1. These terms and conditions govern all contracts for the sale and supply of goods by Townlec Auto Electrical Pty Ltd ABN 47 613 368 880 (“we” or “us“) and prevail (to the extent of any inconsistency) over any conditions applicable to a specific order, unless expressly agreed to by us in writing.
2. In this agreement “goods” shall mean all goods and services supplied by us as described on any quotation, invoice or any other documentation created by us.
3. By purchasing goods from us, you will be deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions.
4. All previous negotiations, representations, arrangements, and statements (if any), between you and us, whether express or implied, are excluded and cancelled.
QUOTES
5. Every quotation is an estimate only and is subject to us (if reasonable in all the circumstances) amending the quote at any time prior to our acceptance of your order, to meet any cost difference between the date of the quotation and the date of completion of the order.
6. Quoted prices are valid for 30 days and subject to your order being for the whole quantity stated in the quotation.
PRICE
7. All prices are as published by us from time to time and are including GST unless otherwise indicated.
8. Unless otherwise stated, prices for delivered goods are freight on board from our premises. Special transport charges or variations in tariffs, rates of exchange, special taxes, transport charges, insurance premiums, harbour dues or similar costs and all other costs which affect the goods must be paid for by you.
9. Trade order discounts may be subject to a minimum dollar value.
10. Despite our best efforts, there may be instances where some products on our website are incorrectly priced. If we discover that a product’s price is higher than what is listed, we may reach out to you before shipping to see if you would like to purchase the product at the correct price or cancel your order.
PAYMENT TERMS
11. Customer without a credit account: The purchase price for goods must be paid to us at the time of sale or if the goods are to be delivered before dispatch from our premises or third parties.
12. Customer with a credit account: The purchase price must be paid within 30 days from the end of the month of invoicing issued by us for the goods. Where the purchase price of the goods ordered by you, plus the purchase price of any goods previously ordered by you for which payment is outstanding exceeds your approved credit limit, payment must be made immediately to ensure you remain within the approved credit limit.
(a) Customer default: Should the customer default in making payment in accordance with these conditions, then all monies due to us shall immediately become due and payable.
(b) Payment of fees: The customer indemnifies us for all costs and expenses including but not limited to collection costs, dishonoured cheque fees, and legal costs as between solicitor and client which we may reasonably incur due to the customer’s breach of this agreement, in particular the payment terms.
(c) Termination of credit account: We reserve the right to terminate the customer’s credit facility if the customer is in breach of the terms of the credit facility, without any notice to the customer or any guarantor of the customer.
13. Afterpay: If you select to pay the purchase price for goods through ‘Afterpay’ (available only on certain specified orders) you acknowledge and agree to be bound by the ‘Afterpay’ Australian terms of service as found on https://www.afterpay.com/en-AU/terms-of-service at the time of sale. In these circumstances, and as long as the ‘Afterpay’ services are being utilised (or to the extent they have been utilised as the case may be) the ‘Afterpay’ Australian terms of service as described in this clause will prevail over these terms and conditions but only to the extent of any inconsistency.
14. We reserve the right to charge you interest compounding daily on any invoice rendered by us which is due and remains unpaid, at the rate of 2% per annum above our bank’s unsecured overdraft rate as would be charged to us.
15. Payment must be made against each part or portion of any order as delivered and we reserve the right to invoice for part delivery of any order.
DELIVERY
16. Orders ofr in-stock items are dispatched within 1 – 3 days once payment is cleared. If there are further delays, or what you have ordered is out of stock, we will contact you to advise dispatch times. Should you need something delivered urgently or have a complex delivery requirement, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.
17. Any times given for delivery of goods are approximate and for guidance only. Although we make every effort to keep to delivery times, we specifically exclude all liability for loss or damage occasioned by delays in delivery.
18. Risk of loss or damage to goods arising in the course of transit are to be borne by you such that to the fullest extent permitted by law we exclude liability for loss or damage to goods in transit caused by any event of any kind.
RETENTION OF TITLE AND RISK
19. Title and ownership of goods delivered will only transfer to you when you have paid in full all amounts owing by you to us.
20. Until such time as title and ownership in the goods passes to you, you shall hold the goods as bailee for us, and shall when requested by us hold any proceeds from the sale or disposal of property to which the goods are attached up to the amount owed to us in a separate account for which separate records are kept.
21. If the goods are attached or fixed by you to any property of yours, by way of any manufacturing or assembly process, title of the goods shall remain with us until you have made payment for all goods. Where goods are attached or fixed to property so as to be part of or constituent of any new goods, title to those goods shall be deemed to be assigned to us as security for the full satisfaction by you for the full amount owing by you to us.
22. In the event of non-payment or if payment of your account is overdue, we shall be entitled without prejudice to any other right we have at law or in equity to enter the place where the goods are stored for the purpose of recovering and taking possession of the goods supplied including removal of the goods from any property to which they have been attached or fixed.
23. Risk in the goods passes to you immediately upon the first to occur of:
(a) delivery to you;
(b) the goods being in your custody; or
(c) the goods being within your direction or control including the goods being in transit to you.
PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES ACT 2009 (CTH) (“PPSA”)
24. In consideration of us supplying the goods to you, at your request, you, by agreeing to these terms and conditions of sale and supply:
(a) Grant to us a purchase money security interest (“PMSI”) as defined by the PPSA in the goods; and
(b) Agree that any of the goods or proceeds of the sale of property of yours to which the goods are attached or fixed coming into existence after the date of these terms and conditions of trade will come into existence subject to the PMSI granted herein and the terms of these terms and conditions of sale and supply without the need for any further action or agreement by any party; and
(c) Acknowledge that you have received valuable consideration from us and agree that it is sufficient; and
(d) Agree that the PMSI has attached to all goods supplied now and in the future to you and that the attachment of the PMSI has in no way been deferred or postponed.
25. We reserve the right to register a financing statement in respect of any goods supplied by us to you pursuant to these terms and conditions of sale and supply and in respect of which credit has been extended by us to you. The costs of registering a financing statement or a financing change statement shall be paid by you and may, where applicable, be debited against your account, with us.
26. To the extent the PPSA permits, you waive your right to receive a copy of the verification statement confirming registration of a financing statement, or a financing change statement relating to the security interest under these terms and conditions of sale and supply.
27. You shall promptly, on request by us, execute all documents and do anything else reasonably required by us to ensure that the PMSI created by these terms and conditions of sale and supply constitutes a perfected security interest over all goods supplied.
28. You shall not agree to allow any person to register a financing statement over any of the goods supplied by us without the prior written consent by us and will immediately notify us if you become aware of any person taking steps to register a financing statement in relation to such goods.
29. You shall not allow the goods to become accessions or commingled with other goods unless we have first perfected any security interest that we have in relation to the goods.
30. If we perfect any security interest that we have in relation to the goods, you shall not do anything that results in us having less than the security or priority granted by the PPSA that we have assumed at the time of that perfection.
31. You irrevocably grant to us the right to enter upon your property or premises, without notice, and without being in any way liable to you or to any third party, if we have cause to exercise any of our rights under the PPSA, and you shall indemnify us from any claims made by any third party as a result of such exercise.
32. To the extent the PPSA permits for the purposes of sub-sections 115(1) and 115(7) of the PPSA we and you agree that at our discretion we need not comply with sections 95, 96, 118, 121(4), 125, 130, 132(3)(d), 132(4),142 or 143. In addition, for the particular purposes of sub-section 115(7) of the PPSA we need not comply with sections 132 and 137(3).
33. To the extent the PPSA permits, you waive your rights to receive any notice that is required by any provision of the PPSA, including a notice of a verification statement. Furthermore, to the extent the PPSA permits, you waive your rights to any time period under the PPSA that must otherwise lapse before we or our appointee may exercise a right, power or remedy. In the event that the PPSA requires that a period of notice or a lapse of time cannot be excluded, but further provides that the period of notice or lapse of time may be agreed between us, that period or lapse of time is one business day or the minimum period the PPSA allows to be agreed.
TECHNICAL ADVICE
34. Goods must be used in accordance with any manufacturer’s instructions and any product information or guides published by us.
CANCELLATION
35. If you cancel an order which has been accepted by us, you must pay a reasonable charge for the work completed and materials used.
36. Despite the cancellation of an order for any reason, you must pay in full for any goods which are: part of that order which were especially procured for you; custom ordered, imported, manufactured, or made to order by us; or of a particular nature not normally stocked by us.
RETURNS
37. Upon delivery of the goods, you must inspect the goods. Any claim for delivery of incorrect goods must be received with 7 days from the date of delivery. If you fail to provide a claim to us in this manner then, to the extent permitted by law, the goods will be deemed to have been accepted by you and you must pay for the goods in accordance with these terms and conditions.
38. Returned goods must be returned with a Townlec Return for Credit Authorisation Number on Townlec letterhead, provided to you by a Townlec staff member.
39. All refunds will be given in accordance to our Refunds & Returns Policy which can be found at the following location: https://townlec.com.au/refunds-returns
LEGAL INTERPRETATION
40. We will not be responsible or liable to you for nor will these terms and conditions be terminated as a result of any failure to perform our obligations under this agreement to the extent and for the period that such failure results from circumstances beyond our reasonable control.
41. If any provision of these terms and conditions is invalid, these terms and conditions shall be read as if that provision has been severed.
42. These terms are governed by the laws in force in the State of Queensland, Australia.
PRIVACY ACT 1988
43. We shall be entitled to obtain a personal credit report to collect overdue payment on commercial or consumer credit (Section 18K(1)(h) Privacy Act 1988).
44. You agree that individual data provided may be used and retained by us for the following purposes and for other purposes as agreed to between you and us or required by law from time to time:
(a) Provision of goods.
(b) Providing instruction to subcontractors.
(c) Assessing the credit worthiness of the customer in relation to extending credit.
(d) Exchanging of information with credit reporting agencies, or with any trade reference/s named by you.
(e) Processing of any payment instructions, direct debit facilities and/or credit facilities requested by you.
(f) Collection of amounts outstanding in your account by our nominated collection agent and/or solicitor.
45. You acknowledge that you have read our privacy statement which can be found in the following location: https://townlec.com.au/privacy-policy/
VIENNA SALES CONVENTION
46. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Vienna 1980) known as the “Vienna Sales Convention” does not apply to goods supplied under these terms and conditions, nor do any terms or conditions express or implied by the Vienna Sales Convention form part of this agreement.
