Standard Terms and Trading  Conditions 

Halmel Nominees Pty Ltd T/A R Melling & Associates ABN: 72 284 918 453 (the Company

Contents 

  1. Definitions and interpretation 1 2. Nature of Services 8 3. Power of attorney 9 4. Acceptance of Trading Conditions 9 5. Communications with the Company 9 6. Ability to appoint agents, Sub-contractors and third parties 10 7. Payment, recovery of Fees and GST 10 8. Personal property securities 12 9. Warranties by the Customer 13 10. Indemnity by the Customer 14 11. Insurance 16 12. Storage and transport 17 
  2. Perishable, non-deliverable, uncollected, hazardous and damaged  Goods 18 
  3. Destruction of Dangerous Goods 18 15. Inspection 19 16. Delivery 19 17. Railway declaration 19 18. Pillaged Goods 19 19. Storage of Goods pending delivery 19 20. COD Goods 20 
  4. Limitation of liability, force majeure and indemnity from liability to third  parties 20 
  5. Notification of liability 23 23. Guarantee, undertaking and indemnity by directors and shareholders 23 24. Intellectual property 23 25. Non-Consumer Contract and Non-Small Business Contract provisions 23 26. Consumer Contract or Small Business Contract provisions 24

R Melling & Associates ABN 72 284 918 453 (the Company)  

These contractual conditions apply to all services provided by R Melling & Associates ABN 72 284  918 453 (the Company).  

These Trading Conditions include provisions that entirely change, reduce or exclude rights that you  (the Customer) might otherwise have. 

  1. Definitions and interpretation 

1.1 Definitions 

In these Trading Conditions, the following defined terms will have the following defined  meanings: 

ABF means the Australian Border Force as defined in the Customs Act and includes,  where applicable, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, the Australian  Border Force Commissioner and the Comptroller-General of Customs; 

ABN means the Australian Business Number of the Customer pursuant to the GST Law; Airfreight Convention means either: 

(a) the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air  signed at Montreal on 28 May 1999; or 

(b) the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules relating to International Carriage  by Air, signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929; either unamended or amended by  the Hague Protocol 1955; at Guatemala City 1971, by the additional Protocol No 3  of Montreal 1975 and/or by the additional Protocol No. 4 of Montreal 1975; 

whichever may be applicable; 

Assets means all assets, Goods, documents and records of the Customer held by or in the  possession or control of the Company (whether or not as part of the arrangement under  these Trading Conditions or the Service Agreement) and includes, without limitation, the  Goods and shipping documents, including, without limitation, bills of lading, insurance  policies, commercial invoices and certificates as to weight, quality or other attributes; 

ATD has the same meaning as authority to deal as defined in section 4 of the Customs  Act; 

ATO means the Australian Taxation Office; 

Authority means the authority and acknowledgement by which the Customer appointed  the Company to act on its behalf on the terms of the Authority and on the terms of these  Trading Conditions and as required under section 181 of the Customs Act; 

Authorised Signatory means the party who signs the Authority on behalf of the Customer; 

Biosecurity Act means the Biosecurity Act 2015 (Cth) and any succeeding Legislation and  any regulations made pursuant to the Biosecurity Act; 

Business Day means any day that is not a Saturday or Sunday on which banks are open  for general banking business in Perth, Western Australia;

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Carbon Costs means the net increased cost of providing the Services resulting from the  coming into force of Carbon Legislation as a result of: 

(a) direct emissions associated with the Services covered by Carbon Legislation,  taking into account any Carbon Credits; 

(b) indirect emissions from electricity generation taking into account any Carbon  Credits; and 

(c) indirect emissions from sources other than electricity; 

Carbon Credit means assistance provided to entities engaged in emissions-intensive  trade activities in the form of free or discounted allocation of carbon units or such other form of assistance as determined by the Commonwealth of Australia; 

Carbon Legislation means any existing or future law or regulation or any other statutory  requirement or action intended to regulate, reduce or tax greenhouse gas emissions,  including any emissions trading scheme, carbon pollution reduction scheme or carbon  emissions tax; 

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; 

Carrier means any party involved in the carriage of Goods whether by airfreight, seafreight  or land transport; 

Chain of Responsibility has the same meaning as in the Heavy Vehicle National Law,  constituted in the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 (Qld) or the and the Road Traffic  (Vehicles) Act 2012 (WA) and the Road Traffic (Administration) Act 2008 (WA) or such  other legislation as may be enacted by a State or Territory Government for the purpose of  giving effect to the Council of Australian Governments’ Intergovernmental Agreement on  Heavy Vehicle Regulatory Reform dated 25 February 2010; 

COD means cash on delivery; 

Company means Halmel Nominees T/A R Melling & Associates ABN 72 284 918 453 (the  Company) as holder of Customs Brokers Licence number 01457C and the nominees,  agents, sub-agents and employees of the Company; 

Competition and Consumer Act means the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth); 

Consequential Loss means any loss or damage arising from a breach of contract or  agreement (including breach of the Service Agreement), tort, or any other basis in law or equity including, but without limitation to, loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of production,  loss or denial of opportunity, loss of access to markets, loss of goodwill, indirect or remote  or unforeseeable loss, loss of business reputation, future reputation or publicity, or any  similar loss which was not contemplated by the parties at the time of entering the Service  Agreement; 

Consumer Contract means a contract between the Company and the Customer for a  supply of Services to a Customer that is an individual whose acquisition of the Services is  wholly or predominantly for personal, domestic or household use or consumption, in the  manner provided for under the Competition and Consumer Act; 

Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth);

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Customer means: 

(a) if there is an Authority, the customer named in the Authority and will include all  employees, officers, agents and contractors of the Customer; or 

(b) if there is no Authority, the shipper, consignor, the receiver, the consignee the  owner of the Goods, the bailor of the Goods or the person for whom any of the  Services are performed; 

Customs Act means the Customs Act 1901 (as amended), and any succeeding  Legislation and any regulations made pursuant to the Customs Act; 

Customs Broker’s Licence means any licence granted by Customs to a party to operate  as a licensed customs broker pursuant to Part XI of the Customs Act; 

Customs Duty has the same meaning as Duty in the Customs Act; 

Customs Related Law has the same meaning as in Section 4B of the Customs Act; 

Dangerous Goods means Goods or articles or substances of which Goods are comprised  which are capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or the environment and fall  within one or more of the UN classifications of dangerous goods or are otherwise liable to  cause damage to any person or property whatsoever; 

Debts means all amounts owing by the Customer to the Company on any account  whatsoever; 

Department of Agriculture means the Commonwealth Department responsible for the  Agriculture portfolio including the previous Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service and the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources; 

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development means the Commonwealth  Department responsible for the Infrastructure and Regional Development portfolio or, if  such Department changes name, the Commonwealth Department responsible for the  provision of railways at that time. 

