Applicability:
“Based on a 2003 mandate established by Cabinet (Cabinet Minute (03)41/2B), all Public Service departments and Non-Public Service departments in the State Services (external site link) are directed to implement the Standard.”
Applicability:
* all publicly available web pages. This includes pages behind logins.
* since 01 July 2014, internally facing web pages accessed by Ministry staff as well.
* By July 2016:
all publicly accessible web pages
all internal web pages created, redesigned, or redeveloped since 01 July 2014
* By 01 July 2017:
all web pages must conform to the Standard.
Exemptions:
* There is no process by which a mandated organisation can secure an exemption from the requirement to meet the Standard.
Instead, each organisation is responsible for meeting the Standard, and accordingly accepts any risks associated with not doing so.
In the case that an organisation does not fully meet the Standard, it will be required to manage any risk associated with that lack of conformance by performing a risk assessment and submitting a plan to address, over time, those areas of non-conformance.