1.
Definitions
1.1
“Seller” means Prestige Print(1965) LTD, its successors and assigns or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of the Seller.
1.2
“Client” means the person/s
buying the Goods as specified in any invoice, document or order, and if there
is more than one Client is a reference to each Client jointly and severally.
1.3
“Goods” means all Goods and/or
Services provided by the Seller to the Client, at the Client’s request, from
time to time (including any apparel, designs, drawings,
cards, pamphlets, flyers, newspapers, periodicals, magazines or any manuscript, advertisement, general copy, graphics, websites and other digital display
material and/or content supplied by the Client or any other product, created or
deposited incidentally by the Seller in the course of supplying
to the Client any Goods (where the context so permits the terms ‘Goods’
or ‘Services’ shall be interchangeable for the other))
and are as described on
the invoices, quotation, work authorisation or any other forms as provided by the Seller
to the Client.
1.4
“Price” means the Price payable (plus any Goods and Services
Tax (GST) where applicable) for the Goods as agreed
between the Seller and the Client in accordance
with clause 6 below.
2.
Acceptance
2.1
The Client is taken to have
exclusively accepted and is immediately bound, jointly and severally, by these
terms and conditions if the Client places an order for or accepts
delivery of the Goods.
2.2
These terms and conditions may only be amended with the consent
of both parties
in writing and shall prevail
to the extent of any inconsistency with any other document or agreement between the Client and the Seller.
2.3
The Client acknowledges that:
(a) any advice, recommendation, information, assistance or service provided
by the Seller in relation to Goods supplied is given in good
faith, is based on
the Seller’s
own knowledge
and experience
and shall
be accepted
without liability on the part
of the
Seller, and it shall be the
responsibility of the Client to confirm the accuracy and reliability of the
same in light of the use to which the Client makes or intends to make of the
Goods; and
(b) where colour matching is required, the Client agrees
to supply information and samples regarding the correct colour. Matching colours can be difficult therefore, the Seller
does not
guarantee that production prints will
exactly match colour proofs, the
Seller
will endeavour to ensure as close a match as possible would meet industry
standards; and
(c) at the Seller’s discretion, the Seller reserves the right to refuse to
reproduce any material or produce any Goods that are, in the Seller’s opinion,
illegal, objectionable, or libellous in nature or that is in breach of any
copyright, patent, design or statue.
2.4
None of the Seller’s agents or
representatives are authorised to make any representations, statements,
conditions or agreements not expressed by the Director of the
Seller in writing nor is the Seller bound by any such unauthorised statements.
2.5
All
literature, samples, specifications, dimensions and weights submitted with this
quotation are approximate only and the data and descriptions
contained in catalogues and other advertising material while being as accurate
as possible may not necessarily be identical with products and services
the Seller
supplies, and the Seller reserves
the right
to supply
products that have minor modifications
in specifications
as the Seller
sees fit.
2.6
The descriptions, illustrations and performances contained in catalogues, other advertising material
and price lists
do not form part of the
contract of sale of the Goods.
3.
Electronic Transactions Act 2002
3.1
Electronic signatures shall be
deemed to be accepted by either party providing that the parties have complied
with Section 22 of the Electronic Transactions Act 2002
or any other applicable provisions of that Act or any Regulations referred to
in that Act.
4.
Authorised Representatives
4.1
The Client acknowledges that the
Seller (for the duration of the Services) liaises directly with one (1) or more
authorised representatives, and that once introduced as such to the Seller, that person or persons shall
have the full authority of the Client to
order any Goods and/or to request any variation thereto on the Client’s behalf.
The Client accepts that they will be solely liable to the Seller for all
additional costs incurred by Seller (including the Seller’s profit margin) in
providing any Services or variation/s requested thereto by the Client’s duly authorised representative.
4.2
In the event that the Client’s
duly authorised representatives as per clause 4.1 are to have only limited authority to act on the Client’s behalf then the Client must specifically and clearly advise
the Seller in writing of the parameters of the limited authority granted to
their representatives.
5.
Change in Control
5.1
The Client shall give the Seller
not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice of any proposed change of
ownership of the Client and/or any
other change
in the Client’s
details (including but not limited
to, changes
in the Client’s
name, address,
contact phone or fax number/s,
or business practice). The Client shall
be liable for any loss incurred by the Seller as a result of the Client’s failure to comply with this clause.
