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Terms of use

By using this website, you agree to these terms. They may change from time to time.

Copyright

Unless otherwise stated, the material on this website is owned by or licensed to the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 4.0). Non commercial use means use that isn’t mainly for commercial advantage or payment. For example, you may point people to this website, use it for teaching, or use it as a reference in your business.

Attribution

Please attribute as: “weatherthestorm.com.au © Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 4.0.” To check whether your use is commercial, or to discuss a commercial licence, please contact us.

Material not covered by the licence

  • Geoscience Australia logo
  • Cyclone Testing Station logo
  • Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC logo
  • All photographs, graphics and images

Building regulations

All information on this website is for educational and information purposes and is not a substitute for professional advice. It covers selected generic house types, so the details are indicative only. When doing maintenance or retrofitting, get professional advice and use licensed tradespeople.

All building work in Australia must comply with the relevant government regulations and standards. Where prescriptive building codes don’t apply, a professional engineer should design any retrofit and decide the maintenance needed for a building.

Limitation of warranty

The material on this website is owned or licensed by the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC, Geoscience Australia, the Cyclone Testing Station and James Cook University (the website collaborators). Unless separately agreed, the material is offered as is and as available. To the extent allowed by law, the website collaborators make no representations or warranties of any kind about the material, including accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose, or the presence or absence of errors.

Disclaimer of liability

To the extent allowed by law, the website collaborators will not be liable to you on any legal theory (including negligence) for any direct, special, indirect, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary or other losses, costs, expenses or damages arising from use of this material, even if advised of the possibility. Where a limitation is not allowed in full or in part, it may not apply to you.