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The Department of Home Affairs (this department) encourages the dissemination and exchange of information provided on this website.
The Commonwealth of Australia owns the copyright in all material on this website, represented by the Department of Home Affairs.
Attribution
All material presented on this website is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Australia license, with the exception of:
- the Commonwealth Coat of Arms
- this department’s logo
- Photographs, images and videos materials specifically not provided under a Creative Commons attribution 4.0 Australia licence
- content supplied by third parties
Full details of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license terms are available on the Creative Commons website, as is the full legal code for the CC BY 4.0 License at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.
Notwithstanding the license terms, no attribution of authorship to the Commonwealth of Australia is required. The terms of use for the Coat of Arms are available from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet website.
Material obtained from this website is to be attributed to this department as:
- source: Department of Home Affairs
- or
- source: Home Affairs
Copyright of the EAL Framework is reserved to the Crown in the right of the State of Victoria. © State of Victoria (Department of Education and Training) 2018.
Material presented on this website represents a selection of the linguistic skills and knowledge identified in EAL Framework units. Content does not address all of the curriculum requirements.
Third party copyright
Wherever a third party holds copyright in material presented on this website, the copyright remains with that party. Their permission may be required to use the material.
This department has made all reasonable efforts to:
- clearly label material where the copyright is owned by a third party
- ensure that the copyright owner has consented to this material being presented on this website
Using the Commonwealth Coat of Arms
The terms under which the Coat of Arms can be used are detailed at the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Website https://www.pmc.gov.au/government/commonwealth-coat-arms.
Trademark
The Department of Home Affairs’ logo is a registered trademark of the Commonwealth of Australia.
The logo must not be used without the prior, specific, written permission of the Commonwealth of Australia. If you wish to seek permission, please contact the department.
For all copyright and trademark enquiries concerning usage not addressed by the CC BY 4.0 licence should be addressed to: comms@homeaffairs.gov.au at the Department of Home Affairs.
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Conditions of use
By using this website you accept the following conditions:
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- Users should make their own judgements about those matters and/or seek independent advice
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