Terms and Conditions

  1.INTERPRETATION     

  In this agreement –     

  1.1 Clause headings are for convenience and shall not be used in its interpretation;     

  1.2 Unless the context indicates a contrary intention –     

  1.2.1. An expression, which denotes –     

  1.2.1.1. Any gender includes the other genders;     

  1.2.1.2. a natural person includes an artificial person and vice versa;     

  1.2.1.3. The singular includes the plural and vice versa;     

  1.2.2. The following expressions shall bear the meanings assigned to them below and cognate expressions bear corresponding meanings –     

  1.2.2.1. ACL means the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) , as amended and any Regulations promulgated in respect thereof;     

  1.2.2.2. “Customer” – shall mean the person whose name appears on the invoice which is annexed hereto, or if no invoice is annexed hereto, or no name appears thereon, or in any other circumstances, any person or persons at whose request or on whose behalf Simplifi NII undertakes to supply any goods, do any business, or provide any advice or service;     

  1.2.2.3. “Simplifi NII” – shall mean Simplifi NII Pty Ltd;   ABN 54  

  1.2.2.4. “Goods” – any items or services of whatsoever nature that are supplied by Simplifi NII to the Customer in terms of this agreement;     

  1.2.2.5. “Protected Consumer” means a consumer as defined in section 1 of the ACL and whose annual turnover and assets value falls below the threshold contemplated in section 5 of the ACL read in conjunction with the Regulations;     

  1.2.2.6. “Signatory” – shall mean the individual who signs this agreement and the annexed invoice on behalf of the Customer;     

  1.3 These conditions of sale will, where applicable, will be subject to the ACL.     

  2. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL     

  2.1 It is recorded that the only basis upon which Simplifi NII is prepared to do business with the Customer is that,notwithstanding anything in the Customer’s enquiry, specification, acceptance, order or other documentation or any other discussion/s to the contrary, the terms and conditions contained herein shall constitute the sole terms of the agreement between Simplifi NII and the Customer     

  2.2 and shall operate in respect of any business between the Customer and Simplifi NII.     

  2.3 All and any business undertaken, including any advice, information or service provided whether gratuitously or not by Simplifi NII is and shall be subject to the terms and conditions contained herein, and each term and condition     

  2.4 shall be deemed to be incorporated in and to be a term and condition of any agreement between Simplifi NII and the Customer.     

  3.NO VARIATIONS OR AMENDMENTS     

  3.1 This agreement constitutes the whole agreement between the Customer and Simplifi NII relating to the subject matter hereof.     

  3.2 No amendment or consensual cancellation of this agreement or any provision or term thereof or of any transaction, bill of exchange or other document issued or executed pursuant to or in terms of this agreement and no settlement of any disputes arising under this agreement and no extension of time, waiver or relaxation or suspension of any of the provisions or terms of this agreement or of any transaction, bill of exchange or other document issued pursuant to or in terms of this agreement shall be binding unless recorded in a written document signed by an authorized representative of Simplifi NII. Any such extension, waiver or relaxation or suspension which is so given or made shall be strictly construed as relating to the matter in respect whereof it was made or given.     

  3.3 No extension of time or waiver or relaxation of any of the provisions or terms of this agreement or any agreement, bill of exchange or other document issued or executed pursuant to or in terms of this agreement, shall operate as an estoppel against Simplifi NII in respect of its rights under this agreement, nor shall it operate so as to preclude Simplifi NII thereafter from exercising its rights strictly in accordance with this agreement.     

  3.4 Simplifi NII shall not be bound by any express or implied term, representation, warranty, promise or the like not recorded herein, whether it induced the contract between Simplifi NII and the Customer or not.     

  3.5 No person other than a duly authorized representative of Simplifi NII has any authority to delete, amend or in any respect vary any of these conditions or accept any other terms or agree to a consensual cancellation hereof.     

  4. QUOTATIONS     

  4.1 Any quotation given is not an offer by Simplifi NII to sell the Goods but constitutes an invitation by Simplifi NII to the Customer to do business with Simplifi NII.     

