Dept. of Education & the Arts Policy

The following conditions of use are Dept. of Education & the Arts, Tasmania's policy and the general rules of the worldwide Internet etiquette:

• The privacy of other users must be respected.

• Abusive or offensive language should not be used in any communications.

• Students will not use the Internet for illegal activities, or to transmit unwanted or unsolicited advertising.

• False statements made about any person and published on the Internet constitute libel.

• The Internet should not be used for the transmission of chain or threatening letters.

• Material that may be considered offensive to others must not be displayed at any workstation.

• Interactive use of the Internet should ensure that there is no possibility of the transmission of viruses or programs which are harmful to another user's data or equipment.

• All transactions should be conducted in a manner that does not create congestion on the network.

• While most of the material on the network is considered to be in the public domain, copyright is breached if another user's document is transmitted without their prior knowledge and permission. It is customary to acknowledge sources of any material quoted directly from elsewhere.

• It is illegal to use the Internet to gain unauthorised access to other computers or databases which are not in the public domain.