6.
Price and Payment
6.1
At the Seller’s sole discretion, the Price shall be either:
(a)
as indicated on any invoice provided by the Seller to the Client; or
(b)
the Price as at the date of delivery of the Goods according to the Seller’s current price list; or
(c)
the Seller’s quoted price (subject to clause 6.2) which will be valid for the period stated in the quotation or otherwise for a period of thirty
(30) days.
6.2
The Seller reserves the right to change the Price if a variation
to the Seller’s quotation is requested. Variations will be charged for on the
basis of the Seller’s quotation, and will be detailed in
writing, and shown as variations on the Seller’s invoice. The Client shall be required to respond to any variation submitted by the Seller
within ten (10) working days.
Failure to do so will entitle the Seller to add the cost of the
variation to the Price. Payment for all variations must be made in full at the time
of their completion.
6.3
At the Seller’s sole discretion, a non-refundable deposit may be required.
6.4
Time for payment for the Goods being of the essence, the Price will be payable by the Client on the date/s determined by the Seller, which may be:
(a) on delivery of the Goods;
(b)
before delivery of the Goods;
(c) by way of instalments in accordance with the Seller’s
payment schedule. The Seller may, in the event that the Seller is of the view
that completing the Client’s order
will take
more than
a month,
at any
time before
the order
is completed,
issue one
(1) or
more invoices
for the proportion of the amount of the Goods (the amount to be
at the Seller’s discretion) and require that portion to
be paid in advance of any further
Goods supplied. If the order is suspended
for more than thirty (30) days at the request
of the Client, or as a result
of something for which the Client is responsible, the Seller may issue an invoice for a particular amount (to be specified by the Seller)
for Goods already supplied, and
for other costs incurred by the Seller
(such as storage costs, etc.); or
(d) for certain approved Clients,
due twenty
(20) days
following the end of the
month in
which a
statement is posted to the Client’s
address or address for notices;
(e) the date specified on any invoice or other form as being the date for payment; or
(f)
failing any notice to the contrary, the date which is seven (7) days following the date of any invoice given to the Client by the Seller.
6.5
Payment may be made by cash,
cheque, bank cheque, electronic/on-line banking, credit card (a surcharge per
transaction may apply), or by any other method
as agreed to between the Client and the Seller.
6.6
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 Seller
nor to withhold
payment of any invoice because
part of that invoice is in dispute.
6.7
Unless otherwise stated the Price does not include
GST. In addition
to the Price, the Client
must pay to the Seller
an amount equal to any GST the
Seller must pay for any supply by the Seller under this or any other agreement for the sale of the Goods. The Client must pay GST, without deduction or set off of any other amounts,
at the same time and on the same basis as the Client pays the Price. In addition, the Client must pay any other taxes and duties
that may be applicable in addition to the Price except where they are expressly included
in the Price.
7.
Variations
7.1
The Seller reserves the right to change the Price in the event of a variation to the quoted Goods, including:
(a)
any preliminary work, and work carried out experimentally, speculatively, or otherwise at the Client’s request; and
(b)
any extra work or cost
caused by any variation by
the Client
of its
original instructions, or by the
those instructions
being, in the Seller‘s opinion, poorly prepared, or by the
Client’s requirements being different from those originally submitted or
described; and
(c)
any tabulated work and/or foreign
language to be incorporated in the Goods, but not contained in the Client’s
instructions originally submitted; and
(d)
additional work required to be done as a result of author’s corrections, including repagination or reformatting; or
(e)
work required to be done urgently, including any overtime costs; or
(f)
handling or storing Property supplied for the purposes of supplying the Goods; or
(g)
any changes or corrections to any plates,
film, bromides, artwork
any document (including computer files) supplied
by the Client, and deemed necessary by the Seller to ensure correctly
completed Goods; and
(h)
when style, type or layout is left to the Seller’s judgement, and the Client makes further alterations; and
(i)
any overset matter (being matter produced on the Client’s instructions, but not used for the supply of Goods as was intended); and
(j)
where the performance of the contract with the Client requires the Seller to obtain products and/or services from a third party:
(i)
the contract between the Seller and the Client shall incorporate, and shall be subject to, the conditions of supply of such products and/or services to the Seller,
and
(ii)
the Client shall be liable for the cost in full including the Seller’s margin of such products and/or services; and
(iii)
the Seller shall not be liable for any breach of these terms and conditions if that breach is a result of, or is
connected with, the supply by any third party of such products and/or
services; and
(iv) the Seller acquires such products and/or services
as agent for the Client and not as principal, and the Seller shall have no liability to the Client in
relation to the supply of those products and/or services. Any claim by the
Client in relation to the products and/or services must be made directly against
the third party;
and
(v)
title to any such products and/or service obtained from
any
third party and incorporated
in the Goods passes to the Seller
at the time of incorporation.