  4.2 A quotation is only valid for the period specified and may be revoked at any time by Simplifi NII in the event of non-availability of the specified good. Simplifi NII may accept or reject in whole or in part any order placed upon it by the Customer according to the quotation. Accordingly, a contract shall only come into force between Simplifi NII and the Customer if, after receipt by Simplifi NII of the Customer’s order or acceptance of the quotation, Simplifi NII confirms to the Customer that such a contract has been concluded or if Simplifi NII supplies, or tenders to supply, the Goods in question to the Customer.     

  4.3 The quotation is based on rates of exchange, freight charges, insurance, railage, costs of labour and materials and other charges ruling at the date/term of the quotation. Any variations occurring subsequent to the date/term of the quotation in any of the aforesaid rates or charges shall entitle Simplifi NII to vary the amount of the quotation accordingly.     

  5. PLACING OF ORDERS     

  5.1 When telephone orders are placed by the Customer, Simplifi NII may require such orders to be confirmed in writing by the Customer, prior to acceptance by Simplifi NII.     

  5.2 An order may not be withdrawn until accepted or rejected by Simplifi NII. Any such order shall upon acceptance thereof by Simplifi NII be irrevocable by the Customer. In the event of Simplifi NII (at its sole discretion) agreeing to the cancellation or variation of an order, the Customer shall be liable for any financial implications that may arise due to the cancellation or variation of the order.     

  6. PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT     

  6.1 Orders are accepted by Simplifi NII on the basis that the prices charged are those ruling at the date of the order of the Goods or term of quotation period, unless otherwise expressly stated.     

  6.2 Unless otherwise expressly stated, prices are exclusive of value added tax which shall be for the account of the Customer unless the Customer has given acceptable proof to Simplifi NII that the supply is a zero rated or exempt amount.     

  6.3 The Customer shall be obliged to pay to Simplifi NII in addition to the contract price herein –     

  6.3.1. The amount of any tax, duty or other charges of any nature whatsoever imposed by any law, regulation or enactment of whatsoever kind which comes into force on a date after the date on which any price charged is determined.     

  6.3.2. Any other additional costs of any nature whatsoever arising due to factors beyond the control of Simplifi NII. In particular, but without limiting the generality of the preceding, Simplifi NII shall be entitled to increase the purchase price in respect of any Goods supplied to make provision for any increases in cost arising as a result of or during the period of any delay caused by the Customer.     

  6.4 Any expense incurred by Simplifi NII at the instance of the Customer in modifying or otherwise altering or making additions to the design, quantities or specifications for the standard Goods, and any expenses arising as a result of suspension of work by Simplifi NII due to instructions given, or a failure to provide guidance by the Customer, shall be added to the purchase price in respect of the relevant Goods.     

  6.5 The purchase price in respect of any Goods sold by Simplifi NII to the Customer in terms of this agreement shall be payable –     

  6.5.1. By the Customer to Simplifi NII, at Simplifi NII’s head office or into such bank account as may be nominated by Simplifi NII from time to time;     

  6.5.2. in cash;     

  6.5.3. in Australian currency without deduction or set-off and free of any exchange, and     

  6.5.4. During or before the expiry of the period indicated on the invoice.     

  6.6 The Customer has no right to withhold payment for any reason whatsoever. The Customer is not entitled to set off any amount due to the Customer by Simplifi NII against any debt owed by the Customer to Simplifi NII nor shall the Customer withhold any payment by any alleged counterclaim against Simplifi NII.     

  6.7 The Customer at this moment agrees that any item handed in for repair may be sold by Simplifi NII to defray the cost of such maintenance and Simplifi NII’s general storage cost if the issue remains uncollected within three months of the repair being completed.     

  7. RISK          

  The risk of damage to, destruction or theft of the Goods passes to the Customer as per the IncoTerms 2000 stipulated on the quotation. If no terms are stipulated on the quotation, the IncoTerms 2000, “Ex-works Simplifi NII Perth Premises” will apply.     