Depot Licence has the same meaning as depot licence as defined in section 77F of the  Customs Act; 

Director of Biosecurity has the same meaning as defined in the Biosecurity Act; 

Excluded Interest means any of the interests set out in section 8 of the PPSA or any interest that is not a Security Interest but encumbers the Goods; 

Exposed Goods Order has the same meaning as defined in subsection 159(3) of the  Biosecurity Act; 

Fees means the fees charged by the Company for provision of the Services, including any  disbursements or other charges, levies or other costs incurred in performing the Services  and passed on to the Customer; 

Goods shall mean the chattels, articles or things tendered for carriage or bailment or other  services by the Customer and shall include the container or containers, unit load devices or  other packaging containing the same and any other pallet or pallets delivered with the  same to the Company; 

Government Authorities means, without limitation, all Government departments and  agencies, in Australia or in any other country, with responsibility for the import and export  of goods, the collection of revenue on the import and export of goods, and the transport  and movement of those goods to include, without limitation, the ABF, the Australian 

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Maritime Safety Authority, the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, the  Department of Agriculture, the ATO and the RSA; 

Government Rulings means any advice, ruling, decision or precedent provided or  published by the ABF or any Government Authorities, including without limitation a  Customs Tariff Classification Advice, Country of Origin Advice or Tariff Precedent; 

GST has the same meaning as under the GST Law and means the Goods and Services  Tax imposed under the GST Law; 

GST Law means the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999; GST Rate means the rate of GST under the GST Law; 

Hague Rules means the International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules  relating to Bills of Lading signed at Brussels on 25 August 1924, or those rules as amended by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 23 February 1968 (the Hague Visby Rules)  and the SDR Protocol (1979); 

Heavy Vehicle National Law means the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 (Qld) as  enacted in the Queensland Parliament and adopted by the States and Territories, including  any Regulations made under that Act and any other legislation enacted by the  Commonwealth, a State or a Territory for the purpose of giving effect to the National Heavy  Vehicle Law or the Council of Australian Governments’ Intergovernmental Agreement on  Heavy Vehicle Regulatory Reform dated 25 February 2010; 

High-Value Goods has the same meaning as defined in section 9 of the Biosecurity Act; Incoterms means Incoterms® 2010 issued by the International Chamber of Commerce; 

Infringement Notice means a notice issued by a Government Authority, including without  limitation, a penalty notice or an infringement notice, issued in respect of an offence or an  alleged offence, by which a penalty is imposed without the need for a court appearance; 

Input Tax Credit has the same meaning as Input Tax Credit under the GST Law; 

Laws means any International Conventions, treaties or domestic laws, regulations or  guidelines of the Commonwealth of Australia, any of the States, Territories or Municipalities  of Australia, or of any country from which, through which or into which the Goods are  carried and including, without limitation all regulations, ordinances and directions made  pursuant to the Laws and any successor Laws; 

Licence means any Customs Broker’s Licence, Depot Licence, Warehouse Licence or any  other licence issued by Customs or other Government Authority; 

OHS Laws means any occupational health and safety legislation, regulations or guidelines,  codes of conduct or policies of the Commonwealth of Australia or any of the States,  Territories or Municipalities of Australia; 

Parties means the Company and the Customer; 

PPSA means the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth); 

Privacy Laws means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), all associated regulations or guidelines,  and any other associated or relevant State or national privacy legislation, regulations or  guidelines; 

Protected Person has the same meaning as defined in subsection 644(6) of the  Biosecurity Act;

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Reporting Obligations means the obligations of the Company to report the arrival,  carriage and movement of goods pursuant to the Customs Act or any Customs Related  Law or as required by any Government Authorities or which the Company, at its sole  discretion, considers to be necessary to comply with the conditions or obligations of its  Licences; 

Related Body Corporate has the same meaning as under the Corporations Act; 

RSA means those State and Commonwealth Government Authorities in Australia  responsible for road safety regulation of heavy vehicles and Chain of Responsibility  legislation and the Heavy Vehicle National Law and the laws governing the carriage of  goods by road; 

Security Interest has the same meaning as under the PPSA; 

Service Agreement means: 

(a) these Trading Conditions; 

(b) the Authority; 

(c) any customer credit application with the Company; and 

(d) any fee quotation estimate or agreement, 

as amended from time to time, regardless of whether the Customer is given notice of any  amendment; 

Services means any performance of work by the Company for the Customer in anyway  connected with the Goods including, without limitation: 

(a) making any reports, entries and declarations required by any Government  Authorities; 

(b) quoting the ABN as may be required under the GST Law; 

(c) providing all necessary information and completing all necessary documentation  and reports for the purposes of any Government Authorities; and 

(d) entering into contracts with Sub-contractors on behalf of the Customer to enable  the Carriage, import, export, storage or transportation of the Goods; 

Shipper means a legal entity or person named on the bill of lading or sea waybill or  equivalent multimodal transport document as shipper and/or who (or in whose name or on  whose behalf) a contract of carriage has been concluded with a shipping company or any  other definition of ‘shipper’ as set out in any Laws or as determined by any Government  Authorities; 

Shipping Contract means: 

(a) a contract of marine salvage or towage;  

(b) a charterparty of a ship; or 

(c) a contract for the carriage of goods by ship, which includes a reference to any  contract covered by a sea carriage document within the meaning of the amended  Hague Rules referred to in section 7(1) of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 (Cth);

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Small Business Contract means a contract between the Company and the Customer for  a supply of Services where: 

(a) at the time the contract is entered into, at least one of the Company or the  Customer is a business that employs fewer than 20 persons; and 

(b) either of the following applies: 

(i) the upfront price payable under the contract does not exceed $300,000; 

(ii) the contract has a duration of more than 12 months and the upfront price  payable under the contract does not exceed $1,000,000. 

Sub-contractor means:  

(a) any third party appointed by the Company to assist in the provision of the Services;  and 

(b) any person, firm or company which is now or hereafter a servant, agent, employee  or subcontractor of any other persons or entities referred to in subclause (a) of this  definition; 

Supply has the same meaning of Supply under the GST Law; 

Tax Invoice has the same meaning as Tax Invoice under the GST Law; 

Taxable Supply has the same meaning as Taxable Supply under the GST Law; 

Vessel means any vessel, vehicle or aircraft used to effect Carriage of the Goods, whether  by sea, land or air; and 

Warehouse Licence has the same meaning as warehouse licence as defined in section  78 of the Customs Act; 

1.2 Interpretation 

(a) These Trading Conditions, the Service Agreement and any collateral agreements  made by the Company with the Customer wherever made shall be governed and  construed according to the laws of Western Australia and shall be subject to the  exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Western Australia and those courts which can  hear appeals from those courts. 

(b) If these Trading Conditions are held to be subject to the laws of any jurisdiction  other than the Commonwealth of Australia and the State/Territory of Western  Australia then these Trading Conditions shall continue to apply and shall be void  only to the extent that they are inconsistent with or repugnant to those laws and no  further. 

(c) Subject to clause 26, all the rights, immunities and limitations of liability contained  herein shall continue to have their full force and effect in all the circumstances  notwithstanding any breach of any term or condition hereof or any collateral  agreement by the Company and notwithstanding that the Services have been  provided, the Goods delivered as directed by the Customer or the Authority having expired or been terminated. 

(d) Unless written notification to the contrary is given by the Customer to the Company  at or prior to entering into these Trading Conditions, the Customer expressly  warrants and represents that all or any Services to be supplied by the Company  and acquired by the Customer pursuant to this Service Agreement are so supplied 

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and acquired for the purposes of a business, trade, profession or occupation  carried on or engaged in by the Customer. 

(e) In the interpretation of these Trading Conditions the singular includes the plural  and vice versa, and words importing corporations mean and include natural persons and vice versa. 

(f) No agent or employee of the Company has the authority to waive or vary these  Trading Conditions unless the Company approves such waiver or variation in  writing. Any forbearance by the Company in enforcing the Trading Conditions  does not constitute a waiver. If the Company waives a breach of a Trading  Condition, the waiver doers not operate as a waiver of another breach of the same  or any other Trading Condition or as a continuing waiver. 

