About this Website

This website is operated by the Department of Indigenous Affairs (DIA) of Western Australia. DIA is a department of the Government of the State of Western Australia.

Your use of this website, including any of the content or materials on it is governed by these Terms of Use.

Your Acceptance of Terms of Use

Your use of this website signifies your acknowledgment and acceptance of these Terms of Use.

Disclaimer

Subject to any responsibilities implied by law that cannot be excluded, neither this site nor the West Australian government is liable to you for any loss, damage, claims, liabilities, expenses (including without limitation legal costs and settlement costs) whatsoever arising out of or attributable to any content, services or other material on this website whether in contract, tort (including negligence), statute or otherwise.

Maps and images on this website are not suitable for navigation.

If the law implies any condition or warranty liability for breach of which cannot be excluded, our liability is limited, at our exclusive option to:

  • The supply of the goods and services again;
  • The repair of the goods
  • The payment of the cost of having the goods or services resupplied or repaired

We make every effort to ensure that all material on this website is free from error. However, we do not warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of any material on this web site.

Information on this site of a scientific or technical nature is subject to the uncertainties of scientific and technical research.

All information on this website is subject to change without notice.

Before relying on or acting on material in this website you should seek independent professional advice.

We do not guarantee that material on this site or any linked site will be free from viruses or that access to this site will be uninterrupted.

Copyright

Western Australian Government materials, including website pages, data, maps, documents, online graphics, audio and video, are protected by copyright law.

Copyright of Western Australian Government materials resides with the State of Western Australia.

Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced or re-used for any commercial purposes whatsoever without prior written permission of the State of Western Australia.

Third Party Copyright and Trademarks
Information available through this website may contain material (such as logos, maps, images, reports, diagrams and trademarks) of which third parties are the owners of copyright or a trademark and for which the State of Western Australia is a licensee.

All maps and images on this website are copyright.

Copying such material may infringe the rights of others. You must obtain the appropriate approvals from the copyright or trademark owner before copying or doing any other acts which may infringe an owner's rights.

Copyright Questions and Permission
If you have a question about using or copying material on this website or wish to apply to for permission to reproduce material, please contact us by email at: info2@dia.wa.gov.au.

The Attorney General's Department of the Australian Government publishes "Copyright Law in Australia - A Short Guide" which includes answers to frequently asked questions on copyright.

Links to and from the DIA Website

Links from our Website
This website includes links to other websites operated by other government bodies, non-government organisations and individuals.

These linked sites will have their own terms and conditions of use and you should familiarise yourself with them.

Linked websites are provided as part of the Government's commitment to online initiatives.

Neither this site nor the West Australian government makes any warranty or representation about any linked sites nor can any responsibility or liability be accepted for any loss or damage which may arise as a result of accessing or using any material which may appear at a linked site.

Links to other websites are provided for your assistance but do not constitute an endorsement or sponsorship of the practices, views or information contained at any linked site. In the same manner, the absence of a link from this website to any other website should not be treated as an absence of endorsement or support for the operator or content of that website.

Links to our Website
As a general principle, the West Australian Government encourages links to its websites, however it reserves the right to bar links in the event that they are provided in a manner which is incompatible with the workings of a democratic, diverse and tolerant community or if it considers, in its absolute discretion, that any link is inappropriate.

Before linking to our website or any part of it, you must ask have our consent*. Please contact info2@dia.wa.gov.au if you wish to apply for consent to link.

*Agencies and departments of the Australian Government and other State and Territory governments of Australia do not require consent to link to our site.

Downloading

Where this website includes material customised for download by you, it is provided without charge. Although we have made every effort to ensure that the material provided in the down load is complete, current, reliable, free from error and virus contamination, we do not warrant or make any representation about the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the information or whether the down load has been corrupted or tainted by viruses.

Users should ensure that information products derived from downloaded data include a date stamp of the download date and warnings about the reliability such information products given the rate of change in the sites register and in the website generally.

Privacy

Our website records your visit and logs the following information for statistical purposes: the user's server address, the user's top level domain name (e.g. .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc.), the date and time of the visit to the website, the pages accessed and documents downloaded, the previous website visited and the type of browser used. No attempt is being made to identify users or their browsing activities. In the event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency exercises a warrant to inspect the service provider's logs, such logs will be made available. This website uses cookies in its operation.

If you subscribe to any services on the DIA website then your email address and other personal information you may provide will be maintained on our mailing list. It will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to a mailing list - unless you have given specific permission as part of the requested service. Your email address is confidential. We will not use or disclose your email address to any third party without your explicit consent.