  8. REPAIRS     

  Any repair times given by Simplifi NII are merely estimates, and Simplifi NII shall not be bound thereby.     

  9. IMPORTED GOODS     

  Where the Goods or any part thereof are to be imported, this agreement is subject to the condition that the Customer’s order is accepted and confirmed by Simplifi NII’s own supplier’s and that delivery is made there under in due course.     

  10. DELIVERY     

  10.1 Any delivery date indicated by Simplifi NII shall merely be regarded as the estimated date of delivery and shall not bind Simplifi NII to effect delivery on such time.     

  10.2 The Customer shall accept delivery whenever it is tendered and shall not be entitled to resile from the agreement nor to withhold or defer any payment nor to a reduction in price nor to any other right or remedy against Simplifi NII, its servant, agents or any other persons for whom it is liable in law (in whose favour this constitutes a stipulatio alter) whether for losses, costs, damages, expenses, interest or otherwise on account of delays in effecting delivery, partial delivery or non-delivery, whether occasioned by any negligent act or omission on the part of Simplifi NII, its servants, agents or any other persons for whom it is liable in law, or not.     

  10.3 If delivery of any particular order is to be effected in consignments, Simplifi NII shall not be obliged to deliver any part of the order until the purchase price, which is due in respect of the part of the order that has already been delivered has been paid.     

  10.4 The Customer shall be obliged to inspect all Goods upon delivery and shall endorse the delivery note as to any missing or damages Goods. No claims for missing or damaged Goods shall be valid unless the delivery note has been endorsed as aforesaid and unless, in addition, the Customer notifies Simplifi NII in writing within 7 days of the delivery of the Goods of the claim in question and the Goods relating to such claim, furnishing full details in regard thereto. The Customer shall bear the onus of proving that upon delivery, any Goods are missing or damaged or that the Customers order was in any way not complied with.     

  10.5 If Simplifi NII is unable to deliver the Goods to the Customer due to any act or omission on the part of the Customer, it shall be entitled to charge the Customer for the storage of the Goods. The Customer shall be obliged to furnish information necessary to enable delivery of the relevant Goods to be effected and if the Customer fails or refuses to do so, or if it fails or refuses to take delivery, the Goods shall without prejudice to the provisions of clause 7, be deemed to have been delivered to the Customer upon notification by Simplifi NII to the Customer to that effect.     

  10.6 If the Customer agrees to engage a third party to transport the Goods, Simplifi NII is hereby authorized to engage a third party on the Customer’s behalf and on the terms deemed fit by Simplifi NII. The Customer hereby indemnifies Simplifi NII against any claims that may arise from such agreement against Simplifi NII.     

10.7 Simplifi NII is not responsible to the Purchaser for any damage to or loss of the Equipment whilst being delivered to the Purchaser. The Purchaser acknowledges that any Equipment delivered by Simplifi NII is not covered by insurance unless otherwise agreed in writing with Simplifi NII. If the Purchaser requires insurance cover to be effected by Simplifi -NII over the Equipment, then all details required by Simplifi-NII must be supplied with the Order and the charges for such insurance borne by the Purchaser. Basically, if you want insurance, you’ve got to ask and pay for it—like

ordering extra toppings.

  11 WARRANTIES AND GUARANTEES     

  11.1 Simplifi NII warrants that during the Warranty Period which unless otherwise specified shall be 12 months from date of purchase, the Products and/or Supplies are reasonably suitable for the purpose for which they are generally intended and are free from any third party lien or other encumbrance on title. All warranties unless otherwise specified are carry in to the Simplifi NII Office where the item was purchased from.     

  11.2 No Warranties, guarantees or representations, express or implied or tacit whether by law, contract or otherwise and whether they induced the contract or not, which are not set forth in this agreement shall be binding on Simplifi NII, the Customer irrevocably waiving any right (common law or otherwise) it may have to rely thereon, and the Goods are purchased on the basis that they are taken as is and with the exclusion of all common law and other remedies, whether as to the suitability of the Goods sold for any specific purposes or (without limiting the generality of the foregoing) otherwise.     

