These guidelines apply to those visiting and interacting on the official social media platforms of the Net Zero Commission:
How we use social media
The Net Zero Commission uses social media to educate and engage with people about our work.
This may include:
- sharing our expert advice and recommendations
- updates on our work and NSW’s progress towards net zero
- promoting opportunities and upcoming events
- re-sharing content from reputable third parties.
Acceptable behaviour
Members expect a place that is respectful, reliable, relevant and safe. We may hide or delete posts that moderators consider to be:
- abusive, offensive or unlawful - harassment, bullying or provoking other community members, swearing, derogatory language and expression of views that are racist, sexist, homophobic, predatory or sexually explicit are not acceptable
- potentially defamatory or that violate privacy laws
- political in nature - while we welcome the discussion of policies and initiatives, it is not the place to discuss political parties and personalities
- misleading information or misinformation - information that is false, unfounded or misleading, whether intentional or not, will be removed
- an infringement of intellectual property rights – please respect and acknowledge original creators when sharing content
- promotional - we do not accept advertisements, requests to endorse commercial products or services or soliciting donations
- spam or harmful - copied and pasted, duplicated or off-topic posts will be removed
- personal details - we will remove any posts that contain private information or personal details, such as email addresses or phone numbers
- a violation of the platform’s terms and conditions.
If you breach any of the above guidelines, we may also block your account.
To create meaningful and valuable discussion, please stay on topic when commenting on posts to the page.
The Net Zero Commission is apolitical and we are unable to respond to political commentary.
Monitoring
Our social media accounts are monitored during business hours, between 9:00am and 5:00pm (AEST), Monday to Friday. We don’t monitor social media outside of these times.
Privacy
The Net Zero Commission is bound by the Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) under the Privacy Act 1988 with respect to collection, use and disclosure of personal information, and we will only record your email address and personal information if you supply it to us, either by sending a message or completing and submitting a form.