Australian Standards

Downloading Standards

Downloaded Standards files are protected PDFs and require supported PDF readers, like Adobe Acrobat Reader, to access the contents.

Once downloaded, the standard must be printed from the computer you've downloaded the standard to. This is because the standard is licenced to you on the computer you've accessed it from.

On Campus

TAFE Queensland Education Network computers have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed and ready for student use.
Staff please see Teacher Use for more information.

Off Campus/personal devices

To download standards on a personal device you will need to install a PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat Reader to open & view them. 

If Global Object Security Policy (GOSP) is enabled in Adobe Reader and you try to open a Standard the below warning will appear.

What is GOSP?

Standards that are downloaded from Standards Australia are protected PDFs, which can only be opened by a supported PDF reader, such as Adobe and PDF-XChange, and the "Global Object Security Policy (GOSP)" feature has been disabled.

The Global Object Security Policy (GOSP) is a setting in the Adobe Reader, Acrobat and PDF-XChange apps that controls how cookies behave. The default setting is "Enable global object security policy" which means that every time someone renames a file or moves a file to a different location, a different cookie is created each time.  

Disabling the GOSP does NO HARM to your computer.  It is simply a mechanism to create a single tracking ID (or cookie) on your computer, no different than how a browser session tracks cookies as well.    

To disable the GOSP complete the following steps.

Step 1: Press CTRL + K to open Preferences, or click Menu > Preferences.

Step 2: Select JavaScript, then UNCHECK Enable global object security policy, click OK.

Downloading Standards

1. Search for the standard
2. Select the standard - confirm is the Most recent and includes any amendments
3. Select Download ​​​​- if there are multiple files, select the largest file size
4. The standard will download as a PDF to your device 
5. If your download fails to open - go to your downloads folder, right click on the PDF file and click Open with and select Adobe.

For more information, see How to Search for Standards in this guide.

Printing Standards 

Students can print one (1) copy of a standard for educational purposes - students can use either a TAFE Queensland printer or their personal printing device.

For more information on printing at your Campus Library see Printing in the Information for Students guide.