Status and Details

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Media Engagement, Public Utterances and Government Relations Policy

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Status	Current	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	17th December 2019	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	1st July 2027	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	University Council	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	16th December 2019	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	Not Applicable	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Responsible Manager - Policy	Claire Bowers Director, Media and Communications	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Media and Communications	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

29/07/2024 – Administrative update to include clause 8 to reference and link to the Enterprise Agreement.

11/07/2024 – Amendments to clauses 13 and 17 as reviewed and updated by the Social Media Manager and Director, Media and Communications.

01/07/2024 – Amendments to clauses 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 14, 23, 24, 26, 30, 31 including an update to the title and transition to the new template, as reviewed and updated by the Chief of Staff and the Director, Media and Communications.

13/04/2022 – Inserted clause 12 to reference the Guidelines on engagement with governments, Members of Parliament and political candidates that were approved by SEG.

04/01/2022 - OSSC - Document reviewed and updated for OSSC impacts. Updated references to position titles to align with titles in new structure and removed Section 6 – Stakeholders.

17/12/2019 - New Policy approved by Council on 16/12/19, min ref 489.21, Academic Board on 13/11/19, min ref 516.8 and by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of the Senior Executive Group on 21/11/19 (SEG19/386).

Clauses Amended:Policy: All Procedure: All