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This website is presented by Defence for the purpose of disseminating information for the benefit of the public. Defence does not guarantee, and accepts no legal liability whatsoever arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability, currency or completeness of any material contained on this website or on any linked site.

The Freedom of Information Act provides legal protection where information has been published in good faith in the belief that publication was either required or permitted under the Information Publication Scheme. The protection applies to the Commonwealth, a Minister, an Agency or an Officer of an Agency. The scope of the protection is that no action lies for defamation, breach of confidence or infringement of copyright or (as to ministers and agency officers) for criminal liability.

These protections complement the policy objective of the Act, of providing a secure framework for publication of Australian Government information to the public. The protections are conditional, and apply only where a Minister or Agency Officer publishes a document in good faith in the belief that the publication was required or permitted under the Act.

Privacy statement

Upon visiting a Defence public webpage, the following information is captured in a cloud based application. It is used for statistical purposes only.

• The date and time of the visit to the page.
• The type of device used to view the page.
• The referral source that linked to the page.

Movement between websites is not tracked and visits to this site will not trigger any advertising.

Upon sending an email to an @defence.gov.au email address, the senders email address and the content of the email will be retained on the Defence email servers.

Upon submitting a web form on a Defence public website, the data is forwarded to an @defence.gov.au email address and is retained on the web server for 24 hours to ensure receipt.

Archived content

In some instances content is removed when it no longer provides useful information to audiences, is outdated or no longer accurate.

The National Archives of Australia provides advice on the archival requirements for Australian Government websites.

All content that has been removed from Defence websites can be found via the Australian Government Web Archive.

Information can also be accessed via freedom of information requests.

Content and design

Audience experiences are designed to adhere to the Australian Government Style Manual and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. This ensures that information is accessible, concise and easy to understand.

When content is moved, the menu and breadcrumb is updated and a URL redirect is implemented. This provides continued accessibility via search or direct link.

This website contains links to other web sites that are external to Defence. Links to external web sites do not constitute an endorsement or a recommendation of any material on those sites or of any third party products or services offered by, from or through those sites.