Required Information
- Caretaker conventions
- In the period preceding an election, the Australian Government assumes a caretaker role. During this time there are a number of restrictions on what the Australian Government may do.
- Contract reporting requirements
- Under Senate Continuing Order No.9, agencies are required to list a range of contracts on their agency website.
- Disclaimers
- Agencies need to limit any liability from subsequent use of information by including a disclaimer on their websites.
- Documents tabled in Parliament
- All documents that have been tabled in Parliament are to be published online.
- File lists
- Under Senate Continuing Order No.8 agencies must publish an indexed list of relevant files every six months on their agency website.
- Forms
- Providing forms online can provide benefits to the public and to Government agencies
- Online Content Requirements
- Agencies are required to publish a range of public accountability information on their agency website.
- References to the Australian Government
- Reference should be made to the ‘Australian Government’ and not the ‘Commonwealth Government’ or the ‘Federal Government’.
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