1.1 The following definitions apply in this agreement unless the context requires otherwise:
Approvals means all approvals, authorisations, permits, consents, determinations and licences which are issued, or required to be issued, by any Governmental Agency to permit the full and proper performance of the Consultant’s obligations under this agreement.
Authorised Third Party Disclosee means any Representative of a Disclosee to whom that Disclosee discloses Confidential Information in accordance with clause 7.
Business Day means a day (other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) when banks in Brisbane, Queensland are open for business.
Change of Control means, in respect of a particular entity, a person who Controls that entity ceasing to do so or another person acquiring Control of it.
Charges means Fees and Expenses.
Claim means any actual, contingent, present or future claim, complaint, demand, proceeding, suit, litigation, action, cause of action or other legal recourse for any Loss, restitution, equitable compensation, account, injunctive relief, specific performance or any other remedy of whatever nature and however arising, whether in contract, tort (including but not limited to negligence), under statute or otherwise.
Client means the party that will receive the Services as named in the Quote.
Confidential Information means all information relating to a party, any customer, clients, suppliers, distributors or joint venture partners, of the party and/or any of the business or financial affairs of any of them, including:
(a) any information that is specifically designated by any of them as confidential;
(b) any information which, by its nature, may reasonably be regarded as confidential;
(c) any information relating to any:
(i) agreements, arrangements or terms of trade with any existing or prospective customers, clients, suppliers, distributors or joint venture partners or other contractual counterparties;
(ii) customers, clients, suppliers, distributors, joint venture partners, employees, technologies, products, services, proposals, market opportunities, business or product development plans, pricing, financial position or performance, capabilities, capacities, operations or processes; or
(iii) Intellectual Property Rights, of any of them; and
(d) any note, calculation, conclusion, summary or other material derived or produced partly or wholly from any such information;
(e) negotiations in relation to, and the terms of, this agreement,
whether that information is visual, oral, documentary, electronic, machine-readable tangible, intangible or any other form, relating to the Company or any Related Entity of the Company including but not limited to any specifications, formulae, know how, concepts, inventions, ideas, software, designs, copyright, trade secrets or any information relating to any business, products, markets, operations, processes, techniques, technology, forecasts, strategies or any other matter.
Control has the meaning given in Section 50AA of the Corporations Act.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Deadline Date means, in respect of a Quote, the dates (if any) specified in the Quote as the dates on or before which the Company must complete each Phase of the Engagement in accordance with clause 3.3.
Default Rate means a rate of interest of 5.00% per annum.
Disclosee means, in respect of any particular Confidential Information, any party that has received that Confidential Information (whether directly or indirectly) from another party.
Discloser means, in respect of any particular Confidential Information, any party that has disclosed or discloses that Confidential Information (whether directly or indirectly) to another party.
Engagement has the meaning given in clause 3.1, being each individual engagement for the Company to provide specific Services to the Client pursuant to a Quote.
Equipment means the equipment used or supplied by the Consultant or the Consultant’s representative for the purposes of providing the Services.
Event of Default means any of the following on the part of a party:
(a) committing any material or persistent breach of this agreement;
(b) repudiating or, or, in the reasonable opinion of the Company, evincing an intention to repudiate, this agreement;
(c) if the Client is a company, undergoing a Change of Control without the prior written consent of the Company;
(d) misleading the Company in any material way; and/or
(e) an Insolvency Event occurring in respect of the Client.
Expenses mean the expenses of the Company for which the Company is entitled to be reimbursed by the Client pursuant to clause 4.6.
Fees has the meaning given in clause 4.1.
Fixed Price means, in respect of a particular Engagement, if, as specified in the relevant Quote:
(a) the Services are not divided into Phases, the price (exclusive of GST) specified in the relevant Quote for all of the Services; or
Force Majeure means any act, event or cause (other than lack of funds) which is beyond the reasonable control of the affected party, including:
Governmental Agency means any government or governmental, semi-governmental, administrative, fiscal or judicial body, department, commission, authority, tribunal, agency or entity whether foreign, federal, state, territorial or local.
GST has the same meaning given to that expression in the GST Law.
GST Act means A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth), as in force from time to time.
GST Law has the same meaning given to that expression in the GST Act.
