Updated: 6 APR 2026
PARTIES
Sekuro Operations Pty Limited (ABN 52 652 187 785) of Level 5/727 George St, Haymarket NSW 2000 (Supplier)
The entity procuring the Services (Customer)
BACKGROUND
The Supplier is in the business of providing Cyber Security and Information Technology Services.
The Customer wishes to obtain, and the Supplier wishes to provide, the Services on the terms set out in this agreement.
GENERAL TERMS
Definitions and interpretation
1.1
Capitalised terms or expressions used in this agreement have the meanings set out in this clause.
Affiliate means, in relation to a party, any entity that directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control of or with a party to this agreement. “Control” means having 50% or more of the outstanding equity interests or having, by contract or otherwise, the right and ability to direct management and policies.
Agreement Commencement Date: the date when the agreement has been signed by all the parties.
APP: means an Australian Privacy Principle as defined in the Privacy Act.
APP Entity: has the meaning given in the Privacy Act.
AWS Order: is an order placed through the AWS Marketplace portal.
Business Day: a day on which banks are open for business in Sydney, other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.
Business Hours: the period from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on any Business Day.
Change Order: has the meaning given in clause 7.1.
Consumer Price Index: the Consumer Price Index (All Groups) (Australia) published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Control: the definition given to that term in section 50AA of the Corporations Act and the expression change of control shall be construed accordingly.
CBA Excess Drawing Interest Rate: means a variable rate per annum equal to the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) Indicator Rate (or its equivalent successor), plus a margin of 4%, as amended and published by CBA from time to time.
Corporations Act: the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Customer's Equipment: any equipment, including tools, systems, cabling or facilities, provided by the Customer, its agents, subcontractors or consultants which is used directly or indirectly in the supply of the Services.
Customer Materials: all documents, information, items and materials in any form, whether owned by the Customer or a third party, which are provided by the Customer to the Supplier in connection with the Services.
Customer's Representative: has the meaning given in clause 5.1(b).
Data Breach Investigation: an investigation as required to be carried out in accordance with clause 11.3(c).
Data Incident: an Eligible Data Breach that has occurred in respect of any Personal Information the Supplier has collected, held, used or disclosed in the course of or relating to this agreement.
Deliverables: any output of the Services to be provided by the Supplier to the Customer as specified in an Order (excluding Hardware and Software and the Supplier's Equipment).
Eligible Data Breach: an eligible data breach as that term is defined in the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2016 (Cth), occurring on or after 22 February 2018.
General Terms means clauses 1 – 27 of this agreement.
GST: goods and services tax chargeable under A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
GST Law: has the same meaning as "GST Law" in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
Hardware: any third-party hardware provided to the Customer by the Supplier in its capacity as a reseller.
Intellectual Property Rights: means all statutory, proprietary, and other rights throughout the world, whether existing now or in the future, conferred by statute, common law, or equity in relation to any confidential information, inventions, or discoveries, including patents, trademarks, service marks, design rights, copyrights (including future copyright and rights in software), topography rights, database rights, trade names, and business names, circuit layout rights, plant breeder rights, and rights in respect of domain names and social media identifiers, trade secrets, technical data, formulae, algorithms, know-how, best practice, methods, and other confidential or protected information.
Log Files: means computer or software generated machine data / telemetry, ingested into Sekuro’s Managed Service platforms, containing information about the operations, activities and usage patterns within the Customer’s ITC / OT environment.
Managed Services: means where the Supplier provides certain, ongoing cyber security services as specified in the Managed Services Schedules to this Agreement
Milestone: except in relation to any Resale Services, a date by which a part or all of the Services is to be completed, as set out in an Order.
Order: means either:
a)
the Customer’s request for Services based on a valid Quote that has subsequently been accepted by the Supplier (which may be made via the Supplier’s online quotation system);
b)
a SoW or Proposal, issued by Sekuro, for the provision of Services that has been signed by the Customer; or
Personal Information: has the meaning given in the Privacy Act.
Privacy Act: the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as amended from time to time.
Professional Services: the provision of information technology professionals for consulting, design, development, implementation or training projects as described in an Order.
