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General conditions for the supply of Goods [Organisation name] Version 1.1 Contents 1. Term of Agreement............................................................................................1 2. Supply and delivery of Goods............................................................................1 3. Acceptance or rejection of Goods.....................................................................1 4. Pricing................................................................................................................1 5. Invoicing and payment.......................................................................................1 6. Title and risk.......................................................................................................1 7. Warranties..........................................................................................................2 8. Intellectual Property Rights................................................................................2 9. Data....................................................................................................................2 10. Liability...............................................................................................................2 11. Termination........................................................................................................2 12. Insurance...........................................................................................................3 13. Confidentiality, privacy and data protection.......................................................3 14. Access...............................................................................................................4 15. Sub-contracting..................................................................................................4 16. Compliance with Law and policy.......................................................................4 17. GST....................................................................................................................4 18. Dispute Resolution.............................................................................................4 19. General..............................................................................................................5 20. Entire understanding and order for precedence................................................5 21. Survival..............................................................................................................5 22. Definitions..........................................................................................................5 23. Interpretation......................................................................................................7 1. General conditions for the supply of Goods 2. Term of Agreement (c) The Supplier must, at its cost, collect and remove any rejected Goods as soon as (a) The Agreement begins on the Commencement practicable following notification. If the Supplier Date and continues until the Completion Date, fails to collect and remove the rejected Goods unless extended in accordance with clause within a reasonable time, the Organisation 2(b) or terminated earlier in accordance with may return the Goods to the Supplier at the these terms. If no Completion Date is Supplier’s expense, or, following further specified, the Agreement will come to an end notification, destroy the Goods or otherwise when all Goods have been delivered and dispose of the Goods in its discretion. accepted and all payments required to be made under the Agreement have been made. 5. Pricing (b) A party may, by the provision of notice in (a) The Unit Price is fixed and inclusive of all writing, request the Agreement be extended taxes (excluding GST), for the duration of the beyond the Completion Date. The Agreement Agreement. may only be extended for the period or periods agreed to by the parties in writing. (b) The Supplier may not charge the Organisation any additional fee or amount for packaging, 3. Supply and delivery of Goods transport, insurance, loading, unloading, storage or any other costs incurred by the (a) The Supplier must supply the Goods to the Supplier in supplying or delivering the Goods Organisation in accordance with this to the Organisation. Agreement and any reasonable directions given by the Organisation. 6. Invoicing and payment (b) The Supplier must deliver the Goods to the (a) On or following acceptance of the Goods, or Delivery Point by the Time for Delivery as set as otherwise specified in the Purchase Order, out in the Purchase Order. Acceptance of the the Supplier must submit a tax invoice Goods by the Organisation will not be taken to (containing all information required in a tax have occurred until either: invoice for the purposes of the GST Act (i) acceptance is acknowledged in writing together with such other information as the by the Organisation; or Organisation may reasonably require) to the (ii) acceptance is deemed to have occurred Organisation for the Purchase Price. in accordance with clause 4.1(a) below. (b) The Organisation will pay the invoiced amount less any amount required by Law within 30 4. Acceptance or rejection of Goods days of receipt of an accurate invoice. (a) If the Goods conform with this Agreement, the However, if the Organisation disputes the Organisation will promptly issue written