Hourly Rate means the hourly rate set out in the relevant Quote, if applicable.
Insolvency Event means, in respect of a party any of the following events or any analogous event:
In-Scope Work means work that has been expressly and specifically designated as being within the scope of the Services.
Input Tax Credit has the meaning given in the GST Law.
Intellectual Property Rights means patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, moral rights, trademarks and service marks, trade names and domain names, rights in get-up, rights to goodwill or to sue for passing off or unfair competition, rights in designs, rights in computer software, database rights, rights in confidential information (including know-how, trade secrets and marketing secrets) and any other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications (or rights to apply) for, and
renewals or extensions of, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.
Losses means any loss, damage, debt, cost, charge, expense, fine, outgoing, penalty, diminution in value, deficiency or other liability, whether arising in contract, negligence, tort, equity, statute or otherwise; and that a party pays, suffers or incurs or is liable for, including all:
Material means any data, plans, instructions, documents, descriptions, reports, advice, accounts, drawings, photographs or any other material.
Non-Solicitation Period means each period of time specified in Schedule 2.
Notice means any notice or other communication by one party to the other party under the terms of this agreement including but not limited to any request, demand, consent, waiver or approval.
Out-of-Scope Rate has the meaning given in clause 4.2.
Out-of-Scope Work means any work that is not In-Scope Work, including the work specifically described as being out of scope in the Quote (if any).
Personal Information has the meaning given in the Privacy Act.
Phase means any particular phase of the Services as specified in the Quote.
Privacy Act means the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth).
Quote means, in respect of a particular Engagement, the document headed “Proposal” or similar setting out the scope of the Services for that Engagement as provided by the Company to the Client and accepted by the parties in accordance with this agreement.
Related Entity has the meaning set out in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Representatives means, in respect of a person, the employees, officers, consultants, agents and professional advisers of that person.
Services means the services provided by the Company to the Client under this agreement in respect of each Engagement, as set out in the relevant Quote.
Stamp Duty means any stamp, transaction or registration duty or similar charge imposed by any Governmental Agency and includes any interest, fine, penalty, charge or other amount in respect of the above, but excludes any GST.
Start Date means the date of this agreement or such other date as the parties may agree in writing.
Tax Acts means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cth) and the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth).
Tax or Taxation means:
any interest, penalty, charge, fine or fee or other amount of any kind assessed, charged or imposed on or in respect of the above.
1.2 The following rules of interpretation apply in this agreement unless the context requires otherwise:
(a) headings in this agreement are for convenience only and do not affect its interpretation or construction;
(b) no rule of construction applies to the disadvantage of a party because this agreement is prepared by (or on behalf of) that party;
(c) where any word or phrase is defined, any other part of speech or other grammatical form of that word or phrase has a cognate meaning;
(d) a reference to a document (including this agreement) is a reference to that document (including any schedules and annexures) as amended, consolidated, supplemented, novated or replaced;
(e) references to recitals, clauses, subclauses, paragraphs, annexures or schedules are references to recitals, clauses, subclauses, paragraphs, annexures and schedules of or to this agreement;
(f) in each schedule to this agreement, a reference to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph in that schedule;
(g) a reference to any statute, proclamation, rule, code, regulation or ordinance includes any amendment, consolidation, modification, re-enactment or reprint of it or any statute, proclamation, rule, code, regulation or ordinance replacing it;
(h) an expression importing a natural person includes any individual, corporation or other body corporate, partnership, trust or association and any Governmental Agency and that person’s personal representatives, successors, permitted assigns, substitutes, executors and administrators;
(i) a reference to writing includes any communication sent by post, facsimile or email;
(j) a reference to time refers to time in Brisbane, Queensland and time is of the essence;
(k) all monetary amounts are in Australian currency;
(l) a reference to a “liability” includes a present, prospective, future or contingent liability;
(m) the word “month” means calendar month and the word “year” means 12 calendar months;
(n) the meaning of general words is not limited by specific examples introduced by “include”, “includes”, “including”, “for example”, “in particular”, “such as” or similar expressions;
(o) a reference to a “party” is a reference to a party to this agreement and a reference to a “third party” is a reference to a person that is not a party to this agreement;
(p) a reference to any thing is a reference to the whole and each part of it;
(q) a reference to a group of persons is a reference to all of them collectively and to each of them individually;
(r) words in the singular include the plural and vice versa; and
(s) a reference to one gender includes a reference to the other genders.
