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This web site was developed, and is maintained, by the Victorian Coastal Council on behalf of the Victorian Government.

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Copyright

Copyright of materials present on this Victorian Government Website and all its components (including images, audio, video, text) resides with the State of Victoria. Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under copyright legislation, no part may be reproduced or reused for any commercial purposes whatsoever without the prior written permission of the State of Victoria, Victorian Coastal Council.

All requests and enquiries should be directed through the Executive Officer, Victorian Coastal Council.

Disclaimer

The content of this Victorian Government web site is provided for information purposes only. No claim is made as to the accuracy of authenticity of the content of the website. In no event will the State of Victoria, its agents, instrumentalities and employees be liable for the accuracy of the information contained on this web site nor its use of reliance placed on it. The information on the web site is provided on the basis that all persons accessing the site undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of its content.

Information published by the Victorian Government is considered to be true and correct at the time of publication. Changes in circumstances after the time of publication may impact on the accuracy of this information and the Victorian Government gives no assurance of any information or advice contained.

The information contained in the web site is not to be displayed except in full screen format. No liability is accepted for any information that may appear in other format.
No responsibility is taken for any information that may appear on any linked web sites.

This web site provides links to other web sites. These external information sources are outside our control. It is the responsibility of users to make their own decision about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information found. The Victorian Government does not necessarily endorse any company or organisation linked to from this site.

There is no warranty that the site will be free of infections by viruses or any other manifesting, contaminating or destructive properties.

Privacy

The State Government and its service providers value the privacy of every individual’s personal information and health information.
The State Government is committed to protecting the information it collects and uses by compliance with its obligations under the Information Privacy Act 2000 and the Health Records Act 2001.

Protecting your privacy and your personal and health information is an important aspect of the way we create, organise and implement our activities on-line and off-line.

You can access our website home page and browse our site without disclosing personal information. The State Government will only record an individual's E-mail address and/or contact details if they send our site a message. The information an individual provides is collected for the purposes of responding to the matters raised in an individual’s electronic correspondence.

We will only collect personal and health information that is necessary to perform these functions. We will only use personal and health information provided for the purposes for which it was collected.

We will ensure that your personal and health information will not be disclosed to other State institutions and authorities except if required by law or other regulation.

When you provide the State Government with personal and health information about other individuals, the State Government relies on you to make them aware that such information will or may be provided to the State Government, the types of third parties the State Government may provide it to, the relevant purposes that the State Government and such third parties will use it for, and how they can access it.

We have implemented technology and security policies, rules and measures to protect the personal and health information that we have under our control from unauthorised access, improper use, alteration, unlawful or accidental destruction and accidental loss.

We will remove personal and health information where it is no longer required (except where archiving is required and in compliance with the Public Records Act 1973). We will take reasonable steps to ensure that personal and health information is accurate, complete and up to date whenever the State Government collects, discloses or uses it.

Please note:
This privacy statement does not extend beyond this website. When linking to other sites from this website, we recommend that you read the privacy statement of that site to familiarise yourself with its privacy principles.

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