Professional Services Retainer: means a pre-purchased allocation of service hours to be utilised by the Customer for Services within a defined period specified in an Statement of Work.
Proposal: a document describing the Services to be provided by the Supplier and applicable pricing and charges.
Quote: a quotation for Services to be provided, including applicable Service Charges.
Resale Services: means services (including support) that are performed by a third-party vendor and resold to the Customer by the Supplier under the Agreement.
Schedules means Schedules 1 – 9 (inclusive) annexed to this agreement.
Sensitive Information: has the meaning given in the Privacy Act.
Service Charges: the amounts payable for the Services as set out in the relevant Order.
Services: means the services to be provided to the Customer as set out in an Order, which may include (a) the resale of Hardware, Software, (b) the provision of Professional Services, (c) Managed Security Services, (d) or any other services offered by the Supplier and agreed to be supplied under an Order.
Software: means software (including any software-as-a-service or licenced software) owned by a third-party vendor and provided to the Customer by the Supplier in its capacity as a reseller under the agreement.
Statement(s) Of Work (SoW(s)): a document with that name describing the Services to be provided by the Supplier and applicable pricing and charges.
Supplier's Equipment: any equipment (other than Hardware), including tools, systems, cabling or facilities, provided by the Supplier to the Customer and used directly or indirectly in the supply of the Services.
Supplier IP: means without limitation, any work of authorship (including computer software), schema, invention, process, device, apparatus, schematic or technical information, report, documentation, workflow, know-how, and best practice, that is invented, created, authored, or reduced to practice by Supplier, and that is included in the Work Product or is used by Supplier to carry out the Services described in and delivered pursuant to this Agreement or to the applicable SOW to this Agreement.
Term: has a meaning given in clause 2.1.
Work Product: means Deliverables resulting from the Services described in and delivered pursuant to this Agreement or to the applicable SOW to this Agreement.
1.2
In this agreement, the following rules of interpretation apply unless the contrary intention appears or the context otherwise requires:
(a)
headings and subheadings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this agreement;
(b)
a reference to a body (other than a party to this agreement), whether statutory or not, that ceases to exist or has its powers or functions transferred to another body is a reference to the body that replaces it or that substantially succeeds to its powers or functions;
(c)
no provision of this agreement will be construed adversely to a party because that party was responsible for the preparation of that provision or this agreement;
(d)
specifying anything in this agreement after the terms "include", "including", "includes", "for example"', "such as", or any similar expression does not limit the sense of the words, description, definition, phrase or term preceding those; and
(e)
this agreement includes all Schedules and attachments to it.
Commencement and Term
2.1
This agreement starts on the Agreement Commencement Date and, unless terminated earlier in accordance with clause 14, ends when either party gives to the other party 30 days written notice of termination to the other party. Despite the termination of the agreement, any Orders entered into prior to the effective date of termination will continue to remain in full force and effect until finalised, and the terms and conditions of this agreement will continue to apply to such Orders until their completion.
2.2
The parties must not enter into any further Orders after the date on which notice to terminate is served under clause 2.1 and any Orders entered into after such notice will be void.
Orders
3.1
If, during the Term, the parties enter into an Order for Services, the Parties agree that the provision of the Services will be governed by the terms of this agreement.
3.2
Orders are subject to acceptance by Sekuro. Once accepted, amendments to an Order are not permitted except in accordance with clause 7.1.
3.3
Each accepted Order forms part of this agreement and does not create a separate contract to it.
3.4
Each Order will specify the Services to be provided. The Schedules to this agreement set out terms that will apply to the provision of specific types of Services in addition to these General Terms.
3.5
If there is an inconsistency between the terms set out in this document and the terms set out in an Order the terms shall be applied in this order of precedence:
(a)
the terms of the Schedule(s) related to the Service(s) acquired under an Order;
(b)
these General Terms; then
(c)
the terms of the Order.
3.6
Any terms or conditions in any purchase order or any other related documentation submitted by or on behalf of the Customer in relation to the Services do not form part of this agreement and are void unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing and signed by authorised signatories of both parties.
Supplier's obligations and warranties
4.1
The Supplier will perform the Services in a professional manner in accordance with an Order in all material respects.