2.1 The Client engages the Company to provide the Services to the Client, and the Company
hereby accepts that engagement and agrees to provide the Services to the Client, in accordance with the terms of this agreement.
2.2 It is agreed that during the term of this agreement, the Company shall be the sole provider of the Services of this agreement.
2.3 The Company’s engagement with the Client will:
(a) commence on the Start Date; and
2.4 If the parties agree before the end of the period set out in Schedule 1, that this agreement may be extended, then this agreement may be varied in writing on such terms and conditions as agreed between the parties.
2.5 The Company is an independent contractor of the Client and nothing in this agreement a relationship of employer and employee, principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the parties. The Company does not have, and will not hold themselves out as having, any authority to bind the Client in any matter including but not limited to any contracts, commitments, expenses, liabilities or obligations of any nature.
3.1 In respect of each individual engagement for the Company to provide Services to the Client
under this agreement (each an Engagement), the parties must first agree on a Quote. The Company’s obligation to provide the Services that are the subject of each Engagement does not arise unless and until the Client has notified the Company of the Client’s acceptance of the relevant Quote.
3.2 The Company must, in providing the Services, comply with the standards, duties and obligations set out in Schedule 1.
3.3 If the Services for an Engagement are divided into Phases, the Company must ensure that the Services for each Phase of the Engagement are fully completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the Client, acting reasonably, on or before the relevant Deadline Date.
4.1 Subject to clause 3.1, in respect of each Engagement, the parties have agreed that the total
price for the relevant Services (exclusive of GST and Expenses, and including a Deposit where relevant) (the Fees) will be, if as designated in the relevant Quote:
(a) (Not Phases) the Services are not divided into Phases and:
(i) (Fixed Price) a Fixed Price applies – that Fixed Price payable in advance. The Company will invoice the Client for all relevant Charges upon commencement of each Phase; or
(ii) (Hourly Rate) the Hourly Rate applies – calculated on the basis of the time spent by the Company in exclusively providing those Services on an hourly rate basis at the Hourly Rate in accordance with clause 4.3 and payable in arrears upon completion of the Services to the reasonable satisfaction of the Client, and the Company will invoice the Client by way of a single invoice for all relevant Charges following completion of all relevant work to the reasonable satisfaction of the Client; or
(b) (Phases) the Services are divided into Phases and:
(i) (Fixed Price per Phase) Fixed Prices apply – the Fixed Price for each Phase payable in advance. The Company will invoice the Client for all relevant Charges upon commencement of each Phase; or
(ii) (Hourly Rate) the Hourly Rate applies – calculated on the basis of the time spent by the Company in exclusively providing those Services on an hourly rate basis at the Hourly Rate in accordance with clause 4.3 and payable in arrears at the end of each Phase respectively, and the Company will invoice the Client for all relevant Charges for each Phase following completion of each Phase respectively to the reasonable satisfaction of the Client.
4.2 Notwithstanding clause 4.1, the Client will pay the Company an hourly rate of AUD 220.00 (the Out-of-Scope Rate) for any Out-of-Scope Work.
4.3 Hourly Rates and Out-of-Scope Rates shall be proportionately charged for work involving periods of less than one hour and structured in 15 minute units, with 4 units per hour – eg, the time charged for an attendance of up to 15 minutes will be 1 unit and the time charged for an attendance between 15 and 30 minutes will be 2 units.
4.4 The Company must keep and maintain accurate records of the number of hours of Services in respect of which the Hourly Rate and/or Out-of-Scope Rate applies and provide the Client with a copy of such records upon reasonable notice as may be requested by the Client from time to time.
4.5 The Hourly Rate and Out-of-Scope Rate may only be changed by way of an amendment to this agreement pursuant to clause 13.8.
4.6 The Client will pay all reasonable expenses properly and necessarily incurred by the Company in the course of providing the Services, provided that:
(a) the Company:
(i) obtains the Client’s written consent before incurring the expenses;
(ii) provides the Client with acceptable documentation for the expenses incurred; and
(iii) complies with any applicable expenses policy of the Client in force from time to time, provided that a copy of the policy has been provided to the Company by the Client prior to the relevant expense being incurred.
