Standard Terms and Conditions

All services undertaken by Damien Smith Design Pty Ltd as Trustee for Damien Smith Design Trust (hereinafter referred to as the Consultant) are subject to these terms and conditions:
1. The Client contracts with Consultant for the purpose of obtaining services in accordance with the following terms and conditions.

2. Fees payable by Client for work performed, where not stipulated in a fixed price agreement; by Consultant shall be $145 per hour for the Principal Naval Architect; including consulting, studying, advice, research, deposition and testimony time. Pure travel time will be invoiced at $600 per day or part thereof. All rates are GST exclusive. All rates may be increased by five percent (5%) in each twelve month period commencing July 1, 2014.
3. Client will pay reasonable and necessary direct costs and expenses, in addition to the above rates, incurred by Consultant in association with the provision of the professional service, including but not limited to communications, travel, printing/copying and other costs as appropriate.
4. Client will render full payment in response to Consultant’s invoices within 30 days of receipt of the invoice regardless of the fee payment arrangement between Client and any other party. A service charge of one percent (1.0%) per fortnight will be payable for late payment of invoiced amounts.
5. This Agreement is governed by the laws of Western Australia. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of, relating to or in connection with this contract, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the AMTAC Arbitration Rules. The seat of the arbitration shall be Perth, Australia. Any dispute under (AUD 100,000) will be referred to the AMTAC Rocket Docket Procedure. The language of the arbitration will be English.
6. The parties will be bound by this Agreement upon the Agreement being signed by both parties. However, payment of the deposit by the Client, without signing this agreement, will constitute the Client’s agreement and acceptance to these terms and conditions in full. Consultant is bound to use reasonable efforts to commence the works contemplated by this Agreement upon execution of the Agreement by both parties, and receipt of a deposit of 25% of the total estimate amount, which shall be credited toward the first invoice, and the balance (if any) will be credited toward the next or subsequent invoices for the assignment.
7. Client acknowledges that the actual total fees and expenses may exceed the estimate if the total work scope is undefined at the time of executing this Agreement, or if not all information requested is supplied initially, or if anomalies are discovered during assessment, or a change of project scope is requested after the Agreement has been executed. Where an anomaly or a project scope change request is received after executing the Agreement, any work will cease and a new written estimate will be issued.
8. Consultant is not responsible for and accepts no liability for any error, inaccuracy or negligence in the manufacture of the vessel or object that is the subject of this Agreement, or where the building has not been in accordance with the drawings prepared. The Consultant is not responsible for and accepts no liability for any error, inaccuracy or negligence in the design or performance or manufacture of the vessel or object that is not of the Consultants design, that is the subject of this Agreement, or where the building has not been in accordance with the drawings prepared.
9. Where Consultant relies upon drawings and/or information provided, Consultant is not responsible for any errors and inaccuracies in drawings, measurements and/or any other base data provided. Unless otherwise stated, Consultant will not review the consistency of the information on the certificate of compliance with any other material, plans, documentation or certificates of compliance. Each certificate of compliance is limited to the verification of the specific plans and/or documentation as stated on each particular certificate.
10. Consultant shall be under no liability whatsoever to the Client for any loss, damage, delay or expense of whatsoever nature, whether direct or indirect and howsoever arising UNLESS same is proved to have resulted solely from the negligence, gross negligence or wilful default of Consultant or any of its employees or agents or sub-contractors.
11. In the event that the Client proves that the loss, damage, delay or expense was caused solely by the negligence, gross negligence or wilful default of Consultant aforesaid then, save for where loss, damage, delay or expense has resulted from Consultant’s personal act or omission committed with the intent to cause same or recklessly and with knowledge that such loss, damage, delay or expense would probably result, Consultant’s liability (both directly and indirectly) for each incident or series of incidents giving rise to a claim or claims shall never exceed a sum calculated on the basis of ten times Consultant’s charges or AUD100,000, whichever is the lesser.
12. Notwithstanding Clauses 10 and 11 above, the Consultant hereby excludes all liability whatsoever for delay and/or indirect and/or consequential loss howsoever caused. Loss of profit is always to be considered as consequential loss, whether direct or indirect.
13. Consultant shall not be liable for loss of or damage to equipment and other items placed at its disposal by or on behalf of the Client however such loss or damage occurs.
14. Consultant shall be discharged of all liability in respect of any claim for loss, damage, delay or expense suffered by Client (or alleged to be suffered by Client) unless, within 12 months from the date on which Consultant submits a final report to Client (or, if no report is issued, the date on which the report would have been issued or if no report is required, the date of the Consultant’s final invoice) formal arbitration proceedings are commenced pursuant to Clause 5 by Client against Consultant.
15. Client hereby undertakes to keep Consultant and its employees, agents and sub-contractors indemnified and to hold them harmless against all actions, proceedings, claims, demands or liabilities whatsoever or howsoever arising which may be brought against them or incurred or suffered by them, and against and in respect of all costs, loss, damages and expenses (including legal costs and expenses on a full indemnity basis) which Consultant may suffer or incur (either directly or indirectly) in the course of performing the services under this Agreement, unless such costs, loss, damages and expenses (including legal costs) arise solely as a result of the Consultant’s negligence, gross negligence or wilful misconduct. The loss need not occur before the Consultant may rely on this indemnity.
16. Neither Consultant nor Client shall, except as otherwise provided in these Agreement, be responsible for any loss, damage, delay or failure in performance hereunder arising or resulting from act of God, act of war, seizure under legal process, quarantine restrictions, strikes, boycotts, lockouts, riots, civil commotions and arrest or restraint of princes, rulers or people or any other usual force majeure type event.
17. Consultant shall have the right to sub-contract or assign any of the services provided under the Conditions.
18. All materials supplied by Client to Consultant and all communications between them shall be considered confidential, not disclosable by Consultant without prior written permission of Client, unless necessary for the provision of the service or required by law.

19. All intellectual property created by virtue of Consultant carrying out the works under this Agreement, is owned by Consultant, with Client receiving a non-exclusive royalty-free licence to use the intellectual property created by Consultant under this Agreement, for the purposes referred to in this Agreement.