These contractual conditions apply to the Services provided by Willship
International Pty Ltd. These Trading Conditions contain exclusions of liability and indemnities in
favour of Willship International Pty Ltd. You should read these Trading Conditions carefully.
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Definitions
Agreement means these Terms and Conditions, together
with any Authority and Customer credit application.
Authority means any authority by which the
Customer appointed the Company to act on its behalf.
Carriage means carriage by vehicles and
conveyances of all kind including acts in furtherance of an act of carriage by another or a specific means,
whether by air, sea or land transport, or any combination of such transport modes
Carrier means any party involved in the Carriage of
Goods whether by airfreight, seafreight or land transport
Company means Willship International Pty Ltd ABN 63 169 722
605 and its nominees, agents and employees.
Connected Party means in relation to the
Goods the Owner, exporter, importer, supplier, purchaser, Carrier or any agent of any of the aforementioned
parties, other than the Company.
Consequential Loss means any loss or damage which:
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does not arise naturally or in the usual course of things;
or
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constitutes, or arises from or in connection with, a loss in
revenue, profit or opportunity or a loss of goodwill or business reputation, even if such loss or
damage arises naturally or in the usual course of things.
Container means any container, flexitank, trailer,
transportable tank, flat, pallet or any equipment used to carry or consolidate goods and any equipment of or
connected thereto.
Customer means:
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Where there is an Authority, the customer named in the
Authority, including its employees, officers, agents and contractors.
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Where there is no Authority, the person instructing the Company
to provide the Services; and
for the avoidance of doubt, the Customer may also be the Owner.
Dangerous Goods means any Goods which are, or
may become, hazardous, volatile, explosive, flammable, radioactive, likely to harbour or encourage vermin or
pests, or capable of posing a risk or causing damage to any person or property.
Fees means the Company's fees for the
Services as set out in any quotation, rates schedule, tariff or as otherwise notified to the Customer or a
Connected Party and any other amounts payable under these Terms and Conditions.
Force Majeure Event means anything outside of the
reasonable control of the Company including, without limitation, fire, flood, drought, storm (or other
adverse weather conditions), lightening, act of God, peril of sea or air, explosion, radioactive or chemical
contamination, sabotage, accident, embargo or trade restriction, blockade, labour dispute, strike or
shortage, civil commotion, curfew, act of war, actual or threatened act of terrorism, pressure waves caused
by aircraft or other devices, meteorites, epidemic, pandemic, the act of an Authority or Law to contain a
pandemic or epidemic, plague, quarantine.
Goods means the goods, including packaging, pallets or
containers, the subject of the Services.
Government Authority means any government
agency, authority, department or body, exercising jurisdiction in any nation, state, port or airport.
Heavy Vehicle National Law means the Heavy
Vehicle National Law Act 2012 (QLD) including all regulations made under that
act, the respective Australian state and territory laws adopting the schedule to that act and any other laws
regulating the road transport of goods by heavy vehicles.
Law means any law, regulation, rule or
international convention.
Loss means any loss, cost, damage, expense,
claim, demand, action, proceeding or liability of any kind, (including legal costs on an indemnity basis)
and whether actual, prospective or contingent and whether ascertained or unascertained.
Owner means the owner, importer or exporter of the Goods, or
a person authorised to act on behalf of the owner or importer of the Goods.
Perishable Goods means any Goods liable to waste,
deterioration or spoilage, and includes without limitation fruit, vegetables, dairy products, meat, and
animals.
PPSA means the Personal Property Securities Act
2009 (Cth).
Related Company means a related body corporate within the meaning of
section 50 of the Corporations Act 2001.
Services means the work performed by the Company in relation
to the Goods, whether as agent or principal, including facilitating the import, export, transport, or
storage of the Goods; and any ancillary acts for those purposes, including preparing any documentation or
providing any information to a Government Authority.
