Disclaimer
Important Information
This disclaimer provides important information about the Alert SA website, including the limitations of the information available on it. This website provides emergency information and warnings relating to a range of hazards in South Australia, including bushfires, floods, severe weather, hazardous materials incidents, heatwaves, fire danger ratings, total fire bans, and relief and recovery information. The website requires an internet connection to access it.
Information Accuracy
Reasonable efforts are made to ensure that information made available through the website is accurate and current at the time it is published. However, the Government of South Australia, its agencies, instrumentalities, officers and employees make no representation, express or implied, and accept no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, availability or timeliness of the information.
A range of factors may affect the accuracy, completeness, availability and timeliness of information, including (without limitation):
- Emergency situations can change rapidly and without warning;
- Information may be delayed, incomplete, unavailable or subject to change without notice;
- The availability and timeliness of information are dependent on external systems, telecommunications networks, internet services and other supporting infrastructure; and
- During emergencies, disasters and extreme weather events, the capacity of those systems and services may be reduced or disrupted.
Other Sources of Emergency Information
Users should not rely on a single source of information during an emergency. Information may change rapidly and may not be available through all channels at the same time. Users should monitor multiple sources and assess the relevance and suitability of information for their own circumstances.
This website should be used as one source of information only and in conjunction with other sources of emergency warnings, information, advice and assistance, including:
- Visit the Country Fire Service (CFS) website for bushfire warnings and preparedness information.
- Visit the State Emergency Service (SES) website for information regarding floods, storms, heatwaves, and other emergency events.
- Visit the Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) website for fire-related warnings and information.
- Follow CFS, MFS and SES official social media channels for updates.
- Listen to local ABC Radio, FIVEaa, or other emergency broadcast partners.
- Stay in contact with family, friends, neighbours, and local communities.
- Call 000 for life-threatening emergencies.
- Call 132 500 for SES emergency assistance.
- Contact the Emergency Services Information Line on 1800 362 361 (TTY 133 677).
Reliance on Information
Use of the information contained within this website is at the user’s sole risk.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Government of South Australia, its agencies, instrumentalities, officers and employees make no representations, express or implied, and accept no liability for any loss, damage, cost, expense or injury arising from:
- Use of, or reliance upon, information made available through this website;
- Delays, interruptions, errors, omissions or inaccuracies in information;
- Failures of telecommunications, internet, power or other supporting services;
- The unavailability of, or inability to access the website or any linked website;
- Interference with, or damage to, a user's computer, software or data in connection with the use of this website or any linked website; or
- Any translation of the information on this website or any linked website into another language.
Nothing in this disclaimer excludes any liability that cannot be excluded under applicable law.
Third-Party Websites
The Alert SA Website contains links to external websites. Those linked websites will have their own terms and conditions of use and users should familiarise themselves with those. Users access external websites at their own risk.
All linked websites are linked 'as is' and the Government of South Australia:
- does not sponsor, endorse or necessarily approve of any content on websites linked from or to this site;
- does not make any warranties or representations regarding the quality, accuracy, merchantability or fitness for purpose of any content on websites linked from or to this website;
- does not make any warranties or representations that content on other websites to which this website is linked does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any person anywhere in the world;
- does not authorise the infringement of any intellectual property rights contained in content in other websites by linking this website to those other websites.
Changes to this Disclaimer
This disclaimer may be amended, updated or replaced from time to time. Users should review this disclaimer periodically to ensure they are aware of any changes.
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