Supplier: Battery House Australia PTY LTD
Purchaser: Any person, business, company or trust that orders any goods from the Supplier.
1. The terms of payment are strictly as stated on the Supplier’s invoices (or such other period as nominated by the supplier herein). Battery House Australia PTY LTD ACN 625 700 718 (BHA) and their related corporate bodies (as that term is defined in the Corporations Act 2001) (Supplier) may, at any time, upon the provision of 48 hours written notice to the Purchaser, vary the terms and conditions of trade in accordance with the provisions of this agreement.
2. The Purchaser must check all invoices and advise the Supplier of any errors or omissions within seven (7) days of receipt. If the Purchaser fails to advise the invoice that it contains any errors or omissions, the invoice will be deemed accepted by the Supplier and the Applicant.
3. Should the Purchaser not pay for the goods or services supplied by the Supplier in accordance with the credit terms as provided herein or as agreed in writing by the Supplier and Purchaser from time to time, after issuing a written demand to the Purchaser demanding payment within fourteen (14) days, the Supplier will be entitled to charge an administration fee of ten (10) per cent of the amount of the invoice payable. Jurisdiction
4. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that this agreement will be governed by the laws of Queensland and the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia, which are in force in Queensland.
5. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any contract for the supply of goods or services between the Supplier and the Purchaser is formed at the address of the Supplier.
6. The parties to this agreement submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Queensland and the relevant federal courts and courts competent to hear appeals from those courts. Security/charges
7. The Purchaser charges in favour of the Supplier all of its estate and interest in any real property, whether held in its own right or as capacity as trustee, the Purchaser owns at present and in the future with the amount of its indebtedness hereunder until discharged.
8. The Purchaser charges in favour of the Supplier all of its estate and interest in any personal property, whether held in its own right or as capacity as trustee, the Purchaser owns at present and in the future with the amount of its indebtedness hereunder until discharged.
9. The Purchaser appoints as its duly constituted attorney the Supplier's company secretary from time to time to execute in the Purchaser's name and as the Purchaser's act and deed any real property mortgage, bill of sale or consent to any caveat the Supplier may choose to lodge against real property that the Purchaser may own in any Land Titles Office in any state or territory of Australia, even though the Purchaser may not have defaulted in carrying out its obligations hereunder upon written notice and demand to the Purchaser (in the event that there is no default by the Purchaser in carrying out its obligations hereunder).
10. Where the Purchaser has previously entered into an agreement with the Supplier by which the Purchaser has granted a charge, mortgage or other security interest (including a security interest as defined in the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (PPSA)) over or in respect of real or personal property, those charges, mortgages or other security interests and the terms which directly or indirectly create rights, powers or obligations in respect thereto will continue and co- exist with the obligations and security interests created in this agreement and will secure all indebtedness and obligations of the Purchaser under this agreement. The Supplier may, at its election and upon the provision of written notice, vary the terms of such previous charges, mortgages or other securities to reflect the terms herein.
Purpose of credit 11. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the credit to be provided to the Purchaser by the Supplier is to be applied wholly or predominantly for commercial purposes. Formation of contract
12. Quotations shall remain valid for a period of thirty (14) days from the date of quotation unless otherwise specified in writing. The Supplier, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to withdraw, vary or extend any quotation at any time prior to the formation of a contract in accordance with clause
13. Quotations made by the Supplier will not be construed as an offer or obligation to supply in accordance with the quotation. The Supplier reserves the right to accept or reject, at its discretion, any offer to purchase received by it upon provision of written reasons to the Purchaser. Only written acceptance by the Supplier of the Purchaser’s offer will complete a contract.
14. Placement of an order, either verbally or in writing, will imply acceptance of the Supplier’s offer and of these terms and conditions.
15. At the Supplier’s sole discretion a deposit may be required. The deposit amount or percentage of the price due will be stipulated at the time of the order of the goods and/or services and shall immediately become due and payable upon placement of an order. Variations
16. Where the Purchaser requests or directs that any additional goods and/or services be supplied that are not strictly in accordance with the quotation, then such additional goods and/or services shall constitute a variation, unless otherwise agreed between the parties.
