Terms of Trade

A1 Wheelchair Services Limited - Terms & Conditions of Trade

1. Definitions

1.1 ‘Seller’ shall mean A1 Wheelchair Services (2007) Ltd its successors and assigns or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of A1 Wheelchair (2007) Services Ltd.

1.2 ‘Buyer’ shall mean the Buyer (or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of the Buyer) as described on any quotation, work authorisation or other form as provided by the Seller to the Buyer.

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

1.4 ‘Goods’ shall mean Goods supplied by the Seller to the Buyer (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of Services as hereinafter defined) and includes Goods described on any invoices, quotation, work authorisation or any other forms as provided by the Seller to the Buyer.

1.5 ‘Services’ shall mean all services supplied by the Seller to the Buyer 7,3 and includes any advice or recommendations (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of Goods as defined above).

1.6 ‘Price’ shall mean the price payable for the Goods as agreed between the Seller and the Buyer in accordance with clause 3 of this contract.

2. Acceptance

2.1 Any instructions received by the Seller from the Buyer for the supply of Goods and/or the Buyer’s acceptance of Goods supplied by the Seller shall constitute acceptance of the terms and conditions contained herein.

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

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

2.4 The Buyer undertakes to give the Seller at least fourteen (14) days notice of any change in the Buyer’s name, address and/or any other change in the Buyer’s details.

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 Buyer 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 Buyer shall accept the Seller’s quotation in writing within thirty (30) days.

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 Payment will be made by cash, or by cheque, or by bank cheque, or by direct credit or by any other method as agreed to between the Buyer and the Seller.

3.6 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 Al the Seller’s sole discretion delivery of the Goods shall take place when,

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

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

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

4.2 At the Seller’s sole discretion the costs of delivery are included in the Price

4.3 The Buyer shall provide access in the site for delivery and shall supply Water, power and lighting at no cost to the Seller, In the event that the Buyer fails to do so any additional costs incurred by the Seller (including but not limited to time costs and re-delivery costs) will be invoiced to the Buyer as an extra.

4.4 Delivery of the Goods to a third party nominated by the Buyer is deemed to be delivery to the Buyer for the purposes of this agreement.

4.5 The Buyer shall take delivery of the Goods tendered notwithstanding that the quantity so delivered shall be either greater or lesser than the quantity purchased provided that;

(a) such discrepancy in quantity shall not exceed 5%, and

(b) the Price shall be adjusted pro rata to the discrepancy.

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

4.7 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 Buyer on delivery

5.2 If any of the Goods are damaged or destroyed following delivery but prior to Ownership passing to the Buyer, 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.

6. Title

6.1 The Seller and Buyer agree that ownership of the Goods shall not pass until

(a) the Buyer has paid Iike Seller all amounts owing for the particular Goods, and

(b) the Buyer has met all other obligations due by the Buyer to the Seller in respect of all contracts between the Seller and the Buyer

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 Buyer are met, and

(b) until such time as ownership of the Goods shall pass from the Seller to the Buyer the Seller may give notice in writing to the Buyer to return the Goods or any of them to the Seller. Upon such notice being given the rights of the Buyer to obtain ownership or any other interest in the Goods shall cease, and

(c) until such time that Ownership in the Goods passes to the Buyer, if the Goods are converted into other products, the parties agree that the Seller will be the owner of the end products; and

(d) if the Buyer 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 Buyer, or any premises where the Goods are situated as the invitee of the Buyer and take possession of the Goods, and the Seller will not be liable for any reasonable loss or damage suffered as a result of any action by the Seller under this clause.

7. Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (“PPSA”)

7.1 Upon assenting to these terms and conditions in writing the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that;

(a) these terms and conditions constitute a security agreement for the purposes of the PPSA; and

(b) a security interest is taken in all Goods previously supplied by the Seller in the Buyer (if any) and all Goods that will be supplied in the future by the Seller to the Buyer.

7.2 The Buyer undertakes to

(a) sign any further documents and/or provide any further information (such information to be complete, accurate and up-to-date in all respects) which the Seller may reasonably require to register a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register;

(b) indemnify, and upon demand reimburse, the Seller for all expenses incurred in registering a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register or releasing any Goods charged thereby;

(d) immediately advise the Seller of any material change in its business practices of selling the Goods which would result in a change in the nature of proceeds derived from such sales.

