Copyright notice

We aim to make our information available on an open and reusable basis where possible. This includes on our websites and in social media channels.

Our website

Material on this website is copyright Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry except as otherwise stated.

Unless otherwise specified, you can use our material under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 International licence.

Excluded from this licence:

the Commonwealth Coat of Arms
the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry logo
content that is specified as being subject to third party copyright limitations or some other licence terms

Details of the CC-BY 4.0 International licence conditions are on the Creative Commons website. As is the full legal code for the CC-BY 4.0 International licence.

Our social media channels

We use social media channels to connect with you. This includes Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and YouTube channels.

You may use all material we post on these channels under a Creative Commons (CC) Attribution 4.0 International licence, except where otherwise stated. Details of the licence are on the Creative Commons website. As is the full legal code for the CC-BY 4.0 International licence.

Material posted by any other person (such as public users of the channels) is made available to you by that person under a Creative Commons (CC) Attribution 4.0 licence.

Attribution

You are free to copy, communicate and adapt the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s copyright material on this website. You must attribute the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the authors in the following manner:

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. 2022. [Insert name of publication and include website link].

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.

We have made reasonable efforts to:

clearly label material where the copyright is owned by a third party and identify the owner of such material
ensure that the copyright owner has consented to this material being presented on the website

Using the Commonwealth Coat of Arms

Using our logo

Our logo must not be used without the prior, specific, written permission of the Commonwealth of Australia. If you wish to seek permission, please contact us.

No circumvention of terms

You must check and comply with the licensing information for each set of material you wish to use.

You may need to contact us or a third party copyright owner for permission to use the material. You may also use material in accordance your rights under the Copyright Act 1968. For example, under the fair dealing provisions or statutory licences.

Using material in a way not permitted by this copyright notice may be an infringement of copyright. Infringing copyright may expose you to legal action by, and liability to, the copyright owner.