(k) any costs and charges of Delivery, or other charges, fees or disbursements
referred to in these terms and conditions and not specified in this clause.
8.
Proof Reading & Colour Proofs
8.1
Whilst every care is taken by the Seller to carry out the instructions of the Client,
if the Seller submits to the Client a proof of the Goods, the Seller will not be responsible for any errors which
appeared in the proof which were not corrected by the Client before the Goods
are produced.
8.2
The Seller provides no guarantee
that production
prints will exactly match colour
proofs because of variations in
proof preparation
methods and substrates. The
Seller will however, use its best endeavours to provide a commercially
acceptable finished product.
8.3
The Client shall indemnify, and
keep indemnified, the Seller at all times against all actions, proceedings,
claims, demands, liabilities, either express or implied, and
all costs, losses, losses of profit, damages and expenses whatsoever which may
be taken against the Seller, or incurred or become payable by the
Seller, resulting or arising from the Client being in breach of clause 8.1.
9.
Delivery of Goods
9.1
Delivery (“Delivery”) of the Goods is taken to occur at the time that:
(a)
the Client or the Client’s nominated carrier takes possession of the Goods at the Seller’s address; or
(b) the Seller (or the Seller’s nominated carrier) delivers the Goods to the Client’s nominated address even if the Client is not present at the address.
9.2
At the Seller’s sole discretion, the cost of delivery is either included in the Price or is in addition to the Price.
9.3
Whilst every endeavour will be made to deliver
the correct quantity
ordered, the Client
acknowledges that the difficulty of producing exact quantities, estimates and/or orders
are conditional upon a margin
of ten percent (10%) being allowed for shortages or over-runs (owing
to human and/or machine/computer error), which may be charged for, or
deducted from, the Price on a pro rata basis to reflect the actual quantity of Goods produced.
9.4
The Seller will not be responsible for storing any data on disks, tapes,
DVD’s, servers, drives
or other media when the Goods have been
delivered. If the Seller agrees to store such data, the
Seller may charge the Client for doing so in accordance with clause 7.
9.5
The Seller may deliver the Goods
in separate instalments. Each separate instalment shall be invoiced and paid in
accordance with the provisions in these terms and conditions.
9.6
Any time specified by the Seller for delivery of the Goods is an estimate
only
and the Seller will not
be liable for any loss or
damage
incurred by the Client as a result of
delivery being late. However, both
parties agree that they shall make every endeavour to enable the Goods to
be delivered at the time and place as was
arranged between both parties. In the event that the Seller is unable to supply
the Goods as agreed solely due to any
action or inaction of the Client, then
the Seller shall be entitled to charge a reasonable fee for redelivery and/or
storage.
10.
Risk
10.1
Irrespective of whether the
Seller retains ownership of any Goods, all risk for such items shall pass to
the Client on Delivery, and shall remain
with the Client until such time as the Seller may repossess the Goods in
accordance with clause 13.3(e). The Client must insure all Goods on, or
before, Delivery. In the event
the Client
rejects the Goods in accordance
with clause
17.1, risk reverts to the
Seller at the time the Client
notifies the Seller that the Goods are rejected.
10.2
The Seller reserves its right to seek compensation or damages for any damage,
destruction or loss suffered in relation to the Goods as a result
of the Client’s failure to insure in accordance with clause 10.1.
10.3
If the Client requests the Seller
to leave Goods outside the Seller’s premises for collection, or to deliver the
Goods to an unattended location, then such Goods
shall be left at the Client’s
sole risk.
11.
