Terms & Conditions

Terms and Conditions
Stair Lock Pty Ltd Terms of Trade

1. Definitions

1.1 “Seller” shall mean Stair Lock Pty Ltd, its successors and assigns or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of Stair Lock Pty Ltd.

1.2 “Customer” shall mean the Customer or any person or Company Officer acting on behalf of and with the authority of the Customer.

1.3 “Guarantor” means that person (or persons), or entity, who agrees to be liable for the debts of the Customer on a principal debtor basis.

1.4 “Credit Application” means the Stair Lock “Application for 30 Day EOM Credit Account” annexed hereto.

1.5 “Deed of Guarantee & Indemnity” shall mean the Deed of Guarantee & Indemnity referred to in the Credit Application.

1.6 “Goods” shall mean 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

1.7 “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).

1.8 “Price” shall mean the cost of the Goods as agreed between the Seller and the Customer subject to clause 3 of this contract.

2. Acceptance

2.1 The signing by the Customer or a duly authorised representative of the Customer of the Quotation (“Quotation”) annexed to these Terms & Conditions of Trade (“Terms & Conditions”) shall subject to the execution of the Deed of Guarantee & Indemnity (if required) constitute acceptance of the terms and conditions contained herein.

2.2 Where more than one Customer has entered into this agreement, the Customers shall be jointly and severally liable for all payments of the Price.

2.3 Upon acceptance of these terms and conditions by the Customer the terms and conditions are irrevocable and can only be amended with the written consent of the Seller.

2.4 The Customer undertakes to give the Seller at least fourteen (14) days notice of any change in the Customer’s name, address and/or any other change in the Customer’s details whether such details are set out in the Quotation or separately provided by the Customer to the Seller.

3. Price And Payment

3.1 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 quoted Price (subject to clause 3.2) which shall be binding upon the Seller provided that the Customer shall accept the Seller’s quotation in writing within ninety (90) days.

(i) the Customer shall accept the Seller’s quotation in writing before the expiration date specified on the quotation letter and

(ii) all products as quoted are called up and installed within 90 days of said written acceptance

3.2 The Seller reserves the right to change the Price in the event of a variation to the Seller’s quotation.

3.3 At the Seller’s sole discretion a deposit may be required.

3.4 Time for payment for the Goods 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 seven (7) days following the date of the invoice.

3.5 At the Seller’s sole discretion;

(a) payment shall be due on delivery of the Goods, or

(b) payment for approved Customers shall be made by instalments in accordance with the Seller’s payment schedule, or

(c) payment for approved Customer’s shall be due on thirty (30) days following the end of the month in which a statement is posted to the Customer’s address or address for notices.

3.6 Payment will be made by cash, or by cheque, or by bank cheque, or by electronic transfer of funds, or by any other method as agreed to between the Customer and the Seller.

3.7 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.

4. Delivery Of Goods

4.1 At the Seller’s sole discretion delivery of the Goods shall take place when;

(a) the Customer takes possession of the Goods at the Seller’s address; or

(b) the Customer takes possession of the Goods at the Customer’s address (in the event that the Goods are delivered by the Seller or the Seller’s nominated carrier); or

(c) the Customer’s nominated carrier takes possession of the Goods in which event the carrier shall be deemed to be the Customer’s agent.

4.2 Where the Goods are being installed by the Seller delivery shall be deemed to have taken place at time of practical completion.

4.3 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.

4.4 The Seller may deliver the Goods by separate instalments. Each separate instalment shall be invoiced and paid for in accordance with the provisions in these terms and conditions.

4.5 The failure of the Seller to deliver shall not entitle either party to treat this contract as repudiated.

4.6 The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatever due to failure by the Seller to deliver the Goods (or any of them) promptly or at all.

5. Risk

5.1 If the Seller retains ownership of the Goods nonetheless, all risk for the Goods passes to the Customer on delivery.

5.2 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.

5.3 It is an essential condition that the Customer fully complies with the Building Code of Australia (“BCA”) relating to the application by the Customer of the non-slip finish to any stairway supplied by the Seller as specified in the Seller’s quotation.

6. Title

6.1 It is the intention of the Seller and agreed by the Customer that ownership of the Goods shall not pass until:

(a) the Customer has paid 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.

6.2 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.