17. The Purchaser understands and agrees that: (a) all variations must be agreed between the parties, preferably in writing but in cases where urgent action is required, verbally, prior to the goods and/or services being supplied; and (b) all variations shall be invoiced at the rate(s) specified in the quotation or as specifically quoted.
18. Notwithstanding clauses 16 and 17, and subject to any rights the Purchaser might have under any relevant legislation, the Supplier reserves the right to vary the quoted price if: (a) there is any movement in the cost of supplying the goods and/or services specified in the Purchaser’s order; (b) the goods and/or services specified in the Purchaser’s order are varied from the goods and/or services specified in the Supplier’s quotation; or (c) otherwise provided for in these terms and conditions. Cancellation of orders
19. Unless otherwise agreed in writing between the parties, the Purchaser may not cancel an order (or any part of an order) unless the Purchaser pays to the Supplier (in the Supplier’s sole discretion) any and all costs incurred by the Supplier in relation to the cancelled order (or cancelled part of an order) up until and including the date of cancellation.
20. Notwithstanding any other rights the Supplier may have under this agreement, the Supplier may cancel any order or delivery of any order, by providing written notice to the Purchaser if the Purchaser: (a) defaults in payment of any invoice by the due date; (b) enters into liquidation or, in the case the Purchaser is an individual, becomes bankrupt; or (c) breaches an essential term of this agreement.
21. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Supplier accepts no liability for any loss whatsoever incurred by the Purchaser or any third party as a result of the Supplier exercising its rights under clause 20. Delivery
22. The Purchaser acknowledges and accepts that any estimated delivery or supply of goods provided by the Supplier is an estimate only and the Supplier will not be liable for any loss suffered by the Purchaser as a result of any delay in the delivery of goods.
23. Delivery will be made within normal business hours between Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm only (unless otherwise agreed to in writing).
24. Delivery is deemed to occur at the earlier of: (a) the collection of goods from the Supplier by the Purchaser or any third party on behalf of the Purchaser; (b) the time of loading of goods at the Supplier’s premises for the purpose of delivery to the Purchaser.
25. The Supplier is entitled to charge a reasonable fee for storage and/or redelivery charges in the event the Purchaser does not, or is unable to, accept delivery of the goods.
26. The Purchaser accepts that the Supplier may deliver goods by instalments and require payment for each separate instalment in accordance with these terms and conditions.
27. The Purchaser acknowledges and accepts that it is not relieved from any obligation arising under these terms and conditions by reason of any delay in delivery.
28. The Purchaser must inspect the goods immediately upon delivery and must within seven (7) days after the date of inspection give written notice to the Supplier with particulars, of any claim that the goods are not in accordance with this agreement. If the Purchaser fails to give notice, then to the extent permitted by law, the goods must be treated as having been accepted by the Purchaser and the Purchaser must pay for the goods in accordance with these terms and conditions.
29. Notwithstanding clauses 2 and 28, the Purchaser understands and agrees that custom batteries are perishable goods subject to a quote, and any cancellation that an order for Custom Batteries is not in accordance with the terms of this agreement must be received by the Supplier by no later than 12pm on the day the Batteries are due to be o r d e r e d . For the avoidance of doubt, if a claim or cancellation is not received by the Supplier by the above time, then, to the extent permitted by law, the Custom Batteries must be treated as having been accepted by the Purchaser and the Purchaser must pay for the Custom Batteries in accordance with these terms and conditions.
30. The Purchaser cannot return any goods to the Supplier without the written agreement of the Supplier. 31. The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that any return will incur a handling and administration charge of ten (10) per cent of the purchase price of the returned goods. Risk
32. Risk of damage to or loss of the goods passes to the Purchaser on delivery and the Purchaser must insure the goods on or before delivery.
