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 Posted by Shane on 06/17/51 11:25 
On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:19:46 +1000, pat wrote: 
 
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:04:35 -0400, Kenneth Downs wrote: 
>  
>> Smitro wrote: 
>>  
>>> pat wrote: 
>>>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 07:52:33 +1000, Smitro wrote: 
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>>>>  
>>>>>I'm looking for some legal advice, from an Australian. 
>>>>> 
>>>>>I have a web site that I would like to allow only Australians to sign 
>>>>>up. Do you know if it would be considered discrimination (from a legal 
>>>>>point of view) if I made that one of the terms in the "Terms and 
>>>>>Conditions of Use". I have seen some sites that say "UK only" but are 
>>>>>we bound by something different? 
>>>>> 
>>>>>Smitro 
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>>> How will you know if the user is Australian?  We do tend to travel a 
>>>> bit 
>>>> :) 
>>>>  
>>>> Patrick 
>>>>  
>>>>  
>>> I have now decided to go by IP address. If the IP address is Australian 
>>> owned. 
>>>  
>>> Smitro 
>>  
>> What happens when your user flies up to Japan for the weekend? 
>  
> Ah, I see the error of my logic now.  Now we can debate what "Australian 
> owned" means :) 
>  
> Does the website content justify the effort? 
>  
> Hey, it's your call, do what you want. 
>  
> Patrick 
 
I would have thought this was an easy thing to do, ask the visitors a 
question, and if they dont answer 'mate' or 'yeah nah yeah' or 'beer me' 
then clearly they are not australian 
(Crikey!) 
HTH  
:-) 
 
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