  11.3 The parties agree that Simplifi NII shall have no liability in respect of any injury, loss or damage (direct, indirect or consequential) arising out of the use of, or inability to use, the Goods. Without limiting the foregoing Simplifi NII does not warrant that the Goods will be fit for the purposes for which they are to be used by the Customer (notwithstanding that the use to which the Customer intends to put the Goods is known to Simplifi NII). For the purposes hereof, any reference to Simplifi NII shall include its servants, agents or contractors or any persons the benefits of which may be accepted by them at any time.     

  11.4 The Customer warrants that it has satisfied itself as to the nature of the Goods and that it has satisfied itself that the Goods are suitable for their intended purpose.     

  11.5 Simplifi NII warrants that the Products and/or Supplies are of good quality, in good working order and free from any defects in materials and workmanship     

  11.6 Simplifi NII’s sole obligation under this warranty is to, at its discretion, repair, replace or otherwise correct the defects in the Products and/or Supplies     

  11.7 Customers who acquire Goods for the purpose of on-selling those Goods, whether that Customer is permitted to do so or not (and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to allow that Customer to on-sell Goods acquired from Simplifi NII whilst ownership vests in Simplifi NII), shall not advertise or issue or in any other way give or make any warranties, guarantees or representations as to the Goods in any form whatsoever or offer to do so, which could result in liability being imposed upon Simplifi NII     

  11.8 Products and/or Supplies repaired, replaced or corrected during the Warranty Period are warranted for the balance of the original Warranty Period     

  11.9 These warranties do not apply where the non-conformance is due to accident, fire, explosion, power failure, power surge or other power irregularity, lightning, alteration, abuse, misuse or repair not performed by Simplifi NII, improper storage; failure to comply with all specified applicable environmental requirements for the Products and/or Supplies; improper installation, maintenance, operation or other service in connection with the Products and/or Supplies except where performed by Simplifi NII     

  11.10 All NEW products carry a one (1) year standard warranty from date of purchase unless specifically listed in the marketing material or on the quote as supplied. Warranties stated on quotes, product literature or marketing material supersede this agreement. New or reconditioned parts carry a standard warranty of three (3) months or such longer period as specified in writing.     

  12 AVAILABILITY OF IMPORT PERMITS     

  Simplifi NII’s obligations hereunder shall be subject to, in those cases where the Goods or part thereof are to be imported, the availability of an import permit to Simplifi NII.     

  13 OWNERSHIP     

  Ownership of the Goods shall not pass to the Customer until the contract price (including interest if any) in respect of the Goods in question has been paid. The provisions hereof shall apply notwithstanding the installation of such Goods in the Customer’s premises or the accession thereof to any of the Customer’s Goods or that the Goods may be incorporated into or form part of other Goods or change their essential character. All Goods, whether fixed to immovable property or not, shall be deemed to remain movable property.     

  14 DOCUMENTATION     

  All specifications, descriptive matter, drawings and other documents furnished by Simplifi NII do not form part of the contract and may not be relied upon, unless they are agreed in writing by Simplifi NII to form part of this contract. All descriptive matter, specifications, drawings and particulars given by Simplifi NII which form part of the contract are approximate only and Simplifi NII cannot be held responsible for loss due to discrepancies therein.     

  15 INSURANCE     

  Simplifi NII shall have the option to require the Customer, at its own expense, and after taking delivery of Goods to insure the Goods and thereafter keep the Goods insured until such time as the Goods have been paid for in full. Such insurance shall be taken with such insurers as may be approved by Simplifi NII in writing, for such amount and on such terms as may be approved by Simplifi NII in writing. The insurance policy shall record the interest of both Simplifi NII and the Customer. The Customer shall, if so required by Simplifi NII, cede to Simplifi NII all its rights in terms of such insurance policy. Simplifi NII shall exercise the said option by giving the Customer written notice that it is doing so at any time prior to the delivery of the Goods by Simplifi NII to the Customer.     