Material or Equipment Supplied by Client
11.1
Where the Client supplies material or equipment (“Property”) to the Seller for the supply of the Goods:
(a)
the Property will be held by the Seller at the Client’s risk, and:
(i)
the Seller shall not be
liable to the Client for loss, howsoever caused, of any data stored on disks, tapes, compact disks or other media
supplied by the Client to the Seller; and
(ii)
subject to sub-clause (i), the Seller will not be liable
for the damage, loss or destruction of any Property
of the Client in the Seller’s
possession, unless the loss or damage is due to the failure of the Seller to
exercise due care and still in handling or storing the Property.
(b)
adequate quantities shall be supplied to cover spoilage. Sheets and other materials shall not
be counted or checked when received, unless
requested by the Client in writing, and this shall be charged as an extra in
accordance with clause 7.1; and
(c)
the Seller accepts no responsibility for imperfect work caused by defects in or unsuitability of such Property; and
(d)
title to any Property incorporated in the Goods passes to the Seller at the time of incorporation; and
(e)
the Seller has no obligation to
insure any Property in the Seller’s possession. The Client must pay the cost of
any insurance arranged by the
Seller as the request of the Client.
11.2
In the case of Property left with the Seller without
specific instructions, the Seller shall be free to dispose
of them (including in accordance with
clause 26) on expiry of twelve (12) months after receiving them, and to accept and
retain the proceeds, if any, to cover the Seller’s own costs in holding and handling
them.
12.
Periodicals
12.1
If the contract relates to more than one (1) issue of a periodical:
(a)
each issue will, for the purposes of these terms and conditions, be considered to be one (1) order; and
(b)
subject to clause 23.1, a party may not terminate a contract to which these terms and conditions apply unless:
(i)
in the case of periodicals
published weekly or more frequently,
that party
has given four (4) weeks’ notice
of that
party’s intention to terminate the contract; or
(ii)
in the case of periodicals
published fortnightly or more frequently (but less frequently than weekly), that party has given eight (8) weeks’ notice of that party’s
intention to terminate the contract; or
(iii)
in the case of periodicals published less
frequently than fortnightly, that party has given thirteen
(13) weeks’ notice
of that party’s intention to terminate the contract.
13.
Title
13.1
The Seller and the Client agree that ownership of the Goods shall not pass until:
(a)
the Client has paid the Seller all amounts owing to the Seller; and
(b)
the Client has met all of its other obligations to the Seller.
13.2
Receipt by the Seller 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.
13.3
It is further agreed that until ownership of the Goods passes to the Client in accordance with clause 13.1:
(a)
the Client is only a bailee of the Goods and must return the Goods to the Seller on request.
(b)
the Client
holds the benefit of the Client’s insurance of the Goods on trust for the Seller and
must pay to the Seller the proceeds of any insurance in the event of the Goods being lost, damaged
or destroyed.
(c) the Client must not sell, dispose, or otherwise part with possession of the Goods
other than in the ordinary
course of business
and for market value. If the Client sells,
disposes or parts with possession
of the
Goods then
the Client
must hold
the proceeds
of any
such act
on trust for the Seller
and must pay or deliver
the proceeds to the Seller
on demand.
(d) the Client should not convert or process the Goods or
intermix them with other goods but if the Client does so then the Client holds the resulting product on trust for the benefit of the Seller and must sell, dispose of or return the resulting product to the
Seller as it so directs.
(e)
the Client irrevocably authorises the
Seller to enter any premises
where the
Seller believes the Goods are
kept and recover
possession of the Goods.
(f) the Seller may recover possession of any Goods in transit whether or not delivery has occurred.
(g) the Client shall not charge or
grant an encumbrance over the Goods
nor grant nor otherwise give away any interest
in the Goods while they
remain the property of the Seller.
(h) the Seller may commence proceedings to recover the Price of the Goods sold
notwithstanding that ownership of the Goods has not passed to
the Client.
14.
Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (“PPSA”)
14.1
Upon assenting to these terms and conditions in writing the Client acknowledges and agrees that:
(a)
these terms and conditions constitute a security agreement for the purposes of the PPSA; and
(b) a security interest is taken in all Goods and/or collateral (account) – being a monetary obligation of the Client to the
Seller for Services – that have previously been supplied and that will be supplied
in the future by the Seller to the Client.
