Status and Details

Status and Details

This page contains information about the status, approval and a summary of the changes from the previous version of the document. Please note that the Unit Head listed on this page is the current owner of this policy and may not reflect the University position/staff member who owned this policy at the time of publication.

Acceptable Use of Digital Services Policy

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Status Current Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date 20th December 2019 This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date 3rd January 2022 The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority Vice-Chancellor and President The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date 20th December 2019 This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date Not Applicable This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head Scott Snyder
Chief Information and Digital Officer
s.snyder@westernsydney.edu.au
This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact Anita King
IT Assurance Specialist
45701708
General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

21/02/2023: Position name changed from Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO) to Chief Information and Digital Officer - duplicate (CIDO)

28/09/2022: Position name changed from Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Security Officer (CDO & CISO) to Chief Information and Digital Officer (CIDO)


4 March 2022 - Update all references to position ‘Chief Information and Digital Officer’ with renamed title ‘Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Security Officer’.


22 February 2022 – Updated all references and links to the repealed ‘Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2015’ with the ‘Higher Education Standards   Framework (Thresholds Standards) 2021’.


10 May 2021 – System Administrator Fix – updated placeholders for Board of Trustees and Board Executive Committee from Division-based record to Committee-based record.


15 April 2021 – Clause 1 – fixed typographical error – include the word “University” that was omitted in the second sentence.


26 March 2021 – Fix – removed erroneous forced line breaks.


The changes to the Policy include: • a change to the title as driven by the changes made to the Digital Services Implementation Policy; • clarification about what systems and/or data former staff and students can access; and • clarification around how Service Desk personnel can assist users when requested.



Clauses Amended:Policy: All Guidelines: All Procedures: All