Advertiser Terms and Conditions

1. Definitions

1.1 In these Terms and Conditions, unless the context otherwise requires:

• (a) "Advertisement" means the material agreed between National Media and the Advertiser to be placed in the Publication in respect of which the Fee is to be paid and may include, without limitation, loose or bound inserts, tip-ons, display advertisements, column advertisements and Advertorials whether in electronic or hard-copy form.
• (b) "Advertising Agreement" means the document entitled Advertising Agreement signed for or on behalf of the Advertiser and accepted by National Media referring to these Terms and where details including those relating to the Advertisement to be inserted by or on behalf of the Advertiser in the Publication are to be set out.
• (c) "Advertorials" means editorial content that falls within the definition of Advertisement.
• (d) "Agreement" means the form entitled "Advertising Agreement", incorporating these Terms by reference, as executed by the Advertiser.
• (e) "GST" has the meaning given to that term in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).
• (f) "Fee" means the amount entered as the "Total (inc GST)" on the Advertising Agreement.
• (g) "National Media" means National Media Pty Limited and/or any or all of its related entities.
• (h) "Publication" means the publication or publications specified as "Publication" on the Advertising Agreement whether published in hard-copy, in electronic form, on the internet and/or in any other form.
• (i) "Publication Date" means the date on which the Publication is delivered to a point of sale, letterbox or mail centre (as the case may be).
• (j) "Rate Card" means the document prepared by National Media for Advertisers setting out the standard rates and charges that apply for booking space for Advertisements in relation to a Publication.
• (k) "Terms" means the terms and conditions set out herein.

1.2 In these Terms, the singular includes the plural and vice versa. A reference to "$" or dollars means Australian dollars and a reference to payment means payment in Australian dollars unless otherwise stated in the Advertising Agreement.

2. Payment Terms and Interest

2.1 National Media shall place Advertisements as are agreed between the parties in such of its publications as set out in the Advertising Agreement, and the Advertiser shall pay National Media at such rates as are set out in the Advertising Agreement.

2.2 Unless the Advertiser has been granted Credit Trading Terms by National Media, the Advertiser must pay the Fee in full and any other applicable taxes, duties and levies without deduction within fourteen (14) days prior to the Publication Date (whether or not a tax invoice has been issued and whether or not formal demand for payment has been made). If the Advertiser does not make payment in full within this time or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, any part of the Fee not paid will increase by 0.07% per day until such time as the Fee (as increased by virtue of the operation of this term), has been paid to National Media in full. All payment is to be made in Australian dollars unless otherwise stated in the Advertising Agreement.

2.3 Where an Agreement is cancelled, expired or suspended by National Media the Fee, calculated in accordance with the then-current Rate Card for the Publication, shall be adjusted to reflect the pro-rata value of the actual amount of space and/or the number of issues of the Publication in which the Advertiser's advertisements have been published and the Advertiser agrees to pay the amended amount calculated by National Media in full without deduction.

2.4 In the event that the Advertiser commits a default under this Contract, the Advertiser shall pay to National Media on demand all costs and interest including without limitation all interest accrued and calculated pursuant to clause 3.2 herein, legal costs (assessed on a solicitor/own client basis) all mercantile agent's fees incurred by National Media in recovering all amounts outstanding under this Agreement and any dishonour or bank fees incurred by National Media relating to payments made by the Advertiser from time to time.

2.5 The Advertiser acknowledges that National Media has a lien over the material supplied by or on behalf of the Advertiser to National Media for any Advertisement during such time as the Advertiser owes any sum to National Media pursuant to the Agreement.

3. Provision of Credit

3.1 In the event that National Media extends credit to the Advertiser, the Advertiser:

3.1.1 acknowledges that the Advertisements are sought for the purposes of business, not private or domestic use, and that National Media relies upon this representation in the event that National Media agrees to publish the Advertisements on credit;

3.1.2 guarantees that the Advertiser will be able to repay all amounts owing within 7 days after Publication Date;

3.1.3 agrees to provide all financial information requested by National Media to assist it in deciding whether to extend credit to the Advertiser.

