Publications
Publications in various forms are used to deliver information to the public about Tasmanian Government programs, services and policy. Publications may include:
- flyers, brochures, posters, fact sheets
- newsletters
- research papers
- articles for magazines or scientific and professional journals
- gudelines, protocols and policies
- photographic material
- websites
- video.
Mandatory: font, logo, consistent visual imagery style, publication information and meets accessibility requirements.
Publications include documents such as reports, manuals, government submissions etc and include internal and external communications.
Optional templates are available in the Toolbox.
Front cover
All mandatory elements – the logo and font – must be applied to the front cover of publications.
Any graphic devices or promotional logos must appear in the top three quarters of the design.
Example front covers
(Design is an example only)
Inside pages
The only mandatory requirement for the inside pages is the font. The logo is not required on the inside pages of a publication.
See Font for specific font requirements.
Example inside pages
(Design is an example only)
Publication information
All Government publications must include the following bibliographic information:
- Author – the name of the department, NOT the name/s of individual employee/s
- Source – the unit/branch/division producing the publication
- Contact details such as postal address, phone, email and website address
- Date of publications – month and year
- Acknowledgement of copyright: Copyright State of Tasmania (year of first publication).
Where applicable:
- Volume Issue number if the publication is part of a series
- International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or International Standard Series Number (ISSN). For more information on ISBNs and ISSNs visit https://www.nla.gov.au/using-library/services-publishers
This information is generally placed in the inside front cover of a publication but can be relocated depending on the layout of the document.
Example:
Government of Tasmania
ISBN: 000 0 0000 0000 0
This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from the Department of xxx
Published by the Department of xxx
GPO Box 000
HOBART TAS 7000
Version Number A
The document was first published in Month Year.
This edition (Edition Number A) was updated by Name of Department or Unit in Month Year.