SBC contract means a contract that is either a "small business
contract" or a "consumer contract" as defined in section 23(3) of Schedule 2 to the
Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), but does not
include:
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a contract of marine salvage or towage;
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a charter party of a ship;
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a contract for the carriage of goods by ship;
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a contract that is not a standard form contract; or
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a "small business contract" where the Customer does
not employ fewer than 20 persons
Subcontractor means a third party (and their
employees, agents and contractors) engaged to provide all or part of the Services.
Terms and Conditions means these terms and
conditions.
Transport Document includes a bill of
lading, waybill, consignment note, or similar carriage document.
A reference to the Company's Fees includes any taxes, including goods and
services tax, payable in respect of the Services.
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General
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The Company is not a common carrier. The Company will not be
liable as a common carrier.
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These Terms and Conditions take priority over and will prevail
to the extent of any inconsistency with the Authority, any credit application made by the Customer,
the Customer's terms and conditions or other document issued by the Customer. Any terms and
conditions set out in any Transport Document issued by the Company take priority over these Terms
and Conditions.
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The Agreement is governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia.
The Company and the Customer submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland and of the
Federal Court of Australia.
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A variation of these Terms and Conditions will only be valid if
in writing and signed by each party or signed by a person with the authority to bind each party.
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The Company may assign its rights and obligations
under the Agreement without the Customer's consent. The Customer must not assign its rights and
obligations under the Agreement without the Company's written consent.
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Any notices under these Terms and Conditions must be in English
and in writing.
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Subject to clause 16, all rights, indemnities and
limitations of liability contained in these Terms and Conditions will have their full force and
effect, despite:
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any breach of term or condition of these Terms and Conditions,
the Agreement, or any collateral agreement by the Company;
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the performance of the Services;
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the delivery of the Goods; or
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the expiry or termination of the Authority.
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Without limiting the effect of clause 2.7, clauses 2.5, 2.12,
3.14, 4.3, 6.11, 6.12, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 16.11 of these Terms and Conditions
will survive termination.
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If a condition or part of a condition of this Agreement is
unenforceable, it must be severed from and does not affect the rest of the Agreement.
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The Company is not bound by any waiver, discharge or release of
a condition or any agreement which purports to change this Agreement, unless it is in writing and
signed by or for the Company.
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A reference in this Agreement to any law includes any statutory
modification, substitution or re-enactment of it.
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If the Customer is a trustee of a trust, the Customer:
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will provide the Company with a copy of the trust deed and any
documents amending that trust deed;
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will notify the Company of any change in trustee of the
trust;
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agrees that these Terms and Conditions apply to, and all
requests for Services placed by the Customer with the Company are placed by, the Customer in its
personal capacity and as trustee of the trust.
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Any party that enters this Agreement as a disclosed or
undisclosed agent agrees to be joint and severally liable for the debts, liabilities and obligations
of the principal under this Agreement.
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Services
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Services are provided by the Company subject to these Terms and
Conditions.
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Without limitation to other methods of acceptance, by
instructing the Company to provide the Services the Customer agrees to be bound by the Terms and
Conditions.
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The Goods are at the risk of the Customer at all
times.
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The Company may agree or refuse to provide Services at its
discretion.
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The Company is authorised by the Customer to
choose the method for performance of the Services at the Company's complete discretion.
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The Customer authorises the Company to open any package
containing Goods, and do any other thing in order to inspect or weigh the Goods.
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The Customer agrees that:
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the value of the Goods will not be declared or inserted into a
Transport Document or contract for the purpose of extending a Carrier's liability unless the
Customer provides express written instructions to the Company to do so, and if required, the Carrier
agrees;
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where a Subcontractor's or Carrier's charges may be
determined by the extent of liability assumed by the Subcontractor or Carrier, no declaration of
value will be made for the purpose of extending the liability of the Subcontractor or Carrier, and
the Goods will be dealt with at the Customer's risk for minimum charges, unless the Customer
provides written instructions to the contrary to the Company;
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the Company reserves the right to not make any declaration or
take any action in respect of the Customer's Goods unless the Customer has provided the Company
with sufficient notice, written instructions and the documents necessary to take that action in
relation to those Goods.