(g) Where any provision (or part thereof) of these Trading Conditions is held to be  illegal or unenforceable, it may be severed and shall in no way affect or prejudice  the enforceability of any other term or condition herein. 

(h) Where there is an inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Service  Agreement, the relevant documents shall be construed in the following descending  order of priority: 

(i) these Trading Conditions; 

(ii) the Authority; 

(iii) any customer credit application; and 

(iv) any fee quotation estimate or agreement. 

(i) Reference to any Laws or to any section or provision of any Laws includes any  statutory modifications, re-enactments, substitutions or replacements thereof and all Laws issued thereunder. 

(j) Reference to any Convention or any Article of any Convention includes any  modifications, substitutions or replacements thereof. 

(k) References to clauses are references to clauses in these Trading Conditions. (l) Headings have no effect on interpretation of the Trading Conditions. 

(m) These Trading Conditions do not affect any rights the Customer has under the  Competition and Consumer Act. 

(n) If the Service Agreement between the Company and the Customer is a Consumer  Contract or a Small Business Contract and is not a Shipping Contract: 

(i) clause 25 does not apply; 

(ii) clause 26 applies; and 

(iii) the laws in force in the place in which the contract is made apply. 

(o) If the Service Agreement between the Company and the Customer is not a  Consumer Contract or a Small Business Contract and/or is a Shipping Contract: 

(i) clause 25 applies; and 

(ii) clause 26 does not apply.

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Trading Conditions 

  1. Nature of Services 

(a) The Company carries on business as a Customs Broker under Part XI of the  Customs Act and forwarding agent. The Company is not a common carrier and will  accept no liability as such. All Services provided by the Company are governed  solely by these Trading Conditions which, shall prevail over any terms and  

conditions of the Customer and any terms and conditions contained in any  

transport document including any bill of lading, waybill or consignment note except  to the extent provided for in these Trading Conditions.  

(b) The Company reserves the right to open and weigh all packages and containers  and do any other thing necessary in order to inspect all Goods at its discretion and  at the Customer’s expense. 

(c) The Company may refuse at its sole and absolute discretion to accept any Goods  for Carriage without assigning any reason. 

(d) The Customer acknowledges that where terms of Carriage are limited pursuant to  Convention, statute, Law, bill of lading or airway bill, and the transport of the goods  extends or requires transport outside and beyond the terms provided for in that  Convention, statute, Law, bill of lading or airway bill then the Customer may be  required to enter into a further contractual agreement with the forwarder or carrier regarding that portion of transport in order to limit liability on behalf of the forwarder  or carrier, or where the transport was unforeseen, the limitation of liability  

provisions in place for the foreseen transport will extend to the unforeseen  

transport, even where that liability provision does not envision transport of that  kind. 

(e) The Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Company, its agents, employees  and contractors are obliged to comply with certain conditions and Laws in respect  of Licences in relation to the Goods or Services and none of the Company, its  agents, employees or contractors are in breach of these Trading Conditions or in  their obligations to the Customer in complying with such conditions or Laws. 

(f) Without limiting the generality of clause 2(e), the Customer further acknowledges  and agrees that: 

(i) the Company’s Reporting Obligations may require the Company, its  agents, employees and contractors to disclose a breach or possible breach  of any Customs Related Law to any Government Authority; 

(ii) none of the Company, its agents, employees and contractors will have any  liability to the Customer or any other party arising from compliance with its  

Reporting Obligations or the conditions of its licences; and 

(iii) the Customer must indemnify and keep indemnified the Company, its  agents, employees and contractors from all costs and liabilities they incur  

in relation to their Reporting Obligations in respect of the Services or in  

relation to the Goods , including all legal costs which include, without  

limitation any legal costs incurred in determining whether a Reporting  

Obligation has arisen.

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  1. Power of attorney 

(a) Subject to the effect of clause 3(b) of these Trading Conditions, by agreeing to  these Trading Conditions the Customer, constitutes and appoints the Company as  its lawful attorney with full irrevocable power and authority to take any and all  action and to execute any and all documents and instruments, in the name of and  on behalf of the Customer, as may be required or for the purpose of carrying out  the terms of this agreement.  

(b) Notwithstanding that the Customer appoints the Company as its attorney, the  power and authority vested in the attorney is effective if and when the Customer  fails to comply with a request within the required time or in the event of a default of  the Customer. 

(c) The Customer acknowledges that the Company will not be liable for any loss or  penalty incurred by the Customer as a result of: 

(i) any delay by an attorney in exercising their powers; or 

(ii) an attorney not exercising its powers. 

(d) The Customer indemnifies and will keep indemnified the Company against any  reasonable loss or costs it suffers or incurs in exercising powers under this power  of attorney. 

  1. Acceptance of Trading Conditions 

The Authorised Signatory acknowledges and agrees that it has received the Trading  Conditions, understands the Trading Conditions and by either signing the Authority or instructing the Company to perform the Services, the Customer will be bound by the  Trading Conditions. 

  1. Communications with the Company 

(a) Wherever it is necessary, for the purpose of these Trading Conditions or any other  purpose whatsoever, for instructions to be given to the Company, such instructions  will be valid only if given in writing, acknowledged by the Company in writing and  given in sufficient time in all the circumstances for the Company reasonably to be  able to adopt the instructions. Standing or general instructions, or instructions  given late, even if received by the Company without comment, shall not be binding upon the Company. If the Company adopts standing or general instructions, or  instructions given late, for one or more transaction for the Customer or any other  party, that does not in any way affect the validity of those instructions in relation to  any future transaction. No attempt by the Company to adopt late instructions will  constitute an acceptance by the Company or affect the validity of those  

instructions. 

(b) Notwithstanding any prior dealings between the Company and the Customer or  any rule of law or equity or provision of any statute or regulation to the contrary, or  any contracts, documents and other matter (including cash, cheques, bank drafts  and other remittances) sent to the Company through the post shall be deemed not  to have been received by the Company unless and until they are actually delivered  to the Company at its office address or placed in the Company’s post office box, if  so addressed.

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  1. Ability to appoint agents, Sub-contractors and third parties 

Subject to, and in accordance with, these Trading Conditions, the Company agrees and the  Customer hereby employs and authorises the Company as agent for the Customer to  contract either in its own name as principal or as agent for the Customer with any Sub contractor for the Carriage, movement, transport or storage of the Goods or for the  performance of all or any part of the Services pursuant to or ancillary to these Trading  Conditions. Any such contract may be made upon the terms of contract used by the Sub contractor with whom the Company may contract for the Services and may be made upon  the terms and subject to the conditions of any special contract which the Sub-contractor  may in any particular case require, including in every case any term that the Sub-contractor may employ any person, firm or company for performance of the Services so contracted  for. 

  1. Payment, recovery of Fees and GST 

(a) The Company is entitled to retain and be paid all brokerages, commissions,  allowances and other remunerations customarily retained by or paid to shipping  and forwarding agents and (where the Company accepts specific instructions  under clause 11 to effect insurance) insurance brokers whether declared or  otherwise and no such brokerage, commission or allowance or other remuneration  shall be payable or allowable to the Customer or its principal (if any). The  

Company may charge by weight, measurement or value and may at any time  reweigh, remeasure or revalue the Goods (or request the same) and charge  additional fees accordingly. 

