Social media policy
Dear Department of Finance,
I seek access to the following documents under the Freedom
of Information Act 1982:
1. Current social media policy of the department, which covers
departmental use and/or private use by employees in an individual
capacity.
2. Any current guidance material which is available for employees to make informed decisions about their private social media use.
Yours faithfully,
James Smith
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Dear Mr Smith,
Freedom of Information Request – FOI 16/64
Thank you for your email to the Department of Finance (Finance) requesting
access to the following under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI
Act).
1. Current social media policy of the department, which covers
departmental use and/or private use by employees in an individual
capacity.
2. Any current guidance material which is available for employees to make
informed decisions about their private social media use.
The statutory period for processing your request commences from the day
after Finance received your request. Your request was received by Finance
on 18 April 2016. The processing period may be extended if we need to
consult third parties, impose a charge or for other reasons. We will
advise you if this happens.
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Act will be published on our [1]disclosure log, unless an exemption
applies or the documents are characterised as containing personal
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Regards, Kira
[2]Department of Finance and Deregulation
FOI Officer
Legal Services Branch
Corporate Services Division
Department of Finance
T: 02 6215 1783 E: [email address]
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Good afternoon Mr Smith,
Please find attached, decision and documents in relation to your FOI
request (our reference number FOI 16/64).
Regards,
[1]Department of Finance and Deregulation
FOI Officer
Legal Services Branch
Corporate Services Division
Department of Finance
T: 02 6215 1783 E: [email address]
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Dear FOI Officer,
Thank you for providing the requested information.
Yours sincerely,
James Smith
Thank you for your email to the Freedom of Information section of the
Department of Finance (Finance). We have received your email and will
endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible.
You may view Finance’s Freedom of Information procedures and processes on
[1]http://www.finance.gov.au/foi/foi.html
Further information relating to Freedom of Information can be found on the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s [2]website.
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