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At any time, the Company may, acting reasonably,
deem that certain Goods are Dangerous Goods.
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The Company at its reasonable discretion may destroy or
otherwise deal with any Goods the Company considers are Dangerous Goods, without notice or
compensation to the Customer.
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The Company's delivery obligations are
satisfied if the Company delivers the Goods to the delivery address instructed by the Customer, and
a person at that address provides a receipt or signs a delivery docket, or if authorised by the
Customer, the Goods are left at the delivery address without obtaining a receipt or signed delivery
docket.
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If a person at the delivery address cannot or
refuses to take delivery of the Goods, or the Goods cannot be delivered for any other reason, the
Customer authorises the Company to deal with the Goods at the Company's reasonable discretion,
including storing, disposing of, or returning the Goods.
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The Goods may be stored at any place at the
absolute discretion of the Company at the Customers' expense.
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If the Company stores the Goods, the Company may
require that the Customer remove the Goods from storage by giving notice delivered to an address
provided by the Customer to the Company.
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Where the Customer, Owner or consignee of the
Goods is insolvent, placed under external administration, bankrupt or deceased and the Company has
not received authority from the Shipper, exporter or Supplier of the Goods to release the Goods to
the Customer, Owner or consignee, the Company is authorised to return any Goods to the Shipper,
exporter or supplier of those Goods, where.
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The Customer irrevocably appoints the Company with the power and
authority to take any action and execute any document in the name of and on behalf of the Customer
as required by the Company to provide the Services.
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The Customer agrees that the Company may receive and retain for
its own account renumeration, allowances, brokerages and commissions from shipping and forwarding
agents, shipping lines, insurance brokers, airlines and any other persons with whom the Company
deals or that are payments of the nature commonly received by freight forwarders and that the
Company is not require to disclose the receipt and retention of such amounts to the Customer, even,
without limitation, if acting as agent for the Customer. The Customer agrees that the Company
may charge its fees and/or recover its administrative costs by way of increasing the amount charged
to it by third parties, such as disbursements, when invoicing those amounts to the Customer and that
there is no obligation on the Company to separately show this portion of the fee on any
invoice.
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Customer Obligations
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The Customer will provide the Company with all assistance,
information and documentation necessary to enable the Company to provide the Services, and
punctually comply with any Law or request from a Government Authority.
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The Customer is under a continuing obligation to
provide any information which may materially affect the capacity of the Customer or the Company to
perform its obligations under the Agreement.
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The Customer will keep confidential the Company's Fees or
charges and any waiver, discount, release or indulgence provided by the Company in relation to the
provision of the Services.
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Instructions
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Any instructions given by the Customer must be in writing in
English and be legible.
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The Company has the discretion to refuse to accept the
Customer's instructions.
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Sufficient notice of instructions must be given by the Customer
to the Company to enable the Company to follow those instructions. If insufficient notice is given
and the Company attempts to adopt the Customer's instructions, the Company is not deemed to have
accepted the instructions.
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If the Company accepts the Customer's instructions on one
occasion, the Company will not be bound by those instructions when providing Services in the future.
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If the Company accepts the Customer's instructions to
perform the Services in a particular way, it will give priority to that method, but may depart from
that method at its reasonable discretion.
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Fees
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The Company's Fees are earned on the earlier
of the commencement of the performance of the Services (or part thereof), or when the Goods are
delivered to the Company or its subcontractors.
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The Company's Fees may include any disbursements and other
amounts that the Company is required to pay third parties in connection with the Services. The
Company at its discretion may vary its Fees if the amount of any such disbursements change.
Where reasonably practicable, the Company will provide notice or any material change the Fees.
However, there may be times where Fees increase without notice.
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The Company's Fees must be paid within 7 (seven) days of an
invoice or as otherwise agreed in writing (the Due Date).
