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  • All payments to be made in advance by you. (the Storer)
  • Goods are stored at your sole risk. You should take out insurance cover.
  • The Facility Owner is not liable for the loss of any goods stored on its premises. (see clause 11)
  • You must not store hazardous, dangerous, illegal, stolen, perishable, environmentally harmful or explosive goods, firearms or weapons, biohazardous items, or drugs. (see clause 7)
  • This space will only be accessible during set access hours declared by the Facility Owner.
  • 28 days notice must be given for termination of this agreement
  • The Storer must notify the Facility Owner in writing of all changes of address and contact telephone numbers
  • If you fail to comply with the conditions of this agreement the Facility Owner will have certain rights which include forfeiture of your deposit and payments and the right to sell and/or dispose of your goods. (see clause 6)
  • The Facility Owner has the right to refuse access if all fees are not paid promptly. (see clause 8)
  • The Facility Owner has the right to enter in certain circumstances. (see clauses 6, 9, 14, 15 & 17)
  • Late Payment Fee of $25 applies for non-payment within 14 days of issued invoice and will be charged weekly until all payments are up to date.

  1. The Storer:
    (a) has the right to store Goods with the Facility Owner;
    (b) is deemed to have knowledge of the Goods in the Space;
    (c) warrants that they are the owner of the Goods in the Space, and/or are entitled at
    law to deal with them in accordance with all aspects of this Agreement.
  1. The Facility Owner:
    (a) is a bailee of the Goods, and
    (b) is entitled to claim a lien over the Goods for any unpaid Fees, Costs or Expenses
    FEES, COSTS AND EXPENSES:
  2. The Storer must upon signing the Agreement pay to the Facility Owner:
    (a) the Deposit (reasonable endeavours will be used to refund it by cheque within
    30 days of termination of this Agreement), and/or
    (b) the Administration Fee.
  3. The Storer is responsible to pay:
    (a) the Storage Fee being the amount indicated in this Agreement or the amount notified
    to the Storer in writing by the Facility Owner from time to time. The Storage Fee is payable
    in advance and it is the Storer’s responsibility to ensure that payment is made directly to
    the Facility Owner, on time, in full, throughout the period of storage. The Facility Owner will
    not send a monthly invoice to the Storer unless otherwise agreed in writing.
    (b) the Cleaning Fee, as indicated on the front on this Agreement, is payable on
    demand at the Facility Owner’s discretion.
    (c) a Late Payment Fee, as indicated in the Agreement, becomes payable each time
    a payment is late.
    (d) any Costs or Expenses incurred by the Facility Owner in collecting late or unpaid
    Storage Fees, maintaining the Goods, selling the Goods in enforcement of lien, or in
    enforcing this Agreement in any way, including but not limited to postal, telephone,
    debt collection, advertising, and/or the default action (including legal costs on
    client/solicitor basis) costs.
  4. The Storer will be responsible for payment of any government taxes or
    charges (including any goods and services tax) being levied on this Agreement, or
    any supplies pursuant to this Agreement.
    DEFAULT:
  5. Notwithstanding clause 17, the Storer acknowledges that, in the event of the
    Storage Fee, Cost, Expenses or any other money owing under this Agreement, not being
    paid in full within six (6) months of the due date, the Facility Owner may, without further
    notice, enter the Space, by force or otherwise, retain the Deposit and/or sell or dispose of
    any Goods in the Space on such terms that the Facility Owner may determine. The Facility
    Owner may also require payment of default action Costs, including any Costs or Expenses
    associated with accessing the Storer’s Space, maintaining the Goods, and disposal or sale
    of the Storer’s Goods. Any excess moneys recovered by the Facility Owner on disposal
    will be returned to the Storer. In the event that the Storer cannot be located, excess
    moneys will be deposited with the Public Trustee or equivalent authority.