5.1 The Client must pay to the Company all Charges properly invoiced pursuant to clause 4 in full
on or before the date that is 1 Business Days after the Client’s receipt of the relevant invoice.
5.2 All amounts to be paid by a party to another party under or in connection with this agreement must be paid in cash or by way of bank cheque or electronic funds transfer into the account nominated by the other party.
5.3 Unless otherwise agreed in writing and subject to clause 5.4, all amounts payable under or in connection with this agreement must be paid without set-off, counterclaim, withholding, deduction or claim to a lien whatsoever, whether or not any such set-off, counterclaim, withholding, deduction or lien arises under this agreement.
5.4 If a party is required by law to make a deduction or withholding in respect of any sum payable under or in connection with this agreement to another party, it must, at the same time as the sum that is the subject of the deduction or withholding is payable, make a payment to the other party of such additional amount as is required to ensure that the net amount received by the other party will equal the full amount that would have been received by it had no such deduction or withholding been required to be made.
5.5 If a party fails to pay any sum payable by it under this agreement to another party at the time and otherwise in the manner provided in this agreement, it must pay interest on that sum from the due date of payment until that sum is paid in full at the Default Rate, calculated daily on the basis of a 365-day year and compounded monthly. Interest will accrue from day to day and will be payable on demand. The payment of interest by a party to another party in respect of any late payment under this clause 5.5 is in addition to any other remedies that the other party may have in respect of such late payment.
5.6 If a liability of a party to another party under this agreement becomes merged in a judgement or order and the interest rate that applies under that judgement or order is lower than the Default Rate, that party must, as an independent obligation, pay to the other party, at the same time and in the same manner as the sum that is the subject of that judgement or order is to be paid, such additional interest on that sum as is required to ensure that the total amount of interest that the other party receives in respect of that liability is equal to the Default Rate.
6.1 In this clause 6:
(a) expressions that are not defined, but which have a defined meaning in the GST Law, have the same meaning as in the GST Law;
(b) any part of a supply that is treated as a separate supply for GST purposes (including attributing GST payable to tax periods) will be treated as a separate supply for the purposes of this clause 6; and
(c) any consideration that is specified to be inclusive of GST must not be taken into account in calculating the GST payable in relation to a supply for the purpose of this clause 6.
6.2 Unless expressly stated otherwise, any sum payable, or amount used in the calculation of a sum payable, under this agreement has been determined without regard to GST and must be increased on account of any GST payable under this clause 6.
6.3 If GST is imposed on any supply made under or in accordance with this agreement, the recipient of the supply (Receiving Party) must pay to the supplier (Providing Party) an additional amount equal to the GST payable on the supply, subject to the Receiving Party receiving a valid tax invoice, or a document that the Commissioner will treat as a tax invoice, in respect of the supply at or before the time of payment. Payment of the additional amount will be made at the same time and in the same manner as payment for the supply is required to be made in accordance with this agreement.
6.4 The amount recoverable on account of GST under this clause 6 by the Providing Party will include any fines, penalties, interest and other charges incurred as a consequence of any late payment or other default by the Receiving Party under this clause 6.
6.5 If any party is required to pay, reimburse or indemnify another party for the whole or any part of any cost, expense, loss, liability or other amount that the other party has incurred or will incur in connection with this agreement, the amount must be reduced by the amount for which the other party can claim an Input Tax Credit, partial Input Tax Credit or other similar offset.
6.6 If, at any time, an adjustment event arises in respect of any supply made by a party under this agreement, a corresponding adjustment must be made between the parties in respect of any amount paid to the Providing Party by the Receiving Party pursuant to clause 6.3 and payments to give effect to the adjustment must be made and the Providing Party must issue an adjustment note.
