# Victoria source-use and licence review register Checked 2 October 2026. Personal/public non-commercial civic research and workbench; not a registered political party or commercial service. Source-use review log, not a legal determination. No permissions were requested and no publication was performed. The existing [project licence](../../LICENCE.md) is unchanged. It does not replace third-party conditions. The [machine-readable register](vic-source-register.json) contains the same assessments and asset locations. ## Recheck when purpose changes - Change to an actual political party or party campaign operation - Commercial use, sponsorship, advertising or paid access - Fundraising connected to these datasets - New bulk redistribution, syndication or copying source artwork A trigger means reassess the particular source; it does not mean every CC BY dataset becomes prohibited. Do not infer commercial or party use from the current P4A branding when the operator has stated the present research purpose. ## project **Owner:** Luke Nathan Hayes / Strange But True / Aura of Intelligence · **Status:** project-licence-preserved **Assets:** `LICENCE.md` [Source terms](../../LICENCE.md) · Strange But True Public Source Licence · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “personal, educational, artistic, research, community or other non-commercial use”. Existing project licence remains unchanged. Third-party assets retain their own conditions. - Retain required credit - Do not imply endorsement - Do not relicense third-party sources under the project licence ## vicmap-electorates **Owner:** State of Victoria · **Status:** reviewed-open-data **Assets:** `assets/maps/vic-assembly.*`, `assets/maps/vic-council.*`, `assets/maps/vic-provenance.json` [Source terms](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/vicmap-admin-state-assembly-polygon-2022) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International”. Open-data licence supports the present attributed reuse. Source coordinates are preserved; projection and delivery encoding are disclosed. - Attribute State of Victoria; retain linked source and licence - Describe adaptation and dated boundary edition - Do not imply official endorsement ## vicmap-local **Owner:** State of Victoria · **Status:** reviewed-open-data **Assets:** `assets/maps/vic-lga.*`, `assets/maps/vic-ward.*`, `content/councils/vic.json` [Source terms](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/vicmap-admin-local-government-area-lga-polygon-aligned-to-property) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International”. Municipal and ward catalogues declare CC BY 4.0. Exact display geometry is preserved; repaired analysis copies are separately explained. - Attribute State of Victoria - Ward catalogue: https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/vicmap-admin-ward-polygon-2024 - Preserve source hashes and topology qualification ## recognition-rap **Owner:** State of Victoria / Department of Premier and Cabinet · **Status:** reviewed-open-data **Assets:** `assets/maps/vic-rap.*`, `content/first-peoples/vic.json` [Source terms](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/registered-aboriginal-parties-rap-appointed-boundaries) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International”. Public statutory geography only. Catalogue licensing does not authorise copying community cultural knowledge. - Attribute State of Victoria and source catalogue - Distinguish statutory extent, registration/commencement dates and retrieval date - Keep overlapping records, source legal meaning and limitations Cultural permission: No claim of community endorsement. No sensitive heritage-site geometry was accessed. Do not equate these boundaries with Country, language, ownership or native title. ## recognition-rsa **Owner:** State of Victoria / DEECA · **Status:** reviewed-open-data **Assets:** `assets/maps/vic-rsa.*`, `content/first-peoples/vic.json` [Source terms](https://discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/recognition-and-settlement-agreement-areas) · CC BY 4.0 · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International”. Public statutory geography only. Catalogue licensing does not authorise copying community cultural knowledge. - Attribute State of Victoria and source catalogue - Distinguish statutory extent, registration/commencement dates and retrieval date - Keep overlapping records, source legal meaning and limitations Cultural permission: No claim of community endorsement. No sensitive heritage-site geometry was accessed. Do not equate these boundaries with Country, language, ownership or native title. ## vec **Owner:** Victorian Electoral Commission · **Status:** reviewed-open-data **Assets:** `content/electorates/vic-election-results.json`, `content/councils/vic.json`, `content/representatives/vic.json` [Source terms](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/legal) · CC BY 4.0, exclusions apply · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “© Victorian Electoral Commission”. VEC main-site legal page verified; attributed textual and numerical records are reused. - Attribute © Victorian Electoral Commission - Exclude images, photographs, videos, branding and third-party content - Preserve dates and distinguish current roster from historical results ## abs **Owner:** Commonwealth of Australia / Australian Bureau of Statistics · **Status:** reviewed-open-data **Assets:** `content/councils/vic.json`, `content/electorates/vic-census-2021.json` [Source terms](https://www.abs.gov.au/website-privacy-copyright-and-disclaimer) · CC BY 4.0, exclusions apply · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International”. Aggregate ABS population observations support attributed reuse. Parliament compilation of