The Guidelines are directed to all those who commission, prepare, conduct and use evaluations, as well as those who research, teach and publish about evaluation, particularly in Australia and New Zealand. The focus of the Guidelines is the evaluation of programs but also apply to the evaluation of policies and strategies. The Guidelines would have some application to other types of evaluation, such as evaluation of personnel and of products. However there are other guidelines and standards – some additional and some different – that would also apply to those other types of evaluation. The Guidelines refer to three main stages of program evaluation: commissioning and preparing, conducting, and reporting. They outline procedures that might be adopted to ensure that ethical principles are observed at each of these stages.