7.1 Subject to clauses 7.3 and 7.4, a Disclosee must:
(a) keep all Confidential Information confidential;
(b) not use or exploit any Confidential Information in any way except in the proper performance of the Services in accordance with this agreement;
(c) not disclose or make available any Confidential Information in whole or in part to any third party;
(d) not copy, reduce to writing or otherwise record any Confidential Information except in the proper performance of the Services in accordance with this agreement (and any such copies, reductions to writing and records will be the property of the Discloser); and
(e) ensure that any and all Authorised Third Party Disclosees:
(i) comply with the obligations in this agreement as if each of them was a party to this agreement in the place of the Disclosee; and
(ii) do not do, or omit to do, anything which, if done or omitted to be done by the Disclosee, would constitute a breach of this agreement by the Disclosee.
7.2 The Disclosee shall be responsible for, and liable to the Discloser in respect of, the actions or omissions of any and all of its Authorised Third Party Disclosees in relation to the Confidential Information as if they were the actions or omissions of the Disclosee.
7.3 The Disclosee may disclose Confidential Information to those of its Representatives who have an actual need to know the Confidential Information but only in the proper provision of the Services and performance of its duties under this agreement and provided that it informs such Representatives of the confidential nature of the Confidential Information before such disclosure.
7.4 Subject to clause 7.5, the obligations in clause 7.1 will not apply to any Confidential Information which (as shown by appropriate documentation and other evidence in the relevant Disclosee’s possession):
(a) was already known to the Disclosee on a non-confidential basis prior to the time of its first disclosure by the Discloser to the Disclosee, unless it came to be so known as a direct or indirect result of having been:
(i) unlawfully obtained by the Disclosee, whether from a third party or otherwise; or
(ii) received by the Disclosee from a third party that owed a confidentiality obligation to the Discloser in respect of that information at the time of such receipt, in circumstances in which the Disclosee knew, or ought reasonably to have known after due enquiry, that the third party owed that confidentiality obligation to the Discloser;
(b) is or becomes generally available to the public, unless it became so generally available as a direct or indirect result of having been disclosed by any person:
(i) in circumstances that constitute a breach of this agreement by the Disclosee (for the avoidance of doubt, including any breach by the Disclosee of its obligations under clause 7.1(e) to ensure that its Authorised Third Party Disclosees comply with the obligations in this agreement as if they were parties to this agreement in the place of the Disclosee); or
(ii) that owed a confidentiality obligation to the Discloser in respect of that information at the time of such disclosure, in circumstances in which the Disclosee knew, or ought reasonably to have known after due enquiry, that the person owed that confidentiality obligation to the Discloser;
(c) is, after the time of its first disclosure by the Discloser to the Disclosee, lawfully received by the Disclosee from a third party and the Disclosee reasonably believed, after due enquiry, that the information was not so received as a direct or indirect result of a breach by any person of a confidentiality obligation owed to the Discloser;
(d) is required by law or court order to be disclosed, provided that the Disclosee must:
(i) promptly notify the Discloser in writing in advance of any such disclosure, if reasonably practicable; and
(ii) reasonably assist the Discloser in obtaining confidential treatment for, or avoiding or minimising such disclosure of, the relevant Confidential Information to the extent reasonably requested by the Discloser;
(e) is independently developed by the Disclosee without any direct or indirect use of, reference to, or reliance on any Confidential Information; or
(f) is authorised for release or use by the written pre-approval of the Discloser but only to the extent of such written pre-approval.
7.5 The exceptions in clause 7.4 shall not apply to any specific Confidential Information merely because it is included in more generally non-confidential information, nor to any specific combination of Confidential Information merely because individual elements, but not the combination, are included in non-confidential information.
8.1 Subject to clause 8.2, on and from the date of this agreement, each party must not:
(a) make, express, transmit, speak, write, verbalise or otherwise communicate in any way (directly or indirectly, in any capacity or manner) any remark, comment, message, information, declaration, communication or other statement of any kind (whether verbal, in writing, electronically transferred or otherwise) that might reasonably be construed to be critical of, or derogatory or negative towards, any other party or any Representative of any other party; or
(b) cause, further, assist, solicit, encourage or knowingly permit any other person to do so, or support or participate in any other person doing so,
and must take all reasonable steps to prevent its Representatives from doing so.
8.2 Clause 8.1 shall not prohibit any party from making any statement or disclosure as required by law or court order, provided that such party must:
(a) promptly notify the other party in writing in advance of any such statement or disclosure, if reasonably practicable; and
(b) reasonably assist the other party in obtaining confidential treatment for, or avoiding or minimising the dissemination of, such statement or disclosure to the extent reasonably requested by any party.