4.2
The Supplier will endeavour to meet any delivery, performance dates or Milestones specified in an Order, but any such dates will be estimates only. The Supplier will be excused from any failure to supply which was contributed to by causes beyond its reasonable control (including delay in supply from third parties), and the time specified for completion of supply will be extended commensurately.
4.3
The Supplier will abide by the relevant information security laws and regulations applicable in the countries in which it operates as applicable to the Services.
4.4
The Supplier makes no additional warranty in relation to the Services other than those prescribed by law.
4.5
The Supplier does not represent or guarantee that the outcome of the Services will meet the Customer’s expectations or objectives. The Customer must make independent enquiries about the suitability of the Services for their requirements.
4.6
The Supplier will provide the Services using appropriate skills, training, and tools; however, the Customer acknowledges and agrees the provision of Services does not guarantee or represent in any way that:
a)
all threats or non-compliant environments will be identified;
b)
all damage will be prevented; or
c)
all responses will be effective.
Customer's obligations and warranties
(a)
must provide assistance to the Supplier (including access to physical sites, networks, infrastructure, documentation, licence information, Customer Materials and employees and contractors) to the extent reasonably necessary to enable the Supplier to perform the Services; and
(b)
must identify a manager who is appointed in respect of the relevant Services to be performed (Customer's Representative).
5.2
The Customer represents, warrants, and undertakes, throughout the Term that:
(a)
the Customer's Representative has the authority to contractually bind the Customer on all matters relating to the relevant Services under an Order (including by signing Change Orders);
(b)
there are no legal restrictions preventing compliance with the terms of this agreement;
(c)
it will cooperate with the Supplier and provide all information that is reasonably necessary to enable satisfactory performance of the Services;
(d)
the information provided to the Supplier is true, correct and complete;
(e)
it has obtained any necessary consents, licences and permissions from other parties necessary for the Services to be provided at the Customers cost;
(f)
Unless specified otherwise in an Order, the Customer is responsible for conducting business-as-usual activities on all Customer systems and infrastructure including those systems and infrastructure relevant to the engagement. This includes, but is not limited to, establishing and maintaining a robust security environment, capability, controls, processes and safeguards, including to reasonably protect against compromises of information security monitoring, patching and maintenance, backups, and timely communication of any outages or changes that may impact Supplier’s activities or performance of its obligations under this agreement and any Order; and
(g)
during the Term, Customer consents to the use of the Customer’s name and Intellectual Property in relation to the Supplier’s performance of the Services.
5.3
The Customer acknowledges by entry into this agreement that no promise, representation, guarantee or undertaking has been made or given by the Supplier or any person on its behalf in relation to the capacity, uses, or benefits to be derived from use, profitability of or any other results to be obtained from the provision of the Services, except as set out in this agreement. The Customer has relied on its own skill and judgment in deciding to acquire the Services and acknowledges that the Supplier does not warrant that any Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, free of harmful components, that any content or data will be secure or not otherwise lost or damaged.
Non-solicitation
6.1
During the Term and for a period of 12 months post termination of this agreement neither party will, without the prior written consent of the other party, employ or engage or attempt to employ or engage any employee or contractor of the other party involved in the provision of the Services.
Change control
7.1
Either party may propose changes to the scope or delivery of the Services but no proposed changes shall come into effect until such has been agreed in writing by the Supplier and the Customer (Change Order). A Change Order will set out the proposed changes and the effect that those changes will have on:
(c)
the timetable for the Services; and
(d)
any of the other terms of the Order.
Service Charges and Payment
8.1
The Supplier will invoice the Customer for the Service Charges in accordance with the schedule specified in the Order. If no times are specified, the Supplier will invoice the Customer at the end of each month for Services delivered during that month.
8.2
The Customer will pay any reasonable additional expenses incurred by the Supplier in performing the Services. The amount and nature of those expenses are to be advised to the Customer prior to those expenses being incurred.
8.3
The Customer must pay each invoice submitted to it by the Supplier within 30 days of the date of invoice to a bank account nominated in writing by the Supplier from time to time, or in accordance with the terms of the AWS Marketplace in respect of an AWS Order.