(b) Quotations as to Fees and other charges are given on the basis of immediate  acceptance and subject to the right of withdrawal or revision by the Company. Quotations are valid only for the specified weight and volume ranges quoted and  for the designated services and standard of services quoted. If any changes occur  in the rates of freight, insurance premiums, warehousing, statutory fees or any  other charges applicable to the Goods, quotations and charges are subject to  revision accordingly with notice or, if it is not reasonably practicable, without notice  to the Customer. 

(c) If any changes occur in the rates of freight, insurance premiums, warehousing,  statutory fees or any other charges applicable to the Goods or associated with the  Services, quotations and Fees are subject to revision accordingly with notice or, if it  is not reasonably practicable, without notice to the Customer.  

Without limiting the generality of subclause 7(c) if a change in law, regulation,  statutory instrument, or Government Ruling or of any requirement of a Government  Authority causes an increase in the costs associated with performance of the  Service by the Company, including without limitation, through the introduction of  fees, levies, charges, duties or tax, the Company is entitled to recover such  additional costs incurred by it and the Fees are subject to revision accordingly with  notice or, if it is not reasonably practicable, without notice to the Customer. 

(d) If, at any time before or whilst these Trading Conditions are operative, Carbon  Legislation is in force, imposed or varied, or the impact of Carbon Legislation  varies, then the Customer is liable to pay the Company for any Carbon Costs (or  increases in Carbon Costs) incurred by the Company. 

(e) The Company shall under no circumstances be precluded from raising a debit in  respect of any fee or disbursements lawfully due to it, notwithstanding that a  previous debit or debits (whether excluding or partly including the items now  sought to be charged) had been raised and whether or not any notice was given  that further debits were to follow.

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(f) This subclause 7(f) applies if the Company is or may become liable to pay GST in  relation to any Supply under these Trading Conditions: 

(i) unless otherwise stated, all charges quoted are exclusive of the GST  imposed under the GST Law; 

(ii) the Customer shall be responsible for payment of any GST liability in  respect of the Services as provided by the Company or by third parties or  Sub-contractors which shall be payable at the same time as the GST exclusive consideration; 

(iii) the Customer must also pay GST on the Taxable Supply to the Company,  calculated by multiplying the GST exclusive consideration by the GST  Rate; 

(iv) GST shall be payable by the Customer without any deduction or set-off for  any other amount at the same time as the GST exclusive consideration is  payable; 

(v) the Company agrees to provide the Customer with a Tax Invoice to enable  the Customer to claim an Input Tax Credit; and 

(vi) if the Customer defaults in the payment on the due date of any amount  payable under subclause 7(f)(ii) then without prejudice to any other  

remedies of the Company and upon demand by the Company, the  

Customer shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the amount of any  damages or interest or additional GST that may become payable by the  Company due to the default of the Customer. 

(g) All amounts due to the Company in Australia are payable in Australian dollars. The  Company is entitled to charge a currency conversion premium when converting  receivables into Australian currency. 

(h) 1. The Customer agrees that the Fees charged on a disbursement invoice are due and payable on demand.  

(h) 2. The Customer agrees that the Fees will be paid within 30 days of the date of an  invoice, statement or as otherwise determined by the Company. 

(i) If any amounts payable or due under any agreement between the Company and  the Customer (including, without limitation, amounts payable pursuant to subclause  10(a) or fees payable for Services provided by the Company) are not made within  seven days of the due date, the Customer will be in default and without limiting any  other rights of the Company, the Customer shall pay to the Company, by way of liquidated damages, interest to be calculated in accordance with the National  Australia Bank business overdraft reference rate on the amount outstanding  calculated from the due date until payment is made in full. The Company may take  any legal proceedings to recover amounts owing pursuant to these Trading  Conditions. 

(j) The Company reserves the right to offset any amounts receivable from the  Customer against any amounts payable to that Customer or any company affiliated  with the Customer or any Related Body Corporate of the Customer. This right  exists irrespective of the date the liability has been created or debt incurred with  the Company. 

(k) The Company, its servants or agents shall have a special and general lien on the  Assets and a right to sell the Assets whether by public or private sale or auction  without notice, for Fees, freight, demurrage, detention charges, duty, fines,  penalties, salvage, average of any kind whatsoever and without limitation, any and 

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all Debts, charges, expenses or other sums due and owing by the Customer or the Customer’s principals, servants or agents. In addition, the lien shall cover the  costs and expenses of exercising the lien including without limitation, the costs of  sale and reasonable legal fees.  

(l) The lien and rights granted by subclause 7(k) shall survive delivery of the Assets  and the Company shall be entitled to retain the proceeds of sale of the Assets in  respect of any outstanding amounts referred to in this clause. The Company sells  or otherwise disposes of such Assets pursuant to subclause 7(k) as principal and  not as agent and is not the trustee of the power of sale. 

  1. Personal property securities 

(a) Without limiting the generality of subclauses 7(k) – 7(l), the Customer  acknowledges that the Company shall have a Security Interest which attaches over  any Assets which are the subject of the Services and in the Company’s  

possession. The Customer acknowledges and consents to the registration and  perfection of the interest set out in this subclause 8(a) for the purposes of the  PPSA. 

(b) The Customer warrants that it has rights in the Assets and the power to transfer  rights in the Assets to the Company. 

(c) The Customer acknowledges that it must sign the Authority and if it does not sign  the Authority it must adopt or accept these Trading Conditions by conduct. 

(d) The Customer warrants that it has not, and that it will not grant any other Authority  in respect of the Services which the Company has been granted Authority. 

(e) The Customer must not grant any other person a Security Interest in respect of the  Assets. 

(f) The Customer must not allow an Excluded Interest to exist over the Goods. 

(g) To the maximum extent permitted by law, if the PPSA applies, the Customer  irrevocably waives any rights the Customer may have to:  

(i) receive notices or statements under sections 95, 121(4), 125, 130,  132(3)(d), 132(4) and 135 of the PPSA; 

(ii) redeem the Assets under section 142 of the PPSA; 

(iii) reinstate these Trading Conditions under section 153 of the PPSA; and (iv) receive a verification statement (as defined in the PPSA). 

(h) The Customer agrees to do anything (such as obtaining consents, signing and  producing documents, producing receipts and getting documents completed and  signed) which the Company asks and considers necessary for the purposes of: 

(i) ensuring that a Security Interest is created under these Trading Conditions  is enforceable, perfected and otherwise effective; or 

(ii) enabling the Company to apply for any registration, or give any notification,  in connection with a Security Interest created under these Trading  

Conditions so that the Security Interest has the priority required by the  

Company,

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including anything the Company reasonably asks the Customer to do in connection  with the PPSA. 

