The National Education Access Licence for Schools (NEALS) is a cross-jurisdictional licence scheme that has been endorsed by the Australian Education Systems Officials Committee (AESOC) and the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) as an initiative to lower copyright costs. This licence agreement has been endorsed by the Minister for Education and Training and it is essential that the procedures listed below are adhered to when publishing DET material, or placing material on any DET website.

DATE: 11-Mar-08 Mandatory | Summary | Download |

To understand the importance of maintaining adequate information security, be aware of the kind of information that can be obtained from school and district education office networks and protect it from unauthorised access. Information includes home addresses, examination and test results, and confidential reports about student and teacher performance.

DATE: 13-Apr-06 Mandatory | Summary | Download |

Most works on school sites are ‘public works’ under the Public Works Act. The Department of Housing and Works (DHW) has the charter to deliver public works. As these works are not subject to Local Government Authority building control, DHW ensures that proper standards and approvals are met.

DATE: 13-Apr-06 Mandatory | Summary | Download |

Guidelines for the naming of facilities and part facilities, based on criteria used by the Geographic Names Committee provides a uniform process for the naming of facilities and part facilities such that an informed recommendation can be made to the Director General and ultimately the Minister who has the authority to name facilities and part facilities

DATE: 15-Feb-08 Non-Mandatory | Summary | Download |