8.4
All consulting and professional services work will be conducted during Business Hours. If the Customer requires work to be conducted outside of Business Hours (overtime), overtime Service Charges will be calculated at a 150% of the quoted rate for weekdays, and 200% of the quoted rate for weekends and public holidays.
8.5
Unless specified otherwise in an Order (and excluding any Hardware, Software or Resale Services), the Customer will have 10 Business Days to provide feedback, or request a project debrief meeting, on any deliverable, draft deliverable, or draft report. Upon completion of the project debrief meeting, or after 10 Business Days from the date of delivery, whichever occurs first, Sekuro will deliver the final version of the deliverable or report and will be entitled to issue any related invoices to the Customer.
8.6
The Supplier may increase Service Charges on an annual basis with effect from each anniversary of the relevant Order in line with the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for the most recent 12-month period, as quoted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
8.7
The Supplier reserves the right to charge a cost recovery fee in circumstances where the Customer postpones, or cancels Professional Services work, with less than 5 Business Days’ written notice, and Supplier is not able to redeploy the scheduled consultants onto other billable engagements. If a cost recovery rate is not specified in an Order, the applicable cost recovery rate is AUD $2,500 per-person, per-day, up to a maximum of 5 days.
8.8
If the Customer orders a Professional Services Retainer, the allocated hours must be consumed within 12 months of purchase, or the hours will expire, and are non-refundable.
8.9
Except for any amounts in dispute under clause 8.11, the Supplier may charge interest on any amount due and not paid the Customer in accordance with clause 8.3, at the CBA Excess Drawing Interest Rate, calculated monthly and Customer must reimburse the Supplier for the full costs of recovery of overdue amounts (including legal fees and charges) on an indemnity basis.
8.10
Without limiting the Supplier’s rights to terminate or take other action under this agreement, if the Customer fails to pay any amount due in accordance with clause 8.3, which are not in dispute under clause 8.11, the Supplier may in its sole election either suspend or terminate any Order, or this agreement, in whole or in part.
8.11
If the Customer disputes the whole or any portion of an invoice:
(a)
the Customer must pay any amount in the invoice which is not in dispute by the due date;
(b)
within 5 Business Days of receipt of the invoice, the Customer must notify the Supplier in writing of the reasons for disputing the remainder of the invoice; and
(c)
within 5 Business Days of that notification, the parties must meet with a view to resolving the dispute. If the parties are not able to resolve the dispute within 10 business days the matter must be addressed in accordance with the Disputes process in clause 27.1.
8.12
All Service Charges and any other amounts payable by Customer to the Supplier under this agreement or any Order:
(a)
are exclusive of GST (unless expressly stated otherwise), and the Customer must, in addition, pay an amount equal to any GST chargeable on those sums on delivery of a GST invoice; and
(b)
must be paid in full without any set-off, counterclaim, deduction or withholding (other than any deduction or withholding of tax as required by law).
Intellectual Property Rights
9.1
Customer retains all right, title and interest in Customer’s Intellectual Property Rights, including such Customer Intellectual Property Rights contained in the Work Product.
9.2
Supplier retains all right, title and interest in Supplier IP.
9.3
Supplier hereby grants to Customer a worldwide, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free, perpetual, without the right of sublicense, license to use Supplier IP that is included in the Work Product in the course of Customer’s internal, business operations, provided that no Supplier IP may be unbundled or separated from the Work Product or used on a stand-alone basis. Supplier reserves the right to revoke the license for non-payment of required fees under this Agreement or the applicable SOW to this Agreement.
Insurance
10.1
During the Term, the Supplier will have and maintain the following insurances:
(a)
Public Liability Insurance up to $20,000,000;
(b)
Professional Indemnity Insurance up to $10,000,000; and
(c)
Workers’ Compensation Insurance in accordance with applicable law.
Privacy
11.1
If the Supplier collects, holds, uses or discloses Personal Information in performing the Services, the Supplier must:
(a)
handle all Personal Information in accordance with the Supplier's privacy policy;
(b)
only use Personal Information for the purpose of performing its obligations under this agreement; and
(c)
not disclose Personal Information to any third party (including any subcontractor) without the Customer's prior written consent or as required by law.