    ACCESS AND CONDITIONS:
  6. The Storer:
    (a) has the right to access their Goods during Access Hours as posted by the
    Facility Owner;
    (b) must not store any Goods that are dangerous, hazardous, illegal, stolen,
    inflammable, explosive, environmentally harmful, perishable or that are a risk to the
    property of any person;
    (c) the Storer must not store items which are irreplaceable, such as currency, jewellery, furs,
    deeds, paintings, curios, works of art and items of personal sentimental value;
    (d) will use the Space solely for the purpose of storage and shall not carry on
    any business or other activity in the Space;
    (e) must not attach nails, screws etc to any part of the Space and must maintain the
    Space by ensuring it is clean and in a state of good repair and must not damage or alter
    the Space without the Facility Owner’s consent; in the event of uncleanliness of or
    damage to the Space or Facility the Facility Owner will be entitled to retain the Storer’s
    deposit, charge a cleaning fee, and/or full reimbursement from the Storer to the value of
    the repairs required.
    (f) cannot assign this Agreement;
    (g) must give Notice to the Facility Owner in writing of the change of address of the
    Storer or the Alternate Contact Person within 48 hours of any change;
    (h) grants the Facility Owner entitlement to discuss any default by the Storer with
    the Alternate Contact Person registered on the front of this Agreement.
  7. The Facility Owner may refuse access to the Space by the Storer where money is
    owing by the Storer to the Facility Owner, whether or not a formal demand for payment
    of such money has been made.
  8. The Facility Owner reserves the right to relocate the Storer to another Space at
    the Facility Owner’s sole discretion without reference and/or explanation to the Storer.
  9. No oral statements made by the Facility Owner or its employees shall form part
    of this Agreement, and no failure or delay by the Facility Owner to exercise its rights
    under this Agreement will operate to waive those rights.
    RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY:
  10. The Goods are stored at the sole risk and responsibility of the Storer who shall be
    responsible for any and all theft, damage to, and deterioration of the Goods, and shall
    bear the risk of any and all damage caused by flood or fire or leakage or overflow of
    water, mildew, heat, spillage of material from any other space, removal or delivery of the
    Goods, pest or vermin or any other reason whatsoever including acts or omissions,
    negligent, deliberate or otherwise, of the Facility Owner or persons under its control.
  11. The Storer agrees to indemnify and keep indemnified the Facility Owner from all
    claims for any loss of or damage to the property of, or personal injury to, third parties
    resulting from or incidental to the use of the Space by the Storer, including the storage
    of Goods in the Space
  12. The Storer acknowledges and agrees to comply with all relevant laws, including
    Acts and Ordinances, Regulations, By-laws, and Orders, as are or may be applicable to
    the use of the Space. This includes laws relating to the material which is stored, and the
    manner in which it is stored. The liability for any and all breach of such laws rests
    absolutely with the Storer, and includes any and all costs resulting from such a breach
  13. If the Facility Owner has reason to believe that the Storer is not complying with any
    relevant laws the Facility Owner may take any action the Facility Owner believes to be
    necessary, including the action outlined in clause 15 and 17, contacting, cooperating with and/or
    submitting Goods to the relevant authorities, and/or immediately disposing of or removing the
    Goods at the Storer’s expense. The Storer agrees that the Facility Owner may take such action
    at any time even though the Facility Owner could have acted earlier.
    INSPECTION AND ENTRY BY THE FACILITY OWNER:
  14. The Storer acknowledges that, pursuant to clause 14 the Facility Owner has the
    right to access the Space and may access the Space for any purpose, including the
    deposit or retrieval of Goods on the Storer’s specific, general or implied instructions, in the
    event of emergency, that is where property, the environment or human life is, in the
    opinion of the Facility Owner, threatened, to allow inspection or seizure by relevant
    authorities, for the purpose of general inspection of the Space or the Goods, or any other
    purpose the Facility Owner believes necessary for the enforcement of this Agreement or
    the operation of the Facility.
