Terms and Conditions of Use for OSB Website
Terms and Conditions of Use
When using the Department of Industry Tourism and Resources (ITR) Legal Issues website (Legal Issues Guide for Small Business) and ITR’s website services you agree to the terms and conditions listed on this web page (Terms and Conditions of Use). ITR may from time to time amend, update or change this Website including these Terms and Conditions of Use without prior notice.
General disclaimer
This Website is provided by ITR on a complimentary basis and is not to be taken as legal advice. It represents a brief summary of the law applicable in Australia as at June 1999 and should not be relied on as a definitive or complete statement of the relevant laws.
You should carefully consider the content and issues raised in this Website in light of your personal circumstances and seek professional advice from your lawyer, accountant or other professional adviser before proceeding.
ITR is not liable to you or anyone Else for any loss suffered in connection with the use of this Website or a linked website.
This general disclaimer is not restricted or modified by any of the following specific warnings and disclaimers.
No liability
ITR assumes no liability for the use of any information posted on this Website. In no event will ITR or its employees, agents, suppliers, or contractors be liable for any damages of any kind or character, including without limitation any compensatory, incidental, direct, indirect, special, punitive, or consequential damages, loss of use, loss of data, loss of income or profit, loss of or damage to property, claims of third parties or other losses of any kind or character, even If ITR has been advised of the possibility of such damages or losses, arising out of or in connection with the use of this Website or any Website with which it is linked.
You must ensure that your access to this Website is not illegal or prohibited by laws which apply to you or in your location.
Monetary amounts in Australian dollars
All monetary amounts referred to on this Website are in Australian dollars.
Interference
ITR is not liable to you or anyone Else If interference with or damage to your computer systems occurs in connection with use of this Website or a linked website. You must take your own precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use from this Website is free of viruses or anything Else (such as "worms" or "trojan horses") that may interfere with or damage the operations of your computer systems.
Indemnification
You agree to fully indemnify and hold ITR harmless from any claim, cost, demand or damage (including legal costs on a full indemnity basis) incurred or which may be incurred arising from a breach by you of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
Waiver
ITR’s failure to exercise or enforce any one or more of its rights under these Terms and Conditions of Use will not constitute a waiver of such rights unless such waiver is granted by ITR in writing.
Governing law
These Terms and Conditions of Use will be governed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Australia. The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that jurisdiction.
If any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions of Use is, or the application of one or more of those provisions to any person or circumstance is, or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, that or those provisions will be:
- interpreted in that jurisdiction, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the parties; and
- If necessary to maintain the effectiveness of these Terms and Conditions of Use, be severed for the purposes of that jurisdiction,
with the remaining provisions remaining in full force and effect.
All legal content contained on this Website relates only to the laws of Australia, unless specifically stated otherwise. The laws of a state in Australia may be different from the laws in another state.
Language
The parties agree that the Terms and Conditions of Use have been prepared in English and to the extent any translation of these Terms and Conditions of Use is necessary, such interpretation must be consistent with the English meaning of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
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