1. Definitions
1.1 “Seller” shall mean Thomas Wheeler of Open Space Joinery, its successors and assigns or any person acting on behalf of and
with the authority of Thomas Wheeler of Open Space Joinery.
1.2 “Customer” shall mean the Customer (or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of the Customer) as described
on any quotation, work authorisation or another form as provided by the Seller to the Customer.
1.3 “Guarantor” means that person (or persons) who agrees to be liable for the debts of the Customer on a principal debtor basis.
1.4 “Goods” shall mean all Goods supplied by the Seller to the Customer (and where the context so permits shall include any
supply of Services as hereinafter defined) and are as described on the invoices, quotation, work authorisation or any other
forms as provided by the Seller to the Customer.
1.5 “Services” shall mean all Services supplied by the Seller to the Customer and includes any advice or recommendations (and
where the context so permits shall include any supply of Goods as defined above).
1.6 “Price” shall mean the Price payable for the Goods as agreed between the Seller and the Customer in accordance with clause 4
of this contract.
2. The Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (“CCA”) and Fair Trading Acts (“FTA”)
2.1 Nothing in this agreement is intended to have the effect of contracting out of any applicable provisions of the CCA or the FTA
in each of the States and Territories of Australia (including any substitute to those Acts or re-enactment thereof), except to the
extent permitted by those Acts where applicable.
2.2 Where the Customer buys Goods as a consumer, these terms and conditions shall be subject to any laws or legislation
governing the rights of consumers and shall not affect the consumer’s statutory rights.
3. Acceptance
3.1 Any instructions received by the Seller from the Customer for the supply of Goods and/or the Customer’s acceptance of Goods
supplied by the Seller shall constitute acceptance of the terms and conditions contained herein.
3.2 Where more than one Customer has entered into this agreement, the Customers shall be jointly and severally liable for all
payments of the Price.
3.3 Upon acceptance of these terms and conditions by the Customer, the terms and conditions are binding and can only be
amended with the written consent of the Seller.
3.4 The Customer shall give the Seller not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice of any proposed change of ownership of
the Customer or any change in the Customer’s name and/or any other change in the Customer’s details (including but not
limited to, changes in the Customer’s address, facsimile number, or business practice). The Customer shall be liable for any
loss incurred by the Seller as a result of the Customer’s failure to comply with this clause.
3.5 Goods are supplied by the Seller only on the terms and conditions of trade herein to the exclusion of anything to the contrary in
the terms of the Customer’s order notwithstanding that any such order is placed on terms that purport to override these terms
and conditions of trade.
4. Price and Payment
4.1 At the Seller’s sole discretion the Price shall be either:
(a) as indicated on invoices provided by the Seller to the Customer in respect of Goods supplied; or
(b) the Seller’s Price at the date of delivery of the Goods according to the Seller’s current pricelist; or
(c) the Seller’s quoted Price (subject to clause 4.2) which shall be binding upon the Seller provided that the Customer shall
accept the Seller’s quotation in writing within thirty (30) days.
4.2 The Seller reserves the right to change the Price in the event of a variation to the Seller’s quotation.
4.3 At the Seller’s sole discretion:
(a) a non-refundable deposit of up to seventy percent (70%) may be required; and
(b) payment shall be due on delivery of the Goods; or
(c) payment for approved Customers shall be made by instalments in accordance with the Seller’s payment schedule; or
(d) detailed payment claims may be submitted at intervals not less than monthly for work performed up to the end of each
month. The value of work so performed shall include the reasonable value of authorised variations and the value of
materials delivered to the site but not yet installed.
4.4 Time for payment shall be of the essence and will be stated on the invoice or any other forms. If no time is stated then payment
shall be due fourteen (14) days following the date of the invoice.
4.5 Payment by direct credit is preferred, but the Seller will accept payment made by cash, or by any other method as agreed to
between the Customer and the Seller.
4.6 GST and other taxes and duties that may be applicable shall be added to the Price except when they are expressly included in
the Price.
5. Delivery of the Goods
5.1 At the Seller’s sole discretion delivery of the Goods shall take place when the Customer takes possession of the Goods at the
Customer’s nominated address (in the event that the Goods are delivered by the Seller or the Seller’s nominated carrier).