Time is of the essence in respect of the Customer's obligations to make any payment to the
Company in connection with this Agreement.
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The Company at its discretion may determine its
Fees, including by weight, measurement or value, including without limitation, by volumetric
conversion.
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The Company may re-weigh, re-measure or re-value
the Goods at any time, and amend its Fees at its reasonable discretion.
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Any information contained in a quotation provided
by the Company in relation to the Fees applies to the specific item, weight and volume quoted,
designated Services and standard of Services, and is only valid until the earlier of 14 days after
being provided, the quote being withdrawn or the quote expiring.
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A quotation is not an offer and is not binding on the Company. A
quotation may change based on changes to freight, insurance, warehousing, fees, and any other
charges, with or without notice to the Customer.
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Fees due to the Company are payable in Australian dollars unless
otherwise agreed. The Company is entitled to charge a currency conversion fee when it receives
payment in a currency other than Australian dollars.
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Unless otherwise stated, the Company's Fees are exclusive of
goods and services tax.
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The Customer remains responsible for the payment of Fees:
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even where an arrangement is made for the Fees to be paid by
another person;
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whether or not the Goods are delivered or damaged or the
Services performed as instructed.
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If the Fees are not paid in full within 7 days of
the Due Date then, without limitation to its rights, the Company may charge interest on the late
payment at the published business overdraft rate of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
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Where Fees are not paid in full by the Due Date, the Customer
will be liable for any legal or debt collection costs incurred by the Company in relation to the
payment default.
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The Customer will not defer, set-off or withhold payment of any
amount payable to the Company by reason of any claim the Customer has, or claims it has, against the
Company.
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Any credit terms provided by the Company may be terminated at
any time by the Company.
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Subcontractors and agency
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The Customer authorises the Company to:
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subcontract all or part of the Services to a Subcontractor; and
/ or
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as the agent of the Customer, contract with a third party
service provider on behalf of the Customer on any terms whatsoever, including terms that limit or
exclude the liability of the third party service provider.
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The Customer authorises a Subcontractor to subcontract all or
part of the Services.
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All exclusions or limitations on the liability of
the Company in these Terms and Conditions extend to protect:
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all Subcontractors;
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the agents, employees and servants of any Subcontractor or the
Company; and
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any person engaged to provide all or part of the Services.
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The Customer undertakes that it will not make any
claim against, or impose any liability upon, any Subcontractor in connection with the provision of
the Services or the Goods.
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The Customer undertakes that it will indemnify
any Subcontractor from and against any Loss if a claim is made against a Subcontractor by any party
(including the Customer) in connection with the provision of the Services or the Goods.
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For the purpose of clauses 7.3 and 7.5, the Company acts as
trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of any Subcontractor, and to this extent each Subcontractor
is deemed to be a party to this Agreement.
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Intellectual Property
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The Customer agrees that the Company retains all copyright and
intellectual property subsisting in all documents and thigs created by, or for, the Company in
connection with the performance of the Services, including copyright and intellectual property that
now exists or that later comes into existence.
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Warranties
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The Customer (on behalf of itself, the Owner, and any Connected
Parties) warrants to the Company that:
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it is the owner of the Goods, or is the authorised agent of the
owner of the Goods and is authorised to complete and sign documentation related to the Goods and the
Services;
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it enters into the Agreement on its own behalf, or in its
capacity as the authorised agent of the owner of the Goods;
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it and all Connected Parties have complied with all Laws
relating to the Goods, including the nature, condition, packaging, handling, storage and Carriage of
the Goods;
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in engaging the Services from the Company, it will not procure
the Company to perform any act in breach of any Laws;
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it and all Connected Parties will observe all Laws and
requirements of Government Authorities;
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all information and documentation provided by the Customer and
Connected Parties to the Company is accurate and complete, and neither it nor a Connected Party has
omitted to provide any requested or material information;
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the Goods are packed to endure the ordinary risks of handling,
storage and the Services, having regard to the nature of the Goods including without limitation,
that in respect of temperature controlled goods, the Container has been properly pre-cooled or
pre-heated and the Container's thermostatic controls have been correctly set;
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the Goods are not Dangerous Goods, unless the Company has agreed
in writing to provide the Services in respect of those particular Dangerous Goods, and in which
case, warrants that it has made full disclosure of Dangerous Goods and such Goods are distinctly
marked; and
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all Goods are adequately and accurately marked, labelled or
branded; and
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it will ensure, so far as is reasonably
practicable, the safety of any road transport performed for or on behalf of the Customer and it will
meet its obligations under the Heavy Vehicle National Law where the Customer is the consignor,
consignee, packet or loader of the Goods.