33. If any of the goods are damaged or destroyed following delivery but prior to ownership passing to the Purchaser, the Supplier is entitled to receive all insurance proceeds payable for the goods. The production of these terms and conditions by the Supplier is sufficient evidence of the Supplier’s rights to receive the insurance proceeds without the need for any person dealing with the Supplier to make further enquires.
34. If the Purchaser requests that goods are delivered either to an unattended location, left outside, or are left outside the Supplier’s premises for collection, the Purchaser acknowledges that the Supplier will deliver the Goods as requested at the Purchaser’s risk. Retention of title
35. Title in the goods does not pass to the Purchaser until the Purchaser has made payment in full for the goods and, further, until the Purchaser has made payment in full of all the other money owing by the Purchaser to the Supplier (whether in respect of money payable under a specific contract or on any other account whatsoever).
36. Whilst the Purchaser has not paid for the goods supplied in full at any time, the Purchaser agrees that property and title in the goods will not pass to the Purchaser and the Supplier retains the legal and equitable title in those goods supplied and not yet sold.
37. Until payment in full has been made to the Supplier, the Purchaser will hold the goods in a fiduciary capacity for the Supplier and agrees to store the goods in such a manner that they can be identified as the property of the Supplier, and will not mix the goods with other similar goods.
38. The Purchaser will be entitled to sell the goods in the ordinary course of its business, but until full payment for the goods has been made to the Supplier, the Purchaser will sell as agent and bailee for the Supplier and the proceeds of sale of the goods will be held by the Purchaser on trust for the Supplier absolutely.
39. The Purchaser’s indebtedness to the Supplier, whether in full or in part, will not be discharged by the operation of clause 38 hereof unless and until the funds held on trust are remitted to the Supplier.
40. The Purchaser agrees that whilst property and title in the goods remains with the Supplier, the Supplier has the right, with prior notice to the Purchaser, to enter upon any premises occupied by the Purchaser (or any receiver, receiver and manager, administrator, liquidator or trustee in bankruptcy of the Purchaser) to inspect the goods of the Supplier and to repossess the goods which may be in the Purchaser’s possession, custody or control when payment is overdue.
41. The Purchaser will be responsible for the Supplier’s reasonable costs and expenses in exercising its rights under clause 40. Where the Supplier exercises any power to enter the premises, that entry will not give rise to any action of trespass or similar action on the part of the Purchaser against the Supplier, its employees, servants or agents.
42. The Purchaser agrees that where the goods have been retaken into the possession of the Supplier, the Supplier has the absolute right to sell or deal with the goods, and if necessary, sell the goods with the trademark or name of the Purchaser on those goods, and the Purchaser hereby grants an irrevocable licence to the Supplier to do all things necessary to sell the goods bearing the name or trademark of the Purchaser.
43. For the avoidance of doubt, the Supplier’s interest constitutes a ‘purchase money security interest’ pursuant to the PPSA. Cancellation of terms of credit 44. The Supplier reserves the right to withdraw credit at any time upon provision of 48 hours’ written notice.
45. Notwithstanding clause 44, if the Purchaser defaults in the payment of any amount due to the Supplier pursuant to this agreement and does not cure such default within seven (7) days after being given notice of such default, the Supplier may terminate this agreement (to be effective immediately) upon notice to the Purchaser.
46. Upon the withdrawal of credit in accordance with clause 44, or upon termination of this agreement in accordance with clause 45, all liabilities incurred by the Purchaser become immediately due and payable to the Supplier.
47. For the avoidance of doubt, termination of this agreement will not affect: (a) the right of any party to whom money is owed hereunder at the time of termination to receive that money according to the provisions hereof; and (b) the rights and/or obligations pursuant to this Agreement which by their nature are intended to survive termination of this agreement. Indemnity
48. The Purchaser agrees to indemnify the Supplier and keep the Supplier indemnified against any claim that arises out of the goods and services supplied under this agreement. This indemnity includes any legal fees and expenses the Supplier incurs in order to enforce its rights, on an indemnity basis.