Census electorate cells is also covered by the Parliament review entry. - Attribute ABS and exact publication/period/geography - Do not extend permission to microdata, logos, trademarks, branding artwork or third-party material ## parliament **Owner:** Parliament of Victoria · **Status:** watch-purpose-and-redistribution **Assets:** `content/electorates/vic-census-2021.json`, `content/representatives/vic.json`, `content/representatives/vic-seating.json`, `assets/vic-representation.js` [Source terms](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/copyright/) · Copyright; specified-purpose download/display permission · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “personal, non-commercial use”. Current personal/non-commercial research purpose is within stated purposes. Factual seating positions are independently drawn. This is not a blanket open-data or artwork republication licence. - Credit and link official source - Do not copy official PDF/SVG artwork or member photographs into the app - Preserve source date versus current occupancy - Seek Presiding Officers permission for uses beyond the listed purposes ## local-government-finance **Owner:** State of Victoria · **Status:** terms-reviewed-source-access-blocked **Assets:** `content/councils/vic.json: finance (null values)`, `tools/vic_council_facts.py: source links` [Source terms](https://www.localgovernment.vic.gov.au/copyright) · Conditional personal, in-house or non-commercial reproduction · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “personal, in-house or non-commercial use”. Public non-commercial availability is not automatically disallowed. Current purpose fits the stated non-commercial pathway subject to conditions and dataset-specific exceptions. LGPRF bulk access returned HTTP 403: numerical series remain unavailable, not zero. - Credit owner - No official connection claim - Make material available free of charge - Avoid inaccurate, misleading or derogatory treatment - Check each acquired workbook for different or third-party terms; do not bypass access controls ## community-cultural **Owner:** Respective First Peoples organisations · **Status:** links-only-permission-unverified **Assets:** `tools/templates/vic-map.html: source links`, `content/first-peoples/vic.json: community links` [Source terms](https://gambay.com.au/) · No bulk-copy licence verified · checked 2026-10-02. Source links only to Gambay, VACL and FVTOC. Their maps, knowledge, artwork and recordings are not copied or traced. - Keep community authority and attribution visible - VACL: https://vacl.org.au/languages/ - FVTOC: https://fvtoc.com.au/about/ Cultural permission: Obtain source-holder/community guidance for the specific intended reuse. Public availability or government licensing does not establish cultural permission. ## aiatsis **Owner:** AIATSIS / Aboriginal Studies Press · **Status:** not-imported-permission-required **Assets:** `No imported map asset` [Source terms](https://aiatsis.gov.au/form/permission/map) · Specific reproduction permission required · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “cannot be reproduced without approval from ASP”. No AIATSIS map or GIS tracing is used. Linking is permitted without a permission application. - Do not crop, recolour or add geospatial mapping - Request permission for any proposed reproduction; permission is use-specific Cultural permission: Approximate historical cultural map; not suitable for precise electoral or ownership boundaries. ## nntt **Owner:** National Native Title Tribunal / Commonwealth of Australia · **Status:** not-imported-source-reviewed **Assets:** `tools/templates/vic-map.html: source link only` [Source terms](https://www.nntt.gov.au/assistance/geospatial/spatial-data) · Information reproduction permitted with attribution; artwork reserved · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “reproductions of the information contained is permitted”. Source link only; no native-title geometry imported. Future ingestion should inspect dataset terms and preserve legal status and dates. - Attribute NNTT - Exclude logo/artwork - Detailed downloads preferred; web-service geometry may be simplified - Keep claims, determinations and agreements separate Cultural permission: A legal-recognition record is not a comprehensive cultural boundary or legal advice. ## aec **Owner:** Australian Electoral Commission / Commonwealth of Australia · **Status:** not-imported-map-terms-pending **Assets:** `Council profiles: federal source link only` [Source terms](https://www.aec.gov.au/footer/copyright.htm) · CC BY 4.0 general content; maps excluded · checked 2026-10-02. Verified short excerpt: “AEC's maps”. No federal boundary geometry imported. The general website licence cannot be assumed to license maps. - Review specific GIS download conditions before importing - No implied AEC endorsement - Preserve applicable Commonwealth attribution ## Election guide review — 2 October 2026 Public candidacy announcements, or electoral material made by or for candidates/regulated entities: review authorisation, finance, account and disclosure duties irrespective of non-commercial status. See [VEC authorisation](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/candidates-and-parties/become-a-state-election-candidate/authorisation) and [political donations](https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/candidates-and-parties/political-donations). This is a review trigger, not a finding that the present workbench is regulated. Candidate records contain factual source-linked announcements; no campaign photos, logos, artwork or biographies are reproduced. Source owners retain their rights; review source-specific conditions before bulk redistribution or changed party/campaign use. The project licence is unchanged.