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The Commonwealth of Australia owns all the material we produce. All material presented on this website is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, with the exception of:
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For further information about copyright and trademark, contact our Media and Communication Branch at comms@homeaffairs.gov.au.
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You assume all risks associated with use of the website, including:
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The material on this website may include the views or advice of third parties. It also may include links to external websites.
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We are careful when choosing external website links. However, we are not responsible for the information on them.
We do not necessarily endorse the information. Please make your own decision on how accurate, current and reliable the information is.
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The Commonwealth makes no representations as to the suitability of the information accessible for viewing by minors or any other person.
Your use of this website will be logged for the purpose of security and usage monitoring. For further information refer to the website's Privacy Collection Notice.
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Unauthorised use of this website could result in criminal prosecution.
This website is hosted on a web server in Sydney in New South Wales (NSW). Management of the website is by the Department and the Department's service providers.
These terms are governed by the law in force in the ACT and any dispute about these terms or the contents of this web site are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the ACT and the courts of appeal from them.
The Department of Home Affairs has implemented a translation service on this website to assist you if English is not your first language. The translation service is here for your convenience only and may not be accurate. The Department of Home Affairs expresses no views on the translation and gives no warranty in relation to the accuracy of the translation.
The official text is the English version of this website. Any discrepancies or differences created in the translation are not binding and have no legal effect for compliance or enforcement purposes. If any questions arise related to the accuracy of the information contained in the translated website, refer to the English version of the website which is the official version.
The Department of Home Affairs does not guarantee or claim responsibility for the fitness for purpose, accuracy, reliability, limitations, completeness, or performance of any translation services or the translated information on this website.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, in no event will the Department of Home Affairs, the Commonwealth of Australia or their respective employees be liable for any loss or damage (whether direct, incidental, indirect, special, punitive, exemplary or consequential) arising out of your use of, or inability to use, the website, or reliance directly, or indirectly on the translation services on this website (including without limitation, loss of revenue or anticipated profits, loss of goodwill, loss of business, loss of data, computer failure or malfunction or any other damages), whether or not caused by any negligence on the part of the Department of Home Affairs, the Commonwealth or its employees. Users utilise the translation services at their own risk.