This website provides both official and unofficial legislation
This website publishes and provides access to legislation under the Legislation Act 2019, including official versions of legislation. For more information, see About legislation status.
Website aids are not part of legislation and have no legal effect
Website aids provided within legislation do not form part of the legislation. This includes links between and within legislation, and accessibility aids such as alt text and table summaries. Website aids have no legal effect and are provided for information only. They must not be relied upon as authoritative.
Although the PCO strives to create links within and between legislation on the website where appropriate, it may not always be possible to do so.
The PCO is not responsible for agency-published legislation
This website provides access to and includes information about agency-published legislation that is collected from the agencies responsible for administering the legislation. The PCO is not liable for the content, accuracy, or validity of this material; or any error or omission in or arising from the material (or in connection with an administering agency’s acts or omissions under the Legislation Act 2019).
The collection of agency-published legislation is incomplete and contains errors. For advice about the status of agency-published legislation, contact the agency responsible for administering it. See also Agency-published legislation available on this website.
Website content that is not legislation is subject to change
This website includes content that is not legislation, such as news, help information, and other resources. The PCO works to keep this content accurate and up to date, and it may be changed or removed at any time.
The PCO is not responsible for linked websites
To help website users find related information, the PCO provides links and references to third-party websites. For these links, the PCO:
cannot guarantee that they will work
has no control over the availability of linked pages
does not accept responsibility for the content or reliability of other websites
does not endorse the views expressed within other websites.
The PCO does not endorse or approve, expressly or implicitly, any website, organisation, or people who create a hyperlink from another website to this one.
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You are responsible for your activity on this website. Should any activity be recorded that indicates an attempt to breach security or cause damage, or other misuse of this website, you may be liable for prosecution under sections 248 to 252 of the Crimes Act 1961, or other applicable legislation.
The PCO retains the right to deny or block access and services, if any activity is detected that may be an attempt to breach security or otherwise cause damage to the website, data, or other linked resources.
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prevent someone from misusing or getting unauthorised access to your computer system or to this website or our online services
ensure your computer system and data are free of computer viruses and all other forms of corruption.