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1. Definitions
1.1
"Company" shall mean FXA Pty Ltd its successors and assigns or any person acting on behalf of and with the
authority of FXA Pty Ltd.
1.2
"Client" shall mean the Client
(or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of the Client) as described on any quotation, work authorisation or other form as
provided by the Company to the Client.
1.3
"Guarantor" means that person (or persons), or entity, who agrees to be
liable for the debts of the Client on a principal
debtor basis.
1.4
"Goods" shall mean Goods
supplied by the Company to the Client (and where the context so permits shall
include any supply of Services as hereinafter defined) and are as described on
the invoices, quotation, work authorisation or any other forms as provided by
the Company to the Client.
1.5
"Services" shall mean all
Services supplied by the Company to the Client and includes any advice or
recommendations (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of
Goods as defined above).
1.6
"Price" shall mean the price
payable for the Goods as agreed between the Company and the Client in
accordance with clause 4 of this contract.
2. The Commonwealth Trade Practices Act 1974 ("TPA") and Fair Trading
Acts ("FTA")
2.1
Nothing in this agreement is intended
to have the effect of contracting out of any applicable provisions of the TPA
or the FTA in each of the States and Territories of Australia, except to the
extent permitted by those Acts where applicable.
3. Acceptance
3.1
Any instructions received by
the Company from the Client for the supply of Goods and/or the Client's
acceptance of Goods supplied by the Company shall constitute acceptance of the
terms and conditions contained herein.
3.2
Where more than one Client has
entered into this agreement, the Clients shall be jointly and severally liable
for all payments of the Price.
3.3
Upon acceptance of these terms
and conditions by the Client the terms and conditions are binding and can only
be amended with the written consent of the Company.
3.4
The Client shall give the
Company not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice of any proposed
change of ownership of the Client or any change in the Client's name and/or any
other change in the Client's details (including but not limited to, changes in
the Client's address, facsimile number, or business practice). The Client shall
be liable for any loss incurred by the Company as a result of the Client's
failure to comply with this clause.
3.5
Goods are supplied by the
Company only on the terms and conditions of trade herein to the exclusion of
anything to the contrary in the terms of the Client's order notwithstanding
that any such order is placed on terms that purport to override these terms and
conditions of trade.
4. Price And Payment
4.1
At the Company's sole
discretion the Price shall be either:
(a)
as indicated on invoices
provided by the Company to the Client in respect of Goods supplied; or
(b)
the Company's quoted Price
(subject to clause 4.2) which shall be binding upon the Company provided
that the Client shall accept the Company's quotation in writing within thirty
(30) days.
4.2
The Company reserves the right
to change the Price in the event of a variation to the Company's quotation.
4.3
At the Company's sole
discretion a deposit may be required.
4.4
At the Company's sole
discretion:
(a)
payment shall be due on
delivery of the Goods; or
(b)
payment shall be due before
delivery of the Goods; or
(c)
payment for approved Client's
shall be due thirty (30) days following the end of the month in which a
statement is posted to the Client's address or address for notices.
4.5
Time for payment for the Goods
shall be of the essence and will be stated on the invoice or any other forms.
If no time is stated then payment shall be due seven (7) days following the
date of the invoice.
4.6
Payment will be made by cash,
or by cheque, or by bank cheque, or by credit card (plus a surcharge of up to
three percent (3%) of the Price), or by direct credit, or by any other method
as agreed to between the Client and the Company.
4.7
GST and other taxes and duties
that may be applicable shall be added to the Price except when they are
expressly included in the Price.
5. Delivery Of Goods
5.1
At the Company's sole
discretion delivery of the Goods shall take place when:
(a)
the Client takes possession of
the Goods at the Company's address; or
(b)
the Client takes possession of
the Goods at the Client's nominated address (in the event that the Goods are
delivered by the Company or the Company's nominated carrier).
5.2
At the Company's sole
discretion the costs of delivery are:
(a)
included in the Price; or
(b)
in addition to the Price.
5.3
The Client shall make all
arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods whenever they are tendered
for delivery. In the event that the Client is unable to take delivery of the
Goods as arranged then the Company shall be entitled to charge a reasonable fee
for redelivery.
5.4
Delivery of the Goods to a
third party nominated by the Client is deemed to be delivery to the Client for
the purposes of this agreement.
5.5
The failure of the Company to
deliver shall not entitle either party to treat this contract as repudiated.