  16 BREACH     

  16.1 Subject to clause 16.2, if the Customer breaches any of the terms or conditions hereof or any other agreement with Simplifi NII or fails to pay any amount payable by it on due date or commits any act of insolvency or endeavours to compromise generally with its creditors or does or causes to be done anything which may prejudice Simplifi NII’s rights hereunder or at all, or allows any judgement against it to remain unsatisfied for 7 days or is placed into provisional or final liquidation or judicial management or under provisional or final sequestration or if his estate is voluntarily surrendered, Simplifi NII shall have the right, without prejudice to any other right which it may have against the Customer, to elect to –     

  16.1.1 Treat as immediately due and payable all outstanding amounts which would otherwise become due and payable over the unexpired period of the agreement and to claim such amounts as well as any other amounts in arrear including interest and to cease performance of its obligations hereunder as well as under any other contract with the Customer until the Customer has remedied the breach; or     

  16.2 Cancel this agreement and retake possession of any of the Goods sold.     

  16.3 Simplifi NII shall not be obliged to comply with its obligations hereunder in any respect whatsoever for so long as the Customer is indebted to Simplifi NII in any amount whatsoever in respect of any cause whatsoever or fails to comply with any other obligations to Simplifi NII, whether arising out of this contract or otherwise. In particular, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if delivery of any particular order is to take place in stages, Simplifi NII shall not be obliged to deliver any part of the order until the purchase price which is due in respect of the part of the order which has already been delivered, has been paid.     

  16.4 No claim under this contract will arise against Simplifi NII unless the Customer has given Simplifi NII 30 day’s written notice sent by prepaid registered post to rectify any defect or breach of contract.     

  16.5 The Customer agrees that the amount due and payable to Simplifi NII shall be determined and proven by a certificate issued by Simplifi NII and signed on its behalf by any person duly authorised by Simplifi NII, which authority need not be proven Such certificate shall be binding and shall be prima facie proof of the indebtedness of the Customer, unless manifestly incorrect.     

  16.6 Either party shall have the right to institute any action in either the relevant Magistrate’s Court or the Supreme Court.     

  17 DOMICILIUM AND NOTICES     

  17.1 The parties choose domicilium citandi et executandi (“domicilium”) for the purpose of the giving of any notice, the payment of any sum, the serving of any process and for any purpose arising from this agreement at their addresses and tele-facsimile numbers as set out in the Customer order or invoice.     

  17.2 Each of the parties shall be entitled from time to time, by written notice to the other, to vary its domicilium to any other address which is not a post office box or poste restante.     

  17.3Any notice given and any payment made by any party to any other (“the addressee”) shall be in writing and if –     

  17.3.1 Delivered by hand during the normal business hours of the addressee at the addressee’s domicilium for the time being shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved by the addressee, to have been received by the addressee at the time of delivery;     

  17.3.2 Posted by prepaid post from an address to an addressee at the addressee’s domicilium for the time being shall be presumed until the contrary is proved by the addressee, to have been received by the addressee on the fourth day after the date of posting;     

  17.3.3 Transmitted by facsimile from an address to the addressee at the addressee’s facsimile address for the time being shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved by the addressee, to have been received by the addressee on the first business day after the date of transmission.     

  18 NO CESSION     

  The Customer shall not be entitled to cede or assign any rights and/or obligations, which it may have in terms of this agreement to any third party.     

  19 SECURITY FOR OBLIGATIONS     

  Simplifi NII reserves the right to require satisfactory security from the Customer for the due performance of any of the Customer’s obligations hereunder including but not limited to the payment of the purchase price. If Simplifi NII so requires, the Customer shall deliver to Simplifi NII prior to Simplifi NII complying with any of its obligations hereunder, confirmed irrevocable letters of credit by financial institute acceptable to Simplifi NII. If such security or guarantees or letters of credit are not furnished within 7 days after any such demand, Simplifi NII shall be entitled to withdraw from the contract in whole or in part.     