5.2 At the Seller’s sole discretion the costs of delivery may be in addition to the Price.
5.3 The Customer shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods whenever they are tendered for delivery. In
the event that the Customer is unable to take delivery of the Goods as arranged then the Seller shall be entitled to charge a
reasonable fee for redelivery.
5.4 Delivery of the Goods to a third party nominated by the Customer is deemed to be delivery to the Customer for the purposes of
this agreement.
5.5 The failure of the Seller to deliver shall not entitle either party to treat this contract as repudiated.
5.6 The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever due to failure by the Seller to deliver the Goods (or any of
them) promptly or at all, where due to circumstances beyond the control of the Seller.
6. Risk
6.1 If the Seller retains ownership of the Goods nonetheless, all risk for the Goods passes to the Customer on delivery.
6.2 If any of the Goods are damaged or destroyed following delivery but prior to ownership passing to the Customer, the Seller is
entitled to receive all insurance proceeds payable for the Goods. The production of these terms and conditions by the Seller is
sufficient evidence of the Seller’s rights to receive the insurance proceeds without the need for any person dealing with the
Seller to make further enquiries.
6.3 Where the Customer expressly requests the Seller to deliver the Goods to an unattended location then such Goods shall be left
at the Customer’s sole risk and it shall be the Customer’s responsibility to ensure the Goods are insured adequately or at all.
6.4 Stone, timber and veneers are of natural colour and materials as such shade or tone, markings, and veining may vary from
colour samples provided. The Seller will make every effort to match colour samples to the Goods supplied but will not be
liable in any way whatsoever for samples differing from the actual Goods supplied.
6.5 The Customer acknowledges that Goods supplied may
(a) exhibit variations in shade, colour, texture, surface, finish, markings and may contain natural fissures, occlusions, lines,
indentations and may fade or change colour over time; and
(b) expand, contract or distort as a result of exposure to heat, cold, weather; and
(c) mark or stain if exposed to certain substances; and
(d) be damaged or disfigured by impact or scratching.
7. Title
7.1 The Seller and the Customer agree that ownership of the Goods shall not pass until:
(a) the Customer has paid the Seller all amounts owing for the particular Goods; and
(b) the Customer has met all other obligations due by the Customer to the Seller in respect of all contracts between the Seller
and the Customer.
7.2 Receipt by the Seller of any form of payment other than cash shall not be deemed to be payment until that form of payment has
been honoured, cleared or recognised and until then the Seller’s ownership or rights in respect of the Goods shall continue.
7.3 It is further agreed that:
(a) where practicable the Goods shall be kept separate and identifiable until the Seller shall have received payment and all
other obligations of the Customer are met; and
(b) until such time as ownership of the Goods shall pass from the Seller to the Customer the Seller may give notice in writing
to the Customer to return the Goods or any of them to the Seller. Upon such notice the rights of the Customer to obtain
ownership or any other interest in the Goods shall cease; and
(c) the Seller shall have the right of stopping the Goods in transit whether or not delivery has been made; and
(d) if the Customer fails to return the Goods to the Seller then the Seller or the Seller’s agent may (as the invitee of the
Customer) enter upon and into land and premises owned, occupied or used by the Customer, or any premises where the
Goods are situated and take possession of the Goods; and
(e) the Customer is only a bailee of the Goods, and until the Seller has received payment in full for the Goods, then the
Customer shall hold any proceeds from the sale or disposal of the Goods, up to and including the amount the Customer
owes to the Seller for the Goods, on trust for the Seller; and
(f) the Customer shall not deal with the money of the Seller in any way which may be adverse to the Seller; and
(g) the Customer shall not charge the Goods in any way nor grant nor otherwise give any interest in the Goods while they
remain the property of the Seller; and
(h) the Seller can issue proceedings to recover the Price of the Goods sold notwithstanding that ownership of the Goods may
not have passed to the Customer; and
(i) until such time that ownership in the Goods passes to the Customer if the Goods are converted into other products, the
parties agree that the Seller will be the owner of the end products.
8. Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (“PPSA”)
8.1 In this clause:
(a) financing statement has the meaning given to it by the PPSA;
(b) financing change statement has the meaning given to it by the PPSA;
(c) security agreement means the security agreement under the PPSA created between the Customer and the Seller by these
terms and conditions; and
(d) security interest has the meaning given to it by the PPSA.
