Terms and Conditions

Welcome to Laser Safety Compliance Australia ("we", "us", "our"). These Terms and Conditions govern your use of this website and the general educational content published on it. By accessing or using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

Note: These Terms currently apply only to the general website content (articles, guides and other educational material). They do not yet cover the sale or delivery of any online course, product, or paid service — separate terms will apply once those become available.

1. About This Website

This website is published by Laser Safety Compliance Australia, a business providing general educational information about laser safety for workplaces in Australia. The site is authored/reviewed by Oliver Ried, B. Vis Sci, M. Optom, Grad Cert OHS, in a personal professional capacity, drawing on publicly available research and standards.

2. General Information Only — Not Professional or Legal Advice

The content on this website is provided for general educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute:

  • legal advice;

  • formal occupational health and safety advice specific to your workplace or equipment;

  • a substitute for a qualified Laser Safety Officer, radiation safety authority, or workplace risk assessment; or

  • confirmation of compliance with any specific Australian Standard, state legislation, or regulatory requirement.

Laser safety obligations vary by jurisdiction, laser classification, and workplace context. You should seek independent professional advice, and consult the relevant state or territory regulator, before relying on this content to make workplace safety decisions.

No advisor-client, consultant-client, or optometrist-patient relationship is created by your use of this website or its content.

3. Accuracy and Currency of Information

We take reasonable care to ensure content is accurate and evidence-based at the time of publication, including references to peer-reviewed literature and Australian Standards, explained in our own words. However:

  • laws, standards, and regulatory guidance change over time and content may become outdated;

  • we do not warrant that the content is complete, current, or error-free; and

  • we are not responsible for any action taken (or not taken) in reliance on this website's content.

If you become aware of an inaccuracy, please contact us so we can review it.

4. Intellectual Property

All content on this website — including articles, text, graphics, logos, and course-related materials referenced on the site — is owned by Laser Safety Compliance Australia or used under licence, and is protected by Australian copyright law, unless otherwise stated.

You may view and share links to this content for personal or informational purposes. You may not reproduce, republish, distribute, or create derivative works from this content for commercial purposes without our prior written consent.

References to Australian Standards are explained in our own words and do not reproduce the text of any Standard, consistent with Standards Australia's licensing requirements.

5. External Links and Third-Party Content

This website may link to third-party websites, regulators, or standards bodies for reference. We do not control and are not responsible for the content, accuracy, or availability of external sites, and inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement.

6. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law:

  • Laser Safety Compliance Australia excludes all liability for any loss, damage, injury, or expense (including indirect or consequential loss) arising from your use of, or reliance on, this website or its content;

  • nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any consumer guarantee or other right that cannot lawfully be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law; and

  • where liability cannot be excluded, it is limited (at our option) to re-supplying the relevant information or correcting the relevant content.

7. Website Availability

We do not guarantee this website will be available, uninterrupted, or error-free at all times, and we may modify, suspend, or discontinue any part of it without notice.

8. Privacy

Our handling of any personal information collected via this website (e.g. through contact forms or subscriptions) is set out in our separate Privacy Policy.

9. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time, including when course or product terms are introduced. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

10. Governing Law

These Terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact Laser Safety Compliance Australia.