The Murray-Darling Basin Authority is responsible for the development and ongoing operation of the SEACI website (www.seaci.org) and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority web site.
The SEACI and Murray-Darling Basin Authority web sites are presented by the Commonwealth for the purpose of disseminating information free of charge for the benefit of the public.
The Commonwealth monitors the quality of the information available on this web site and updates the information regularly.
However, the Commonwealth 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 web site or on any linked site.
The Commonwealth recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to their use of this web site and that users carefully evaluate the accuracy, currency, completeness and relevance of the material on the web site for their purposes.
This web site is not a substitute for independent professional advice and users should obtain any appropriate professional advice relevant to their particular circumstances.
The material on this web site may include the views or recommendations of third parties, which do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commonwealth, or indicate its commitment to a particular course of action.
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority applies a range of security controls to protect its web site from unauthorised access. However, users should be aware that the World Wide Web is an insecure public network that gives rise to a potential risk that a user's transactions are being viewed, intercepted or modified by third parties or that files which the user downloads may contain computer viruses, disabling codes, worms or other devices or defects.
The Commonwealth accepts no liability for any interference with or damage to a user's computer system, software or data occurring in connection with or relating to this web site or its use. Users are encouraged to take appropriate and adequate precautions to ensure that whatever is selected from this site is free of viruses or other contamination that may interfere with or damage the user's computer system, software or data.
This web site contains links to other web sites that are external to the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority takes reasonable care in linking web sites but has no direct control over the content of the linked web sites, the changes that may occur to the content on those web sites, or the security arrangements applying to those web sites. It is the responsibility of users to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and completeness of information contained on linked external web sites.
Links to external web sites do not constitute an endorsement or a recommendation of any material on those web sites or of any third party products or services offered by, from or through those web sites. Users of links provided by this web site are responsible for being aware of which organisation is hosting the web site they visit.
We make every reasonable effort to maintain links to current and accurate information. Please contact us to report any broken links.
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority web site has been developed with usability principles as a main driver of design. We are always keen to receive ideas and feedback from our users, so if you have any comments or questions please contact us.
Murray-Darling Basin Authority Web Site Manager
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
GPO Box 409, Canberra City 2601
Australia
phone: +61 2 6279 0100
Thank you for visiting the Murray-Darling Basin Authority's website and for reading our privacy statement.
Our policy is to respect and protect the privacy of our users. This statement outlines how we collect and use information through this site.
This site does not use 'cookies' to record information about your visit. Except as detailed below, when you visit our site we do not collect personal information which may reveal or imply your identity.
You can visit our site without telling us who you are, unless you choose to give us this information.
We do collect some information when you visit this site, but this will not identify you. It is sometimes called 'clickstream data' and consists of information automatically collected and logged such as:
your country, state and organisation type your computer's operating system (ie Windows, Mac etc) the date and time of your visit the pages that you access and the documents you download the path taken to the MDBA site (eg: through a search engine or link at another site) and the type of browser you use.
We use this information to help improve our site and to make it more useful to visitors. We create a statistical summary which tells us the number of visitors to different pages of our site as well as what parts are most and least visited.
The Authority will not attempt to identify users or their browsing activities except in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant or subpoena to access information.
We will only record your email address if you send us a message. It will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it, including a subscriptions list, and will not be added to other mailing lists. We will not use your email address for any other purpose, and will not disclose it without your consent.
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority attempts to store information as securely as possible and requires service providers to adopt best practice security policies.
If you believe that we have not followed the principles of this privacy statement, or would like to comment on these principles, please contact us via our Feedback page.
Privacy of your email address
We will only record your email address if you send us a message. It will only be used for the purpose for which you have provided it and will not be added to a mailing list. We will not use your email address for any other purpose, and will not disclose it without your consent.Privacy of your email address and other details The information you provide will be used for the purpose for which you have provided it. We will not use your email address for any other purpose and will not disclose it without your consent.
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This work is copyright. Graphical and textual information in the work (with the exception of photographs and the MDBA logo) may be stored, retrieved and reproduced in whole or in part, provided the information is not sold or used for commercial benefit and its source (SEACI Website) is acknowledged. Such reproduction includes fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968.
Reproduction for other purposes is prohibited without prior permission of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority or the individual photographers and artists with whom copyright applies.
To the extent permitted by law, the copyright holders (including its employees and consultants) exclude all liability to any person for any consequences, including but not limited to all losses, damages, costs, expenses and any other compensation, arising directly or indirectly from using this report (in part or in whole) and any information or material contained in it.
The contents of this publication do not purport to represent the position of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. They are presented to inform discussion for improvement of the Basin's natural resources.