Status and Details
This page contains information about the status, approval and implementation of this document, contact details for the relevant Manager and Policy Author and, on the right, a brief summary of changes between this and the 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).Media Engagement, Public Utterances and Government Relations Policy
            
                
                    
            
                         
                    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
                
Clauses Amended:Policy: All Procedure: All