8.2 Upon assenting to these terms and conditions in writing, the Customer acknowledges and agrees that these terms and
conditions:
(a) constitute a security agreement for the purposes of the PPSA; and
(b) create a security interest in:
(i) all Goods previously supplied by the Seller to the Customer (if any);
(ii) all Goods that will be supplied in the future by the Seller to the Customer.
8.3 The Customer undertakes to:
(a) promptly sign any further documents and/or provide any further information (such information to be complete, accurate
and up-to-date in all respects) which the Seller may reasonably require to:
(i) register a financing statement or financing change statement in relation to a security interest on the Personal Property
Securities Register;
(ii) register any other document required to be registered by the PPSA; or
(iii) correct a defect in a statement referred to in clause 8.3(a)(i) or 8.3(a)(ii);
(b) indemnify, and upon demand reimburse, the Seller for all expenses incurred in registering a financing statement or
financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register established by the PPSA or releasing any Goods
charged thereby;
(c) not register a financing change statement in respect of a security interest without the prior written consent of the Seller;
(d) not register, or permit to be registered, a financing statement or a financing change statement in relation to the Goods in
favour of a third party without the prior written consent of the Seller; and
(e) immediately advise the Seller of any material change in its business practices of selling the Goods which would result in a
change in the nature of proceeds derived from such sales.
8.4 The Seller and the Customer agree that sections 96, 115 and 125 of the PPSA do not apply to the security agreement created by
these terms and conditions.
8.5 The Customer hereby waives its rights to receive notices under sections 95, 118, 121(4), 130, 132(3)(d) and 132(4) of the
PPSA.
8.6 The Customer waives its rights as a grantor and/or a debtor under sections 142 and 143 of the PPSA.
8.7 Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Seller, the Customer waives its right to receive a verification statement in
accordance with section 157 of the PPSA.
8.8 The Customer shall unconditionally ratify any actions taken by the Seller under clauses 8.3 to 8.5.
9. Security and Charge
9.1 Despite anything to the contrary contained herein or any other rights which the Seller may have howsoever:
(a) where the Customer and/or the Guarantor (if any) is the owner of land, realty or any other asset capable of being charged,
both the Customer and/or the Guarantor agree to mortgage and/or charge all of their joint and/or several interest in the said
land, realty or any other asset to the Seller or the Seller’s nominee to secure all amounts and other monetary obligations
payable under these terms and conditions. The Customer and/or the Guarantor acknowledge and agree that the Seller (or
the Seller’s nominee) shall be entitled to lodge where appropriate a caveat, which caveat shall be withdrawn once all
payments and other monetary obligations payable hereunder have been met.
(b) should the Seller elect to proceed in any manner in accordance with this clause and/or its sub-clauses, the Customer and/or
Guarantor shall indemnify the Seller from and against all the Seller’s costs and disbursements including legal costs on a
solicitor and own client basis.
(c) the Customer and/or the Guarantor (if any) agree to irrevocably nominate constitute and appoint the Seller or the Seller’s
nominee as the Customer’s and/or Guarantor’s true and lawful attorney to perform all necessary acts to give effect to the
provisions of this clause 9.1.
10. Defects
10.1 The Customer shall inspect the Goods on delivery and shall within two (2) days of delivery (time being of the essence) notify
the Seller of any alleged defect, shortage in quantity, damage or failure to comply with the description or quote. The Customer
shall afford the Seller an opportunity to inspect the Goods within a reasonable time following delivery if the Customer believes
the Goods are defective in any way. If the Customer shall fail to comply with these provisions the Goods shall be presumed to
be free from any defect or damage. For defective Goods, which the Seller has agreed in writing that the Customer is entitled to
reject, the Seller’s liability is limited to either (at the Seller’s discretion) replacing the Goods or repairing the Goods except
where the Customer has acquired Goods as a consumer within the meaning of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010
(CWlth) or the Fair Trading Acts of the relevant state or territories of Australia, and is therefore also entitled to, at the
consumer’s discretion either a refund of the purchase price of the Goods, or repair of the Goods, or replacement of the Goods.
10.2 Goods will not be accepted for return other than in accordance with 10.1 above.
11. Warranty
11.1 Subject to the conditions of warranty set out in clause 11.2 the Seller warrants that if any defect in any workmanship of the
Seller becomes apparent and is reported to the Seller within twelve (12) months of the date of delivery (time being of the
essence) then the Seller will either (at the Seller’s sole discretion) replace or remedy the workmanship.
