being satisfied, members will ensure the greatest possible accuracy
in the erection of all astrological charts. The fact that a chart
is computer generated will not obviate the responsibility to
ensure accuracy. All astrological reports, oral or written, should
be directly concerned with the astrological charts under consideration
and should be expressed as simply and unequivocally as possible
with due regard for the state of the client.
CONFIDENTIALITY
All astrological
consultations shall be considered confidential, unless this confidentiality
physically endangers another person or is in breach of the law.
A member of a member association must not convey confidential
communications from other astrologers to a client without permission
from the authors of such communication. Confidential material
about clients, which might lead to their identification, must
not be published without their permission. Nothing in this clause
will prohibit a member of a member association seeking advice
or a second opinion from another professional astrologer who
is a member of a member association.
PREDICTIVE
WORK
When
commissioned to do predictive work, a member of a member association
will ensure that the client is aware of the distinction between
the astrological event, which can be calculated precisely and
its interpretation, which depends on the judgement of the individual
Astrologer. No member of a member association will claim to be
infallible in the prediction of particular events using astrology
or to be a fortune-teller.
THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMBERS
Members
of member associations should endeavour to respect, and help
where appropriate, fellow members of all member associations
in their pursuit of astrological knowledge, without bias in terms
of divisions of astrology. If a member forms the opinion that
a fellow member is behaving unethically and/or unprofessionally,
s/he must first approach the member in a helpful way. If this
proves to be ineffective, the member must (a) warn the fellow
member of his/her intention to report the matter to the FAA State
Branch Committee and (b) should it become necessary, proceed with
that action. The committee of the member association must proceed
to determine whether there has been a breach of the Code of Ethics
and to impose penalties in accordance with the Constitution.
PUBLICITY
All members
must uphold the integrity of the FAA and its member associations
by striving for the highest possible standards of astrological
expertise and professional behaviour when representing the FAA
or a member association. No person shall represent the FAA unless
approved by the National Council of the Executive Committee.
No person shall represent a member association unless approved
by the committee of that association. |