  1. Warranties by the Customer 

(a) The Customer (on behalf of itself, the consignor and the consignee) warrants to the  Company that: 

(i) it is either the owner of the Goods, or the authorised agent of the owner of  the Goods with authority to bind the owner to act or otherwise have  

authority to arrange the Services under the Service Agreement; 

(ii) it has not granted any other person a Security Interest in respect of the  Assets; 

(iii) it has not allowed an Excluded Interest to exist over the Goods and an  Excluded Interest does not exist over the Assets; 

(iv) it will maintain appropriate insurance in respect of the Goods and will not  do anything which might void any insurance policy held by the Customer or  the Company; 

(v) it will provide all documents, information and assistance required by the  Company to comply with the requirements of the Government Authorities  

in an accurate and timely fashion as required by those Government  

Authorities; 

(vi) it will retain all documents or records in the manner required by the  Government Authorities; 

(vii) it will observe all requirements of any Government Authorities; 

(viii) it will maintain as confidential the terms of the Authority and these Trading  Conditions; 

(ix) it has complied with all Laws and regulations of any Government  

Authorities relating to the nature, condition, packaging, handling, storage,  

weight and Carriage of the Goods including all Laws prescribed by the  

RSA; 

(x) the Goods are packed to withstand ordinary risks of handling storage and  Carriage, having regard to their nature; 

(xi) the Goods are not Dangerous Goods except to the extent that the Parties  have agreed in writing to the carriage of Dangerous Goods; 

(xii) the Goods and their Carriage do not contravene any Laws; 

(xiii) it will comply at all times with all Privacy Laws in relation to the Service  Agreement, the Goods and the Services at all times and will notify the  

Company of any issues or requirements under such laws in relation to the 

Service Agreement, the Goods or Services of which the company should  

be aware; and 

(xiv) it will comply at all times with all OHS Laws in relation to the Service  Agreement, the Goods and the Services, and will notify the Company of  

any issues or requirements under such laws in relation to the Service  

Agreement, the Goods or the Services of which the Company should be 

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aware, or which may affect the Company’s ability to comply with all OHS  

Laws. 

(b) The Customer acknowledges that a breach or failure to observe all or any of the  warranties in subclause 9(a) could lead to penalties or damages to the Customer  and also to the Company and the Customer agrees to provide the indemnity to the Company on account of such penalties or damages pursuant to clause 10. 

  1. Indemnity by the Customer 

(a) Without limiting the effect of these Trading Conditions, the Customer agrees to  indemnify and keep indemnified the Company for: 

(i) any loss or damage directly or indirectly caused by the Goods or by breach  of these Trading Conditions by the Customer; 

(ii) amounts of Customs Duty, GST and other payments made to Government  Authorities by the Company on behalf of the Customer; 

(iii) any penalties payable by the Company (whether pursuant to a court order  or pursuant to an Infringement Notice) due to the Customer: 

(A) providing information that is incorrect or misleading; 

(B) omitting to provide material information required to the  

Government Authorities; 

(C) omitting to provide information required by the Company to  

properly carry out the Services and/or comply with the conditions  

of any Licences; 

(D) providing information in a manner which does not enable the  

Company to comply with the requirements of the Government  

Authorities for reporting in prescribed periods; and/or 

(E) failing to provide information or documentation requested by the 

Company; 

(iv) penalties associated with the failure by the Customer to maintain or  provide its documents or records in the manner and at the time  

contemplated by the Government Authorities;  

(v) penalties associated with any omission of information required to be  provided to any Government Authorities; 

(vi) penalties associated with making or causing to be made, statements which  are false or misleading to Government Authorities, except to the extent that  such statements were made by the Company in the knowledge that such  

statements were false or misleading; 

(vii) penalties associated with providing misleading or deceptive information  regarding the status of Goods, whether pursuant to the Competition and  

Consumer Act or other legislation;  

(viii) penalties imposed by any RSA for any breach of the Laws governing to the  Carriage of goods by road or any breach, act or omission arising out of or  

pursuant to the Chain of Responsibility obligations or the National Heavy  

Vehicle Law;

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(ix) damages payable by the Company from the failure of the Customer to  return any container or transport equipment involved in Carriage in the time  required by the contract between the Company and the supplier or owner  of that container or other transport equipment;  

(x) demurrage or other charge for detention or failure to return items provided  by the Company pursuant to contracts with other parties;  

(xi) liabilities or costs incurred by the Company on behalf of the Customer  associated with the Services including, without limitation, amounts paid to  carriers of goods for the Carriage of Goods or cleaning of containers  (whether Sub-Contractors or otherwise and amounts incurred by the  Company in exercising its rights pursuant to these Trading Conditions);  

(xii) damages payable by the Company arising from or contributed to by errors  or misrepresentations by the Customer; 

(xiii) losses or damage incurred by the Company due to a breach by the  Customer of any of the warranties in subclause 9(a);  

(xiv) all expenses directly or indirectly incurred arising out of or in connection  with the entry of an officer of any Government Authorities or other  authorised person on the premises of the Company for the purpose of  exercising any powers pursuant to the requirements of any Government  Authorities and/or inspecting, examining, making copies of, taking extracts  of documents on the premises to the extent that the exercise of the powers  is related to the Services;  

(xv) any Customs Duty, GST or other charge assessed against the Company in  relation to the Goods or Services;  

(xvi) any charges levied by Government Authorities for examination and  treatment of the Goods;  

(xvii) any costs, charges or fees, including legal fees, incurred in obtaining any  Customs Advices whether or not the Company directed or requested the  Customer to obtain the Customs Advices; 

(xviii) any costs, charges or fees, including legal fees reasonably incurred by the  Company in obtaining any Customs Advices on behalf of the Customer if,  at its sole discretion, the Company considers it reasonably necessary to do  so; 

(xix) any costs or charges incurred by the Company as a result of or in  connection with a direction or request from any Government Authority in  relation to the Goods or Services; 

(xx) any costs or charges incurred by the Company as a result of or in  connection with a suspension or cancellation by any Government Authority of an ATD in relation to the Goods or Services; 

(xxi) any costs or charges incurred by the Company as a result of or in  connection with any variation by any Government Authority of conditions of  Licences or the addition by any Government Authority of new conditions on  Licences in relation to the Goods or Services; 

(xxii) any costs, charges or penalties incurred by the Company as a result of or  in connection with any breaches of any Licences in relation to the Goods or  Services;

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(xxiii) any costs or charges incurred by the Company as a result of or in  

connection with any suspension or cancellation of Licences by any  

Government Authority in relation to the Goods or Services; 

(xxiv) any costs or charges incurred by the Company as a result of or in  

connection with the Company complying with any conditions or Laws in  

respect of any Licences in relation to the Goods or Services; 

(xxv) any costs or charges incurred by the Company pursuant to subclauses  21(c), 21(d) and 21(e);  

(xxvi) any costs, charges or penalties associated with the Company being  deemed to be the Shipper in any arrangements for the transport or  

movement of the Goods for the Customer whether payable to a  

Government Authority or otherwise; and 

(xxvii) any costs or charges incurred in recovering any amounts payable to the  Company (including, without limitation, costs of legal proceedings). 

(b) The Customer agrees to pay any amounts claimed pursuant to the indemnity in  subclause 10(a) within 7 days of demand by the Company. 

(c) The nature of the indemnity provided pursuant to subclause 10(a) will include,  without limitation, all penalties, liabilities, all losses (including indirect and 

Consequential Loss) and damages assessed against the Company and its officers  and employees, together with all legal costs incurred by the Company (calculated  on a solicitor/client basis). The indemnity shall continue in force and effect whether or not the Goods have been pillaged, stolen, lost, damaged or destroyed. 

(d) For the purposes of clause 10 the Customer agrees that the Company may take  whatever actions as are necessary for the Company to comply with the terms of its  Licences including, without limitation, complying with its Reporting Obligations. 

(e) For the purposes of subclause 10(d) the Customer agrees that the Company may  take such actions as are necessary to comply with the terms of its Licences  whether or not any breach or suspected breach exists in relation to or connection  with the Goods or Services provided by the Company. 

(f) Without limiting anything in subclause 10(e) the Customer indemnifies the  Company against any penalties, interest, tax or additional duty that is payable as a  result of the Company providing information or making statements to any  

Government Authority as are necessary for the Company to comply with the terms  of its Licences or Customs Related Laws. 

(g) The Company may execute all or any of its rights pursuant to clause 7 to recover  any amounts owing pursuant to this clause 10. 

