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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 4 Hansard (3 April) . . Page.. 1510 ..

(2) Yes. ACT Government Agencies when establishing and maintaining their websites are required to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Websites must also use and comply with the Australian Government Locater Service (AGLS) metadata standard. See copy of relevant page of policy at Attachment A.


In addition the recently publicly released Community IT Access Plan provides the strategic framework necessary to ensure that all members of the ACT community have equitable access to information technology and connectivity to online information and services.

(3) ACT Government Agencies, when establishing and maintaining their websites, are required to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The current audit procedures are contained in the ACT Government Website Policy. This includes a requirement for periodic audits of all ACT government websites to measure their overall compliance.

(4) Each ACT Government Agency is responsible for maintaining the integrity, confidentiality, accessibility, storage and disposal of information on their websites. The training and/or recruitment of personnel for these positions is undertaken at Agency level.

Attachment A

Government Website Policy

Each agency is required to designate internal staff to be responsible for maintaining the integrity, confidentiality, accessibility, storage, and disposal of information. A Website Manager is to be identified to take responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the agency website.

4.2 Content

All material intended for public access should be made available online. Where this is not practical, information should be discoverable through the website (for example, details of where to obtain a hard copy).

Agencies must ensure the accuracy, currency and appropriateness of the website content. All agencies must review their web pages regularly and make revisions to ensure relevancy and accuracy.

Content should reflect the values, principles and obligations outlined in the ACT Public Sector Management Act 1994.

4.3 Design and Accessibility

All ACT Government websites should follow a user-centric structure. Information should be organised in a manner meaningful to the user.

The user should not be required to have an understanding of the internal

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