6.3 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) Upon such notice the rights of the Customer to obtain ownership or any other interest in the Goods shall cease; and

(d) if the Customer fails to return the Goods to the Seller then the Seller or the Seller’s agent may enter upon and into land and premises owned, occupied or used by the Customer, or any premises as the invitee of the Customer, where the Goods are situated and take possession of the Goods; and

(e) 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

(f) 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.

7. Personal Properties Securities Act 2009 as amended

7.1 In order to confirm and enforce that ownership of the Goods shall not pass as set out in Clause 6.1 hereof the Seller shall be entitled to register such security interest (as defined in the above Act) upon the Personal Property Securities Register as the Seller thinks fit and:

(a) the Customer shall where required by the Seller;

I. co-operate with the Seller in respect to any such registration and

II. make payment to the Seller of the reasonable expenses of such registration

(b) the customer agrees to irrevocably nominate constitute and appoint the Seller or the Seller’s nominee as the Customer’s true and lawful attorney to perform all necessary acts to give effect to the provisions of this Clause 7.

8. Customer’s Disclaimer

8.1 The Customer hereby disclaims any right to rescind, or cancel the contract or to sue for damages or to claim restitution arising out of any misrepresentation made to the Customer by the Seller and the Customer acknowledges that the Goods are bought relying solely upon the Customer’s skill and judgement.

9. Defects

9.1 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.

10. Returns

10.1 Returns will only be accepted provided that:

(a) the Customer has complied with the provisions of clause 8.1; and

(b) the Seller has agreed in writing to accept the return of the Goods; and

(d) the Seller will not be liable for Goods which have not been stored or used in a proper manner.

10.2 The Seller may (in its discretion) accept the return of Goods for credit but this may incur a restocking fee of 30% of the value of the returned Goods plus any freight.

10.3 Goods made to special order or Customer specification are under no circumstances acceptable for credit or return.

11. Warranty

11.1 within the earlier of a time frame which is either:

(a) agreed to by the Customer as part of the “Defects Liability Period”; or

(b) 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) repair the defect or remedy the workmanship.

11.2 The conditions applicable to the warranty given by Clause 10.1 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 repairing the workmanship/Goods or in properly assessing the Customer’s claim.

11.3 The Seller shall not be bound by or responsible for any term, condition, representation or warranty given by the manufacturer of the Goods.

12. The Competition and Consumer Act and Fair Trading Acts

12.1 Nothing in this agreement is intended to have the effect of contracting out of any applicable provisions of the Commonwealth Competition and Consumer Act or the Fair Trading Acts or other consumer laws applying in each of the States and Territories of Australia, except to the extent permitted by those Acts where applicable.

13. Intellectual Property

13.1 Where the Seller has designed, drawn or written Goods for the Customer, then the copyright in those designs and drawings shall remain vested in the Seller, and shall only be used by the Customer at the Seller’s discretion.

13.2 The Customer warrants that all designs or instructions to the Seller will not cause the Seller to infringe any patent, registered design or trademark in the execution of the Customer’s order.

14. Default & Consequences of Default

14.1 Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue from the date when payment becomes due daily until the date of payment at a rate of 1.25% per calendar month and such interest shall compound monthly at such a rate after as well as before any judgement.

14.2 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.

14.3 The Seller will not be liable to the Customer for any loss or damage the Customer suffers because the Seller exercised its rights under this clause.

14.4 If any account remains overdue after thirty (30) days then an amount of the greater of $20.00 or 10.00% of the amount overdue (up to a maximum of $200) shall be levied for administration fees which sum shall become immediately due and payable.

14.5 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 unperformed 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.

15. Guarantee & Indemnity

15.1 It shall be in the absolute discretion of the Seller as to whether the Seller requires a director or directors of the Customer to sign the Deed Guarantee & Indemnity annexed hereto with this Guarantee & Indemnity to be given at the same times as the Customer signs the Quotation or as soon as practicable thereafter.

15.2 Where the Seller requires this Deed of Guarantee & Indemnity to be signed then the signing of the Quotation by the Customer shall be deemed not to be acceptable to the Seller until this Deed of Guarantee & Indemnity is also signed.

15.3 Where the Customer is a corporation and/or trust then the Seller shall be deemed to require the Deed of Guarantee & indemnity to be signed before accepting the Quotation unless otherwise notified by the Seller in writing (email will suffice).

