Copyright
All material on the New South Wales Government Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment's web site and on any attached databases is protected by copyright law and is subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. Depending on the nature of the material, copyright may vest in the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales and/or in other person(s) or organisation(s).
In particular, please note:
- Personal stories published on the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment's web site (Women Heroes, Changing Roles of Women, Yarnin' Up and Journeys) are copyright to their authors.
- The EESA brochure is copyright to the Employment Equity Specialists Association.
- Material published on ForumEEO is copyright to the author or the employer of the author.
Personal use, research and study
Subject to the provisions set out below, you may use the materials that appear on the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment's web site for personal, research or study purposes.
You are required when reproducing such material:
- To retain any applicable copyright and/or disclaimer notices which may be attached to such material.
- To acknowledge that the material is provided by the Office of Employment Equity and Diversity and the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment and/or the copyright owner, as indicated in the material or on the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment's web site.
- To acknowledge the creator of the material if this is indicated in the material or on the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment's web page.
Any adaptation or interpretation of this material must not be represented as an expression of the views of the Office of Employment Equity and Diversity or the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment.
Internal non-commercial use by employers
This permission applies only to material where copyright is held by the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. Where copyright is held by another person(s) or organisation(s), permission must be sought from that copyright owner of the material.
'Internal non-commercial use' includes training delivered to employees of the organisation. Subject to the provisions set out below, employers may use the material that appears on the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment's web site for internal non-commercial use within their organisation for the purpose of promoting equal employment opportunity and diversity within their organisation:
This permission extends only to the use of the text contained in the material and does not extend to cover any graphics design, illustrations, photographs, sounds, animation or corporate branding which may be incorporated in the material
You are required when reproducing the text of such material:
- To retain any applicable copyright and/or disclaimer notices which may be attached to such material.
- To acknowledge that the material is provided by the Office of Employment Equity and Diversity and the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment.
- to acknowledge the creator of the material if this is indicated in the material or on the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment's web page.
If modifying the text of such material:
- You are required to include a suitable form acknowledgment as to the source of the material. For example:
- You must not represent any adaptation or interpretation of the material as an expression of the view of the Office of Employment Equity and Diversity or the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment.
'Adapted from [insert name of publication], Office of Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment, New South Wales Government, [insert year of publication indicated on the material]'.
Or
'Adapted from [insert name of the web-page], Office of Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment, New South Wales Government, [insert the www.address of web-page], downloaded on [insert relevant date].'
Other use
Apart from the above use or any other use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved. If you wish to reproduce, alter, store or transmit material appearing on the Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment's web site for any other purpose:
In relation to material where copyright is held by the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, a request for formal permission should be directed to:
- Office of Employment Equity and Diversity
Level 15, Bligh House, 4-6 Bligh Street, Sydney
Ph 9228 4444 Fax 8243 9484
Email: eeo@dpc.nsw.gov.au
- In relation to material owned (or partly owned) by other person(s) or organisation(s), you will need to obtain appropriate permission from the copyright owner(s) before doing so.
Infringement of moral rights
Moral rights are rights relating to a creator's reputation in respect of his/her work and are granted only to individuals. The creator or author of a work is entitled to take legal action if he/she is not attributed or credited for his/her work, if his/her work is falsely attributed to someone else, or if his/her work in a derogatory way.
If the use of any material that appears on the Director of Equal Opportunity
in Public Employment's web site is likely to infringe the author's moral
rights in such material, you should obtain the consent of the author to
such use, before doing so. 