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NZ Government Web Standards - Working and Advisory Groups

Web Standards Working Group

The role of the Web Standards Working Group is to represent the interests of users, guide development of the New Zealand Government Web Standards and Recommendations and moderate the New Zealand Government Web Standards wiki.

Web Guidelines Working and Advisory Groups

The State Services Commission established a Web Guidelines Working Group in August 2005, and a Web Guidelines Advisory Group in September 2005.

The Working Group is responsible for continually reviewing the NZ Government Web Standards. This includes exploring the emerging WAI standards in relation to the NZ environment, to decide whether we will adopt or adapt them. The Advisory Group provides a Quality Assurance role, by reviewing the documents produced by the Working Group.

The work of the Working and Advisory Groups is ongoing, with the initial review of the Web Guidelines divided into two phases.

The first phase was completed Sept 05 – Dec 05, and delivered Agencies a self-audit checklist including examples where possible.

The second phase included public consultation in September 2006, and was completed in Feb 06. This phase delivered an in-depth review of the Web Guidelines and produced the NZ Government Web Standards and Recommendations version 1.0.

Related Work

The Interoperability Team is also involved in the Working Group activities.

The following diagram describes the relationship structure for the Advisory and Working Groups:

The relationship between the e-GIF Management Committee and the Working and Advisory Groups.

Note: The e-GIF Management Committee is the decision-making body.

Web Guidelines Working Group

The agencies participating on the Web Guidelines Working Group are:

  • State Services Commission Chairperson
  • State Services Commission Liaison
  • The Treasury
  • Ministry of Social Development
  • Ministry of Economic Development
  • Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  • Inland Revenue
  • National Library
  • Usability Professional Association New Zealand (UPANZ)
  • Disabled Person Association (DPA) New Zealand

Web Guidelines Advisory Group

The Advisory Group does not have a fixed or static membership. Agencies are welcome to join this group, and to comment on the Web Guidelines ahead of public consultation. To join, or for further information, contact karen.burns@ssc.govt.nz.

The agencies currently participating on the Web Guidelines Advisory Group are:

  • State Services Commission
  • Office for Disability Issues
  • Wellington Web Standards
  • Corrections Department
  • Ministry of Health
  • Ministry for the Environment
  • Police
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
  • Department of Building and Housing
  • Education Review Office
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Statistics
  • Parliamentary Counsel Office
  • New Zealand Defence Force
  • Ministry of Fisheries
  • Absolutely.co.nz Ltd
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
  • University of Canterbury
  • District Health Board
  • Accessware Ltd
  • Land Transport
  • Land Information New Zealand
  • Royal New Zealand Air Force
  • Ministry of Social Development
  • New Zealand Qualifications Authority
  • Career Services
  • Archives NZ
  • e-Govt Watch Ltd
  • NZ Teachers Council
  • Department of Internal Affairs
  • Funkive Ltd
  • Intergen