GovTEAMS OFFICIAL Membership Types
There are three different membership types in GovTEAMS OFFICIAL. Each membership type has a different level of access to the service.
Membership types
Type | Who is it for? | Allocated an Office 365 licence |
Full Access Member | Suitable for APS employees* | ✔️ |
Partner Membership | Suitable for external stakeholders working with government who require full access | ✔️ |
Guest Membership | Suitable for external stakeholders working with government who require limited access | ❌ |
*If you’re a contractor with an Australian Public Service email address you can also register as a full access member.
State government employees are able to apply for a State Owner Membership, which is similar to a Full Access Membership.
Comparing membership types
Function | Full Access Member (APS) | Partner | Guest |
---|---|---|---|
Self Register for GovTEAMS | ✔️ | On request and must satisfy the approval process | Must be invited by a Full Access Member |
Account type identification | No suffix | (Partner) suffix | (Guest) suffix |
Create a Private/Hidden Community | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Create and Facilitate a Meeting | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Create a Chat | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Access to the Teams Calendar | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Community Owner Role | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
OneDrive | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Post/Reply in a Community | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Post/Reply in a Chat | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Upload a file to a Chat | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Upload a file to a Community | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Manage a Chat Membership | ✔️ | ✔️ | Limited |
GovTEAMS Dashboard | ✔️ | ✔️ | Limited |
GovTEAMS Profile Edit | ✔️ | Limited | Limited |
Co-Edit/Edit a file in a Chat | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Co-Edit/Edit a file in a Community | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Add/Manage Channels in a Community | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Add/Manage Private Channels in a Community | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Creately - Create and manage workspaces | ✔️ | ✔️ | Participate only |
Full SharePoint Access | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌ |
Create Open Communities | ✔️ | By approval | ❌ |
Search in Teams | ✔️ | ✔️ | Limited |
Community Roles
Your role determines your access and responsibilities within a particular community.
- Owners create and maintain GovTEAMS OFFICIAL communities. They can invite or remove members, set community permissions and moderate content. Only full access members can become owners of a community.
- Members participate in GovTEAMS OFFICIAL communities. Depending on the permissions set by community owners, members can post in a channel, edit documents and join an online meeting. Full access members or guests can participate as members of a community.