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Liability
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Despite any other clause in these Terms and Conditions, where
the Services involve the international Carriage of Goods, the liability limits of the Company will
not exceed the liability limit of the Company or the Carrier as determined under any international
convention applying to relevant Carriage of the Goods.
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Without limitation, the Company excludes all liability for loss,
damage or delay to the Goods that occurs while the Goods are in the physical custody of a third
party, including a Subcontractor.
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To the extent permitted by Law, the Company excludes all
liability in respect of any claim made against the Company, its employees, agents and
Subcontractors, including without limitation, liability for fundamental breach of contract, or a
negligent, unlawful, reckless or wilful act or omission.
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The Company is not liable for Consequential Loss suffered by the
Customer, regardless of whether or not the Company had knowledge that such damage may be
incurred.
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The Company excludes from this Agreement all conditions,
warranties, terms and consumer guarantees implied by Laws, general law or custom except any the
exclusion of which would contravene any Laws or cause this condition to be void
(Non-Excludable Condition).
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The Company's liability for any breach of a Non-Excludable
Condition is limited, at the Company's option, to supplying the particular Services again, or
the cost of supplying the particular Services again.
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The Company will not be liable for omitting to inspect or take
any other action in respect of Goods where Goods have been damaged or pillaged, unless the Customer
provides the Company with written instructions to take that action in relation to those Goods and
the Company accepts those instructions.
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Where the liability of the Company is not fully
excluded by the Agreement, Law or otherwise, the liability of the Company is limited to the lesser
of Australian $100 or the value of the Goods at the time the Goods were received by the
Company.
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The Company will not be in breach of any of its obligations to
the Customer or liable for any Loss (including Consequential Loss) suffered by the Customer arising
from or connected with the Company's compliance with any Law, including without limitation
disclosing confidential information to a Government Authority.
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Without limitation to any other clause of the
Agreement, the Company will be discharged from all liability in connection with the performance of
the Services or the Goods unless:
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notice of any claim is received by the Company within 7 days of
the earlier of the delivery of Goods, the date the Goods should have been delivered, or where the
claim does not relate to loss or damage to Goods, the event giving rise to the claim; and
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suit is brought and written notice is received by the Company
within 9 months of the earlier of the delivery of the Goods, the date the Goods should have been
delivered, or where the claim does not relate to loss or damage to Goods, the event giving rise to
the claim.
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The Company will not be liable for any delay, failure to perform
an obligation under the Agreement or Loss suffered by the Customer to the extent caused by a Force
Majeure Event.
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If a Force Majeure Event prevents or causes a delay in the
performance of a Company's obligation exceeding 10 days, the Company may terminate the provision
of the Services by notice to the Customer.
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Without limitation to any other clause in this Agreement, for
Carriage by air, if the Carriage involves an ultimate destination stop in a county other than the
country of departure, the Warsaw Convention or the Montreal Convention may be applicable and the
relevant convention governs, and in most cases, limits the liability of air Carriers in respect of
loss or damage to cargo.
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Indemnity
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The Customer indemnifies the Company from and against (and must
pay on demand for) all Loss arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with the Goods or
the performance of the Services (including Consequential Loss), including Loss in connection with a
breach of contract, or a negligent, unlawful, reckless or wilful act or omission by the Company or
its employees, agents and contractors.