  20 COSTS          

  The Customer shall be liable for all costs incurred by Simplifi NII in the recovery of any amounts or the enforcement of any rights which it has hereunder, including collection charges and costs on an attorney and own client scale and costs of counsel as on brief whether incurred prior to or during the institution of legal proceedings or if judgement has been granted in connection with the satisfaction or enforcement of such judgement.     

  21 EXEMPTIONS AND INDEMNITY     

  The Customer shall have no claim of any nature whatsoever whether for damages, a remission of the purchase price, cancellation or otherwise, against Simplifi NII, its servants, agents or others on whose behalf Simplifi NII would be liable, in respect of any loss or damage sustained by the Customer of any nature whatsoever or any damage caused to the assets of the Customer or assets kept on its premises by any third parties or in regard to the Customer’s business or sustained by any of its Customers, howsoever caused including the negligent (including grossly negligent) acts or omissions of Simplifi NII, its servants, agents or others for whom it may be liable in law. This constitutes also stipulatio alteri in favour of such persons the benefits of which may be accepted by them at any time.     

  22 CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS     

  Under no circumstances whatsoever including as a result of its negligent (including grossly negligent) acts or omissions of Simplifi NII, its servants, agents or others for whom in law it may be liable, shall Simplifi NII be liable for any consequential loss sustained by the Customer. This constitutes also stipulatio alteri in favour of such persons the benefits of which may be accepted by them at any time.     

  23 PROTECTED CONSUMERS     

  To the extent that the Customer is an individual or a company, CC, partnership, trust or other association of persons which has an annual turnover or asset value below the threshold (as determined from time to time by the Minister), the Customer is entitled to the rights set out in the ACL and the following parts of provisions of this agreement may not apply -     

  23.1 Clause 5.2 insofar as it contravenes section 17 of the ACL;     

  23.2 Clause 6.3.2 shall not apply to the extent that it allows Simplifi NII to unilaterally increase the price agreed upon with the consumer, without giving the consumer the right to terminate the agreement in contravention of section 23(6) and Regulation 44(3)(i) of the ACL;     

  23.3 Clause 6.6, 10.2 and 16.3 to the extent that these clauses restrict Customer’s legal rights and remedies in the event of a total or partial breach by Simplifi NII or any third party, including the right to set off a debt owed by Simplifi NII against any claim which the Customer has, in contravention of Regulation 44(3)(b) of the ACL;     

  23.4 Clause 10.1,10.2 and 10.5 to the extent that it dictates when delivery takes place and provides that the Customer may not cancel an order as a result of a delay in delivery in contravention of section 19 of the ACL;     

  23.5 Clause 11.1 to the extent that it may be interpreted to provide that the Customer assumes all risk relating to defective Goods supplied by Simplifi NII and insofar as it seeks to indemnify Simplifi NII from liability in contravention of sections 48, 55 and 56 of the ACL; and     

  23.6 Clause 11.3, 21 and 22 insofar as such indemnity or limitation of liability relates to claims for death, injury, illness, damage to property and associated economic loss suffered as a result of using defective Goods supplied by Simplifi NII, in contravention of section 61 of the ACL.     

  24 SEVERABILITY     

  Each paragraph or clause in this agreement is severable the one from the other and if any paragraph or clause is found by any competent court to be defective or unenforceable for any reason whatever, the remaining paragraphs or clauses shall be of full force and effect and continue to be of full force and effect.     

  25 FORCE MAJEURE     

  Neither party shall be liable for any delays or failures in performance (other than payment obligations hereunder) due to circumstances beyond its reasonable control including acts of God, inclement weather, fire, explosions, floods, disease of epidemic proportions, strikes, work stoppages, slow downs or other industrial disputes, riots, war or civil disturbances, power outages and acts of government.