5.6
The Company shall not be liable
for any loss or damage whatever due to failure by the Company to deliver the
Goods (or any of them) promptly or at all, where due to circumstances beyond
the control of the Company.
6. Risk
6.1
If the Company retains
ownership of the Goods nonetheless, all risk for the Goods passes to the Client
on delivery.
6.2
If any of the Goods are damaged
or destroyed following delivery but prior to ownership passing to the Client,
the Company is entitled to receive all insurance proceeds payable for the
Goods. The production of these terms and conditions by the Company is
sufficient evidence of the Company's rights to receive the insurance proceeds
without the need for any person dealing with the Company to make further
enquiries.
7. Title
7.1
The Company and Client agree
that ownership of the Goods shall not pass until:
(a)
the Client has paid the Company
all amounts owing for the particular Goods; and
(b)
the Client has met all other
obligations due by the Client to the Company in respect of all contracts
between the Company and the Client.
7.2
Receipt by the Company of any
form of payment other than cash shall not be deemed to be payment until that
form of payment has been honoured, cleared or recognised and until then the
Company's ownership or rights in respect of the Goods shall continue.
7.3
It is further agreed that:
(a)
where practicable the Goods
shall be kept separate and identifiable until the Company shall have received
payment and all other obligations of the Client are met; and
(b)
until such time as ownership of
the Goods shall pass from the Company to the Client the Company may give notice
in writing to the Client to return the Goods or any of them to the
Company. Upon such notice the rights of
the Client to obtain ownership or any other interest in the Goods shall cease;
and
(c)
the Company shall have the
right of stopping the Goods in transit whether or not delivery has been made;
and
(d)
if the Client fails to return
the Goods to the Company then the Company or the Company's agent may enter upon
and into land and premises owned, occupied or used by the Client, or any
premises as the invitee of the Client, where the Goods are situated and take
possession of the Goods; and
(e)
the Client is only a bailee of
the Goods and until such time as the Company has received payment in full for
the Goods then the Client shall hold any proceeds from the sale or disposal of
the Goods, up to and including the amount the Client owes to the Company for
the Goods, on trust for the Company; and
(f)
the Client shall not deal with
the money of the Company in any way which may be adverse to the Company; and
(g)
the Client shall not charge the
Goods in any way nor grant nor otherwise give any interest in the Goods while
they remain the property of the Company; and
(h)
the Company can issue
proceedings to recover the Price of the Goods sold notwithstanding that
ownership of the Goods may not have passed to the Client; and
(i)
until such time that ownership
in the Goods passes to the Client, if the Goods are converted into other
products, the parties agree that the Company will be the owner of the end
products.
8. Defects
8.1
The Client shall inspect the
Goods on delivery and shall within seven (7) days of delivery (time being of
the essence) notify the Company of any alleged defect, shortage in quantity,
damage or failure to comply with the description or quote. The Client shall
afford the Company an opportunity to inspect the Goods within a reasonable time
following delivery if the Client believes the Goods are defective in any way.
If the Client shall fail to comply with these provisions the Goods shall be
presumed to be free from any defect or damage. For defective Goods, which
the Company has agreed in writing that the Client is entitled to reject, the
Company's liability is limited to either (at the Company's discretion)
replacing the Goods or repairing the Goods
except where the Client has acquired Goods as a consumer within the meaning of
the Trade Practices Act 1974 (CWlth) or the Fair Trading Acts of the relevant
state or territories of Australia, and is therefore also entitled to, at the
consumer's discretion either a refund of the purchase price of the Goods, or
repair of the Goods, or replacement of the Goods.
9. Returns
9.1
Returns will only be accepted
provided that:
(a)
the Client has complied with
the provisions of clause 8.1; and
(b)
the Company has agreed in
writing to accept the return of the Goods; and
(c)
the Goods are returned at the
Client's cost within seven (7) days of the delivery date; and
(d)
the Company will not be liable
for Goods which have not been stored or used in a proper manner; and
(e)
the Goods are returned in the
condition in which they were delivered and with all packaging material,
brochures and instruction material in as new condition as is reasonably
possible in the circumstances.
9.2
The Company will not accept the
return of Goods for credit.
9.3
The Company may (in its
discretion) accept the return of Goods for credit but this may incur a handling
fee of thirty percent (30%) of the value of the returned Goods plus any
freight.