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Without limitation to clause 11.1 the Customer
indemnifies the Company from and against (and must pay on demand for) any Loss arising from
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the Customer's or Owner's failure to return, return by the due
date, return within the "free" period and/or return empty, clean, or undamaged any
Container or transport equipment involved in the performance of the Services;
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any claim against the Company by a person who claims to have an interest in
the Goods;
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breach of this Agreement, including any warranty provided by the Customer;
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any Loss, cost or liability incurred or suffered by the Company as a result
of releasing or delivering the Goods to the Customer or at the direction of the Customer;
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any claim for general average and will provide any security
requested by the Company for the release of any Goods that are the subject of a claim for general
average;
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any inspection of, or treatment of, the Goods by,
or directed by, a Government Authority.
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The Customer indemnifies the Company from and against (and must
pay on demand the amount of) all duty, GST, and any other fees and taxes incurred in connection with
the Goods payable to a Government Authority.
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The Customer indemnifies the Company from and
against (and must pay on demand for) all costs payable to third parties in relation to the Carriage,
storage, treatment or entry of the Goods.
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The indemnities in this clause 11 continue whether or not the
Goods are pillaged, stolen, lost or destroyed.
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Insurance
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The Company will not arrange insurance in respect
of the Goods. The Customer is responsible for arranging insurance in respect of the Goods.
If the Company refers the Customer to an insurance company or broker, the Company makes no
warranty or representation in respect of the insurer or broker or the insurance offered.
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Lien
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The Company has:
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a particular and general lien on all Goods and documents
relating to the Goods; and
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a right to sell those Goods and documents by
public auction or private sale (at the Company's discretion) without notice and apply the
proceeds of sale;
in respect of all sums due and owing from the Customer or a Related Company
of the Customer.
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The lien will also cover the Company's costs and expenses
relating to the exercise of its lien and right of sale, including the Company's reasonable legal
fees.
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For the purposes of the lien, the Company will retain
constructive possession of the Goods and the lien and rights granted by this clause will survive
delivery of the Goods. The Company is entitled to retain the proceeds of sale of the Goods in
respect of all sums due and owing from the Customer.
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PPSA
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Terms used in clause 14 that are defined in the PPSA have the same meaning as in the PPSA.
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Without limitation to other rights of the Company, from the time
the Goods are in the possession of the Company or a Subcontractor, the Goods are subject to a
continuing security interest in favour of the Company for the payment of all amounts due and owing
by the Customer under the Agreement.
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The Customer acknowledges and consents to the Company's
registration and perfection of the Company's security interest under the Agreement for the
purposes of the PPSA.
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The Customer will not grant a security interest to another
person, or allow any encumbrance to arise, in respect of the Goods.
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To the extent permitted by law, the Customer irrevocably waives
any right it may have to:
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receive notices or statements under sections 95, 118, 121(4),
125, 130, 132(3)(d) 132(4) and 135 of the PPSA; and
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redeem the Goods under section 142 of the PPSA;
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reinstate this Agreement under section 143 of the PPSA;
and
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receive a verification statement.
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The Customer will do all things and execute all documents
reasonably necessary to give effect to the security interest created under this Agreement or comply
with any reasonable request by the Company in connection with the PPSA.
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Uncollected goods
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The Company may at its discretion sell or
otherwise dispose of Perishable Goods without notice to the Customer where the Goods are not
collected immediately upon arrival, are insufficiently or incorrectly addressed or are not
identifiable.
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Without limitation to clause 15.1, the Company
may at its discretion sell or return Goods that cannot be delivered because they are insufficiently
or incorrectly addressed, are not identifiable, are uncollected or not accepted after 21 days'
notice to the Customer or where the Customer fails to pay any cost or do any action reasonably
necessary for the Company to deliver the Goods.