(h) There is no need for the Company to suffer or incur any losses, costs, damages,  liabilities, judgments, penalties or expenses before requiring payment from the  Customer. 

  1. Insurance 

The Company shall not effect insurance on the Goods except upon receipt of express  instructions given in writing by the Customer and the Customer’s written declaration as to  the value of the Goods. All such insurances effected by the Company are subject to the  usual exceptions and conditions of the policies of the insurer or underwriter taking the risk.  At the discretion of the Company such insurance may name the Customer or owner as 

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insured. In the event of any dispute in regard to liability under any such insurance policy  for any reason whatsoever the Customer or other insured shall have recourse against the  insurer or underwriter only and the Company shall have no liability or responsibility in  relation to any such insurance policy. 

  1. Storage and transport 

(a) Subject to express instructions in writing given by the Customer and accepted by  the Company in writing (and without limiting the generality of clause 6), the  Company reserves to itself complete freedom to decide upon the means, route and procedure to be followed in the handling, storage and transportation of the Goods  and is entitled and authorised to engage Sub-contractors to perform all or any of  the functions required of the Company upon such terms and conditions as the  Company in its absolute discretion may deem appropriate. 

(b) The Customer agrees that: 

(i) the value of the Goods shall not be declared or inserted in a Bill of Lading  or a sea carriage document for the purpose of extending a ship or carrier’s  liability under the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 and Carriage of 

Goods by Sea Regulations 1998 except upon express instructions given by  the Customer; 

(ii) in the case of Carriage by air, no option or declaration of value to increase  air-carrier’s liability under: 

(A) Article 22 of Schedule 1A to the Civil Aviation (Carrier’s Liability)  

Act 1959; or 

(B) Article 22(2) of Schedule 1, 2, 4 or 5 to the Civil Aviation (Carrier’s  

Liability) Act 1959

will be made except on express instruction given in writing by the  

Customer; 

(iii) in the case of Carriage by land, or any Carriage ancillary to the Carriage  mentioned above and not expressly provided for under any contract within  

these Trading Conditions, under Convention or under any statute or Law, 

the Customer agrees that the value of the Goods shall not be declared or  

inserted into a contractual document or as part of the trading terms for the  

purpose of extending the forwarder or Carrier’s liability under any 

circumstance except upon express conditions agreed to in writing by the  

Carrier or forwarder who expressly elect to waive that right; 

(iv) in all other cases where there is a choice of charges by Carriers,  

warehousemen, stevedores or others according to the extent of the liability  assumed by the Carriers, warehousemen, stevedores or others, no 

declaration of value (where optional) will be made for the purpose of  

extending liability, and the Goods will be forwarded or dealt with at the  

Customer’s risk for minimum charges, unless express instructions in writing  to the contrary are given by the Customer; 

(v) the Company shall have no obligation to take any action in respect of any  Goods that may be recognisable as belonging to the Customer unless it  

has received suitable instructions relating to such Goods together with all 

necessary documents. In particular, the Company shall not be obliged to  

notify the Customer of the existence or whereabouts of the Goods or to  

examine them or to take any other steps for their identification, protection

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or preservation or for the preservation of any claim by the Customer or any  other party against the Carrier, insurer or any third party; and 

(vi) all Goods moved by air are subject to volumetric conversion on the basis of  one kilo being the equivalent of six thousand cubic centimetres. Goods  

moved by other means are subject to volumetric conversion on the basis of  relevant industry standards or as modified by the Carrier’s standard trading  conditions. 

  1. Perishable, non-deliverable, uncollected, hazardous and damaged  Goods 

(a) Where the Goods are perishable and are not taken up immediately upon arrival or  are insufficiently or incorrectly addressed or marked or otherwise not identifiable,  they may be sold or otherwise disposed of with or without notice to the Customer,  consignor, owner or consignee of the Goods and payment or tender of the net  proceeds of any sale after deduction of all costs, expenses and charges incurred  by the Company in effecting such sale or disposal shall be equivalent to delivery. 

(b) Where the Goods are non-perishable and cannot be delivered either because they  are insufficiently or incorrectly addressed or marked or otherwise not identifiable or  because they are uncollected or not accepted by the consignee they may be sold  or returned at the Company’s option at any time after the expiration of 21 days  from a notice in writing sent to the Customer at the address which the Customer  gave to the Company on delivery of the Goods. All costs, charges and expenses  incurred by the Company and arising in connection with the storage, sale or return  of the Goods shall be paid by the Customer and may be deducted from the 

proceeds of the sale of the Goods. 

(c) Where the Goods are stored by the Company for the Customer and they are  uncollected for whatever reason they may be sold or returned at the Company’s option at any time after the expiration of 21 days from a notice in writing sent to the  Customer at the address which the Customer gave to the Company on delivery of  the Goods. All costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Company and arising  in connection with the storage, sale or return of the Goods shall be paid by the  Customer and may be deducted from the proceeds of the sale of the Goods. 

(d) In respect of subclauses 13(a), 13(b) and 13(c), the Company sells or otherwise  disposes of such Goods as principal and not as agent and is not trustee of the power of sale. 

(e) In the event that any sale of Goods pursuant to subclauses 13(a), 13(b) and 13(c) does not provide sufficient proceeds to discharge all liability of the Customer to the  Company, the Customer acknowledges that it is not released from the remainder of  the liability to the Company merely by sale of the Goods. 

  1. Destruction of Dangerous Goods 

In the event that the Goods are found to be Dangerous Goods they may be destroyed or  otherwise dealt with at the sole discretion of the Company or any other person in whose  custody they may be at the relevant time. If such Goods are accepted under arrangements  previously made in writing they may nevertheless be destroyed or otherwise dealt with if  they become dangerous to other goods or property. The expression ‘goods likely to cause  damage’ includes goods likely to harbour or encourage vermin or other pests and all such  goods as fall within the definition of hazardous and dangerous goods in the legislation  governing carriage by rail in the States and Territories of Australia and OHS laws.

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  1. Inspection 

The Company may without liability open any package or other container which the Goods  are placed or carried to inspect or weigh the Goods either to determine their weight, nature  or condition or to determine their ownership or destination. 

  1. Delivery 

(a) The Company is authorised to deliver the Goods at the address given to it by the  Customer. 

(b) The Company is deemed to have satisfied its delivery obligations under the  Service Agreement if the Company delivers the Goods to the address given by the  Customer and obtains from a person at that address a receipt or a signed delivery  docket. 

(c) In the event of the consignee refusing to take delivery as contemplated in  subclause 16(b), or not being able to take delivery of the Goods, or the Goods  being unable to be delivered for any other reason, the Company is authorised to at  the Company’s absolute discretion and at the Customer’s sole expense and risk  and without liability to the Company, deal with the Goods as the Company thinks fit  including storing or disposing of the Goods or returning them to the Customer or  the person entitled to collect the Goods. 

  1. Railway declaration 

The Company shall be under no obligation to make any declaration to, or to seek any  special protection or cover from, the Department of Infrastructure and Regional  Development, railways authority or provider of railways in any State or any airline or road transport authority in respect of any Goods which fit that body’s description of : 

(a) dangerous or hazardous goods; or 

(b) goods liable to be stored in the open, 

unless written instructions to that effect are given to the Company by the Customer. 

  1. Pillaged Goods 

If the Goods are landed from any vessel in a damaged or pillaged condition and an  examination might be held or other action taken by the Company in respect thereof, no responsibility attaches to the Company for any failure to hold such examination or take  such other action unless the Company has been given sufficient notice to enable it to arrange for such examination or for the taking of such other action as the case may be. 

