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DisclaimerThe NSW Government is committed to enhancing the public availability, dissemination and exchange of information. To this end, this website has been established by the Department of Planning (also known as "the Department") so as to enable you to quickly and easily access information in relation to New South Wales (NSW) planning information and services on the internet. The information provided on the BASIX site is provided on the basis that all persons accessing the site undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance, completeness and accuracy of its content. The Department cannot warrant and does not represent that the material which appears on the BASIX site or any linked sites is complete, current, reliable and/or free from error. The Department also cannot accept any responsibility or liability for any loss, damage, cost or expense you might incur as a result of the use of or reliance upon the materials which appear at this or any linked sites. The Department takes no responsibility for the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information included in data provided by third parties, nor for the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of links to third party information sources (including Internet sites), for the purpose of, but not limited to developing land or buying land. The BASIX site is not intended to be, and should not be relied upon as, the ultimate and complete source of information on any particular topic. Links have been provided on this site in line with the Department's desire to promote a free exchange of information. The Department does not necessarily endorse or support the views, opinions, standards or information that appear at the linked sites or in material authored by third parties and published on this site. You should be aware that the providers of linked sites will often have their own protocols and standards in relation to their sites and the information which appears on them. We urge you to familiarise yourself with any such protocols and standards. Similarly, you should also not interpret the absence of a link from the BASIX site to any other site as a criticism or comment by the Department on the provider of content of that other site. You should bear in mind that some of the material that appears on the linked sites and on BASIX site may possibly cause offence or upset to some people. The Department regrets, but cannot take responsibility for, any such offence or upset caused. In the event that you are offended or upset by the material which appears on BASIX site and/or any linked site, you are entitled to lodge a complaint with the Australian Broadcasting Authority ("ABA") who will then investigate the complaint an take such action as it thinks fit. If you would like to know more about the ABA's role in regulating Australian Internet content, you can visit its website at http://www.aba.gov.au  CopyrightCopyright subsists in the material on and accessible from this website. Where the author of the material is a NSW Government agency, copyright in that material is held by the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. Unless otherwise stated, that material may be reproduced in whole or part for personal, in-house or non commercial purposes without charge or further permission, provided that the meaning is unchanged, disclaimers and the source of the material is acknowledged. Copyright in any such reproduced material shall remain reserved to the Crown. If you wish to reproduce, alter, store or transmit Crown copyrighted material from this website for any other purpose, the please contact the Department via the appropriate section of this website. Copyright in the materials appearing on the Internet sites which are linked to the BASIX subsists in the author of those materials or their copyright assignees. The Department cannot and does not give any permission in respect of the copyright in the materials appearing at third party Internet sites. You are strongly recommended to refer to the copyright statements at those sites and contact the site owners before making use of those materials. Privacy StatementThis web site is provided and maintained by the Department of Planning (also known as "the Department"). This privacy statement sets out the Department's practices relating to the privacy of your personal information. The Department's privacy practices are regulated by the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988 (NSW). Please note that the Department does not have any responsibility for the privacy policies or practices of third party sites linked to the BASIX site. Under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988, you have the right to know the nature of the information that the Department collects about individuals who use its web site, for what purpose the information is being collected, and how the information is to be used. You may also request access to your personal information collected by the Department. Email Management By emailing the BASIX website, or submitting information via a form on the BASIX website, you consent to the use of the submitted information for the purposes for which this website was established, or other related purposes. Any information submitted to the site, if used, will be used anonymously. The Department, we will only retain and use your e-mail address for the purpose for which you have provided it. It will not be added to a mailing list without your consent. Site Visit Data To help the Department improve its website and provide better services to its users, the Department makes a record of your visit and logs the following information:
Cookies are used on the BASIX site to collect and store information. Exceptions to the Rule The Department will not collect, use and disclose more extensive information than stated above except in the following circumstances:
BASIX Water and Energy Monitoring ProjectThe Department of Planning is undertaking a monitoring study of completed BASIX-compliant homes, in order to assess the level of water and energy savings achieved. This study is part of a broad monitoring framework. Importantly, the results of this study will be used to ensure the BASIX policy delivers on its sustainability objectives, as well as refine and improve data and key calculations in the BASIX tool, ensuring the long term success of the policy. The Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (the .Regulation.) requires development applications, applications for complying development certificates and applications for construction certificates for certain types of residential development to be accompanied by a BASIX certificate. As the Regulation requires a BASIX certificate to contain certain information, the supply of this information is required by law. However, persons may choose not to have their project information used in this study. At no point during this process will the Department disclose identifying data such as project names, the applicants name or contact details. The Department will disclose certain characteristics of dwellings to Sydney Water, and various energy utilities, such as EnergyAustralia, Integral Energy, Agility, Country Energy, to enable these utilities to cross-reference energy and water usage data. This study is ongoing, and aggregated results will be made available in 2008. If you have any questions about this disclaimer, copyright or privacy policy, wish to access and/or correct your personal information, or do not wish to have your project information used in the BASIX Water and Energy Monitoring Project, please Contact us. Contact the DepartmentIf you have any questions about this disclaimer, copyright or privacy policy, please Contact us. |
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