When you hire one or more Items from us, be they goods or services, you agree to do so under the following conditions.

We,  A V Corporate Pty. Ltd.,  ABN 12 093 111 749  and registered trading entities Coffs Event Centre, WOW Functions and Balloons Plus or any one of us, are the HIRER. The ITEM (including the plural form) is what you hire. You (the person hiring ) are the CLIENT.  The  HIRE INVOICE issued by the Hirer is documentary evidence of the HIRE transaction and grants the Client the right to use but not abuse the Item.  Hired items remain the property of the Hirer at all times. Hire Charge – The amounts shown on the Hire Invoice and payable by the Client to hire the Item. Hire Period – Means from commencement until the end of the period shown on the Hire Invoice. The Hire Period may only be extended for one or more definite periods and in each case this can only be done if the Client requests it and if the Hirer agrees. The Hirer may issue and require the Client to sign and pay an amended or an additional Hire Invoice for any extension of the Hire Period. Hire Invoice – Means a document which the Hirer may require the Client to sign (or accept in a way the Hirer requires) including particulars of the Item and the Hire Period and such other information as the Hirer may decide. Remote Location – Any location which is more than 50 kilometres by road from the Hirer Coffs Harbour address. 1.  CONSTRUCTION These Hire Conditions apply to the exclusion of any other conditions or representations made by the Hirer or proposed by the Client. This document and documents referred to by this document, constitute the entire agreement between Hirer and Client. Any reference in this document to the singular includes the plural and vice versa; and, the word "including" means "including, but not limited to," and the word "includes" means "includes, without limitation,". All headings in this document have been inserted for the purpose of ease of reference only. They do not affect the meaning or interpretation of it. These Hire Conditions may be amended or updated at any time by the Hirer and changes will only apply to Hire Invoices entered into after the change occurs. 2.  HIRE IS AT THE CLIENTS RISK To the extent that the Australian Consumer Law (or any other law which cannot be excluded) does not apply. The Hirer makes no representations and gives no warranties as to the suitability or performance of the Item for the Clients purposes and will not be liable to the Client for any damages, costs or other liabilities whatsoever in relation to the hiring of the Item by the Client including claims for consequential loss or damage. 3. HIRE INVOICE (a)  Each Hire Invoice is not a separate contract but forms a part of this hire agreement between the Hirer and the Client, together with any other contractual documents forming part of the hire agreement. (b)  The client agrees to receive Hire Invoices and all associated documentation by electronic means. 4. HIRE REFUSAL The Hirer may in its absolute discretion decline to hire any Item to any person if it chooses to do so. 5. THE HIRER WILL (a)   Allow the Client to take and use the Item for the Hire Period. (b)   Provide the Item to the Client clean and in good working order. (c)   On request - deliver, set-up, pack-down and return Hire Items: the hirer will at the request of the Client and for an additional charge to be included in the Hire Invoice, deliver, set-up, and at the conclusion of an event, pack-down and return Hired Items. All other conditions of this contract still apply. 6. THE CLIENT MUST (a)   Deliver the Item to the Hirer at or before the end of the hire period. (b)   Return the Item to the Hirer clean, complete as hired and in good repair. (c)   Satisfy itself at commencement of hire that the Item is suitable for its purposes. (d)   Ensure the security of all Items the property of the Hirer for the Hire Period. (e)  Ensure that all persons operate the Item safely, strictly in accordance with the law, only for its intended use, and in accordance with any instructions supplied by the Hirer or posted on the Item. (f)    Be responsible at its cost for daily maintenance and care of any Item in its possession. (g)  Safely secure all items loaded in or on the Client’s vehicle, and indemnify the Hirer in respect of any injury and/or damage caused by any Item or part thereof falling from any vehicle or trailer operated by or on behalf of the Client. (h)  Report and provide full details to the Hirer of any accident or damage to the Item within two business days of the accident or damage occurring. 7. THE CLIENT MUST NOT (a)   Tamper with, damage or repair the Item. (b)   Lose or part with possession of the Item or part thereof. (c)   Rely upon any representation relating to the Item or its operation other than those contained in this Contract. (d)   Exceed the recommended or legal load and capacity limits of the Item. 8. CLIENT INDEMNITY The Client will Indemnify the Hirer for all injury and/or damage caused or contributed to by the Client to persons and property in relation to the Item and its operation and ensure that any person collecting or taking delivery of any Item on behalf of the Client is authorised by the Client to do so and the Client will not allege that any such person is not so authorised. 