Use, Privacy & Legal

1. Information only — not legal advice

GlassCase.org is a civic-legal data lab. It publishes tools, taxonomies and guidance for analysing administrative processes, FOI redactions and transparency systems.

Nothing on this site is legal, financial or professional advice, and using this site does not create a solicitor-client or advisory relationship. This includes, but is not limited to, the Consideration Matrix, Redaction Taxonomy, and any future tools published on this site. If you need advice, you should seek independent advice from a qualified professional in your jurisdiction.

Future tools, including the FOI Process Visualiser and Procedural Fairness Simulator, are designed as educational resources, not professional advisory tools.

Unless clearly stated otherwise, all views are those of the project lead (Jay Spudvilas) and do not represent any current or past employer, agency or organisation.

2. Accuracy & liability

We aim to keep information accurate and up to date, but we cannot guarantee completeness or that everything remains current over time.

All content, tools and resources on this site are provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

Use of this site is at your discretion. To the extent permitted by law, GlassCase is not liable for any loss, damage or costs arising from your use of, or reliance on, this site or any linked resources.

Tools and taxonomies are designed for comparative analysis and transparency auditing. They are not substitutes for statutory interpretation or official guidance. Statutory mappings and exemption references are provided for educational context only. They may be incomplete, simplified, or superseded by legislative amendment. Always verify against current legislation.

Materials on this site are not intended for use as evidence in legal proceedings or as a basis for formal complaints to review bodies without independent professional advice. For authoritative FOI guidance, see the OAIC FOI Guidelines.

3. Copyright & reuse

You are welcome to link to this site and to quote short excerpts with clear attribution. Please don't republish large sections of the content elsewhere without written permission, unless we have explicitly released that material under a different licence.

Where materials are released under open licences (such as the Consideration Matrix and Redaction Taxonomy under CC BY 4.0), those licence terms apply. Code, data and other materials published on platforms such as GitHub are governed by the licences stated in those repositories.

4. Privacy, analytics & cookies

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5. Governing law & contact

This site is operated from Victoria, Australia. Victorian law governs any disputes or issues arising out of or in connection with this site.

Tools on this site analyse Commonwealth and state legislation (including the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) and related instruments). References to legislation are for educational purposes only and do not constitute official guidance. Always refer to current legislation and authoritative sources such as the OAIC FOI Guidelines.

If you have questions or concerns about this notice, you can contact us at research@glasscase.org.