11.2 The conditions applicable to the warranty given by clause 11.1 are:
(a) the warranty shall not cover any defect or damage which may be caused or partly caused by or arise through:
(i) failure on the part of the Customer to properly maintain any Goods; or
(ii) failure on the part of the Customer to follow any instructions or guidelines provided by the Seller; or
(iii) any use of any Goods otherwise than for any application specified on a quote or order form; or
(iv) the continued use of any Goods after any defect becomes apparent or would have become apparent to a reasonably
prudent operator or user; or
(v) fair wear and tear, any accident or act of God.
(b) the warranty shall cease and the Seller shall thereafter in no circumstances be liable under the terms of the warranty if the
workmanship is repaired, altered or overhauled without the Seller’s consent.
(c) in respect of all claims the Seller shall not be liable to compensate the Customer for any delay in either replacing or
remedying the workmanship or in properly assessing the Customer’s claim.
11.3 For Goods not manufactured by the Seller, the warranty shall be the current warranty provided by the manufacturer of the
Goods. The Seller shall not be bound by nor be responsible for any term, condition, representation or warranty other than that
which is given by the manufacturer of the Goods.
12. Default and Consequences of Default
12.1 Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue fortnightly from the date when payment becomes due, until the date of payment, at a
rate of one (1%) per fortnight, calculated on the total price of the quote (and at the Seller’s sole discretion such interest shall
compound monthly at such a rate) after as well as before any judgment.
12.2 In the event that the Customer’s payment is dishonoured for any reason the Customer shall be liable for any dishonour fees
incurred by the Seller.
12.3 If the Customer defaults in payment of any invoice when due, the Customer shall indemnify the Seller from and against all
costs and disbursements incurred by the Seller in pursuing the debt including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis and
the Seller’s collection agency costs.
12.4 Without prejudice to any other remedies the Seller may have, if at any time the Customer is in breach of any obligation
(including those relating to payment) the Seller may suspend or terminate the supply of Goods to the Customer and any of its
other obligations under the terms and conditions. The Seller will not be liable to the Customer for any loss or damage the
Customer suffers because the Seller has exercised its rights under this clause.
12.5 If any account remains overdue after fourteen (14) days then an amount of the greater of twenty dollars ($20.00) or one percent
(1%) of the amount for the entire quote shall be levied for administration fees which sum shall become immediately due and
payable.
12.6 Without prejudice to the Seller’s other remedies at law the Seller shall be entitled to cancel all or any part of any order of the
Customer which remains unfulfilled and all amounts owing to the Seller shall, whether or not due for payment, become
immediately payable in the event that:
(a) any money payable to the Seller becomes overdue, or in the Seller’s opinion the Customer will be unable to meet its
payments as they fall due; or
(b) the Customer becomes insolvent, convenes a meeting with its creditors or proposes or enters into an arrangement with
creditors, or makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or
(c) a receiver, manager, liquidator (provisional or otherwise) or similar person is appointed in respect of the Customer or any
asset of the Customer.
13. Cancellation
13.1 The Seller may cancel any contract to which these terms and conditions apply or cancel delivery of Goods at any time before
the Goods are delivered by giving written notice to the Customer. On giving such notice the Seller shall repay to the Customer
any sums paid in respect of the Price. The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from such
cancellation.
13.2 In the event that the Customer cancels delivery of Goods the Customer shall be liable for any loss incurred by the Seller
(including, but not limited to, any loss of profits) up to the time of cancellation.
13.3 Cancellation of orders for Goods made to the Customer’s specifications or non-stocklist items will definitely not be accepted,
once production has commenced.
14. Privacy Act 1988
14.1 The Customer and/or the Guarantor/s (herein referred to as the Customer) agree for the Seller to obtain from a credit reporting
agency a credit report containing personal credit information about the Customer in relation to credit provided by the Seller.
14.2 The Customer agrees that the Seller may exchange information about the Customer with those credit providers either named as
trade referees by the Customer or named in a consumer credit report issued by a credit reporting agency for the following
purposes:
(a) to assess an application by the Customer; and/or
(b) to notify other credit providers of a default by the Customer; and/or
(c) to exchange information with other credit providers as to the status of this credit account, where the Customer is in default
with other credit providers; and/or
(d) to assess the creditworthiness of the Customer.