9. PAYMENT BY THE CLIENT TO THE HIRER (a)   On or before  Hire  commencement or as otherwise specifically agreed with the Hirer, the Client will pay the Hire Charge as stated in the Hire Invoice. (b)   Immediately on request by the Hirer, the Client will pay: • the new list price of any Item which is for whatever reason including fire flood or theft not returned to the Hirer; • all costs incurred in cleaning and reinstating the Item to the standard it was at time of hire delivery; • the full cost of repairing any damage to the Item caused or contributed to by the Client, unless expressly agreed otherwise in this contract; • stamp duties, GST, any other taxes or duties, and all tolls, fines, penalties, levies or charges payable in respect of this Contract or arising from the Client’s use of the Item; • all costs incurred by the Hirer in recovering possession of the Item; • Interest for late payment of amounts owing by the client, at the pre-judgement interest rate set by the Local Court of NSW from time to time; • the cost of fuels and consumables provided by the Hirer and not pre-paid or returned by the Client; • any expenses and legal costs incurred by the Hirer in enforcing this Contract due to the Clients default including commission payable to a commercial agent. 10. CREDIT CARD/DEBIT CARD OR OTHER PAYMENT SYSTEMS (a)  The Hirer processes all card charges using the secure payments system provided by the National Australia Bank.  Without limiting the ability of the Hirer to recover all amounts owing to it, the Client authorises the Hirer to charge any amounts owing by the Client to any card or account details provided to the Hirer by the Client. (b)   Bank details for Direct Deposits are provided on Hire Invoices. (c)  This contract does not include any transaction that secures payment or the performance of an obligation by the registration of security interests in personal property and The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 does not apply. 11. REMOTE LOCATION HIRE Where the Item is at any time hired by the Client and located in any Remote Area and the Hirer is required to attend on site the following charges will also apply on a per attendance basis in addition to all other obligations of the Client under this contract. (a)  The Client will pay an additional Remote Location Charge for any delivery, collection, servicing and repair of the Item, and for any other attendance at the Remote Location by the Hirer.  The Remote Location Charges will be calculated on a per kilometre rate travelled by the Hirer staff to and from the Remote Location, plus labour costs per staff member per hour (including travelling times) at the rate of $78 per hour plus direct travelling cost including all airfares and accommodation charges incurred by the Hirer and its staff in connection with travel to and from the Remote Location. (b)   Any Remote Location Charge covers multiple Items hired by a Client, on the one site. 12. BREACH OF THIS HIRE CONTRACT If the Client breaches any clause whatsoever of this Contract and does not remedy the breach within 7 days notice of the breach by electronic email, or becomes bankrupt, insolvent or ceases business then the Hirer shall be entitled to: (a)  terminate this Contract and retrieve the hired Item and/or (b)  enter any premises where the Item is located to do so and/or (c)  sue for recovery of all monies owing by the Client. The Client indemnifies the Hirer in respect of any damages, costs or loss resulting from a breach by the Client of any provision of this Contract. 12. GOVERNING LAW  The Hirer and the Client agree that this Contract is governed by the law of the state of New South Wales, and the parties submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of that State. 13. PRIVACY We the Hirer recognise the importance of your personal privacy and will comply with the Australian Privacy Principles in all dealings with you the Client.  Any information disclosed by you to us will be used only to conduct day to day business. Your personal details will not be passed to any other individual or organisation except we may refer selected details to third party suppliers of products or services associated with your hire order. We may use your details to initiate communication on items of relevance.  If you decide you do not want to receive such material, please inform us and we will be happy to remove you from any circulation list. You may request a copy of your personal information we hold in our records.  In most cases this will simply be name, contact telephone and contact email address.  In some cases, in accordance with the National Privacy Principals, we may refuse to give you access to all information we may hold related to your record. For example, if giving you this information could impact on other people’s privacy. Any refusal for access to information will be given a reason. From time to time, we may be required to change this privacy policy.  We reserve the right to do so at any time. Any such changes will be notified through this Website. © Updated: 4/10/2018