Copyright Statement

The Fair Work Ombudsman’s copyright statement and how to use our material.

On this page:

1. Copyright Statement

Creative Commons Licence

The Fair Work Ombudsman’s materials (Licensed Materials) provided on this website are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public Licence (Licence). You can view a copy of the Licence on the Creative Commons website.

The terms of this Copyright Statement are to add to, and not replace, the terms of the Licence.

The Licence doesn't apply to the following (Excluded Materials):

  1. the Commonwealth Coat of Arms
  2. the Fair Work Ombudsman logo
  3. trade marks owned by the Commonwealth of Australia, including:
    • the registered trade marks for "FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN" (Australian Trade Mark number 1582433) and "FAIR WORK" (Australian Trade Mark number 1582438)
    • any name, word, sign or device which is substantially identical or deceptively similar to any trade mark owned by the Commonwealth of Australia
  4. the website design (including the design, branding, colour scheme, layout and get up)
  5. any materials owned by third parties (where they have intellectual property rights) that appear on the website.

Learn more about using the Commonwealth Coat of Arms. Unauthorised use of the Coat of Arms may breach the:

Except for the Excluded Materials, or unless otherwise stated, the material protected by copyright is owned by the Commonwealth of Australia

2. Using information on this website

(a) Rights to use

We encourage the sharing of the Licensed Materials on this website for non-commercial purposes.

‘Non-commercial’ means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation.

Unless otherwise listed, your right to use the Licensed Materials extends only to the following:

  • Reproducing and sharing the Licensed Material in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes. This includes providing material to the public.
  • Producing, reproducing and sharing adapted material for non-commercial purposes. This includes altering or modifying the Licensed Material in accordance with the Licence terms.

(b) Attribution, Restrictions and Notice Requirements

Unless otherwise listed, use of Licensed Materials is subject to the following conditions:

  1. you must identify by title, and include the URL link to, the Licensed Materials
  2. you must attribute the Licensed Materials by including the statement ‘© Fair Work Ombudsman www.fairwork.gov.au'
  3. you must indicate the Licensed Material is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence and include the URL link to the Licence Legal Code - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International - Creative Commons
  4. you must identify where you've made changes to the Licensed Materials
  5. you can’t use the Licensed Materials in a way that is primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation
  6. you can't sublicense or otherwise impose any terms that are additional or different to the terms of this Copyright Statement or the terms of the Licence
  7. you can't claim or imply that there's any connection, sponsorship or endorsement between you or your use of the Licensed Material and the Commonwealth of Australia (or any of its agencies, including the Fair Work Ombudsman).

If you are using a template provided on this website for its intended purpose then you don't need to comply with paragraphs (b)(i) to (iv) above. For example, an intended purpose would include using our template pay slip to create pay slips for your employees.

3. Misuse of Licensed Materials

If you breach the terms of the Licence, your rights under the Licence are automatically terminated (see section 6 of the Licence for more information). The Commonwealth of Australia may also take action under the Copyright Act 1968.