Private use of social media advice provided to employees

James Smith made this Freedom of Information request to Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet as part of a batch sent to 204 authorities

This request has been closed to new correspondence from the public body. Contact us if you think it ought be re-opened.

The request was refused by Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Dear Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet,

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

Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet

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Dear Mr Smith

Please find the attached correspondence in relation to your FOI request to
the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Kind regards

Matthew Thompson  |  Freedom of Information Officer  |  Operations
Department of Premier and Cabinet  |  Level 29, 35 Collins Street,
Melbourne Victoria 3000
T 03 7017 3224  |  [1]www.dpc.vic.gov.au  |  [2]www.vic.gov.au

We acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal owners of country throughout
Victoria and pay our respect to them, their culture and their Elders past,
present and future.

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Mostly I classify a response like this one to say "clarification requested" because the agency has told the applicant that some more information (and money!) is needed before the request will be processed. This time, I have put the response in the category of "refused" because it is two months when the agency has responded and the applicant has not made a follow-up. This does not mean that the agency will refuse the request when an application is made in the correct (required) way and although I have made the classification of "refused", the applicant can use this same request page if he wishes to pursue the request.