10. Warranty
10.1
Subject to the conditions of
warranty set out in clause 10.2 the Company warrants that if any defect in any
workmanship of the Company becomes apparent and is reported to the Company
within three (3) months of the date of delivery (time being of the essence)
then the Company will either (at the Company's sole discretion) replace or
remedy the workmanship.
10.2
The conditions applicable to
the warranty given by clause 10.1 are:
(a)
the warranty shall not cover
any defect or damage which may be caused or partly caused by or arise through:
(i)
failure on the part of the
Client to properly maintain any Goods; or
(ii)
failure on the part of the
Client to follow any instructions or guidelines provided by the Company; or
(iii)
any use of any Goods otherwise
than for any application specified on a quote or order form; or
(iv)
the continued use of any Goods
after any defect becomes apparent or would have become apparent to a reasonably
prudent operator or user; or
(v)
fair wear and tear, any
accident or act of God.
(b)
the warranty shall cease and
the Company shall thereafter in no circumstances be liable under the terms of
the warranty if the workmanship is repaired, altered or overhauled without the
Company's consent.
(c)
in respect of all claims the
Company shall not be liable to compensate the Client for any delay in either
replacing or remedying the workmanship or in properly assessing the Client's
claim.
10.3
For Goods not manufactured by
the Company, the warranty shall be the current warranty provided by the
manufacturer of the Goods. The Company shall not be bound by nor be responsible
for any term, condition, representation or warranty other than that which is
given by the manufacturer of the Goods.
11.
Intellectual
Property
11.1
Where the Company has designed,
drawn or written Goods for the Client, then the copyright in those designs and
drawings and documents shall remain vested in the Company, and shall only be
used by the Client at the Company's discretion.
11.2
The Client warrants that all
designs or instructions to the Company will not cause the Company to infringe
any patent, registered design or trademark in the execution of the Client's order
and the Client agrees to indemnify the Company against any action taken by a
third party against the Company in respect of any such infringement.
12.
Default
& Consequences of Default
12.1
Interest on overdue invoices
shall accrue daily from the date when payment becomes due, until the date of
payment, at a rate of two and one half percent (2.5%) per calendar month and
such interest shall compound monthly at such a rate after as well as before any
judgment.
12.2
If the Client defaults in
payment of any invoice when due, the Client shall indemnify the Company from
and against all costs and disbursements incurred by the Company in pursuing the
debt including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis and the
Company's collection agency costs.
12.3
Without prejudice to any other
remedies the Company may have, if at any time the Client is in breach of any
obligation (including those relating to payment), the Company may suspend or
terminate the supply of Goods to the Client and any of its other obligations
under the terms and conditions. The Company will not be liable to the Client
for any loss or damage the Client suffers because the Company has exercised its
rights under this clause.
12.4
If any account remains overdue
after thirty (30) days then an amount of the greater of twenty dollars ($20.00)
or ten percent (10.00%) of the amount overdue (up to a maximum of two hundred
dollars ($200.00)) shall be levied for administration fees which sum shall
become immediately due and payable.
12.5
Without prejudice to the
Company's other remedies at law the Company shall be entitled to cancel all or
any part of any order of the Client which remains unfulfilled and all amounts
owing to the Company shall, whether or not due for payment, become immediately
payable in the event that:
(a)
any money payable to the
Company becomes overdue, or in the Company's opinion the Client will be unable
to meet its payments as they fall due; or
(b)
the Client becomes insolvent,
convenes a meeting with its creditors or proposes or enters into an arrangement
with creditors, or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(c)
a receiver, manager, liquidator
(provisional or otherwise) or similar person is appointed in respect of the
Client or any asset of the Client.
13. Security And Charge
13.1
Despite anything to the contrary
contained herein or any other rights which the Company may have howsoever:
(a)
where the Client and/or the
Guarantor (if any) is the owner of land, realty or any other asset capable of
being charged, both the Client and/or the Guarantor agree to mortgage and/or
charge all of their joint and/or several interest in the said land, realty or
any other asset to the Company or the Company's nominee to secure all amounts
and other monetary obligations payable under these terms and conditions. The Client and/or the Guarantor acknowledge
and agree that the Company (or the Company's nominee) shall be entitled to
lodge where appropriate a caveat, which caveat shall be withdrawn once all
payments and other monetary obligations payable hereunder have been met.
(b)
should the Company elect to
proceed in any manner in accordance with this clause and/or its sub-clauses,
the Client and/or Guarantor shall indemnify the Company from and against all
the Company's costs and disbursements including legal costs on a solicitor and own
client basis.
