Terms & Conditions
1. Definitions
1.1 “Seller” shall mean Mortech Industries 2019 New Zealand Ltd and its successors and assigns.
1.2 “Buyer” shall mean the buyer or any person or Seller acting on behalf of and with the authority of the buyer.
1.3 “Guarantor” means that person (or persons), or entity who agrees herein to be liable for the debts of the Buyer if a Limited Liability Buyer on a principal debtor basis.
1.4 “Goods” shall have the same meaning as in section 119 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 and are goods supplied by the Seller to the Buyer (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of Services as hereinafter defined).
1.5 “Services” shall mean all services supplied by the Seller to the Buyer and includes any advice or recommendations (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of Goods as defined supra).
1.6 “Price” shall mean the cost of the goods as agreed between the Seller and the Buyer subject to clause 4 of this contract.
2. Acceptance
2.1 Any instructions received by the Seller from the Buyer for the supply of Goods and/or the Buyer’s acceptance of Goods and/or Services supplied by the Seller shall constitute acceptance of the terms and conditions contained herein. Upon acceptance of these terms and conditions by the Buyer the terms and conditions are irrevocable and can only be rescinded in accordance with these terms and conditions or with the written consent of the manager of the Seller.
2.1 None of the Seller’s agents or representatives are authorised to make any representations, statements, conditions or agreements not expressed by the manager of the Seller in writing nor is the Seller bound by any such unauthorised statements.
3. Goods / Services
3.1 The Goods and/or Services are as described on the invoices, quotation, work authorisation or any other work commencement forms as provided by the Seller to the Buyer.
3.2 The Buyer shall take delivery of the Goods tendered notwithstanding that the quantity so delivered shall be either greater or less than the quantity purchased provided that;
(a) such discrepancy in quantity shall not exceed 5%
(b) the Price shall be adjusted pro rata to the discrepancy.
4. Price And Payment
4.1 At the Sellers sole discretion;
(a) The Price shall be as indicated on invoices provided by the Seller to the Buyer in respect of Goods supplied; or
(b) The Price shall be the Seller’s Price at the date of delivery of the Goods according to the Sellers current Price list; or
(c) The Price of the Goods shall be the Seller’s quoted Price which shall be binding upon the Seller provided that the Buyer shall accept the Seller’s quote within thirty (30) days.
4.2 The Seller may by giving notice to the Buyer at any time up to 7 days before delivery increase the Price of the Goods to reflect any increase in the cost to the Seller which is due to factors occurring after the making of the agreement of sale which are beyond the reasonable control of the Seller (including, without limitation, foreign exchange fluctuations, taxes and duties and the cost of labour, materials and other manufacturing costs).
4.2 Time for payment for the Goods and/or Service shall be of the essence and will be due on the 20th of the month following the invoice date.
4.3 Payment will be made by cash, or by cheque, or by bank cheque, or by direct credit, or any other method as agreed to between the Buyer and the Seller.
4.4 The Price shall be increased by the amount of any GST and other taxes and duties which may be applicable, except to the extent that such taxes are expressly included in any quotation given by the Seller.
5. Delivery
5.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made to the Buyer’s address on the delivery date. The Buyer shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods whenever they are tendered for delivery, or delivery shall be made to the Buyer at the Sellers address.
5.2` Delivery of the Goods to a carrier, either named by the Buyer or failing such naming to a carrier at the discretion of the Seller for the purpose of transmission to the Buyer, is deemed to be a delivery of the Goods to the Buyer.
5.3 The costs of carriage and any insurance which the Buyer reasonably directs the Seller to incur shall be reimbursed by the Buyer (without any set-off or other withholding whatever) and shall be due on the date for payment of the Price. The carrier shall be deemed to be the Buyer’s agent
5.4 The Seller may deliver the Goods by separate instalments (in accordance with the agreed delivery schedule). Each separate instalment shall be invoiced and paid for in accordance with the provisions in this contract of sale.
5.5 The failure of the Seller to deliver shall not entitle either party to treat this contract as repudiated.
5.6 The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatever due to failure by the Seller to deliver the Goods (or any of them) promptly or at all.
5.7 Notwithstanding that the Seller may have delayed or failed to deliver the Goods (or any of them) promptly the Buyer shall be bound to accept delivery and to pay for the Goods in full provided that delivery shall be tendered at any time within 3 months of the delivery date.
6. Risk
6.1 If the Seller retains property in the Goods nonetheless all risk for the Goods passes to the Buyer on delivery.
6.2 If any of the Goods are damaged or destroyed prior to property in them passing to the Buyer, the Seller is entitled, without prejudice to any of its other rights or remedies under these terms and conditions (including the right to receive payment of the balance of the Price for the Goods), to receive all insurance proceeds payable in respect of the Goods. This applies whether or not the Price has become payable under these terms and conditions. The production of these terms and conditions by the Seller is sufficient evidence of the Seller’s rights to receive the insurance proceeds without the need for any person dealing with the Seller to make further enquiries. The Seller will apply the insurance proceeds as follows:
(i) first, in payment of the Price of the Goods that are damaged or destroyed, if unpaid;
(ii) second, in payment of the outstanding Price of any other Goods supplied to the Buyer by the Seller whether under the terms and conditions or otherwise;
(iii) third, in payment of any other sums payable to the Seller by the Buyer on any account;
(iv) fourth, any balance is to be paid to the Buyer.
