Copyright Statement

Copyright in the material which appears at this Department of Services, Technology and Administration (DSTA) website is, subject to the operation of the Copyright Act 1968, vested in the Crown in the right of the State of New South Wales.

In keeping with the NSW Government's commitment to encouraging the availability, dissemination and exchange of information (and subject to the operation of the Act), you are welcome to reproduce the material which appears on the DSTA site for personal, in-house or non-commercial use, without formal permission or charge.

In the event that you wish to reproduce, alter, store or transmit the material that appears on the DSTA site for a purpose other than personal, in-house or non-commercial use, you can apply to the agency holding the information for formal permission.

Please note that the copyright in the materials appearing at Internet sites that are linked to the DSTA site vests in the author of those materials, or the author's licensee (subject to the operation of the Copyright Act 1968). The NSW Government cannot and does not grant any permission or authority in respect of the copyright in the materials appearing at third-party Internet sites, and strongly recommends that you refer to the copyright statements at those sites before making use of the materials.

Is the information stored securely?

Yes. Information collected is stored in an appropriately secure format and held by DSTA for archival purposes. When the information is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected it is deleted.

Due to the DSTA's desire to promote a free exchange of opinion and information, it does not necessarily endorse or support the views, opinions, standards or information which appear at this site or any linked sites. You should also not interpret the absence of a link from the site to any other site as a criticism or comment by DSTA on the provider or content of that other site.

DSTA can not warrant and does not represent that the material which appears at the DSTA site or any linked sites is complete, current, reliable and/or free from error. DSTA also can not accept any responsibility or liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense you might incur as a result of the use of or reliance upon the materials which appear at this or any linked sites.

You should be aware that the providers of linked sites will often have their own protocols and standards in relation to their sites and the information which appears at them. We urge you to familiarise yourself with any such protocols and standards.