4.1.4 Publishing

Principles
Agencies must facilitate public access to their publications that are available (whether by sale or otherwise) to the public.

Policy Requirements
Agencies must:

• maintain a register or record of all publications
•  make available the register of published works to the Director - Communications Policy, Department of Premier and Cabinet, on request
• publish all public information first on the internet unless a Head of Agency determines not to publish on the internet for reasons of high cost relative to the benefit of electronic accessibility, low usage, high publication complexity, or low suitability for web delivery
• publish the list of publications produced each year in the Annual Report for that year
• ensure that all published material includes title of publication, author(s), source, date of publication, Tasmanian Government identity (logo), and, where applicable, standard bibliographic reference numbers (International Standard Book Numbers) or International Standard Serial Numbers
• make publications available on request (for purchase if applicable)
• provide one copy of all publications to the State Library of Tasmania within one month after publication, as per the Tasmanian Libraries Act 1984:
• provide one copy of all publications to the Legal Deposit Unit of the National Library of Australia
• comply with the requirements of the Treasurer's Instructions and the specific requirements for the procurement of communications goods and services when contracting for printing, editorial, design or distribution services.

Agencies must also ensure that the permission of subjects is gained (whether they be staff, clients, students or members of the public) when publishing photographs in agency and/or whole-of-government publications. See Acknowledgement of use of image: template.