-Disclaimer


-1. Disclaimer Statement

(a) The website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis and without warranties of any kind, expressed or implied.

(b) The State makes no representations or warranties that the website will meet your requirements, be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the website or the server that makes it available is free of viruses.

(c) You obtain access to the website at your own risk and the State accepts no responsibility for any interference, loss, damage or disruption to your own computer system which arises in connection with your use of the website or any linked website.

You must take your own precautions to ensure that the process which you employ to obtain access to the website does not expose you to the risk of malicious code or other forms of interference which may damage your own computer system.

(d) All information provided by the State on the website is provided in good faith. The State does not make any representations or warranties about the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information on the website; however, it will endeavour to keep the website updated.

(e) The State is not liable for any loss resulting from any action taken or reliance made by you on any information or material posted on the website.

(f) The State cannot confirm the identity of persons contributing to the website and cannot prevent participants acting under false pretences. You must make your own enquiries and seek independent advice before acting or relying on any information or material which appears on the website.

(g) The State does not accept any liability for the accuracy or reliability of any material contributed to the website by other contributors. The State is not liable for any loss resulting from any action taken or reliance made by you on any information or content supplied to it by another contributor and posted on the website.

(h) Links from the website to non-government websites should not be construed as an endorsement, approval or recommendation by the State of the owners or operators of those linked websites, or of any information, graphics, materials, products or services referred to or contained on those linked websites.

(i) The State assumes no responsibility or liability arising from any error, omission, infringement of intellectual property rights, defamation, obscenity or inaccuracy contained in any content posted on the website.

(j) The State accepts no liability for any failure to comply with the terms and conditions of use for this website where such failure is due to circumstances beyond the State’s reasonable control.

Exception to Disclaimer

This disclaimer does not attempt or purport to exclude liability arising under statute if, and to the extent, that such liability cannot be lawfully excluded.

-2. Limitation of Liability

The State does not accept responsibility for any loss or damage, however caused (including through negligence) which you may directly or indirectly suffer in connection with your use of the website or any linked website.

To avoid any doubt, the State shall be under no liability to you in respect of any interference or loss (including consequential loss) or damage to any of your IT Infrastructure which arises in connection with your access to or use of the website or any linked website.

The State does not warrant that you will have continuous access to or use of the website. The State shall not be liable in the event that the website or any linked website is unavailable due to downtime attributable to malfunction, upgrades or preventative or remedial maintenance activities.

You warrant that you have not relied on any representation made by the State which has not been stated expressly in these terms and conditions or upon any descriptions, illustrations or specifications contained in any document including publicity material produced by the State.

-3. Indemnification Statement

You shall at all times indemnify and hold harmless the State and its officers, employees and agents (“those indemnified”) from and against any loss (including reasonable legal costs and expenses) or liability reasonably incurred or suffered by any of those indemnified arising from any proceedings against those indemnified where such loss or liability was caused by:

(a) a breach by you of any of your obligations arising out of these terms and conditions;

(b) any wilful, unlawful or negligent act or omission by you; and

(c) any malicious code uploaded to the website by you.

You agree to indemnify the State against any loss, expenses, costs or liability suffered by the State (including personal injury whether or not resulting in death suffered by the officers, servants or agents of the State), arising from:

(a) any unlawful, wilful or negligent act or omission, in the course of your performance (or attempted or purported performance) of your obligations under these terms and conditions; and

(b) any breach by you of the terms and conditions.

You also agree to indemnify the State against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damage or expense (including legal fees) asserted by any third party arising out of a breach of these terms and conditions either by yourself or by any person.