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Where the Company sells Goods under clauses 13, 15.1 or
15.2;
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it does so as principal, not as agent, and is not the trustee of
the power of sale;
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the Customer must pay all costs, charges and expenses incurred
by the Company in connection with the storage, sale or return of the Goods, which may be deducted
from the proceeds of the sale of the Goods;
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the Company is entitled to recover any deficit from the Customer
where the proceeds of sale of the Goods do not satisfy the amounts payable to the Company.
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SBC Contracts
The Company does not exclude or limit the application of any compulsory applicable Laws,
including Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), where to do so would contravene those Laws or cause any part of this Agreement to be
void.
If the Agreement is a SBC Contract, then:
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The definition of "Loss" is amended to mean any actual
or ascertainable loss, cost, damage, expense, claim, demand, action, proceeding or liability of any
kind (including legal costs on an indemnity basis).
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Clause 2.5 is modified, so that neither party may assign its
rights or obligations under the Agreement without the written consent of the other party, which must
not be unreasonably withheld.
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Clause 3.12 is amended so that "absolute" is replaced
with "reasonable".
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Clause 6.1 is modified, so that the Fees are earned when the
corresponding Service is performed or attempted to be performed, or where applicable, the
corresponding disbursement is incurred.
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If a variation to a quote or Fee under clauses 6.4 or 6.5 is
material, where it is reasonably practical, the Company shall give notice to the Customer of that
variation.
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If the Customer objects to a variation to a quote
or Fee under clauses 6.4 or 6.5, but does not provide the Company with acceptable alternative
directions in respect of the goods, the Company in its discretion may, deliver, return, store or
otherwise deal with the Goods, and the Customer shall be liable for all Fees earned and costs
incurred by the Company in doing so.
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Clauses 7.4 and 7.5 are modified, so that the Customer:
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may make a claim against or impose liability upon any
Subcontractor; and
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is not required to indemnify any Subcontractor from and against
any Loss,
to the extent that the claim, liability or Loss was caused by, or in
connection with, a negligent, unlawful, or wilful act or omission by the Subcontractor.
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Clauses 10.3 and 10.5 are modified so that the
Company's liability is not excluded to the extent that it was directly caused by or in
connection with a negligent, unlawful, or wilful act or omission by the Company or its employees,
agents and contractors.
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Clause 10.4 is modified so that the Company will
not be liable for Consequential Loss or indirect Loss, unless the Company had actual knowledge that
such loss might be incurred.
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Clause 10.8 is modified so that the Company's
liability is limited to the lesser of the actual loss suffered by the Customer or the value of the
Goods at the time the Goods were received by the Company.
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Clause 10.10 does not apply, and, without
limitation to any other clause of the Agreement, the Company will be discharged from liability in
relation to any claim:
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where the loss to the Customer results from the act of a
Subcontractor; and
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the Company's right to make a claim against that
Subcontractor is subject to time limitations; and
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the Customer does not make its claim against the Company within
a period reasonably sufficient to allow the Company to make a corresponding claim against the
Subcontractor within any applicable time limitation period, or
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in all other cases, where the Customer does not make its claim
within 2 years from the earlier of the delivery of the Goods, if the Goods are not delivered, the
date the Goods should have been delivered or where the claim does not relate to loss or damage to
Goods, the time of the event giving rise to the claim.
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If requested by the Customer, the Company will
inform the Customer of any time limitation referred to in clause 16.11(a)(c).
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The Customer is not required to indemnify the Company under
clause 11.1 or 11.2(a) or (b) where the Loss was caused by or in connection with a breach of
contract, or a negligent, unlawful reckless or wilful act or omission by the Company or its
employees, agents and contractors.
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Despite clause 16.13, the Customer remains liable to indemnify
the Company where the Company was following a specific direction provided by the Customer.
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Clause 13.1(b) is modified so that the Company
may only exercise its right of sale under a lien over Goods after the Company has given 21 days'
notice in writing to the Customer of its intention to do so.