11.2
The Customer warrants that it:
(a)
will not provide any Sensitive Information to the Supplier unless that information is necessary for the Supplier to perform its obligations under the agreement and then only with the Supplier's specific written consent;
(i)
made all necessary notifications required by APP 5, on behalf of itself and the Supplier to; and
(ii)
obtained all necessary consents required by APP 6 from,
the individuals whose Personal Information it is disclosing to the Supplier under this agreement or any applicable Statement of Work to enable to the Supplier to lawfully use the Personal Information and perform its obligations under this agreement; and
(c)
the Supplier may provide access to the Personal Information to people located overseas for the purpose of enabling it to perform the Services and perform operational and administrative functions including billing.
11.3
If the Supplier becomes aware, that a Data Incident has occurred, the Supplier must:
(a)
promptly take reasonable steps to contain the Data Incident and prevent any further serious harm to affected individuals;
(b)
undertake an investigation into the issue and within 48 hours notify the Customer in writing, stating the:
(i)
nature and details of the Data Incident;
(ii)
specific Personal Information affected; and
(iii)
actions taken by the Supplier at clause 11.3(a);
(c)
provide a copy of the report of the Data Breach Investigation in clause 11.3(a) to the Customer on completion which will remain Supplier Confidential Information;
(d)
engage in discussions with the Customer regarding:
(i)
the conduct and outcomes of the Data Breach Investigation; and
(ii)
in the case of an Eligible Data Breach the relevant notifications under the Privacy Act by the parties; and
(e)
acknowledges that the Supplier is reliant on the Customer for direction as to the extent to which the Supplier is entitled to use Personal Information disclosed to it in the course of and for the purpose of this agreement;
(f)
indemnifies the Supplier for any claim brought by any third party in connection with any act or omission by the Supplier in relation to a third party's Personal Information to the extent that such act or omission resulted directly from the Customer's instructions or the Customer's breach of this agreement; and
(g)
acknowledges that from time to time it may provide information to third parties in order to assess the Customer’s credit standing, credit history and financial capacity, or as otherwise required by applicable law.
Confidentiality
12.1
Each party (Recipient) must keep secret and confidential and not disclose any information relating to another party or its business (which is or has been disclosed to the Recipient by the other party, its representatives or advisers) or the terms of this agreement, except:
(a)
where the information is in the public domain as at the date of this agreement (or subsequently becomes in the public domain other than by breach of any obligation of confidentiality binding on the Recipient);
(b)
if the Recipient is required to disclose the information by applicable law or the rules of any recognised securities exchange, provided that the Recipient has to the extent practicable, having regard to those obligations and the required timing of the disclosure, consulted with the provider of the information as to the form and content of the disclosure;
(c)
where the disclosure is expressly permitted under this agreement;
(d)
if the disclosure is made to its officers, employees and professional advisers to the extent necessary to enable the Recipient to properly perform its obligations under this agreement or to conduct their business generally, in which case the Recipient must ensure that such persons keep the information secret and confidential and do not disclose the information to any other person;
(e)
where the disclosure is required for use in legal proceedings regarding this agreement; or
(f)
if the party to whom the information relates has consented in writing before the disclosure.
12.2
Each Recipient must ensure that its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives and related bodies corporate comply in all respects with the Recipient's obligations under this clause 12.
12.3
On termination of the Agreement, the customer may provide the Supplier with a written direction requiring the Supplier to either destroy or return its confidential information, subject to the Supplier being able to retain such information required in order to maintain good corporate and accounting practices.
Limitation of Remedies and Liability
13.1
Nothing in this agreement limits or excludes either party's liability:
(a)
for death or personal injury; or
(b)
for fraud by it or its employees.
13.2
Subject to clause 13.1, the parties exclude any liability to each other, whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, for any special, indirect or consequential loss arising under or in connection with this agreement, including any loss of profits (except to the extent contained in the Service Charges), loss of sales or business, loss of production, loss of agreements or contracts, loss of business opportunity, loss of anticipated savings, loss of or damage to goodwill, loss of reputation, loss of use or corruption of software, data or information.
