Dear Mr Smith,

I refer to your application of 15 April 2016 in which you seek access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982. You have requested
the following documents:
1. Current social media policy of the department, which covers
departmental use and/or private use by employees in an individual
capacity.
2. Any guidance material which is available for employees to make informed
decisions about their social media use.
Notification of Receipt
Your request was received by the ABS on 15 April 2016 and, subject to your
clarification of the scope, the 30 days statutory period for processing
your request commenced from that date. If this request will take longer
than 30 days to process, we will contact you to negotiate an extension of
time.

You will be notified of any charges in accordance with the Freedom of
Information (Fees and Charges) Regulations, should they apply, in relation
to your request as soon as practicable.

Regards,

Wolfgang Hertel

FOI Contact Officer

Australian Bureau of Statistics

(P) (02) 6252 7203

(E) [1][email address]   (W)  [2]www.abs.gov.au

For information about how the ABS' handles personal information please see
our [3]Privacy Policy.

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Dear Australian Bureau of Statistics,

I request the following documents:

1. Current social media policy of the department, which covers
departmental use and/or private use by employees in an individual
capacity.
2. Any guidance material which is available for employees to make informed
decisions about their social media use.

Yours faithfully,

James Smith

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Dear Mr Smith,

The ABS has conduct a search for the document you have sought access to in
your Freedom of Information request received by the ABS on 15 April 2016.

Attached to this email is ABS' official response to your access request
including the document being directly released to you.

(See attached file: FOI 201516-08 - Response with documents.pdf)

Should you have any questions regarding this please feel free to contact
myself on the details below. 

Regards,

Wolfgang Hertel

FOI Contact Officer

Australian Bureau of Statistics

(P) (02) 6252 7203

(E) [1][email address]   (W)  [2]www.abs.gov.au

For information about how the ABS' handles personal information please see
our [3]Privacy Policy.

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