3.2 If the Advertiser wishes to make a claim against National Media following Publication that relates to the provision of credit by National Media, the Advertiser must give National Media written notice setting out full particulars of that claim within seven (7) days of the Publication Date. If the Advertiser:

3.2.1 provides such written notice, the Advertiser agrees that National Media's decision in respect of that claim shall be final and bind the parties;

3.2.2 fails to provide such written notice, the Advertiser agrees that it will have waived all rights to make a credit claim against National Media in respect of the Publication and must pay the Fee in full within the time specified in these Terms.

3.3 By signing the Advertising Agreement, the Advertiser gives authority to National Media to obtain information pursuant to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) as amended from time to time, and to make whatever other inquiries and obtain such other information National Media deems reasonably necessary in the circumstances to determine the acceptability and continued acceptability of the Advertiser for receiving credit facilities, and a copy of the Advertising Agreement signed by the Advertiser shall be sufficient evidence of the Advertiser's authority to National Media for that purpose.

3.4 National Media may, in its sole and absolute discretion, terminate the Agreement at any time if it is of the opinion that the Advertiser is a credit risk. Any such termination will not affect any obligations of the parties that survive termination, either express or implied.

4. Content and Control

4.1 When material is supplied to National Media, by or on behalf of the Advertiser, National Media accepts no responsibility for that material. National Media shall not be responsible for any loss of or damage to any material provided to National Media by the Advertiser.

4.2 The deadline for submission of advertising material to the Advertiser is as specified on the Advertising Agreement or rate card for the Publication. It is the Advertiser's responsibility to confirm the deadline for submission of advertising material whether or not such is explicitly stated on the Advertising Agreement or rate card. If such material is not furnished to National Media by the deadline, National Media may, without further reference to the Advertiser, either:

4.2.1 substitute alternate material that National Media holds for the Advertiser; or

4.2.2 delete the space and charge the Advertiser for the full amount of the Fee (less any payments made by the Advertiser) for the space booked.

4.3 National Media retains full editorial control of its publications and may at any time in its absolute discretion alter the name, size and/or layout (but not the subject matter) of a publication in which an Advertiser has placed an Advertisement without notice or incurring any liability whatsoever to the Advertiser. Should any change be made by National Media this will not constitute grounds for cancellation of the Agreement by the Advertiser nor will it give rise to National Media being liable for any loss or damage or any claim whatsoever as a consequence of such change.

4.4 National Media may, at its absolute and uncontrolled discretion, reject or withdraw from publication any advertisement it considers unsuitable for publication for any reason without incurring any penalty or liability.

4.5 The positioning of Advertisements will be at the discretion of National Media except where special arrangements have been made and the appropriate loading undertaken in which case National Media will arrange the positioning of the Advertisement requested by the Advertiser provided however that where the material for the Advertisement is provided to National Media after the material deadline as stated in the Advertising Agreement has passed, National Media may include the Advertisement in the Publication in a position at the sole and absolute discretion of National Media and the Advertiser will still be liable for the full amount set out in the Advertising Agreement including any applicable loading.

4.6 The Advertiser must not on-sell, assign, transfer or otherwise grant the use of advertising space booked or purchased by the Advertiser from National Media in a Publication to any third party without the prior written consent of National Media. Such consent may be withheld at National Media's sole and absolute discretion.

4.7 If the Advertiser commits a breach of clause 5.6, National Media may refuse to include any and all Advertisements placed in a Publication by that Advertiser pursuant to this Agreement, but the Advertiser shall remain liable for the full amount of the Fee for the space booked in the Publication.

5. Intellectual Property

5.1 The Advertiser acknowledges that National Media is the owner of the copyright in all advertisements (including artwork) prepared by the employees, servants and/or agents of National Media on behalf of the Advertiser and neither the Advertiser nor any other party is entitled to publish, reproduce or otherwise enjoy the rights in such advertisements or artwork without the prior written permission of National Media.

5.2 The Advertiser unconditionally warrants to National Media that any material it provides to National Media in relation to any Advertisement will not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party when published. The Advertiser continually indemnifies National Media against any claim, loss, damages, costs or expenses incurred directly or indirectly by National Media as a direct or indirect result of the Advertiser's breach of this warranty.

