Please note that opinions expressed within these discussion boards do not reflect the opinions of, and should not be attributed to, the Northern Rivers Social Development Council. You should always seek the advice of a qualified professional before making any financial decisions which may affect your organisation.

The House Rules are here to ensure that our discussion boards are a safe and informative place to be. The Northern Rivers Social Development Council reserves  the right to delete any message at any time for any reason, in particular messages which are likely to cause offence to other people, may cause legal problems or reveal personal details which could endanger a person’s safety. 

Posting personal information

Please do not post personal details  about yourself or other people on the message board (i.e. do not post names, email addresses, phone numbers, or home addresses).  Our discussion boards are a forum for forum members only and are not viewable to the general public.  You should be aware that any personal information in message board postings  can be viewed by  all members of the forum.   This information can also be forwarded to other recipients.

Please refrain from mentioning details about individuals or organisations. Please keep in mind that YOU CAN BE HELD LEGALLY LIABLE FOR WHAT YOU WRITE. For example, if you post defamatory comments about someone or an organisation, you may be held legally accountable for them. 

Editing your posts

As a user of the discussion boards, you can go back to a message you have posted and edit your post, but it is not possible for you to delete it completely. If you would like it to be deleted, please contact the Moderators by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Courtesy

Please respect others' views and opinions even if you do not necessarily agree with them. Users of the discussion boards must behave at all times with respect and honesty.

Unacceptable behaviour

You should refrain from inappropriate language on the discussion boards. Unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, obscene, threatening, harmful, profane, sexually orientated, racially offensive or otherwise objectionable material is not acceptable.

Intellectual property

You may not violate, plagiarise, or infringe on the rights of third parties including copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, personal, publicity, or proprietary rights. If such an event occurs, the individual posting the information shall be held solely responsible.  
 
Copying and pasting copyrighted material in a post is not allowed. Information or other copyright material that is owned by any individual or entity other than the member should not be posted on the message board without the consent of the owner. The Northern Rivers Social Development Council will not be held responsible for member-posted information that may violate copyright law.

The use of the discussion boards for gathering information for non Northern Rivers Social Development Council surveys or research studies is not allowed without prior permission of the Northern Rivers Social Development Council.

Moderators

The Northern Rivers Social Development Council discussion boards are moderated by staff of the Northern Rivers Social Development Council as well as other partner organisations. They check the boards  regularly and  may correct and/or remove any inappropriate messages. Any complaints regarding the moderation of the Northern Rivers Social Development Council message boards should be emailed to the moderators at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Our discussion boards employ an open format and all posts will automatically appear. However, if a post disregards our terms and conditions , or is otherwise considered inappropriate, the message will be deleted and the user may be banned without warning.

If you discover inappropriate postings, or if you become the subject of abusive postings from other Message Board users, please use the ‘report post’ function or email the moderators at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  
 
 If you fail to abide by these rules the moderators reserve the right to ban a user without warning. This decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in to nor will the Northern Rivers Social Development Council be obliged to explain such a banning.

Privacy policy

The Northern Rivers Social Development Council  adheres closely to the Privacy Act 1988, the Information Privacy Act 2000, and the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW)( or PPIP Act). Northern Rivers Social Development Council will  not share registration information with a third party outside of the Northern Rivers Social Development Council. If you choose to follow a link from the Northern Rivers Social Development Council website to another organisation you are then subject to the rules and privacy laws of that site. If you have any questions about our privacy policy please contact us.