Disclaimer

This record contains information and data prepared and collated by the Judicial Commission of New South Wales (“the Commission”). The Commission does not warrant or represent data contained in the record is free of errors or omissions. The record is considered to be true and correct as at the date of publication, however, changes in circumstances after the time of issue of the record may impact upon the accuracy and reliability of the data.

The Commission takes no responsibility for and makes no representation or warranty regarding the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of any information or data provided to the Commission by third parties.

The Commission, its employees, consultants and agents will not be liable (including but not limited to liability by reason of negligence) to persons who rely on the data and information contained in the record for any loss, damage, cost or expense whether direct, indirect consequential or special, incurred by, or arising by reason of, any person using or relying on the record, whether caused by reason of any error, omission or misrepresentation in the record or otherwise.

Privacy statement

This website is maintained by the Judicial Commission of New South Wales. This Privacy Policy applies to all the publicly accessible pages on the Judicial Commission’s website located at www.judcom.nsw.gov.au.

The Judicial Commission does not have any responsibility for the privacy policies or practices of third party sites linked to the Commission’s site. If you have any questions about the Commission’s site, or the application of this Privacy Policy or a request for access to information held, please contact:

Mr Ernest Schmatt
Chief Executive
Level 5, 301 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Phone (61 2) 9299 4421
Fax (61 2) 9290 3194
E-mail: judcom@judcom.nsw.gov.au

Users of the Commission’s site are entitled to expect that any information collected as a result of that use will be treated within the terms of the New South Wales Government’s privacy responsibilities and obligations. The New South Wales Government’s privacy practices are regulated by the New South Wales Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

What information do we collect?

When you look at the pages on the Commission’s site, our computers automatically record information that identifies, for each page accessed:

• the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the machine that has accessed it
• the fully qualified domain name (FDQN) of the machine that has accessed it
• the date and time of your visit to the site
• the pages accessed and documents downloaded
• the previous site visited
• the type of browser and operating system you have used.

Cookies are not used from the Commission’s site to collect information.

How do we use the information collected?

The information collected during each visit is aggregated with similar logged information and published in reports in order for the Commission to identify patterns of usage of the site. This will assist us in improving the Commission site and the services offered on it.

The Judicial Commission will not disclose or publish information that identifies individual machines, or potentially identifies sub-groupings of addresses, without consent or otherwise in accordance with the New South Wales Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

What exceptions are there to this rule?

The Judicial Commission will collect, use and disclose more extensive information than stated above in the following circumstances:

• unauthorised attempts to access files which are not published Commission pages
• unauthorised tampering or interference with files published on the Commission’s site
• unauthorised attempts to index the contents of the Commission’s site by other sites
• attempts to intercept messages of other users of the Commission’s site
• communications which are defamatory, abusive, vilify individuals or groups or which give rise to a suspicion that an offence is being committed
• attempts to otherwise compromise the security of the web server, breach the laws of the State of New South Wales or Commonwealth of Australia, or interfere with the use of the Commission’s site by other users.

The Judicial Commission reserves the right to make disclosures to relevant authorities where the use of the Commission site raises a suspicion that an offence is being, or has been, committed. In the event of an investigation, the Commission will provide access to data to any law enforcement agency that may exercise a warrant to inspect our logs.

Is the information stored securely?

Yes. Information collected is stored in an appropriately secure format and held by the Commission for archival purposes. When the information is no longer required for the purposes for which it was collected it is deleted.

What will we do with information provided in Feedback forms?

The Judicial Commission provides feedback facilities on this site to allow users to provide input into the future development of the site and to comment on the provision of service by the Commission.

The provision of personal details on feedback is optional.

Users may provide personal details for the purpose of receiving a reply to their feedback. This information will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided. We will not add your email address or name to any mailing list.

The Commission may publish aggregated information about feedback on the site, to the extent that it does not identify or cannot be used to identify individual users.

What will we do with information provided in Publication order forms?

By ordering one of the Commission’s publications you have provided us with personal information needed to contact and bill you. This information will be held at our office and disposed of in accordance with the State Records General Disposal Authority for Administrative Records. 

Who else has access to information within the Commission?

The Judicial Commission captures this information on its own computers. Access to the raw data is restricted to a limited number of officers in the Commission for the purpose of analysis and to report on the success of the site in meeting the Commission’s communication and access objectives. If you would like to access information held about you by the Judicial Commission please contact:

Mr Ernest Schmatt
Chief Executive
Level 5, 301 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Phone (61 2) 9299 4421
Fax (61 2) 9290 3194
E-mail: judcom@judcom.nsw.gov.au

Will this policy be updated over time?

Due to the developing nature of privacy principles for online communication, this policy may be modified or expanded in light of new developments or issues that may arise from time to time. The amended policy will be posted to this site and will operate from the time it is posted.