❓ Hon Ken Travers asks the Premier about a survey conducted regarding staff access to specific Twitter accounts using government resources. The Premier responds that authorised staff denied accessing the accounts and expresses confidence in compliance with relevant policies.
AnsweredQoN 809Legislative Council
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I refer to question on notice No. 591, and ask: (a) on what dates was the survey undertaken; (b) what were the specific questions asked; (c) will the Minister table a copy of the survey; (d) how were staff selected for this survey; (e) was participation in the survey compulsory; (f) did all staff sent the survey provide answers to all the questions asked; (g) which staff completed the survey; and (h) is the Premier confident that no staff member accessed, operated or posted tweets to any of the accounts mentioned in question on notice No. 294 using Government resources?
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Answered
8 April 2014
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Premier
Response time
28 days
(a) - (g) The Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises that the survey involved referring Question on Notice 294 to those Department of the Premier and Cabinet staff who had been authorised to access social media for official purposes.
All staff authorised to access social media for official purposes advised that they had not accessed the named twitter accounts. Two staff members who have been and continue to be on extended leave also advised this when followed up by telephone.
(h) I have no information that would suggest that any staff authorised to access social media for official purposes has accessed, operated or posted tweets to any of the accounts mentioned in question on notice No. 294 using Government resources. I am therefore confident that the Department's Code of Conduct, Social Media Resource and ICT Acceptable Use Policy have been complied with.
All staff authorised to access social media for official purposes advised that they had not accessed the named twitter accounts. Two staff members who have been and continue to be on extended leave also advised this when followed up by telephone.
(h) I have no information that would suggest that any staff authorised to access social media for official purposes has accessed, operated or posted tweets to any of the accounts mentioned in question on notice No. 294 using Government resources. I am therefore confident that the Department's Code of Conduct, Social Media Resource and ICT Acceptable Use Policy have been complied with.
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