TERMS AND CONDITIONS
TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

1. Definitions
1.1 ‘Application Form’ means the online registration form on MunHUB, linked from the AMUNC webpage;
1.2 ‘Event’ means any conference organised by the Organiser in which the Client participates;
1.3 ‘Organiser’ means ‘AMUNC 2012′ of Director’s Office, Division of Student Services, Union Building, La Trobe University, Bundoora, 3086, Victoria and its directors;
1.4 ‘Client’ means any person, firm or organization who is participating in an event organised by the Organiser. ‘Venue’ means the venue or venues in which the Event is taking place; ‘Speakers’ means individuals speaking at the Event (for e.g. Conference Speakers); ‘Fees’ means the payments set out on the Application Form;
1.5 ‘Intellectual Property’ means all copyright, trademarks, designs and confidential information including client lists, phone lists, price lists and plans owned by the Organiser; and Terms & Conditions’ means these Terms & Conditions for Participation.
2. Application for participation & acceptance
2.1 The Application Form is an offer made by the Organiser to the Client.
2.2 All applications for participation in the Event must be made by filling the Application Form and submitting to the Organiser. All applications are handled on a “first come- first served” basis. The Organiser retains the right to reject any Application that it deems inappropriate.
2.3 By submitting the Application Form, the Client enters into a binding contract with the Organiser on the Terms & Conditions.
2.4 The Organiser at all times reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to alter the proposed program, make changes to the marketing plans that it has devised
for the Event and offer discounts, rebates or refunds.
3. Terms of payment
3.1 Full payment is due and payable by the Client at the time of application.
3.2 In the event of default of payment in a), the Client’s application may be cancelled and the Organiser reserves the right to claim all the Fees from the
Client. The Client is not entitled to any form of compensation whatsoever.
3.3 For other additional services offered from time to time by the Organiser, payments must be made in full and in advance when placing orders for such
services.
4. Default & Consequences of Default
4.1 In the event that the Client’s payment is dishonoured for any reason the Client shall be liable for any dishonour fees incurred by the Organiser.
4.3 If the Client defaults in payment of any invoice when due, the Client shall indemnify the Organiser from and against all costs and disbursements incurred
by the Organiser in pursuing the debt including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis and the Organiser’s collection agency costs.
4.4 Without prejudice to any other remedies the Organiser may have, if at any time the Client is in breach of any obligation (including those relating to payment),
the Organiser may suspend or terminate the supply of Goods and/or Services to the Client and any of its other obligations under the terms and conditions.
The Organiser will not be liable to the Client for any loss or damage the Client suffers because the Organiser has exercised its rights under this clause.
4.5 If any account remains overdue after thirty (30) days then an amount of the greater of twenty dollars ($20.00) or ten percent (10.00%) of the amount
overdue (up to a maximum of two hundred dollars ($200.00)) shall be levied for administration fees which sum shall become immediately due and payable.
4.6 Without prejudice to the Organiser’s other remedies at law the Organiser shall be entitled to cancel all or any part of any order of the Client which remains unfulfilled and all amounts owing to the Organiser shall, whether or not due for payment, become immediately payable in the event that:
(a) any money payable to the Organiser becomes overdue, or in the Organiser’s opinion the Client will be unable to meet its payments as
they fall due; or
(b) the Client 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 Client or any asset of the Client.
5. Withdrawals & Refunds
5.1 Cancellations by the Client must be advised in writing to the Organiser at least 30 days prior to the event. An administration fee of $225 plus GST per delegate will be incurred for all cancellations. The refund amount will be $50 only. Refunds are granted at the discretion of the Organiser. The Organiser can refuse a request for a refund. A refund will not be given if a Client fails to attend or cancels within the 30 days leading up to the event. Substitutions can be made at any time before the event without penalty.
6. Cancellation, Bringing Forward and Postponement
6.1 Subject to Clause 9, the Organiser will refund the Client any amount paid if the Event is cancelled, brought forward or postponed by more than 90 days. The Organiser has the right to modify the duration, speakers, venue, titles, dates, or opening hours of the event without compensation to the client.
7. Change or Cancellation of Speakers or their topics
7.1 The Client will indemnify and hold the Organiser and its representatives harmless in respect of all costs, claims, liabilities, losses, demands, proceedings and expenses to which the Organiser and its representatives may in any way be subject as a result of change in Speakers, Cancellation of Speakers or change in speaking topics.
8. Indemnity of the Organiser
8.1 Under no circumstances will the Organiser be obliged to make good or accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever arising in respect of damage to or theft or loss of any property, goods, articles or things however placed, deposited, brought into or left at the Venue either by the Client for their use or purpose or by any other person, and the Client must indemnify the Organiser or its representatives
8.2 The Organiser is not accountable for any refusal of visas. No refunds will be provided on the basis of visa refusals.
9. No Warranty
9.1 The Organiser does not warrant the success of the Event nor whether the Client will benefit from participating in the Event and the Client agrees to hold the Organiser harmless in the event the Event does not meet its expectations.
10. Force Majeure
10.1 Any delay or failure by either party to perform its obligations will be excused if caused by an extraordinary event or occurrence beyond the control of the nonperforming party and without the nonperforming party’s fault or negligence, such as acts of God, fires, floods, windstorms, explosions, riots, natural disasters, wars, terrorist attacks, sabotage, strikes, shortages of labour or material, vendor failures, transportation embargoes or acts of any governmental or governmental agency. In the event of such an event, the Organiser may at its discretion postpone or delay the event and no compensation will be given.
11. Intellectual Property
11.1 The Client acknowledges that it has no proprietary right or interest in the Intellectual Property. The Client must not at any time advertise, promote, sell, print or publish any material using or taking advantage of the Intellectual Property, or assist or consent to anyone else to do so without the prior written consent of the Organiser.
12. Privacy Act 1988
12.1 The Client and/or the Organiser agree to abide by the provisions in the Privacy Act 1988.
13. Compliance with laws
13.1 Client must comply with all the rules, regulations and laws currently imposed or laid down or prescribed in the future by the government, public authorities and owners or managers of the Venue for all purposes concerned with the implementation of these Terms & Conditions, of the regulations and stipulations laid down or prescribed in the future by the Organiser under these Terms & Conditions, and of all other contracts relating to the Event, the Client must be deemed to be domiciled at the office of the Organiser in Australia.
14. Jurisdiction
14.1 Without prejudice to the powers of the parties to enter into a general or limited arbitration agreement, all disputes arising from the Client’s participation, from the enforcement of these Terms & Conditions, or from any other contracts relating to the Event, or by virtue of regulations or stipulations laid down or prescribed in the future by the Organiser, must be governed and construed according to the laws of Victoria and the Client hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria.
15. Infringement of Terms & Conditions’
15.1 Any breach of these Terms & Conditions for Participation’ and any other further rules and regulations determined by the Organiser may, at the Organiser’s absolute discretion, result in the exclusion of the Client from the Event, and the Client has no right to claim compensation or demand refund of any payments already made, or any loss or expenses, nor shall the Client be released from their contractual obligation to pay.