13.3
If the supply of any Software, Hardware and Resale Services and Professional Services under this agreement constitutes a supply of Software, Hardware and Resale Services or Professional Service sto a consumer as defined in the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), as amended or replaced, or relevant State or Territory legislation (“the Acts”), nothing contained in this agreement excludes, restricts or modifies any condition, warranty or other obligation where to do so is unlawful. Where permitted, the Supplier’s liability for breach of any such condition, warranty or other obligation, including any consequential loss which the Customer may sustain or incur, shall be limited to:
(a)
In relation to Software, Hardware and Resale Services:
i.
the replacement, or the supply of equivalent Software, Hardware and Resale Services, or payment of the cost of replacing or acquiring equivalent Software, Hardware and Resale Services ; or
ii.
the repair of, or payment of the cost of having the Software, Hardware and Resale Services repaired; and
(b)
In relation to Professional Services:
i.
the supplying of the Professional Service again; or
ii.
the payment of the cost of having the Professional Service supplied again.
13.4
Subject to clause 13.1 and 13.3, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, the total amount of damages in aggregate recoverable from a party under this agreement is limited to:
(a)
the total amount paid or to be paid by Customer for Hardware, Software, and Resale Services purchased under this Agreement giving rise to the claim, or
(b)
the total amount paid or to be paid by the Customer for Professional Services performed under the relevant Statement of Work during the 12 months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.:
13.5
While the Supplier will take all reasonable measures to preserve the Customer’s data which the Supplier may have access to while providing the Services, the Supplier is not responsible for any data loss, erasure, or corruption for any reason. The Customer must maintain backup data to avoid any loss or damage arising from such corruption or erasure and will hold the Supplier and its employees harmless from any claims, loss or damage arising from a failure to restore the Customer’s data resulting directly or indirectly from Customer’s failure to keep adequate and proper backups.
13.6
The Supplier will not be liable in relation to any proceeding or claim which:
(a)
was caused by any act or omission of the Customer or its employees or agents; or
(b)
relates to actions of the Supplier which were expressly or impliedly authorised by the Customer or by the Customer's employees or agents.
Termination
14.1
Without affecting any other right or remedy available to it, either party may terminate this agreement with immediate effect by giving written notice to the other party if:
14.2
the other party fails to pay any amount due under this agreement on the due date for payment and remains in default not less than seven days after being notified in writing to make such payment;
(a)
the other party commits a material breach of any term of this agreement which breach is irremediable or (if such breach is remediable) fails to remedy that breach within a period of 14 days after being notified in writing to do so; or
(b)
the other party becomes, threatens or resolves to become or is in jeopardy of becoming subject to any form of insolvency, administration, receivership or liquidation.
14.3
On termination of this agreement under this clause 14:
(a)
except any Orders placed with a vendor or manufacture that cannot be cancelled all existing Orders will terminate automatically;
(b)
the Customer must immediately pay to the Supplier all of the Supplier's outstanding unpaid invoices and interest, and in respect of the Services performed but for which no invoice has been submitted, the Supplier may submit an invoice (including for Hardware and Software orders placed that cannot be cancelled), which shall be payable in accordance with clause 8.3.
(c)
the Customer must, within a reasonable time, return all of the Supplier's Equipment. If the Customer fails to do so, then the Supplier may enter the Customer's premises and take possession of the Supplier's Equipment. Until the Supplier's Equipment has been returned or repossessed, the Customer shall be solely responsible for its safekeeping;
(d)
the Supplier must, on request, return any of the Customer Materials not used up in the provision of the Services; and
(e)
the following clauses will continue in force: clause 1 (Interpretation), clause 6 (Non-solicitation), clause 9 (Intellectual Property Rights), clause 12 (Confidentiality), clause 13 (Limitation of Remedies and Liability), this clause 14 (Termination), clause 20 (Waiver), clause 21 (Severability) and clause 26 (Governing Law and Jurisdiction).
Force Majeure
15.1
Neither party is in breach of this agreement or is liable to the other party for any loss incurred by that other party as a direct result of a party (Affected Party) failing or being prevented, hindered or delayed in the performance of its obligations under this agreement where such prevention, hindrance or delay results from events, circumstances or causes beyond the Affected Party's reasonable control (Force Majeure Event).