7.3 The Seller and the Buyer agree that nothing in sections 114(1)(a), 133 and 134 of the PPSA shall apply to these terms and conditions.

7.4 The Buyer waives its rights as a debtor under sections 116, 120(2), 121, 125, 126, 127, 129, 131 and 132 of the PPSA.

7.5 Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Seller, the Buyer waives its right to receive a verification statement in accordance with section 148 of the PPSA.

7.6 The Buyer shall unconditionally ratify any actions taken by the Seller under clauses 7.1 to 7.5.

8. Buyer’s Disclaimer

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

9. Defects

9.1 The Buyer shall inspect the Goods on delivery and shall within fourteen (14) days of delivery (time being of the essence) notify the Seller of any alleged defect, shortage in quantity, damage or failure to comply with the description or quote. The Buyer shall afford the Seller an opportunity to inspect the Goods within a reasonable time following delivery if the Buyer believes the Goods are defective in any way. If the Buyer 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 Buyer is entitled to reject, the Seller’s liability is limited to either (at the Seller’s discretion) replacing the Goods or repairing the Goods.

9.2 Goods will not be accepted for return other than in accordance with 9.1 above.

10. Warranty

10.1 Subject to the conditions of warranty set satin Clause 10.2 the Seller warrants that if any defect in any workmanship of the Seller becomes apparent and is reported to the Seller within two (2) months of the date of delivery (time being of the essence) then the Seller will either (at the Setter’s sole discretion) replace or remedy the workmanship.

10.2 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 Buyer to properly maintain any Goods; or

(ii) Failure on the part of the Buyer 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) Fairwear and tear, any accident or act at 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 Buyer for any delay in either replacing or remedying the workmanship or in properly assessing the Buyer’s claim.

10.3 For Goods not manufactured by the Seller, the warranty shall be the current warranty provided by the manufacturer of the Goods, The Seller shall not be bound by nor be responsible for any term, condition, representation or warranty other than that which is given by the manufacturer of the Goods.

11. Consumer Guarantees Act 1993

11.1 If the Buyer is acquiring Goods for the purposes of a trade or business, the Buyer acknowledges that the provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 do not apply to the supply of Goods by the Seller to the Buyer.

12. Intellectual Property

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

12.2 The Buyer 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 Buyer’s order and the Client agrees to indemnify the Seller against any action taken by a third party against the Seller in respect of any such infringement.

13. Default & Consequences Of Default

Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue from the date when payment becomes due daily until the date of payment at a rate of 2.5% per calendar month and such interest shall compound monthly at such a rate after as well as before any judgement. If the Buyer defaults in payment of any invoice when due, the Buyer 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.

13.3 Without prejudice to any other remedies the Seller may have, if at any time the Buyer is in breach of any obligation (including those relating to payment), the Seller may suspend or terminate the supply of Goods to the Buyer and any of its other obligations under the terms and conditions, The Seller will not be liable to the Buyer for any loss or damage the Buyer suffers because the Seller has exercised its rights under this clause.

13.4 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.

13.5 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 Buyer which remains unfulfilled 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 Buyer will be unable to meet its payments as they fall due; or

(b) the Buyer 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 Buyer or any asset of the Buyer.

14. Security And Charge

14.1 Despite anything to the contrary contained herein or any other rights which the Seller may have howsoever:

(a) where the Buyer and/or the Guarantor (if any) is the owner of land, realty or any other asset capable of being charged, both the Buyer and/or the Guarantor agree to mortgage and/or charge all of their joint and/or several interest in the said land, realty or any other asset to the Seller or the Seller’s nominee to secure all amounts and other monetary obligations payable under these terms and conditions. The Buyer and/or the Guarantor acknowledge and agree that the Seller (or the Seller’s nominee) shall be entitled to lodge where appropriate a caveat, which caveat shall be withdrawn once all payments and other monetary obligations payable hereunder have been met.

(b) should the Seller elect to proceed in any manner in accordance with this clause and/or its sub-clauses, the Buyer and/or Guarantor shall indemnify the Seller from and against all the Seller’s costs and disbursements including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis.

