Private use of social media advice provided to employees

James Smith made this Freedom of Information request to COAG Energy Council as part of a batch sent to 204 authorities

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The request was refused by COAG Energy Council.

Dear COAG Energy Council,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

I request documents related to the ten most recent instances where an employee has sought information, advice, guidance, or opinion on their social media use in a private capacity.

I limit the scope of documents to:
- the original request from the employee
- the agency/department's response
- any follow-up questions and response
- only those sent to a relevant HR / conduct / social media (or similar) team (rather than managers across all areas of the organisation)
- where the original request was created in the last 2 years

Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

James Smith

FOI Contact Officer, COAG Energy Council

Dear Mr Smith

Thank you for your email.

Unfortunately the COAG Energy Council is not an "agency" for the purposes of the FOI Act, and we therefore cannot accept your request for documents it its possession.

Regards

Alan Hilvert-Bruce
Senior Legal Officer| Climate Change, Science and Corporate Legal Section |General Counsel Branch Department of the Environment
a: GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2600
t: (02) 6274 2721
e: [email address]

Note: The contents of any legal advice provided by the General Counsel Branch is subject to legal professional privilege. Do not disclose the contents of any such legal advice more broadly within the Department (i.e. outside the scope of persons to whom the legal advice is (or was) directed), via the intranet or outside the Department without first consulting the General Counsel Branch.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Smith [mailto:[FOI #3969 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2017 7:23 PM
To: Energy Council Secretariat <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Private use of social media advice provided to employees

Dear COAG Energy Council,

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

I request documents related to the ten most recent instances where an employee has sought information, advice, guidance, or opinion on their social media use in a private capacity.

I limit the scope of documents to:
- the original request from the employee
- the agency/department's response
- any follow-up questions and response
- only those sent to a relevant HR / conduct / social media (or similar) team (rather than managers across all areas of the organisation)
- where the original request was created in the last 2 years

Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

James Smith

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