The Customer understands that the information exchanged can include anything about the Customer’s creditworthiness, credit
standing, credit history or credit capacity that credit providers are allowed to exchange under the Privacy Act 1988.
14.3 The Customer consents to the Seller being given a consumer credit report to collect overdue payment on commercial credit
(Section 18K(1)(h) Privacy Act 1988).
14.4 The Customer agrees that personal credit information provided may be used and retained by the Seller for the following
purposes (and for other purposes as shall be agreed between the Customer and Seller or required by law from time to time):
(a) the provision of Goods; and/or
(b) the marketing of Goods by the Seller, its agents or distributors; and/or
(c) analysing, verifying and/or checking the Customer’s credit, payment and/or status in relation to the provision of Goods;
and/or
(d) processing of any payment instructions, direct debit facilities and/or credit facilities requested by the Customer; and/or
(e) enabling the daily operation of Customer’s account and/or the collection of amounts outstanding in the Customer’s account
in relation to the Goods.
14.5 The Seller may give information about the Customer to a credit reporting agency for the following purposes:
(a) to obtain a consumer credit report about the Customer;
(b) allow the credit reporting agency to create or maintain a credit information file containing information about the Customer.
14.6 The information given to the credit reporting agency may include:
(a) personal particulars (the Customer’s name, sex, address, previous addresses, date of birth, name of employer and driver’s
licence number;
(b) details concerning the Customer’s application for credit or commercial credit and the amount requested;
(c) advice that the Seller is a current credit provider to the Customer;
(d) advice of any overdue accounts, loan repayments, and/or any outstanding monies owing which are overdue by more than
sixty (60) days, and for which debt collection action has been started;
(e) that the Customer’s overdue accounts, loan repayments and/or any outstanding monies are no longer overdue in respect of
any default that has been listed;
(f) information that, in the opinion of the Seller, the Customer has committed a serious credit infringement (that is,
fraudulently or shown an intention not to comply with the Customers credit obligations);
(g) advice that cheques drawn by the Customer for one hundred dollars ($100) or more, have been dishonoured more than
once;
(h) that credit provided to the Customer by the Seller has been paid or otherwise discharged.
15. Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002
15.1 At the Seller’s sole discretion, if there are any disputes or claims for unpaid Goods and/or Services then the provisions of the
Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 may apply.
15.2 Nothing in this agreement is intended to have the affect of contracting out of any applicable provisions of the Building and
Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 of Victoria, except to the extent permitted by the Act where applicable.
16. General
16.1 If any provision of these terms and conditions shall be invalid, void, illegal or unenforceable the validity, existence, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, prejudiced or impaired.
16.2 If any provisions of these terms and conditions are inconsistent with the PPSA, the PPSA shall prevail to the extent of that
inconsistency.
16.3 These terms and conditions and any contract to which they apply shall be governed by the laws of Victoria and are subject to
the jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria.
16.4 The Seller shall be under no liability whatsoever to the Customer for any indirect and/or consequential loss and/or expense
(including loss of profit) suffered by the Customer arising out of a breach by the Seller of these terms and conditions.
16.5 In the event of any breach of this contract by the Seller the remedies of the Customer shall be limited to damages which under
no circumstances shall exceed the Price of the Goods.
16.6 The Customer shall not be entitled to set off against, or deduct from the Price, any sums owed or claimed to be owed to the
Customer by the Seller nor to withhold payment of any invoice because part of that invoice is in dispute.
16.7 The Seller may license or sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations without the Customer’s consent.
16.8 The Customer agrees that the Seller may review these terms and conditions at any time. If, following any such review, there is
to be any change to these terms and conditions, then that change will take effect from the date on which the Seller notifies the
Customer of such change. The Customer shall be under no obligation to accept such changes except where the Seller supplies
further Goods to the Customer and the Customer accepts such Goods.
16.9 Neither party shall be liable for any default due to any act of God, war, terrorism, strike, lock-out, industrial action, fire, flood,
storm or other event beyond the reasonable control of either party.
16.10 The failure by the Seller to enforce any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be treated as a waiver of that
provision, nor shall it affect the Seller’s right to subsequently enforce that provision.