Provision of further information 49. The Purchaser undertakes to comply with any reasonable written requests by the Supplier to provide further information for the purpose of assessing the Purchaser’s creditworthiness, including an updated credit application.
50. If the Purchaser is a corporation (with the exception of a public listed company), it must advise the Supplier of any alteration to its corporate structure (for example, by changing directors, shareholders, or its constitution). In the case of a change of directors or shareholders the Supplier may ask for new guarantors to sign a guarantee and indemnity.
Corporations 51. If the Purchaser is a corporation, the Purchaser warrants that all of its directors have signed this agreement and that all of its directors may be required to enter into a guarantee and indemnity with the Supplier in relation to the Purchaser's obligations to the Supplier. Trustee capacity
52. If the Purchaser is the trustee of a trust (whether disclosed to the Supplier or not), the Purchaser warrants to the Supplier that: (a) the Purchaser enters into this agreement in both its capacity as trustee and in its personal capacity; (b) the Purchaser has the right to be reasonably indemnified out of trust assets; (c) the Purchaser has the power under the trust deed to sign this agreement; and (d) the Purchaser will not retire as trustee of the trust or appoint any new or additional trustee without advising the Supplier.
53. The Purchaser must give the Supplier a copy of the trust deed upon request. Partnership
54. If the Purchaser enters into this agreement as partners, the Purchaser warrants that all of the partners have signed this agreement and that all of the partners may be required to enter into a guarantee and indemnity with the Supplier in relation to the Purchaser's obligations to the Supplier.
55. If the Purchaser is a partnership, it must not alter its partnership (for example, adding or removing partners or altering its partnership agreement) without advising the Supplier. In the case of a change of partners, the Supplier may ask for new guarantors to sign a guarantee and indemnity. Insolvency
56. If the Purchaser becomes insolvent, the Purchaser remains liable under this agreement for payment of all liabilities incurred hereunder. The Purchaser remains liable under this agreement even if the Supplier receives a dividend or payment as a result of the Purchaser being insolvent. Waiver
57. A waiver of any provision or breach of this agreement by the Supplier must be made by an authorised officer of the Supplier in writing. A waiver of any provision or breach of this agreement by the Purchaser must be made by the Purchaser's authorised officer in writing.
58. Until ownership of the goods passes, the Purchaser waives its rights it would otherwise have under the PPSA (unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Supplier and the Purchaser: (a) under section 95 to receive notice of intention to remove an accession; (b) under section 118 to receive notice that the Supplier intends to enforce its security interest in accordance with land law; (c) under section 121(4) to receive a notice of enforcement action against liquid assets; (d) under section 129 to receive a notice of disposal of goods by the Supplier purchasing the goods; (e) under section 130 to receive a notice to dispose of goods; (f) under section 132(1) to receive a statement of account following disposal of goods; (g) under section 132(4) to receive a statement of account if no disposal of goods for each 6 month period; Page 3 of 5 (h) under section 135 to receive notice of any proposal of the Supplier to retain goods; (i) under section 137(2) to object to any proposal of the Supplier to retain or dispose of goods; (j) under section 142 to redeem the goods; (k) under section 143 to reinstate the security agreement; and (l) under section 157(1) and 157(3) to receive a notice of any verification statement. Cos
59. The Purchaser must pay for its own legal, accounting and business costs and all costs incurred by the Supplier relating to any default by the Purchaser under this agreement. The Purchaser must also pay for all stamp duty and other taxes payable on this agreement (if any).
60. The Purchaser will pay the Supplier’s costs and disbursements incurred in pursuing any recovery action, or any other claim or remedy, against the Purchaser, including collection costs, debt recovery fees and legal costs on an indemnity basis.
61. Subject to clauses 62 and 63, payments by, or on behalf of, the Purchaser will be applied by the Supplier as follows. (a) Firstly, in payment of any and all collection costs and legal costs in accordance with clauses 41 and 60. (b) Secondly, in payment of any interest incurred in accordance with clause 67. (c) Thirdly, in payment of the outstanding invoice(s).