9.1 The Client irrevocably indemnifies and covenants to hold the Company harmless from and
against all Losses suffered by the Company (including third party claims on the Company) which arise in connection with any breach of this agreement by the Client and/or any negligent or other tortious conduct of the Client, except to the extent that those Losses were caused by or contributed to by the Company.
9.2 For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnity under this agreement does not include and will not be extended by:
(a) Cyber Incident or Compromise” means any unauthorized access to, use of, disclosure of, or interference with digital systems, networks, or data resulting in disruption, data loss, data corruption, theft of information, breach of privacy, or any other event that compromises the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information or systems, including but not limited to cyberattacks, ransomware, phishing, malware, or other forms of malicious or unauthorized activity; or
(b) any consequential or indirect costs.
9.3 Each indemnity contained in this agreement is an additional, separate, independent and continuing obligation that, subject to clause 9.4 survives the termination of this agreement for a period of 1 years.
9.4 If a claim is made within the period stipulated in clause 9.3, then the relevant indemnity remains in full force and effect until all money owing, contingently or otherwise, under the indemnity has been paid in full.
9.5 (Disclaimer of warranties) To the maximum extent permitted by law and except as otherwise set out in this agreement, the Company and its Representatives expressly disclaim all conditions, representations and warranties (whether express or implied, statutory or otherwise) in relation to the Services, including any implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
9.6 (Limitation of liability) Where the conditions, representations and warranties referred to in clause 9.5 cannot be disclaimed or excluded by law, then the aggregate liability of the Company and its Representatives in respect of any Claim for Losses that the Client and/or any of its Representatives may bring against the Company in respect of the Services is limited, at the Company’s election, to one or a combination of the following remedies:
(a) re-supply of the Services;
(b) payment of the costs of re-supply of the Services by a third party; or
(c) the refund of any amounts paid (either in full or part) by the Client to the Company under this agreement in respect of the Services.
9.7 To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Company and its Representatives expressly exclude liability for any damage and/or delay in the performance of any obligation of the Company under this agreement where such damage or delay is caused by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Company. The Client acknowledges and agrees that the Company holds the benefit of this clause 9.7 for itself and as agent and trustee for and on behalf of each of its Representatives.
9.8 Each party acknowledges and agrees that, in the event of any breach by the other party of the provisions of clause 7 (Confidentiality), clause 8 (Non-disparagement) or clause 11 (Non- solicitation), damages may not be an adequate remedy and the first-mentioned party may, in addition to any other remedies, obtain an injunction restraining any further violation by the other party and other equitable relief, together with recovery of costs.
10.1 Each party may terminate this agreement immediately by notice to the other party if an Event
of Default occurs in respect of the other party.
10.2 If a party commits any material or persistent breach of this agreement (the Defaulting Party), the other party may (but is not obliged to) provide the Defaulting Party with a notice of breach in writing. If the Defaulting Party fails to remedy the breach within 20 Business Days, or such other period as agreed, after the date of its receipt of such notice, the other party may terminate this agreement with immediate effect upon providing the Defaulting Party with a further notice of termination in writing.
10.3 The Client may, without limitation to its rights under clause 10.2, terminate this agreement at any time by giving at least 30 Business Days’ notice to the Company.
10.4 The Company may, without limitation to its rights under clause 10.2, terminate this agreement at any time by giving at least 30 Business Days’ notice to the Client. The Client may waive all or part of such notice period.
10.5 In the event of any termination of this agreement in any circumstances and for any reason whatsoever:
(a) the Client will remain liable to pay all Charges accrued up to and including the date of termination, whether or not invoiced prior to the date of termination (for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of any termination of this agreement by the Client, including Charges incurred by the Company for the purchase of materials for those Services prior to such termination); and
(b) the Company will send to the Client a final invoice for the balance of any unbilled Charges accrued up to and including the date of termination and clause 5 will apply in respect thereof.
10.6 In the event that the Company’s engagement under this agreement is terminated upon notice by either party the Client may, at its absolute discretion, require the Company to refrain from providing the Services during the relevant notice period.