6. Indemnity

The Advertiser shall indemnify and keep indemnified National Media from and against all claims, loss, damage and expenses whatsoever, incurred directly or indirectly by reason of any breach of the Agreement, negligence, tortious act or other wrongdoing by the Advertiser. Without limiting the foregoing, the Advertiser shall indemnify National Media from and against all claims, loss, damage and expenses incurred in connection with any Advertisement that contains or refers to any material that is defamatory, a slander of title, breach of copyright, amounts to unfair competition, a violation of rights of privacy, is or is likely to be misleading or deceptive or in violation of any applicable law, regulation, statute or guideline, including but not limited to the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), Fair Trading Act 1999 (Vic), Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), and any equivalent legislation as amended from time to time.

7. Termination

The Agreement may be terminated by National Media at any time if, in its absolute discretion, it considers that the Advertiser is a credit risk, the Advertiser is in breach of the Agreement or in any event on the provision of 7 days notice in writing by National Media to the Advertiser. If termination occurs, National Media is no longer required to place any Advertisement in any of its Publications and all outstanding sums owed to National Media by the Advertiser shall become due and payable immediately.

8. Distribution of Publications

The Advertiser acknowledges that National Media may procure third parties to distribute its Publications or fulfil any of its obligations under this Agreement.

9. Limitation of Liability

9.1 National Media's liabilities or obligations, under or pursuant to this Agreement are expressly limited to the provision of space for Advertisements in its Publications. In any event, National Media's liability to the Advertiser, if any, shall not exceed the total of the amounts paid to National Media relating to the service or product giving rise to the liability

9.2 While every endeavour will be made to ensure the insertion of Advertisements in accordance with the Advertiser's instructions, no guarantee or warranty will be given or implied, nor any liability accepted for any loss or damage occasioned by any omission, mistake, error or misplacement of any Advertisement by National Media and without limiting the foregoing, National Media shall not be liable for any special, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind, or for loss of profits, loss of opportunity, loss of business or goodwill or interruption of business arising out of or in connection with this Agreement however arising or wheresoever situated from any act, error or omission by National Media in respect to any Advertisement placed or to be placed on the Advertiser's behalf.

10. No Warranty as to Advertising Response

National Media makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the efficacy or suitability of any Advertisement placed in a Publication by or on behalf of the Advertiser, nor to the effectiveness, or outcome of, or response to such Advertisement, and the Advertiser's liability to pay the Fee to National Media in full and without deduction shall not be dependent in any way upon such efficacy, outcome of or response to the Advertisement.

11. General

11.1 Entire Agreement. The Agreement is the entire agreement between National Media and the Advertiser in respect of its subject matter and all conditions, warranties and terms implied by custom, general law or statute that are not expressly set out in the Agreement are excluded to the maximum extent permitted by law.

11.2 Assignment. National Media may assign any of its rights or obligations under the Agreement to any third party at any time without notice to the Advertiser. The Advertiser may not assign any of its obligations under the Agreement without the prior written consent of National Media. The Advertiser must notify National Media in writing within 7 days of any change of ownership of the Advertiser and fully indemnifies National Media against any loss or damage suffered by National Media as a result of the Advertiser's failure to notify National Media of such change.

11.3 Force Majeure. If for any reason beyond the control of National Media (including without limitation as a result of fire, flood, blackout, industrial action, theft, sabotage or equipment breakdown) National Media cannot complete its obligations under the Agreement, National Media shall be entitled to delay performance of the Agreement or terminate the Agreement at its absolute discretion and the Advertiser shall not make any claim for loss or damages in respect of such delay or termination.

11.4 Waiver. No waiver of any right under the Agreement nor delay in enforcement or any other indulgence shall affect the rights of a party under the Agreement and all the rights and powers of that party will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any such waiver, delay or other indulgence.

11.5 Severability. If any court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of the Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired. The offending provision or part shall be interpreted to whatever extent possible to give effect to its stated intent.

11.6 No Merger. The obligations of the Advertiser in respect of agreements, consents, covenants and warranties contained in these Terms shall remain in full force and effect and are not extinguished upon termination of the Agreement.

11.7 No Amendment. The Agreement shall not be varied except by a document in writing signed by the parties

11.8 Governing Law and Jurisdiction. The Agreement shall be read and construed according to the law of the state of Queensland and the parties irrevocably agree that any dispute relating to the Agreement shall be determined in a court of the state of Victoria with the necessary jurisdiction.