About us

The Urabbaparcensian Legislation Website (ULW) is maintained by Mister Enactor’s Stationery Office (MESO), an organisational unit of the Advocate-General’s Department.

Terms of use

ULW is managed by MESO for the purpose of providing information free of charge for the benefit of the public. The Department recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to use of this website and carefully evaluate the relevance of the material for their purposes.

ULW is not a substitute for independent legal advice and users should obtain appropriate advice relevant to their particular circumstances.  No legal advice is given and you should contact an Australian lawyer if you have any questions.

MESO, nor its officers, employees or agents accept any responsibility for any loss or liability caused by the use of ULW.

You agree that by using this website you agree to its privacy policy (see below).

Links to external websites

The link to the Privacy Act 1988 and links to the websites of the Commonwealth, State and Territory legislation websites and websites of other jurisdictions are external links.  MESO takes reasonable care in linking to other websites but has no direct control over the content, or the changes that may occur to the content on those sites. It is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information contained in linked external websites.

Links to external websites do not constitute an endorsement or a recommendation of any material on those sites or of any third party products or services offered by, from or through those sites. Users of links provided by this website are responsible for being aware of which organisation is hosting the website they visit.

Other important information

Every effort is made to provide uninterrupted access to this website but this cannot be guaranteed. Any planned outages will be notified on the website home page. If there are issues outside of notified outages please contact the ULW Helpdesk.

Privacy

MESO collects and handles personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 and relevant guidelines.

This privacy policy applies to personal information that may be collected by or on behalf of MESO as part of managing ULW.

MESO is bound by the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles within the Act in relation to the handling, use and management of personal information.

ULW contains links to other websites. MESO is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites so it is important to consult the privacy policy of those websites for information on their policy.

Personal information

MESO only collects personal information, such as email addresses, where that information is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, performing one or more of its functions or activities. MESO may collect this personal information in a variety of ways, including online (through our website, as well as email) and over the telephone.

Use and disclosure of personal information

When personal information is collected, it will only be used for the purpose(s) for which it was provided and for related, internal management purposes. Personal information will not be disclosed to anyone else unless:

  • you consent to or expect disclosure of your personal information
  • disclosure is necessary for the enforcement of the criminal law or for the protection of public revenue
  • disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the life or health of a person, or
  • disclosure is required or authorised by an Australian law

To request access to the personal information that MESO holds about you, and to request that we correct the information if it is incorrect please contact the ULW Helpdesk.

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You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, if you do this you may not be able to use ULW’s full functionality.

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ULW uses a range of analytics services which send website traffic data to servers offshore.

These services do not identify individual users or associate your IP address with any other data held by the company for other purposes.

We use reports provided by analytics providers to help us understand website traffic and web-page usage.

By using ULW, you consent to the processing of data about you for the purposes set out above.

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Based on content from the Federal Register of Legislation at 4 April 2022. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Derivative work under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License.

Contact the ULW Helpdesk

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