14.2
The Client undertakes to:
(a) sign any further documents and/or provide any further information (such
information to be complete, accurate and up-to-date in all respects) which the
Seller may reasonably require to register a financing statement or financing
change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register;
(b) indemnify, and upon demand reimburse, the Seller for all expenses
incurred in registering a financing statement or financing change statement
on the Personal Property Securities Register or releasing any Goods charged thereby;
(c) not register, or permit to be registered, a financing
statement or a financing change statement in relation to the Goods and/or collateral (account) in favour
of a third party without
the prior written
consent of the Seller; and
(d) immediately advise the Seller of any material change in its business
practices of selling the Goods which would result in a change in the nature of proceeds derived from such sales.
14.3
The Seller and the Client agree that nothing in sections 114(1)(a), 133 and 134 of the PPSA shall apply to these terms and conditions.
14.4
The Client waives its rights as a debtor under sections 116, 120(2), 121, 125, 126, 127, 129, 131 and 132 of the PPSA.
14.5
Unless
otherwise agreed to in writing by the Seller, the Client waives its right to receive a verification statement in
accordance with section 148 of the PPSA.
14.6
The Client shall unconditionally ratify any actions taken by the Seller under clauses 14.1 to 14.5.
15.
Security and Charge
15.1
In
consideration of the Seller agreeing to supply the Goods, the Client charges
all of its rights, title and interest (whether joint or several) in any land,
realty or other assets capable of being charged, owned by the Client either now
or in the future, to secure the performance
by the Client of its obligations under these
terms and conditions (including, but
not limited to, the payment of any money).
15.2
The Client indemnifies the Seller
from and against all the Seller’s costs and disbursements including legal costs
on a solicitor and own client basis incurred in exercising the Seller’s rights
under this clause.
15.3
The Client
irrevocably appoints the Seller and each director of the Seller as the Client’s true and lawful attorney/s
to perform all necessary acts to give effect to the
provisions of this clause 15 including, but not limited to, signing any document on the Client’s
behalf.
16.
Client’s Disclaimer
16.1
The Client hereby disclaims any right to rescind, or cancel any contract with the Seller
or to sue for damages
or to claim restitution arising out of any inadvertent misrepresentation made to the
Client by the Seller and the Client
acknowledges that the Goods are bought relying solely upon the Client’s skill
and judgment.
17.
Defects
17.1
The Client shall inspect the
Goods on delivery and shall within seven (7) days of delivery (time being of
the essence) notify the Seller of any alleged defect,
shortage in quantity,
damage or failure
to comply with the description or quote. The Client shall afford the Seller 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 Seller has agreed in writing that the Client is entitled to
reject, the Seller’s liability is limited to either (at the Seller’s
discretion) replacing the Goods or repairing the Goods.
17.2
Goods will not be accepted for return other than in accordance with 17.1 above, and provided that:
(a)
the Seller has agreed in writing to accept the return of the Goods; and
(b)
the Goods are returned at the Client’s cost within seven (7) days of the delivery date; and
(c)
the Seller will not be liable for Goods which have not been stored or used in a proper manner; and
(d)
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.
17.3
The Seller will not accept the return of Goods for credit.
17.4
The Seller
may (in its discretion) accept the return of Goods for credit but this may
incur a handling fee of ten percent (10%) of the value of the
returned Goods plus any freight.
17.5
Subject to clause 17.1, non-stocklist items or Goods made to the Client’s specifications are not acceptable for credit or return.
18.
Warranty
18.1
For Goods not manufactured by the
Seller, the warranty shall be the current warranty provided by the manufacturer
of the Goods. The Seller 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.
18.2
To the extent permitted
by statute, no warranty is given by the Seller
as to the quality or suitability of the Goods for any purpose and any
implied warranty, is expressly
excluded. The Seller shall not
be responsible
for any
loss or
damage to the Goods, or
caused by the Goods, or any part thereof however arising.
19.
Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
19.1
If the Client is acquiring Goods
for the purposes of a trade or business, the Client acknowledges that the
provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 do not apply to the supply
of Goods by the Seller
to the Client.
20.
