Between: | Any person who is a Registered User or who otherwise uses the Website (User) |
And: | The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for the State of Queensland ABN 74 009 656 982 (ICLRQ) |
And: | Supreme Court Library Committee of Queensland ABN 46 980 335 828 (SCLQ) |
By reasons of the matters set out above, the User and the Operators have entered into a legally binding agreement on the terms of these Terms of Use.
If the User is a Registered User, the Operators hereby consent to the User having access to all Materials published on the Website for the Permitted Purpose and otherwise subject to these Terms of Use. This consent may be revoked by the Operators under clause 3.5 and automatically terminates upon the User ceasing to be a Registered User.
If the User is not a Registered User, the Operators hereby consent to the User having access to all Materials published on the Website, other than those referred to in paragraph 2.3 above, for the Permitted Purpose and otherwise subject to these Terms of Use. This consent may be revoked by the Operators under clause 3.5.
The Permitted Purpose is the purpose of using the Materials as a source of general information which, because of their limitations, requires independent verification.
The Operators may revoke their consent to the User having access to the Website (or any Materials or other information on the Website) if the User breaches any of these Terms of Use.
The User incurs no charge for having access to the Materials on the Website.
The Operators, and their team of councillors, editors, sub-editors, reporters, staff and contractors, do not warrant or represent that the Website (or any Materials or other information on the Website) will be published or otherwise available at any particular times (or at all). The Operators, and their team of councillors, editors, sub-editors, reporters, staff and contractors, will not be liable if the Website (or any Materials or other information on the Website) is unavailable for any reason. The Operators, at their absolute discretion, may suspend or disconnect the User’s access to all or part of the Website during technical failure, for maintenance, or under clause 3.5.
The Operators, and their team of councillors, editors, sub-editors, reporters, staff and contractors, and the suppliers of content published on the Website or any linked site to the extent permitted by law:
do not assume any responsibility to the User, or any other person whatsoever, for the accuracy or completeness of any of the Materials or other information, material, products or services on the Website or any linked site. The User, and any other person who views or receives any such information, assumes sole responsibility for evaluating the accuracy and completeness of that content, and its relevance and suitability to their own circumstances;
are not providing any legal or other advice to the User, or any other person whatsoever, by publishing or supplying for publication any of the Materials or other information on the Website. The Website is only a source of general information. The User, and any other person who views or receives any such information, assumes sole responsibility for evaluating the accuracy and completeness of that content, and its relevance and suitability to their own circumstances, and they should obtain appropriate professional advice before acting upon any Materials or other information on the Website;
do not warrant or represent to the User, or any other person whatsoever, that the Website or any linked site, or any email sent by the ICLRQ and the SCLQ, is free from infection by computer viruses or other contamination;
will have no liability, whether in contract, tort or otherwise howsoever (apart from any mandatory statutory exception or exclusion), to the User, or any other person whatsoever, for any error or omission (whether negligent or otherwise) or any loss that may be incurred as a result of the Materials or any other information contained on the Website or any linked site being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and, or in the alternative, for any other reason.
will have no liability, whether in contract, tort or otherwise howsoever (apart from any mandatory statutory exception or exclusion), to the User, or any other person whatsoever, for any loss, unavailability, unauthorised disclosure or unauthorised alteration of any information whatsoever (including list information) entered on the Website by the User or any other person whatsoever (User Data).
The Website includes links to other internet sites. These links are provided for information purposes only. The Operators, and their team of councillors, editors, sub-editors, reporters, staff and contractors, do not endorse any such sites or their content, and do not assume any responsibility to the User, or any other person whatsoever, for the accuracy or completeness of any information, material, products or services contained on or accessible through any such site. The Operators, their team of councillors, editors, sub-editors, reporters, staff and contractors, and the suppliers of content published on this or any linked site, will have no liability, whether in contract, tort or otherwise (apart from any mandatory statutory exception or exclusion), to the User or any person whatsoever for any error or omission (whether negligent or otherwise) or any loss that may be incurred by the User’s access and, or alternatively, use of any such website.
Intellectual property rights (including copyright) for the Website and all Materials reside with the SCLQ or the ICLRQ (or are licensed to the SCLQ or the ICLRQ by third parties). Apart from any fair dealings for the purposes permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), no part of the Website or the Materials may be copied, reproduced, published, communicated, adapted, collated (whether in print, online or any other digital format, including on a CD) or re-used for any commercial or other purposes without the prior written consent of both the ICLRQ and the SCLQ. The User must not, and must not cause any other person to, use any robot, spider, screen scraper, data aggregation tool or other automatic process to monitor, copy or extract any Materials, or combine any Materials with the information of a third party, without the prior written consent of both the ICLRQ and the SCLQ.
The User irrevocably consents to the Operators recording, using and deleting, in the ordinary course of the management and operation of the Website, all or any data created by the User’s use of the Website
The User acknowledges that, by reason of the password system used on the Website, User Data on the Website may be accessed by any person (whether authorised or not) with the ability to enter the registered email address and password created by the User on the Website (or any alteration thereto) or by any person who has access to a computer which has such information stored on it (Accessing Person). The User irrevocably consents to the Operators:
As at the date of Your registration, there are no fees or costs associated with accessing the Website. The Operators may, in their absolute discretion, commence charging a fee for registration to and access of the Website or make any amendments to the Terms of Use by following the procedures in this clause.
If the amendments do not involve imposing any fee or other charge upon the User, at least 30 days’ notice of the terms of the proposed amendments (and the date upon which they take effect) must be given in the Terms of Use section of the Website. Upon such notice being given, the amendments take legal effect as an agreed variation to the Terms of Use upon the said date.
If the amendments involve imposing any fee or other charge upon a Registered User, at least 90 days’ notice of the terms of the proposed amendments (and the date upon which they take effect) must be given in the Terms of Use section of the Website and by email notification to the registered email address of the Registered User. Upon such notice being given, the amendments take legal effect as an agreed variation to the Terms of Use upon the said date.
The User is responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Use (and their registered email address) for any such amendments. The User’s continued use of the Website after any such amendment will confirm acceptance of those amendments.
This agreement can be terminated by either party giving notice to the other at any time. The Operators may give notice of termination by publishing it in the Terms of Use section of the Website. Upon the Website ceasing to be used by the Operators, this agreement shall be deemed to be terminated by the Operators. Termination by either party for any reason whatsoever does not affect the continued operation of clauses 3.7-3.13 and 3.15 in relation to events relating to the Website which occurred prior to the date of termination.
This agreement is governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia, and the parties agree that any dispute or difference relating to this agreement or to the Website shall be resolved exclusively by the Supreme Court of Queensland.