invoiced amount, it must pay the undisputed notification of acceptance of the Goods. If the amount (if any) and notify the Supplier of the Organisation does not give written notification amount in dispute. The parties will endeavour of acceptance or rejection of the Goods within to resolve any such dispute in accordance with 30 days of delivery, acceptance of the Goods clause 19. will be deemed to have occurred on the date of (c) Payment of an invoice is not to be taken as delivery. evidence that the Goods have been supplied (b) If the Goods: in accordance with the Agreement but must be taken only as payment on account. (i) do not conform with this Agreement; or (d) Simple interest, as at the penalty interest rate (ii) on delivery are damaged, unfit for fixed for the time being under the Penalty purpose or not of merchantable quality, Interest Rates Act 1983 (Vic), accrues on a the Organisation may reject the Goods by daily basis on any Overdue Amount and is giving written notice (including reasons for payable by the Organisation to the Supplier on rejection) to the Supplier within 30 days of demand. delivery. The Organisation is not obliged to pay for any rejected Goods. 7. Title and risk Title in the Goods will pass to the Organisation upon acceptance of the Goods. Risk in the Goods will pass to the Organisation when the Goods are delivered to the Delivery Point. General conditions for the supply of Goods 1 8. Warranties the date of creation all Intellectual Property Rights in any data created by or on behalf of (a) The Supplier represents and warrants to the the Supplier. Organisation that: (b) The Supplier must only use the Data to the (i) (Capacity) it has the right to enter into extent necessary to perform its obligations the Agreement and perform the under this Agreement. Services; (ii) (Title) it has the right to sell, and 11. Liability transfer title to and property in, the (a) The Supplier indemnifies, and will at all times Goods to the Organisation; keep the Organisation and each of its (iii) (IP) it is entitled to use and deal with any Personnel indemnified, against any liabilities, Intellectual Property Rights which may losses, damages, costs and expenses be used by it in connection with the (including all legal and settlement costs Goods; determined on a full indemnity basis) or (iv) (Conflict) it and its Personnel do not compensation arising out of, or in any way in hold any office or possess any property, connection with, any: are not engaged in any business or (i) personal injury, including sickness and activity and do not have any obligations death; whereby duties or interests are or might be created in conflict with or might (ii) property damage; appear to be created in conflict with its (iii) breach of an obligation of confidence or obligations under this Agreement; and privacy, whether under this Agreement (v) (Trust) it has not entered into the or otherwise; Agreement on behalf of a trust; and (iv) fraudulent acts or omissions; (vi) (Goods) the Goods: (v) wilful misconduct or unlawful act or (A) are new and fit for the purpose omission; stated in the Purchase Order (or, (vi) breaches of logical or physical security; if no purpose is stated, the (vii) loss or corruption of Data; purpose for which the Goods (viii) third party claim arising out of a breach would ordinarily be used); of the Agreement by the Supplier or its (B) conform in all respects with this Personnel (including breach of warranty) Agreement; or any negligent act or omission of the (C) are free from defects (including Supplier or its Personnel; or defects in installation); and (ix) infringement or alleged infringement of the Intellectual Property Rights or any (D) are of merchantable quality and other rights of any person, including any comply with all Laws. third party, (b) If provided for in the Purchase Order, the which was caused, or contributed to by, any Supplier must obtain the benefit of any act or omission by the Supplier or any of its manufacturer’s warranties for the Personnel. Organisation. (b) The Supplier’s liability to indemnify the 9. Intellectual Property Rights Organisation under clause 11(a) is reduced to the extent that any wilful, unlawful or negligent The Supplier irrevocably and unconditionally grants act or omission by the Organisation or its to the Organisation a non-exclusive, perpetual, Personnel contributed to the liability, loss, royalty-free, worldwide and transferable licence damage, cost, expense or compensation. (including the right to sub-license) to use any Intellectual Property Rights in relation to any Goods (c) To the extent that the indemnity in clause 11(a) supplied to the extent necessary to allow the refers to persons other than the Organisation, Organisation the full use and enjoyment of those the Organisation holds this clause on trust for Goods and the Supplier must, upon request by the those other persons. Organisation, do all things as may be necessary (including executing any documents) to give full 12. Termination effect to such rights. (a) The Organisation may terminate the 10. Data Agreement with immediate effect (or with effect (a) Data will remain (and, if necessary, will from a specified date) by giving notice in become) the property of the Organisation. The writing to the Supplier if the Supplier: Supplier will assign to the Organisation from General conditions for the supply of Goods 2
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