Intellectual Property and Confidentiality
20.1
Intellectual property rights in all artistic and literary work authored by the Seller shall be the property of the Seller. The Client:
(a) warrants that the Client has copyright in, or a license to authorise the Seller to reproduce, all artistic and literary work supplied by the
Client to the Seller for the purposes of
supplying the Goods, and the Client hereby expressly authorises the Seller to
reproduce all and any of such
work for the purposes aforesaid; and
(b) hereby indemnifies and agrees
to keep
indemnified the Seller against all
liability, losses or expenses incurred
by the
Seller
in relation to, or in any way
directly or indirectly connected with any breach of copyright or of any right
in relation to copyright in such literary or artistic work supplied as aforesaid; and
(c) the Client is hereby granted a non-exclusive license to use the copyright
in any literary and/or artistic work authored by the Seller for the purposes of the supply of the Goods, however the exercise of such license
shall be conditional upon the Seller having received all monies due to the Seller under these terms and conditions.
20.2
The Client warrants that all designs,
specifications or instructions given to the Seller will not cause the Seller
to infringe any patent,
registered design or trademark in the execution of the Client’s order and the Client agrees to indemnify
the Seller against
any
action taken by a third party against the Seller in respect of any such infringement.
20.3
The Client agrees that the
Seller may (at no cost) use for the purposes of marketing or entry into
any competition, any Goods which the Seller has created for the Client.
20.4
The Client must keep confidential, and not use, any ideas communicated by the Seller to the Client without the Seller’s written consent.
21.
Ancillary Materials
21.1
Ancillary materials are those products which come into existence during the
preparation or processing of the Client’s order but which are not the final products and shall be subject to one of the two following options:
(a) drawings, sketches, painting, photographs, designs,
typesetting, dummies, models, negatives, positives, blocks, engravings,
stencils, dies, plates or cylinders, electros, stereos, discs, tapes, DVD’s, or other media or data and other
material produced by the Seller in the course
of, or in preparation of, supplying the Goods (whether or not in fact used for
the purposes of supplying the Goods) are the property of the Seller. Under no
circumstances may such designs, drawings and documents be used without the
express written approval of the Seller; or
(b) where agreed between
the contracting parties,
ownership of any ancillary materials
will pass to the Client
upon payment of an agreed fee.
22.
Default and Consequences of Default
22.1
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
a half percent
(2.5%) per calendar month (and
at the
Seller’s sole discretion such interest shall
compound monthly at such
a rate)
after as
well as before
any judgment.
22.2
If the Client owes the Seller any money the Client shall indemnify
the Seller from and against
all costs and disbursements incurred
by the Seller in recovering
the debt (including but not limited to internal administration fees, legal
costs on a solicitor and own client basis, the Seller’s collection agency costs,
and bank dishonour fees).
22.3
Further to any other rights or remedies the Seller may have under this contract,
if a Client has made payment to the Seller,
and the transaction is subsequently reversed, the Client shall
be liable for the amount of the reversed transaction, in addition to any further
costs incurred by the Seller under clause 21 where it can be proven that such reversal
is found to be illegal,
fraudulent or in contravention to the
Client’s obligations under this agreement.
22.4
Without prejudice to the Seller’s other remedies at law the Seller shall be entitled
to cancel all or any part of any order of the Client which remains
unfulfilled and all amounts owing to the Seller shall, whether or not due for
payment, become immediately payable if:
(a) any money payable to the Seller becomes
overdue, or in the Seller’s
opinion the Client will be unable
to make a payment when it falls due;
(b) the Client has exceeded any applicable credit limit provided by the Seller;
(c) 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
(d) a receiver, manager, liquidator (provisional or otherwise) or similar person is appointed in respect of the Client or any asset of the Client.
23.
Cancellation
23.1
Without prejudice to any other
remedies the Seller may have,
if at
any time
the Client is
in breach of
any obligation
(including those relating to payment) under
these terms and conditions the Seller may suspend or terminate the supply of
Goods to the Client. The Seller will
not be liable to the Client for any loss or damage the Client suffers because the Seller has exercised its rights under
this clause.
23.2
The Seller 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 Seller shall repay to the Client any money paid by the Client for the Goods. The Seller shall not be
liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from such cancellation.
23.3
In the event that the Client
cancels delivery of Goods the Client shall be liable for any and all loss
incurred (whether direct or indirect) by the Seller as a direct result of the cancellation (including,
but not limited to, any loss of profits).
23.4
Cancellation of orders for Goods
made to the Client’s specifications, or for
non-stocklist items, will definitely not be accepted once production has commenced, or an order has been placed.
24.