15.2
The Affected Party will be entitled to a reasonable extension of time for performing its obligations under the agreement. However, the Affected Party must continue to use all reasonable endeavours to perform those obligations.
15.3
The performance of the affected obligations must be resumed as soon as practicable after such Force Majeure Event is removed or has ceased.
Assignment and Subcontracting
16.1
Subject to clause 16.2, neither party may assign any right arising out of this agreement, or novate the agreement, without the other party’s prior written consent, which must not be unreasonably withheld.
16.2
The Supplier may assign or novate this Agreement, including all integrated Orders, to a Supplier Affiliate or any corporate successor at any time. The Customer consents to such assignment or novation and agrees to execute any documents necessary to give effect to this transfer.
16.3
The Supplier may subcontract any of its obligations under this agreement and remains responsible for the performance of the Services under this agreement.
Variation
17.1
An amendment or variation of any term of this agreement must be in writing and signed by each party.
Modern Slavery
18.1
In this clause 18, Modern Slavery has the same meaning as it has in the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth).
18.2
The Supplier must take reasonable steps to identify, assess and address the risks of Modern Slavery practices in the operations and supply chains used in the provision of the Service.
18.3
If at any time the Supplier becomes aware of Modern Slavery practices in the operations and supply chains used in the performance of the Services, the Supplier must, as soon as reasonably practicable, take all reasonable action to address or remove these practices, including where relevant by addressing any practices of other entities in its supply chains.
Anti-Bribery/Corrupt Practices
19.1
Each Party and its respective Affiliates agree that they will not take any action under this Agreement that could cause it to be in violation of any applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws or regulations. A breach of this clause 19.1 shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement and if a Party becomes aware of any such violation, it will immediately notify the other Party.
Waiver
20.1
No party may rely on the words or conduct of any other party as being a waiver of any right, power or remedy arising under or in connection with this agreement unless the other party or parties expressly grant a waiver of the right, power or remedy. Any waiver must be in writing, signed by the party granting the waiver and is only effective to the extent set out in that waiver.
Severability
21.1
If the whole or any part of a provision of this agreement is or becomes invalid or unenforceable under the law of any jurisdiction, it is severed in that jurisdiction to the extent that it is invalid or unenforceable and whether it is in severable terms or not.
Entire agreement
22.1
This agreement states all the express terms agreed by the parties about its subject matter. It supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations, proposals and discussions in respect of its subject matter.
Relationship of the parties
23.1
The parties are and shall be independent contractors to one another. This agreement does not and is not intended to create an agency, joint venture, or partnership between the parties. Nothing in this agreement gives a party authority to bind any other party in any way or imposes any fiduciary duties on a party in relation to any other party.
Notices
24.1
All notices under this agreement must be in writing.
24.2
A notice will be taken to be received:
(a)
If hand delivered, on delivery;
(b)
If sent by email, on receipt of a non-automated reply or other form of communication confirming or indicating that the notice has been received; or
(c)
one business day after having been sent by overnight mail via a professional carrier
24.3
All business communications must be sent to the addresses identified for each party or to other persons or addresses as either Party designates in writing to the other. Legal notices must be sent with a copy addressed to:
[email protected].
Counterparts
25.1
This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
26.1
This agreement is governed by the law in force in New South Wales.
26.2
Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts exercising jurisdiction in New South Wales and courts of appeal from them in respect of any proceedings arising out of or in connection with this agreement.
Dispute Resolution.
27.1
Except in relation to any urgent declaratory, interlocutory, or injunctive relief, a dispute will be resolved by the parties first notifying the other party in writing of the dispute and then engaging in good faith discussions to resolve the dispute. If the dispute cannot be resolved between the parties within 30 days of a party being notified in writing of a dispute, or such other timeframe as agreed in writing between the parties, a party may take any action it requires to resolve such dispute, including commencing legal proceedings. Customer acknowledges and agrees that, in relation to payment disputes, Supplier may engage a debt collection agency and may notify any applicable credit reporting agency of any payment defaults.