(c)
the Client and/or the Guarantor
(if any) agree to irrevocably nominate constitute and appoint the Company or
the Company's nominee as the Client's and/or Guarantor's true and lawful
attorney to perform all necessary acts to give effect to the provisions of this
clause 13.1.
14. Cancellation
14.1
The Company may cancel any
contract to which these terms and conditions apply or cancel delivery of Goods
at any time before the Goods are delivered by giving written notice to the
Client. On giving such notice the Company shall repay to the Client any sums
paid in respect of the Price. The Company shall not be liable for any loss or
damage whatever arising from such cancellation.
14.2
In the event that the Client
cancels delivery of Goods the Client shall be liable for any loss incurred by
the Company (including, but not limited to, any loss of profits) up to the time
of cancellation.
15. Privacy Act 1988
15.1
The Client and/or the
Guarantor/s agree for the Company to obtain from a credit reporting agency a
credit report containing personal credit information about the Client and
Guarantor/s in relation to credit provided by the Company.
15.2
The Client and/or the
Guarantor/s agree that the Company may exchange information about the Client
and the Guarantor/s with those credit providers either named as trade referees
by the Client or named in a consumer credit report issued by a credit reporting
agency for the following purposes:
(a)
to assess an application by
Client; and/or
(b)
to notify other credit
providers of a default by the Client; and/or
(c)
to exchange information with
other credit providers as to the status of this credit account, where the
Client is in default with other credit providers; and/or
(d)
to assess the credit worthiness
of Client and/or Guarantor/s.
15.3
The Client consents to the
Company being given a consumer credit report to collect overdue payment on
commercial credit (Section 18K(1)(h) Privacy Act 1988).
15.4
The Client agrees that personal
credit information provided may be used and retained by the Company for the
following purposes and for other purposes as shall be agreed between the Client
and Company or required by law from time to time:
(a)
provision of Goods; and/or
(b)
marketing of Goods by the
Company, its agents or distributors in relation to the Goods; and/or
(c)
analysing, verifying and/or
checking the Client's credit, payment and/or status in relation to provision of
Goods; and/or
(d)
processing of any payment
instructions, direct debit facilities and/or credit facilities requested by
Client; and/or
(e)
enabling the daily operation of
Client's account and/or the collection of amounts outstanding in the Client's
account in relation to the Goods.
15.5
The Company may give
information about the Client to a credit reporting agency for the following
purposes:
(a)
to obtain a consumer credit
report about the Client; and/or
(b)
allow the credit reporting
agency to create or maintain a credit information file containing information
about the Client.
16. Unpaid Company's Rights
16.1
Where the Client has left any
item with the Company for repair, modification, exchange or for the Company to
perform any other Service in relation to the item and the Company has not
received or been tendered the whole of the Price, or the payment has been
dishonoured, the Company shall have:
(a)
a lien on the item;
(b)
the right to retain the item
for the Price while the Company is in possession of the item;
(c)
a right to sell the item.
16.2
The lien of the Company shall
continue despite the commencement of proceedings, or judgment for the Price
having been obtained.
17. General
17.1
If any provision of these terms
and conditions shall be invalid, void, illegal or unenforceable the validity,
existence, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be
affected, prejudiced or impaired.
17.2
These terms and conditions and any contract to which
they apply shall be governed by the laws of Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and are subject to
the jurisdiction of the courts of ACT.
17.3
The Company shall be under no liability whatever to the Client for any
indirect loss and/or expense (including loss of profit) suffered by the Client
arising out of a breach by the Company of these terms and conditions.
17.4
In the event of any breach of this contract by the Company the remedies
of the Client shall be limited to damages which under no circumstances shall
exceed the Price of the Goods.
17.5
The Client shall not be entitled to set off against or deduct from the
Price any sums owed or claimed to be owed to the Client by the Company.
17.6
The Company may license or
sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations without the Client's
consent.
17.7
The Client agrees that the
Company may review these terms and conditions at any time. If, following any
such review, there is to be any change to these terms and conditions, then that
change will take effect from the date on which the Company notifies the Client
of such change.
17.8
Neither party shall be liable
for any default due to any act of God, war, terrorism, strike, lock-out,
industrial action, fire, flood, drought, storm or other event beyond the
reasonable control of either party.
17.9 The failure by the Company to enforce any
provision of these terms and conditions shall not be treated as a waiver of
that provision, nor shall it affect the Company's right to subsequently enforce
that provision.
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