Dispute Resolution
24.1
All disputes and differences between
the Client
and the
Seller touching and concerning this
agreement shall be referred
to arbitration
under
a single arbitrator agreed upon by both
parties, or failing agreement, by two arbitrators (one to be appointed by each
party) and their umpire (appointed by
them prior to arbitration), such arbitration to be carried out in accordance
with provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996.
25.
Privacy Act 1993
25.1
The Client authorises the Seller or the Seller’s agent to:
(a) access, collect, retain and use any information about the Client;
(i)
(including any overdue fines
balance information held by the Ministry of Justice) for the purpose of
assessing the Client’s creditworthiness; or
(ii) for the purpose of marketing products and services to the Client.
(b) disclose information about
the Client, whether collected
by the Seller from the Client directly or obtained
by the Seller from any other
source, to any other credit provider or any credit reporting agency for the
purposes of providing or obtaining a credit reference, debt collection or
notifying a default by the Client.
25.2
Where the Client is an individual the authorities under clause 25.1 are authorities or consents for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1993.
25.3
The Client shall have the right
to request the Seller for a copy of the information about the Client retained by the Seller and the right to request the Seller to correct any incorrect
information about the Client held by the Seller.
26.
General Lien
26.1
Where the Client has left any
Property with the Seller for the supply of the Goods, and the Seller has not
received or been tendered the whole of any amounts owing to it by the Client, the
Seller shall have, until all amounts owing to the Seller are paid:
(a)
a lien on the Property; and
(b)
the right to
retain or sell the Property, after providing fourteen (14) days’ notice to the Client, such sale to be
undertaken in accordance with any legislation applicable to the sale or
disposal of uncollected goods.
26.2
Where clause 26.1 applies and the Property held by the Seller
is subject to copyright in favour of the Client,
the Client hereby grants the Seller a licence to exercise the rights conferred on the Seller under this clause 26.
26.3
The lien of the Seller shall
continue despite the commencement of proceedings, or judgment for any moneys
owing to the Seller having been obtained against the Client.
27.
Service of Notices
27.1
Any written notice given under this contract shall be deemed to have been given and received:
(a)
by handing the notice to the other party, in person;
(b)
by leaving it at the address of the other party as stated in this contract;
(c)
by sending it by registered post to the address of the other party as stated in this contract;
(d)
if sent by facsimile transmission to the fax number
of the other party as stated in this contract
(if any), on receipt of confirmation of the
transmission;
(e)
if sent by email to the other party’s last known email address.
27.2
Any notice that is posted shall be deemed to have been served,
unless the contrary
is shown, at the time when by the ordinary
course of post, the notice
would have been delivered.
28.
General
28.1
The failure by either party to
enforce any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be treated as a
waiver of that provision, nor shall it affect that party’s right to subsequently enforce that
provision. 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.
28.2
These terms and conditions and
any contract to which they apply shall be governed by the laws of New Zealand and are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts
of New Zealand.
28.3
The Seller shall be under no liability whatsoever to the Client
for any indirect
and/or consequential loss and/or expense
(including loss of profit) suffered by the Client arising out of a breach
by the Seller of these terms
and conditions (alternatively
the Seller’s liability shall be limited
to damages which under no circumstances shall exceed the Price of the Goods).
28.4
The Seller may licence and/or assign all or any part of its rights and/or obligations under this contract without the Client’s consent.
28.5
The Client cannot licence or assign without the written approval of the Seller.
28.6
The Seller may elect to subcontract out any part of the
Services but shall not
be relieved from
any liability or obligation
under this contract by so doing.
Furthermore, the Client agrees and understands that they have no authority to
give any instruction to any of the
Seller’s sub- contractors without the authority of the Seller.
28.7
The Client agrees that the
Seller may amend these terms
and conditions
by notifying
the Client in
writing. These changes shall be
deemed
to take effect
from the date on which the Client
accepts such changes,
or otherwise at such time as the Client makes a further
request for the Seller to
provide Goods to the Client.
28.8
Neither party shall be liable
for any
default due to any act
of God,
war, terrorism,
strike, lock-out, industrial action, fire,
flood, storm or other event beyond
the reasonable control
of either party.
28.9
Both parties warrant that they
have the
power to
enter into
this agreement
and have
obtained all necessary authorisations to allow them
to do
so, they are not insolvent and that this agreement creates binding and valid
legal obligations on them.