10.7 Upon the cessation of the Company’s engagement under this agreement, subject to payment of all outstanding Charges by the Client in accordance with the terms of this agreement, the Company will deliver to the Client any and all partially completed deliverables that are included within the scope of the Services.
10.8 If any provision of this agreement is otherwise unenforceable by virtue of the operation of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 2) Act 2017 (Cth), upon the occurrence of an Insolvency Event in respect of a particular party, notwithstanding any other provision of this agreement, to the maximum extent permitted by law:
(a) time is of the essence in respect of all obligations of that party under this agreement (whether falling due for performance before, upon or after the occurrence of that Insolvency Event); and
(b) any breach of this agreement by that party (whether occurring before, upon or after the occurrence of that Insolvency Event), however minor, will (alone or, severally, in combination with the occurrence of that Insolvency Event) be deemed to be a material breach of this agreement,
and, if any such material breach has occurred or occurs, the parties acknowledge and agree that such provision will instead be enforceable by virtue of the occurrence of that material breach.
10.9 Termination of this agreement will not affect any rights or liabilities that the parties have accrued under it prior to such termination.
10.10 The obligations of the parties under clause 7 (Confidentiality), clause 8 (Non-disparagement), clause 9 (Liability and remedies), clause 11 (Non-solicitation) and this clause 10 will survive the termination of this agreement.
11.1 During the Company’s engagement with the Client under this agreement and for each Non- Solicitation Period thereafter, the Client must not, without the Company’s prior written consent (which the Company may withhold or delay in its absolute discretion), directly or indirectly:
(a) (non-solicitation suppliers) interfere with or disrupt, or attempt to interfere with or disrupt, any relationship, whether contractual or otherwise, between the Company and any of the Company’s suppliers, distributors or joint venture partners, or identified prospective suppliers, distributors or joint venture partners; or
(b) (non-solicitation of staff) induce, encourage or solicit any of the Company’s officers, employees, contractors or agents to cease their employment, engagement or agency with the Company.
11.2 The Client acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) the restraints in clause 11.1 constitute several separate covenants and restraints consisting of each of clauses 11.1(a) and (b) combined with each separate Non- Solicitation Period severally;
(b) each of those separate covenants and restraints is a fair and reasonable restraint of trade that goes no further than is reasonably necessary to protect the Company’s goodwill and business;
(c) the Client has received substantial and valuable consideration for each of those separate covenants and restraints, including its receipt of the Services; and
(d) breach by the Client of any of those separate covenants and restraints would be unfair and calculated to damage the Company’s goodwill and business and would lead to substantial loss to the Company.
11.3 The parties intend the covenants and restraints under clauses 11.1 to operate to the maximum extent. If any of those separate covenants and restraints would, in the absence of this clause 11.3, be void as unreasonable for the protection of the interests of the Company but would not be so void if any part of the wording in this clause 11 or Schedule 2 was deleted or amended, the separate covenants and restraints will apply with the minimum modifications necessary to make them effective.
12.1 A Notice given to a party under this agreement must be:
(a) in writing in English;
(b) sent to the address, fax number or email address of the relevant party as the relevant party may notify to the other party from time to time; and
(c) delivered/sent either:
(i) personally;
(ii) by commercial courier;
(iii) by pre-paid post;
(iv) if the notice is to be served by post outside the country from which it is sent, by airmail;
(v) by fax; or
(vi) by e-mail.
12.2 A notice is deemed to have been received:
(a) if delivered personally, at the time of delivery;
(b) if delivered by commercial courier, at the time of signature of the courier’s receipt;
(c) if sent by pre-paid post, 48 hours from the date of posting;
(d) if sent by airmail, five days after the date of posting;
(e) if sent by fax, at the time shown in the transmission report generated by the machine from which the fax was sent; or
(f) if sent by e-mail, 4 hours after the sent time (as recorded on the sender’s e-mail server), unless the sender receives a notice from the party’s email server or internet service provider that the message has not been delivered to the party,
except that, if such deemed receipt is not within business hours (meaning 9:00 am to 5:30 pm on a Business Day), the notice will be deemed to have been received at the next commencement of business hours in the place of deemed receipt.