62. In circumstances where the Supplier seeks to enforce a purchase money security interest under the PPSA over collateral or proceeds (these terms being consistent with the terms defined in the PPSA), payments received from the Purchaser will be allocated in a manner at the Suppliers absolute and unfettered discretion, so as to attribute, to the greatest extent possible, the unpaid balance of the debt to the purchase money obligation in respect of the collateral and/or proceeds over which the Supplier seeks to enforce its purchase money security interest.
63. To the extent that payments have been allocated to invoices by the Supplier in its business records, the Supplier may, at its sole and unfettered discretion, allocate and/or retrospectively reallocate payments in any manner whatsoever at the Supplier’s absolute discretion, including in a manner inconsistent with clause 61 herein.
64. Payments allocated (and/or reallocated) under clause 61 and/or 62 will be treated as though they were allocated (and/or reallocated) in the manner determined by the Supplier on the date of receipt of payment. Taxes and duty
65. The Purchaser must pay GST on any taxable supply made by the Supplier to the Purchaser under this agreement. The payment of GST is in addition to any other consideration payable by the Purchaser for a taxable supply.
66. If as a result of: (a) any legislation becoming applicable to the subject matter of this agreement; or (b) any changes in legislation or its interpretation by a court of competent jurisdiction or by any authority charged with its administration; the Supplier becomes liable to pay any tax, duty, excise or levy in respect of the amounts received from the Purchaser, then the Purchaser must pay the Supplier these additional amounts on 48 hours’ written demand. Interest rates
67. The interest rate on any outstanding debts is a fixed rate of fifteen (15) per cent per annum. Set-off
68. All payments required to be made by the Purchaser under this agreement will be made free of any set-off, or counterclaim and without deduction or withholding, unless agreed to otherwise by the Supplier and the Purchaser in writing.
69. Any amount due to the Supplier from time to time may be deducted from any monies which may be or may become payable to the Purchaser by the Supplier. Miscellaneous
70. The Supplier is not liable for any loss caused to the Purchaser by reason of strikes, lockouts, fires, riots, war, embargoes, civil commotions, supplier shortages, plant or mechanical breakdown, acts of God or any other activity beyond the Supplier's control.
71. In relation to the supply of goods, the Supplier’s liability is limited to: (a) replacing the goods or supplying similar goods; (b) repairing the goods; (c) providing the cost for replacing the goods or for acquiring equivalent goods; and (d) providing the cost for having the goods repaired.
72. In relation to the supply of services, the Supplier’s liability is limited to: (a) supplying the service again; or(b) providing for the cost of having the services supplied again. 73. The Supplier is not liable for loss of profit, economic or financial loss, damages, consequential loss, loss of opportunity or benefit, loss of a right or any other indirect loss suffered by the Purchaser as a result of the goods and/or services supplied under this agreement.
74. The Purchaser will, at the request of the Supplier, execute documents and do such further acts as may be required for the Supplier to register the security interest granted by the Purchaser under the PPSA
75. The Purchaser agrees to accept service of any document required to be served, including any notice under this agreement or the PPSA or any originating process, by prepaid post at any address nominated in this application or any other address later notified to the Supplier by the Purchaser or the Purchaser’s authorised representative.
76. The Purchaser further agrees that where the Supplier has rights in addition to those under part 4 of the PPSA, those rights will continue to apply.
77. The Purchaser irrevocably grants to the Supplier the right to enter upon the Purchaser’s property or premises, with notice, and without being in any way liable to the Purchaser or to any third party, if the Supplier has cause to exercise any of their rights under sections 123 and/or 128 of the PPSA, and the Purchaser shall reasonably indemnify the Supplier from any claims made by any third party as a result of such exercise.