    NOTICE:
  15. Notices must be given in writing and left at, or posted to, or faxed to the address of
    the Storer or the Facility Owner. In relation to the giving of Notices to the Facility Owner,
    Notices must actually be received to be valid. In the event of not being able to contact the
    Storer, Notice is deemed to have been given to the Storer by the Facility Owner if the
    Facility Owner serves that Notice on the Alternate Contact Person, or has sent Notices to
    the last notified address of the Storer or Alternate Contact Person. In the event that there
    is more than one Storer, Notice to or by any single Storer is agreed to be sufficient for the
    purposes of any Notice requirement under this agreement. Further, the Storer and the
    Facility Owner agree that the Facility Owner may give notice of any sale in enforcement
    of a lien arising in relation to this Agreement in a newspaper distributed throughout the
    state, and may include the Storer’s name for this purpose.
    TERMINATION:
  16. Once the initial fixed period of storage has ended, either party may terminate this
    Agreement by giving the other party Notice as indicated on the front of this Agreement. In the
    event of illegal or environmentally harmful activities on the part of the Storer the Facility Owner
    may terminate the Agreement without Notice. The Facility Owner is entitled to retain a portion of
    the Deposit if less than the requisite Notice is given by the Storer. Upon termination the Storer
    must remove all Goods in the Space and leave the Space in a clean condition and in a good state
    of repair to the satisfaction of the Facility Owner on the date specified. The Storer must pay any
    outstanding money and any expenses on default or other money owed to the Facility Owner up to
    the date of termination, or clause 6 may apply. Any calculation of outstanding Fees will be by the
    Facility Owner and such calculation will be final. If the Facility Owner enters the Space for any
    reason and there are no Goods stored therein, the Facility Owner may terminate the Agreement
    without giving prior Notice, but the Facility Owner will send Notice to the Storer in writing within 7
    days
  17. The Storer’s liability for outstanding money, property damage, personal injury,
    environmental damage and legal responsibility under this Agreement continues to
    run beyond the termination of this Agreement.
    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY:
  18. The Storer :
    (a) agrees that the terms of this document together with the Privacy Document
    constitute the whole contract with the Facility Owner and that, in entering this contract, the
    Storer relies upon no representations other than those contained in this Agreement.
    (b) acknowledges that it has raised all queries relevant to its decision to enter this
    Agreement with the Facility Owner and that the Facility Owner has, prior to the Storer
    entering into this Agreement, answered all such queries to the satisfaction of the Storer.
    The Storer acknowledges that any matters resulting from such queries have, to the
    extent required by the Storer and agreed to by the Facility Owner, been reduced to
    writing and incorporated into the terms of this Agreement.
  19. Any damages, whether for physical or economic loss, which the Facility Owner is
    liable to pay to the Storer pursuant to this Agreement or performance of this Agreement
    (including damages for negligence or damages for consequential loss) are limited in all
    cases other than cases of damages relating to the provision of services of a kind
    ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic or household use or consumption to :
    (a) the further supply of storage equivalent to that undertaken by the Facility Owner
    as set out in the terms and conditions of this Agreement; or
    (b) the payment of the cost for further storage equivalent to that undertaken by
    the Facility Owner under the terms and conditions of this Agreement; or
    (c) the payment of the cost of further supply of storage equivalent to that undertaken
    by the Facility Owner under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
  20. The Storer specifically acknowledges that it is aware of the limitation of liability
    set out in clause 20 above and that, in all the circumstances, and taking into account
    the negotiations between the parties and their relationship, such limitation on the
    Facility Owner’s liability is a reasonable one.
    MEDIATION OF DISPUTES:
  21. The parties must endeavour to settle any dispute in connection with this Agreement by
    mediation. Such mediation is to be conducted by a mediator who is independent of the parties
    and appointed by agreement of the parties or, failing agreement within 7 days of receiving any
    party’s notice of dispute, by a person appointed by the Chair of LEADR, ACN
    8 651 232, level 9, 15-17 Young Street, Sydney; phone: 02 9251 3366, fax: 02 9251
    3733, e-mail: leadr@leadr.com.au, or the Chair’s designated representative. The
    LEADR Mediation Rules shall apply to the mediation.
  22. It is a condition precedent to the right of either party to commence arbitration or
    litigation other than for interlocutory relief, that it has first offered to submit the dispute to mediation.

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