  1. Storage of Goods pending delivery 

(a) Without limiting the effect of clause 12, pending forwarding and delivery, the Goods  may be warehoused or otherwise held at any place or places at the sole discretion  of the Company at the Customer’s risk and expense. 

(b) In circumstances where the Company stores the Goods, the Company may, by  notice in writing, require that the Customer remove the Goods for any reason 

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whatsoever within seven days from receipt of a notice delivered to the address  which the Customer gave to the Company on delivery of the Goods. If the  

Customer fails to do so, the Company may remove the Goods and store them in  such a manner and in such a place as the Company thinks appropriate at the  Customer’s expense and risk. 

  1. COD Goods 

The Company may in its absolute discretion refuse instructions to collect Goods on delivery  on COD terms in cash or otherwise. Where the Company does accept such instructions its  only obligation to the Customer is to use reasonable diligence and care in such collection.  

  1. Limitation of liability, force majeure and indemnity from liability to  third parties 

(a) Without limiting the effect of clause 10 but subject to subclause 26(g) (where it  applies), and subject to clause 26, to the full extent permitted by law, the Company  its servants and agents shall not be responsible for loss or damage of any kind  whatsoever arising out of the provision of its Services to the Customer (whether  caused by negligence or wilful default by the Company its servants or agents) and  the Customer agrees to indemnify the Company in respect of any claims made by  Sub-contractors or third parties concerning the provision of Services by the 

Company and the following matters are expressly covered by this limitation of  liability:  

(i) any liability to pay amounts to Government Authorities (including, without  limitation, customs duty or GST) that would not have otherwise been  

payable or any penalties (including penalties imposed directly on the 

Company, its servants or agents) as a result of their reliance on incorrect  

information provided by the Customer, consignor or consignee of the  

Goods, or their respective agents whether imposed by court or 

Infringement Notice; 

(ii) any liability concerning the making of any statement, forecast, information  or giving advice in relation to the liability of the Customer to pay any  

amounts owing to any Government Authorities; 

(iii) any liability in respect of the loss, misdelivery, deterioration, non-delivery,  contamination, evaporation or damage to the Goods or consequential loss  

arising as a result however caused; 

(iv) any loss or depreciation of market value attributable to delay in forwarding  the Goods or failure to carry out instructions of the Customer; 

(v) loss, damage, expense or additional cost arising from or in any way  connected with marks or brands on, weight, numbers, content, quality,  

description of the Goods; 

(vi) loss or damage resulting from fire, water, explosion or theft; 

(vii) loss, damage or delay occasioned by examination of the Goods by any of  the Government Authorities; 

(viii) loss, damage or delay occasioned by treatment of the Goods by any of the  Government Authorities (including without limitation, any fumigation or  

decontamination or other treatment by the Department of Agriculture);

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(ix) any costs incurred by the Company on behalf of the Customer to any other  person in relation to the Carriage of the Goods;  

(x) any losses, liabilities, costs or charges incurred by the Company as a  result of or in connection with a direction or request from any Government  Authority in relation to the Goods or Services; 

(xi) any losses, liabilities, costs or charges incurred by the Company as a  result of or in connection with a suspension or cancellation by any  

Government Authority of an ATD in relation to the Goods or Services; 

(xii) any losses, liabilities, costs or charges incurred by the Company as a  result of or in connection with any variation by any Government Authority of  conditions of Licences or the addition by any Government Authority of new conditions on Licences in relation to the Goods or Services; 

(xiii) any losses, liabilities, costs, charges or penalties incurred by the Company  as a result of or in connection with any breaches of any Licences in relation  to the Goods or Services; 

(xiv) any losses, liabilities, costs, charges or penalties incurred by the Company  as a result of or in connection with the Company complying with any  

conditions or Laws in respect of any Licences in relation to the Goods or  Services; 

(xv) any losses, liabilities, costs or charges incurred by the Company as a  result of or in connection with any suspension or cancellation of Licences  by Customs in relation to the Goods or Services; and 

(xvi) loss, damage or delay occasioned by delay in the Carriage of the Goods or  handling of the Goods in the course of the Carriage of the Goods. 

(b) The Company shall not be liable in any event for any Consequential Loss whether  or not the Company had knowledge that such damage might be incurred. 

(c) The Company and Customer acknowledge that Goods moving by airfreight are  subject to the applicable Airfreight Convention. The Customer’s recovery of loss or  damage, if any, is against the airline carrier and is limited in accordance with the Airfreight Convention or any other Conventions that may be applicable. In the  event of any loss or damage suffered by the Customer whilst the Goods are in the  possession of the airline carrier, the Company will seek to recover on behalf of the Customer from the principal airline carrier amounts payable under the  aforementioned Conventions as they are applicable. The Customer will indemnify, defend and hold the Company harmless against any claims for loss or damage to  their Goods incurred whilst they were in the possession of the airline carrier. 

(d) The Company and Customer acknowledge that Goods moving by seafreight are  subject to the applicable international treaties including the Hague Rules. The  Customer’s right to recovery of loss or damage, if any, is against the seafreight  Carrier and is limited in accordance with the Hague Rules or any other  Conventions that may be applicable. In the event of any loss or damage suffered  by the Customer whilst the Goods are in the possession of the seafreight Carrier,  the Company will seek to recover on behalf of the Customer from the carrier amounts payable by the Hague Rules as they are applicable. The Customer will  indemnify, defend and hold the Company harmless against any claims for loss or  damage to their goods incurred whilst they were in the possession of the seafreight  Carrier. 

(e) The Company and Customer acknowledge that Goods moving by airfreight or  seafreight may necessarily involve a part of transport undertaken by other means 

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in order to comply with the terms of Carriage under the Service Agreement or any contract between the parties. Where this is so, and no international treaty is  applicable which covers the additional transport, the Customer’s recovery of loss or  damage, if any, is against the carrier and is limited in accordance with the  Convention applicable for the majority of the transport, even where that Convention does not envisage liability of the kind of transport concerned. In the event of any  loss or damage suffered by the Customer whilst the Goods are in the possession  of a third party Carrier, the Company will seek to recover on behalf of the Customer  from the third party Carrier amounts payable by these Conventions as they are  applicable. The Customer will indemnify, defend and hold the Company harmless  against any claims for loss or damage to their Goods incurred whilst they were in  the possession of the third party Carrier where such Carriage was necessary in  order to comply with the terms of the Service Agreement. 

(f) The Company shall not be liable to the Customer for any breach or failure to  performs its obligations under these Trading Conditions or any damage or loss to  Goods resulting from one of the following: 

(i) perils, dangers and accidents of the sea or other navigable waters; (ii) act of God; 

(iii) act of war; 

(iv) act of terrorism; 

(v) act of public enemies; 

(vi) arrest or restraint of princes, rulers or people, or seizure under legal  process; 

(vii) strikes or lock-outs or stoppage or restraint of labour from whatever cause,  whether partial or general; 

(viii) riots and civil commotions; 

(ix) saving or attempting to save life or property at sea; or 

(x) any other cause arising beyond the reasonable control of the Company,  without the actual fault or privity of the Company and without the actual  fault or privity of the agents or servants of the Company. 

(g) If the occurrence of any event contemplated in subclause 21(f) causes a delay of  over 5 Business Days in any obligation of the Company, then the provision of  Services may be terminated by notice in writing by either party to the other party.  However, all costs, charges and expenses already incurred by the Company prior  to the termination or arising in connection with the disposal or return of the Goods shall be paid by the Customer. 