15.4 Where the Seller requires the Deed of Guarantee & Indemnity to be signed then the Customer is deemed to have entered into the Terms & Conditions at the request of the Customer’s Director(s).

16. Cancellation

16.1 The Seller may cancel these terms and conditions or cancel delivery of Goods at any time before the Goods are delivered by giving written notice. 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 whatever arising from such cancellation.

16.2 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.

17. Privacy Act 2088

17.1 The Customer and/or the Guarantor/s agree for the Seller to obtain from a credit reporting agency a credit report containing personal credit information about the Customer and Guarantor/s in relation to credit provided by the Seller.

17.2 The Customer and/or the Guarantor/s agree that the Seller may exchange information about the Customer and the Guarantor/s 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 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 credit worthiness of Customer and/or Guarantor/s.

17.3 The Customer consents to the Seller being given a consumer credit report to collect overdue payment on commercial credit (Section 19K(1)(h) Privacy Act 2088).

17.4 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) provision of Goods; and/or

(b) marketing of Goods by the Seller, its agents or distributors in relation to the Goods; and/or

(c) analysing, verifying and/or checking the Customer’s credit, payment and/or status in relation to provision of Goods; and/or

(d) processing of any payment instructions, direct debit facilities and/or credit facilities requested by 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.

17.5 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; and/or

(b) allow the credit reporting agency to create or maintain a credit information file containing information about the Customer.

18. General

18.1 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.

18.2 These terms and conditions and any contract to which they apply shall be governed by the laws of the State in which the Goods and/or Services have been provided and are subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State at the discretion of the Seller.

18.3 The Seller shall be under no liability whatever to the Customer for any indirect 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.

18.4 In the event of any breach of this contract by the Seller the remedies of the Customer shall be limited to damages. Under no circumstances shall the liability of the Seller exceed the Price of the Goods.

18.5 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.

18.6 The Seller may license or sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations without the Customer’s consent.

18.7 The Seller reserves the right to 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.

18.8 Neither party shall be liable for any default due to any act of God, war, terrorism, strike, lock-out, industrial action, fire, flood, drought, storm or other event beyond the reasonable control of either party.

19. Further Provisions

19.1 Force Majeure

(a) The Seller will not be liable for any delay in performing any of their obligations if such delay is caused by circumstances beyond reasonable control, including but not limited to, failure of or interruption in the provision of essential services such as electricity supply, bank payment systems or postal deliveries.

19.2 Governing Law

(a) These terms will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of South Australia, Australia and you irrevocably submit to the non exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of South Australia, Australia. If any provision of these terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of law, such invalidity will not affect the remainder of this agreement, which will continue in full force and effect.

19.3 Severability

(a) If any part of these terms are found to be void, invalid, unlawful or unenforceable then the provision or part will be deemed to be severed from these terms and the remaining terms and provisions of these terms will remain in force and constitute the agreement between the Seller and the Customer.

19.4 Waiver

(a) The failure by the Seller to exercise or enforce any right or provision under these terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Any waiver of any provision under these terms will only be effective if it is in writing and signed by the Seller.

20. Further Conditions

20.1 Without limiting the effect of any earlier terms and conditions set out in Clauses 1 to 19 hereof.

20.2 Where any matter ser out in Clauses 1 to 19 hereof are in conflict with the Quotation and/or this clause 20 then the Quotation and/or this Clause 20 shall prevail.

20.3 The Quotation is subject to confirmation of site measurements.

20.4 Store-room framing below stair (if any) and all linings by Customer.

20.5 Allow 10 working days for delivery – Solid Timber stairs by negotiation. Installation to follow (if applicable) subject to current workload.

20.6 All cancellations after site measure conducted will incur a service fee of $75.00/Hr (2 hours minimum charge).

20.7 All Timber materials are subject to natural colour variation and are supplied in a raw state- Staining/Finishing by the Customer – All Timber materials need to be sealed, by others within 7 days of installation to avoid the guarantee being void.

20.8 The BCA requirement for non-slip finish to the stairs is the responsibility of the customer.

20.9 E&OE – prices subject to change.

20.10 The Seller does not accept retentions and liquidated damages.

20.11 The Seller provides SWMS’s in line with the Construction National Code of Practice – Customer specific requests for amendments and/or additional documentation including Safety Management Plans will incur a service fee of $150/Hr.