Standards and Guidelines


The aim of the Interoperability Program is to improve whole-of-government efficiency, effectiveness, and agility. The use of common standards and guidelines is one way to build the capacity for interoperability between agencies. These standards and guidelines are developed in consultation with stakeholders, generally from Tasmanian Government agencies.

The table below lists the Interoperability Program's standards and guidelines that are:

  • Under investigation - standards or guidelines that have been endorsed by the Interoperability Program Steering Committee (IPSC) to be investigated for development.
  • Under development - standards or guidelines that have been endorsed by the IPSC to be developed.
  • Approved - standards or guidelines that have been approved for use by Tasmanian Government agencies by the Inter Agency Steering Committee (IASC).

For further information, please contact ehelp@dpac.tas.gov.au or phone the Inter Agency Policy and Projects Unit on (03) 6233 3836.

Title Purpose Status Standard/Guideline Date/Version No.
Barcode Technical Standard The GS1 – 128 barcode is intended to increase the efficiency of payment transactions in Service Tasmania shops and provide the option of payment via alternative bill payment service providers. Approved Link to document 9 November 2007 - Version 1.0
Bill Payment Numbering Scheme Standard The Service Tasmania Unit worked with service providers (Westpac and Australia Post) and Agencies to develop the Bill Payment Numbering Scheme Standard. The Standard allows for Agencies to add new accounts for payment through the Service Tasmania Phone and Internet payment service, over the counter at Service Tasmania outlets and Australia Post. The Bill Payment Numbering Scheme Standard also incorporates the Barcode Technical Standard for over the counter payments. Approved Link to document 9 November 2007 - Version 1.0
Criminal Justice Schema and related Web Services The Schema was developed by the Department of Justice, in consultation with key stakeholders, to facilitate the exchange of justice related information. The primary agencies involved in the exchange of justice related information are Justice, Police and DIER. However, primarily due to infringement notices, its use extends to virtually every agency. Under development Currently under development Unavailable
Email and Username Convention The current Email Naming Convention was endorsed by the Heads of Agencies in 2000. Its scope covered only personal email addresses, and not functional or role based addresses. Other drivers have highlighted the need for standards for usernames. The scope of the review includes consideration of non-personal email addresses, consistency with the Government’s Communications Policy www.communications.tas.gov.au and username convention. Under development Currently under development Unavailable
IPv6 Planning Currently the Internet uses IPv4. However, due to a number factors, globally this is being gradually transitioned to IPv6. Transition to IPv6 will assist agencies in a number of areas, including the migration from the technologies that support TASINET, which are expected to be phased out by Telstra in about five years. The transition will require planning and the establishment of appropriate standards and guidelines to minimise the costs in migration. The Initial investigation is to prepare a scoping paper to outline planning needs including the impact on agencies, and outputs and outcomes of a planning phase. Under investigation Currently under investigation Unavailable
Revenue and Receipt Document Guidelines To develop an agreed set of guidelines and practical examples of standard layouts for presentation or ‘look and feel’ of revenue and receipt documents. Revenue documents initiate the collection of revenue by agencies from known customers requesting, demanding or inviting payments. These guidelines are intended to increase the efficiency of processing payments. Under development Currently under development Unavailable
Web Service Development Standard DIER has developed a document titled 'Technical Requirements for Web Services Development'. It is anticipated that by consulting with other agencies this document can form the basis of a whole-of-government guideline for the development of web services. There is an increasing need in government for the exchange of information between systems. Web Services are one solution for enabling the exchange of information between systems. There are a number of design and technology choices that can be standardised to ensure systems are interoperable. This guideline is to facilitate implementation of Web Services across the Tasmanian Government. Under development Currently under development Unavailable