(h) Any claim made against the Company, its servants or sub-agents is limited to the  full extent permitted by Law. To the extent that the liability of the Company is  limited by any Convention, statute, Law or contract, and that limitation exceeds the  limitation of liability pursuant to these Trading Conditions then the liability pursuant  to that Convention, statute, Law or contract shall apply. 

(i) If the Customer is not acquiring the Services wholly or predominately for personal,  domestic or household use or consumption, the Company’s liability to the Customer for a breach of any non-excludable warranty, condition or guarantee is  limited, at the Company’s option, to supplying the Services again, or the cost of  supplying the Services again.

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  1. Notification of liability 

(a) Any claim for loss or damage must be notified in writing to the Company within  seven days of delivery of the Goods or of the date upon which the Goods should  have been delivered. 

(b) If no claim for loss or damage is made within seven days of delivery of the Goods  then the Customer is deemed to have accepted the Goods and to the fullest extent  permitted by law, waives any claim for loss or damage against the Company in  respect of the Services. 

  1. Guarantee, undertaking and indemnity by directors and shareholders 

(a) If the Customer is a company, the directors and shareholders of that company will  guarantee the Debts, undertake to perform the obligations of the Customer and  indemnify and keep indemnified the Company against the Debts. 

(b) For the purposes of subclause 23(a), the Customer will ensure that its directors  and shareholders will sign any other documents required by the Company to  evidence and confirm any guarantee, undertaking and indemnity in the form  annexed to these Trading Conditions. 

  1. Intellectual property 

The Customer acknowledges that the Company shall retain all copyright and other  intellectual property in any documents or things created by the Company in the course of  providing its Services pursuant to these Trading Conditions. 

  1. Non-Consumer Contract and Non-Small Business Contract provisions 

(a) This clause 25 only applies where the Service Agreement between the Company  and the Customer is not a Consumer Contract or a Small Business Contract and/or  is a Shipping Contract. 

(b) The Customer must not assign the Customer’s rights or transfer the Customer’s  obligations under the Service Agreement without the Company’s prior written  consent. The Company may assign the Company’s rights and obligation under the  Service Agreement without the Customer’s consent. 

(c) No modification amendments or other variation of the Trading Conditions shall be  valid and binding on the Company unless made in writing and duly executed by  and on behalf of the Company. 

(d) The Company reserves complete freedom to decide the manner or procedure to be  adopted for any or all of the various acts that will be necessary for the completion  of the Services. That discretion will be varied only by instructions delivered by the  Customer to the Company in writing and acknowledged by the Company in writing  in sufficient time before the performance of any service to reasonably allow the Company to adopt the manner of performing the service required by the special  instructions. THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY OR 

RESPONSIBILITY BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT THERE MAY BE A  

CHANGE IN THE RATES OF DUTY, WHARFAGE, FREIGHT, RAILAGE OR  CARTAGE, OR ANY OTHER TARIFF BEFORE OR AFTER THE 

PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY OR ANY ACT INVOLVING A LESS 

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FAVOURABLE RATE OR TARIFF, OR BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT A  SAVING MAY HAVE BEEN EFFECTED IN SOME OTHER WAY HAD ANY ACT  BEEN PERFORMED AT A DIFFERENT TIME AND WHETHER ITS  

PERFORMANCE OF ANY OF THE ACTS AFORESAID IS DELAYED OR  PRECIPITATED THROUGH THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE COMPANY OR ITS  SERVANTS OR AGENTS OR HOWEVER CAUSED. 

(e) Any term in these Trading Conditions which limits the Company’s liability will also  extend and apply to any Sub-contractor, agent or nominee. For the purpose of this  subclause 25(e), the Company is deemed to be acting as agent or trustee for the Company’s agents, employees, nominees and Subcontractors and each of those  persons shall be deemed to be a party to these Trading Conditions. 

(f) The Customer undertakes that no claim or allegation will be made, whether by the  Customer or any other person, against the Company’s agents, employees or Sub contractors and if such claim or allegation is made for the consequence thereof. It  is agreed that this release and indemnity operates irrespective of how the claim or  allegation arises including negligence or out of events which may constitute a fundamental breach of contract or a breach of a fundamental term of a contract. 

(g) The Company shall be discharged from all liability whatsoever in connection with  the Services and/or the Goods unless proceedings are served within nine months  from delivery of the Goods (or from when they should have been delivered). 

(h) The indemnity provided in subclause 10(c), shall not be affected in any way if such  pillaging, stealing, loss, damage or destruction has occurred or been brought about  wholly or in part by the negligence or the alleged negligence or any default,  omission, neglect or default or any breach of duty of obligation of the Company, its  servants or agents. 

(i) The Customer undertakes and warrants that neither it, nor any other party that has  an interest in the Goods or Services, shall bring any claims against any party that  has provided all or any part of the Services (including any Sub-contractor, principal,  employer, employee, nominee or agent of the Company) and where any such  claims are made by the Customer or any other interested party, the Customer  undertakes to indemnify all parties against whom the claims are made (including  the Company) against any loss and damage that may be suffered as a result of  such claims. 

(j) In all cases where these Trading Conditions, statute, international Convention or  otherwise do not exclude the liability of the Company, the liability of the Company  whatsoever and howsoever caused shall be limited to whichever is the lesser  between the value of the Goods the subject of the Service Agreement at the time  the Goods were delivered to the Company or Australian $200. 

(k) The Company shall not be liable in any event for any Consequential Loss whether  or not the Company had knowledge that such damage might be incurred. 

  1. Consumer Contract or Small Business Contract provisions 

(a) This clause 26 only applies where the Service Agreement between the Company  and the Customer is a Consumer Contract or a Small Business Contract and is not  a Shipping Contract. 

(b) Neither Party may assign the other Party’s rights or transfer its obligations under  the Service Agreement without the other Party’s prior written consent, which must  not be unreasonably withheld.

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(c) No modification amendments or other variation of the Trading Conditions shall be  valid and binding on the Parties unless made in writing and duly executed by and  on behalf of both Parties. 

(d) The Company, acting reasonably, reserves to the right to decide the manner or  procedure to be adopted for any or all of the various acts that will be necessary for  the completion of the Services. THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY  OR RESPONSIBILITY BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT THERE MAY BE A  CHANGE IN THE RATES OF DUTY, WHARFAGE, FREIGHT, RAILAGE OR  CARTAGE, OR ANY OTHER TARIFF BEFORE OR AFTER THE 

PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY OR ANY ACT INVOLVING A LESS  FAVOURABLE RATE OR TARIFF, OR BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT A  SAVING MAY HAVE BEEN EFFECTED IN SOME OTHER WAY HAD ANY ACT  BEEN PERFORMED AT A DIFFERENT TIME. 

(e) Where the Company accepts instructions to deliver on a COD basis pursuant to  clause 20, THE COMPANY IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE  ARISING FROM SUCH INSTRUCTIONS OR SUCH COLLECTION, EXCEPT TO  THE EXTENT THAT THE LOSS OR DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE  COMPANY

(f) The Company shall not be liable in any event for any Consequential Loss unless  the Company had knowledge that such damage might be incurred. 

(g) Subclause 21(a) will not apply to the extent that: 

(i) the Company directly caused loss or damage; or 

(ii) the loss or damage was caused by negligence or wilful default by the  Company, its servants or agents.

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