12.3 To prove service, it is sufficient to prove that:
(a) in the case of post – that the envelope containing the notice was properly addressed and posted;
(b) in the case of fax – the notice was transmitted to the fax number of the party; and
(c) in the case of email – the email was transmitted to the party’s email server or internet service provider.
13.1 Each party must (at its own expense, unless otherwise provided in this agreement) promptly
execute and deliver all such documents, and do all such things, as any other party may from time to time reasonably require for the purpose of giving full effect to the provisions of this agreement.
13.2 This agreement is made for the benefit of the parties to it and their successors and permitted assigns and is not intended to benefit, or be enforceable by, anyone else.
13.3 All costs and expenses in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of this agreement, and any other agreements or documents entered into or signed pursuant to this agreement, will be borne by the party that incurred the costs.
13.4 This agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties in relation to its subject matter and supersedes any previous arrangement, understanding or agreement relating to its subject matter. There are no express or implied conditions, warranties, promises, representations, obligations or other terms, written or oral, in relation to this agreement other than those expressly stated in it or necessarily implied by statute.
13.5 If a provision or the application of a provision of this agreement is invalid, prohibited, void, illegal or unenforceable in a jurisdiction:
(a) it is to be read down or severed or be ineffective in that jurisdiction to the extent of the prohibition, invalidity voidness, illegality or unenforceability; and
(b) this will not affect the validity or enforceability of that provision in another jurisdiction, or the remaining provisions.
13.6 Any waiver of a right under this agreement must be in writing and signed by the party granting the waiver.
13.7 No failure, delay, relaxation, forbearance or indulgence by a party in exercising any power or right conferred upon it under this agreement will operate as a waiver of that power or right in any subsequent matter or prejudice or restrict the rights of the party. No single or partial exercise of any power or right precludes any other or future exercise of it, or the exercise of any other power or right under this agreement.
13.8 This agreement must not be varied except by written instrument executed by all of the parties.
13.9 A party must not assign or otherwise transfer, create any charge, trust or other interest in, or otherwise deal in any other way with, any of its rights under this agreement without the prior written consent of the other party.
13.10 This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which is an original and which together will have the same effect as if each party had signed the same document.
13.11 Delivery of an executed counterpart of this agreement by facsimile, or by email in PDF or other image format, will be equally effective as delivery of an original signed hard copy of that counterpart.
13.12 If a party delivers an executed counterpart of this agreement under clause 13.11:
(a) it must also deliver an original signed hard copy of that counterpart, but failure to do so will not affect the validity, enforceability or binding effect of this agreement; and
(b) in any legal proceedings relating to this agreement, each party waives the right to raise any defence based upon any such failure.
13.13 This agreement and any disputes or claims arising out of or in connection with its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims) are governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of Queensland, Australia.
13.14 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of Queensland, Australia have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim that arises out of, or in connection with, this agreement or its subject matter or formation (including non-contractual disputes or claims).
The Company must, in providing the Services:
1. (Honesty and diligence) be honest and diligent and provide the Services to it to the best of its knowledge and abilities;
2. (Standards) at all times maintain reasonable ethical, professional and technical standards;
3. (Discrimination and harassment) not unlawfully discriminate against, sexually harass or otherwise physically or verbally abuse any person; and
4. (Privacy) in relation to any Personal Information of any customer, client, supplier or Representative of the Client, any user or prospective user or any other person, comply with:
(a) the Privacy Act and any guidelines, information sheets and other relevant material issued from time to time by the Commonwealth Privacy Commissioner; and
(b) any approved privacy policy and procedures adopted from time to time by the Client.
3 months; 6 months; 9 months; 12 months
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No two businesses need the same IT solution. Netlogyx tailors solutions to fit your needs, avoiding unnecessary inclusions and ensuring the right fit for your business.
We offer round-the-clock IT and cyber security support to ensure your business remains secure and operational at all times. Our team is always ready to assist with any technical or security issues.
We offer round-the-clock IT and cyber security support to ensure your business remains secure and operational at all times. Our team is always ready to assist with any technical or security issues.
No two businesses need the same IT solution. Netlogyx tailors solutions to fit your needs, avoiding unnecessary inclusions and ensuring the right fit for your business.
We offer round-the-clock IT and cyber security support to ensure your business remains secure and operational at all times. Our team is always ready to assist with any technical or security issues.