(c) the Buyer and/or the Guarantor (if any) agree to irrevocably nominate constitute and appoint the Seller or the Seller’s nominee as the Buyer’s and/or Guarantor’s true and lawful attorney to perform all necessary acts to give effect to the provisions of this clause 14.1.

15. Cancellation

15.1 The Seller may cancel any contract to which these terms and conditions apply or cancel delivery of Goods at any time before the Goods are delivered by giving written notice to the Buyer On giving such notice the Seller shall repay to the Buyer any sums paid in respect of the Price. The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatever arising from such cancellation.

15.2 In the event that the Buyer cancels delivery of Goods the Buyer 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.

16. Privacy Act 1993

16.1 The Buyer and the Guarantor/s (if separate to the Buyer) authorizes the Seller to:

(a) collect, retain and use any information about the Buyer, for the purpose of assessing the Buyer’s creditworthiness or marketing products and services to the Buyer; and

(b) disclose information about the Buyer, whether collected by the Seller from the Buyer directly or obtained by the Seller from any other source, to any other credit provider or any credit reporting agency for the purposes of providing or obtaining a credit reference, debt collection or notifying a default by the Buyer.

16.2 Where the Buyer and/or Guarantors are an individual the authorities under clause 16.1 are authorities or consents for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1993. 16.3 The Buyer and/or Guarantors shall have the right to request the Seller for a copy of the information about the Buyer and/or Guarantors retained by the Seller and the right to request the Seller to correct any incorrect information about the Buyer and/or Guarantors held by the Seller.

17. Construction Contracts Act

17.1 The parties agree that for the purposes of the Construction Contracts Act 2002 where the Seller is a commercial subcontractor this contract is not a commercial construction contract or a construction contract whether for work on a commercial or residential property and devise liability under this contract shall be in no way limited by any contract that the Customer may have entered into with a third party in relation to the supply of Goods and/or Services to that third party or the payment by the third party to the Customer of any monies whether by progress payments or otherwise.

17.2 In the event that the Customer is a residential occupier as defined by the Construction Contracts Act 2002 the Customer hereby expressly acknowledges that:

(a) The Seller has the right to suspend work within five (5) working days of written notice of its intent to do so if a payment claim is served on the Customer, and,

(i) the payment is not paid in full by the due date for payment and no payment schedule has been given by the Customer; or

(ii) a scheduled amount slated in a payment schedule issued by the Customer in relation to the payment claim is not paid in full by the due date for its payment; or

(iii) the Customer has not complied with an adjudicator’s notice that the Customer must pay an amount to the Seller by a particular date; and

(iv) the Seller has given written notice to the Customer of its intention to suspend the carrying out of construction work under the construction contract.

(b) If the Seller exercises the above right to suspend work, it:

(i) is not in breach of contract; and

(ii) is not liable for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered, or alleged to be suffered, by the Customer or by any person claiming through the Customer; and

(iii) is entitled to an extension of time to complete the contract; and

(iv) keeps its rights under the contract including the right to terminate the contract; and may at any lime lift the suspension, even if the amount has not been paid or an adjudicator’s determination has not been complied with.

(i) affect any rights that would otherwise have been available to the Seller under the Contractual Remedies Act 1979; or

(ii) enable the Customer to exercise any rights that may otherwise have been available to the Customer under that Act as a direct consequence of the Seller suspending work under this provision.

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 New Zealand and are subject to the jurisdiction of the Courts of New Zealand.

18.3 The Seller shall be under no liability whatever to the Buyer for any indirect loss and/or expense (including loss of profit) suffered by the Buyer 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 Buyer shall be (limited to damages which under no circumstances shall exceed the Price of the Goods.

18.5 The Buyer shall not be entitled to set off against or deduct from the Price any sums owed or claimed to be owed to the Buyer by the Seller.

18.6 The Seller may license or sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations without the Buyer’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 Buyer of such change.

18.8 The provisions of the Contractual Remedies Act 1975 shall apply to this Contract as if section 15(d) were omitted from the Contractual Remedies Act 1979.

18.9 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

18.10 The failure by the Seller to enforce any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be treated as a waiver of that provision, nor shall it affect the Seller’s right to subsequently enforce that provision.