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• Damage by Aircraft Act 1999 (Cth) - Level 4The main object of this Act is to facilitate the recovery of damages for certain injury, loss, damage or destruction caused by aircraft, or by people, animals or things that are dropped, or that fall, from aircraft that are in flight.
• Data Sharing (Government Sector) Act 2015 (NSW) - Level 4An Act with respect to the sharing of government sector data with a government data analytics centre (DAC) and between other government sector agencies and to the privacy and other safeguards that apply to the sharing of that data. The University is a government sector agency for the purposes of this Act.
  
  Under section 7 (6) the Minister cannot give directions for data sharing with DAC to the University.
• Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001 (Cth) - Level 4An Act to protect members of the Reserves in their employment and education, to facilitate their return to civilian life, and for related purposes.
  
  The Act states, as a minimum, an employer must:
  - not discriminate against an employee because they are, were or are going to be a Reserve member of the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
  - not compel or coerce a Reserve member to use annual / long service or any other form of accrued leave to render Defence Reserve service
  - not prevent or hinder, in any way, an employee from rendering Defence Reserve service
  - re-employ a Reservist after they return from Defence Reserve service
  - treat the employee as on leave without pay during call-out and protected voluntary Continuous Full Time Service (CFTS).
  
  As the Act states, while an employee is absent from the workplace to render Defence Reserve service, an employer is not obliged to:
  - pay civilian employment remuneration
  - grant civilian employment entitlements
  - meet their worker's compensation law obligations to pay premiums, contributions or similar payments
  - meet their obligations under the Superannuation guarantee (Administration) Act 1992.
• Designs Act 2003 (Cth) - Level 4This Act prescribes the law regarding registered designs. It provides a range of features and benefits to register and protect a design (based on overall appearance of a product resulting from one or more visual features of the product).
• Do Not Call Register Act 2006 (Cth) - Level 4The DNCR Act prohibits the making of telemarketing calls to personal telephone numbers listed on the Do Not Call Register. There are a limited number of exemptions to the DNCR Act specified in legislation, including an exemption for telemarketing calls made or authorised by registered charities.
  
  However, all telemarketersâ€"including registered charities and other exempt organisations under the DNCR Actâ€"are bound by the Telemarketing Standard.
  
  All organisations, including charities, are required to discontinue contacting consumers that have requested that direct marketing stop.
• Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) - Level 4An Act to prohibit the manufacture, supply, possession and use of certain drugs, and for related purposes.