The Commission has a policy to govern the creation and use of social media content by employees and contractors of the Commission. More information is provided in the Commission’s Social Media Policy.
This policy aims to:
- create a governance framework around social media use by staff
- set out the Commission’s rules and procedures for social media use by staff
- help staff use social media confidently and responsibly within the government context
- ensure employees and contractors are aware of their obligations as public servants or contractors to government when using social media.
Our community standards and rules of use are aligned with DFFH.
Our social media channels are a place for you to participate in positive and constructive conversations. Comments are moderated and those that do not meet DFFH community standards and rules of use will be removed. By posting a comment, the public agree to abide by our community standards and rules of use which are as follows:
- Be polite and treat others with respect.
- Do not post comments that include inappropriate language, are abusive to others, or appear to deliberately provoke arguments. Such comments will be removed.
- Stay on topic.
- Do not dominate the conversation. We reserve the right to remove comments from people who seek to dominate the discussion.
- Do not use our channels to advertise. Content that endorses commercial products/services or solicits donations will be removed.
- Do not post comments which are defamatory, discriminatory, incite violence, infringe copyright or are otherwise unlawful.
- Stick to the facts. Content that is factually wrong or misleading may be moderated.