78. Nothing in this agreement shall be read or applied so as to purport to exclude, restrict or modify or have the effect of excluding, restricting or modifying the application in relation to the supply of any goods and/or services pursuant to this agreement of all or any of the provisions the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 or any relevant State or Federal Legislation which by law cannot be excluded, restricted or modified. Severance
79. If any provision of this agreement is not enforceable in accordance with its terms, other provisions which are self-sustaining are, and continue to be, enforceable in accordance with their terms. 80. If any part of this agreement is invalid or unenforceable, that part is deleted and the remainder of the agreement remains effective. Variation of agreement
81. The Purchaser agrees that these terms and conditions may be varied, added to, or amended by an authorised officer of the Supplier at any time by written notice to the Purchaser. The Purchaser will be provided with fourteen (14) days to accept the variation/s, failing which the variations may be deemed accepted by the Supplier.
82. If the Purchaser does not agree with the variations proposed by the Supplier, they must notify the Supplier in writing within fourteen (14) days from receipt of the written notice that the variations are not agreed to. The Supplier and/or the Purchaser will then be at liberty to suspend/withdraw credit facilities if no agreement can be reached between the parties regarding the proposed variations. Absent notice from the Purchaser, the varied terms and conditions of trade may be deemed accepted. Clerical errors (such as spelling mistakes or grammatical errors) may be subject to correction without notification.
83. Any proposed variation to these terms and conditions by the Purchaser must be requested in writing. The Supplier may refuse any such request without providing reasons either orally or in writing.
84. Variations requested by the Purchaser will only be binding upon the Supplier if they are accepted in writing. Consent to register
85. The Purchaser hereby consents to the Supplier recording the details of this agreement on the Personal Property Securities Register and agrees to do all things necessary and reasonably required by the Supplier to effect such registration.
86. The Purchaser waives any right or entitlement to receive notice of the registration of any security interest(s) created by this instrument on the Personal Property Securities Register. (a) Under PPS Law the Purchaser consents to BHA maintaining, protecting and perfecting its right, title and interest in any Goods or other personal property obtained by this credit facility and/or provided by BHA to the Purchaser and the proceeds of such goods or other personal property by registration under the PPS Law (b) For the purposes of the PPS Law, the Purchaser and BHA contract out of each provision which, under section 115(1) of the PPSA, they are permitted to contract out of (except sections 117, 118, 120, 123, 125, 126, 128, 129 and 134 of the PPSA), and the Purchaser waives it’s right to receive each notice or statement which, under Section 157(3) of the PPSA, it is permitted to waive (c) The Purchaser waives its right to receive anything from BHA under section 275 of the PPSA, inclusive of any Verification. Entire agreement
87. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating in any way to its subject matter, unless agreed to otherwise by the Supplier and the Purchaser in writing. All previous negotiations, understandings, representations, warranties, memoranda or commitments about the subject matter of this agreement are merged in this agreement and are of no further effect. No oral explanation or information provided by a party to another affects the meaning or interpretation of this agreement or constitutes any collateral agreement, warranty or understanding.
88. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, in circumstances where there is a pre-existing written credit agreement (Original Agreement) between the Purchaser and the Supplier, these terms and this agreement will constitute a variation of the Original Agreement whereby the terms of the Original Agreement are deleted and replaced with the terms herein, unless the terms of the Original Agreement are otherwise expressly or implicitly preserved by the terms herein in which case they will co-exist with the terms herein, and, to the extent of any inconsistency, these terms will prevail.
89. For the avoidance of doubt, the Purchaser understands and agrees that these terms will prevail over, and the Supplier will not be bound by, any conditions (express or implied) added or provided by the Purchaser, whether in an order or otherwise, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Supplier Privacy Act
90. The Purchaser agrees to the terms of the Privacy Statement pursuant to the Privacy Act 1988 (as amended by the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 contained in this document
The Purchaser hereby applies for the opening of an account and provides the above information in support thereof. I am/We are authorised to sign this credit application form on behalf of the Purchaser and the information given is true and correct to the best of my/our knowledge.