7. Defects
7.1 The Buyer shall inspect the Goods on delivery or installation and shall within five (5) working days of delivery or installation notify the Seller of any alleged defect, shortage in quantity, damage or failure to comply with the description or quote. The Buyer shall afford the Seller an opportunity to inspect the Goods and installation within a reasonable time following delivery. If the Buyer shall fail to comply with these provisions the Goods shall be conclusively presumed to be in accordance with the terms and conditions and free from any defect or damage.
8. Warranty
8.1 The Warranty shall be the current warranty provided by the manufacturer of the Goods for Goods supplied by the Seller but manufactured by a third party. The Seller shall be under no liability whatsoever except for the express conditions as detailed and stipulated in the manufacturers warranty.
8.2 The Seller will not be liable to repair any defective Goods and at its own discretion may:
(a) notify the manufacturers of the Goods of any defect notified by the Buyer; and
(b) request the manufacturers to repair or replace any defective Goods.
9. Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
9.1 This agreement is subject, in all cases except where the Buyer is contracting within the terms of a trade/business (which cases are specifically excluded), to the provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.
10 Return Of Goods
10.1 The Seller undertakes to accept returns of certain Goods for credit under the following conditions:
(a) all returns must obtain approval from, and be arranged through the Sellers Customer Services Department.
(b) returned Goods must be accompanied by the Seller’s Return Goods Authorisation Number, date of purchase, invoice number and reason for return.
(c) Where the Goods were supplied in box sets the boxes are full.
10.2 The seller will not accept returns for discontinued Goods, or expired stock, or sterile Goods (except in the in the instance of a shipping error made by the Seller, or Goods sold on a non-returnable basis.
10.3 For defective goods which the Buyer is entitled to reject, the Seller’s liability is limited to either (at the Seller’s discretion) replacing the Goods, or refunding the Price provided that:
(a) the Buyer must notify the Seller within seven (7) days of delivery that the Goods are defective;
(b) the Seller is given a reasonable opportunity to investigate the Buyer’s claim;
(c) the Seller will not be liable for Goods which have not been stored in a proper manner; and
(d) the Seller will not be liable to pay the Buyer any amount more than the amount (if any) the Seller received from the supplier for the defective Goods.
10.4 Goods must be returned with the following in as new condition so as to allow re sale;
(a) All packaging material and brochures must be in as new condition and un marked.
(b) All instruction manuals, videos or any other material must be returned with the Goods.
11. Default & Consequences Of Default
11.1 Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue from the date when payment becomes due daily until the date of payment at the base rate of the Sellers trading bank plus 2% per calendar month and shall accrue at such a rate after as well as before any judgement.
11.2 If the Buyer defaults in payment of any invoice when due, the Buyer shall indemnify the Seller from and against all the Seller’s costs and disbursements on a solicitor and own client basis and in addition all costs of collection.
11.3 Without prejudice to any other remedies the Seller may have, if at any time the Buyer is in breach of any obligation (including those relating to payment), the Seller may suspend or terminate the supply of Goods to the Buyer and any of its other obligations under the terms and conditions. The Seller will not be liable to the Buyer for any loss or damage the Buyer suffers because the Seller exercised its rights under this clause.
11.4 In the event that:
(a) any money payable to the Seller becomes overdue, or in the Seller’s opinion the Buyer will be unable to meet its payments as they fall due; or
(b) the Buyer 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 Buyer or any asset of the Buyer; then
(i) the Seller shall be entitled to cancel all or any part of any order of the Buyer which remains unperformed in addition to and without prejudice to any other remedies; and
(ii) all amounts owing to the Seller shall, whether or not due for payment, immediately become due and payable.
12. Title
12.1 It is the intention of the Seller and agreed by the Buyer that property in the Goods shall not pass until:
(a) The Buyer has paid all amounts owing for the particular Goods; and
(b) The Buyer has met all other obligations due by the Buyer to the Seller in respect of all contracts between the Seller and the Buyer, and that the Goods, or proceeds of the sale of the Goods, shall be kept separate until the Seller shall have received payment and all other obligations of the Buyer are met.
12.2 It is further agreed that:
(a) The Buyer shall not deal with the Goods of the Seller in any way which may be adverse to the Seller.
(b) Until such time as ownership of the Goods shall pass from the Seller to the Buyer the Seller may give notice in writing to the Buyer to return the Goods or any of them to the Seller. Upon such notice the rights of the Buyer to obtain ownership or any other interest in the Goods shall cease.
(c) If the Buyer fails to return the Goods to the Seller then the Seller or the Seller’s agent may enter upon and into land and premises owned, occupied or used by the Buyer, or any premises as the invitee of the Buyer, where the Goods are situated and take possession of the Goods, without being responsible for any damage thereby caused.
(d) Receipt by the Seller of any form of payment other than cash shall not be deemed to be payment until that form of payment has been honoured, cleared or recognised and until then the Seller’s ownership of rights in respect of the Goods shall continue.
(e) The Buyer shall not charge the Goods in any way nor grant nor otherwise give any interest in the Goods while they remain the property of the Seller.
(f) The Seller may require payment of the Price or the balance of the Price due together with any other amounts due from the Buyer to the Seller arising out of these terms and conditions, and the Seller may take any lawful steps to require payment of the amounts due and the Price.
(g) The Seller can issue proceedings to recover the Price of the Goods sold notwithstanding that property in the Goods may not have passed to the Buyer.
13. Personal Property Securities Act 1999
13.1 Upon assenting to these terms and conditions the Buyer acknowledges and agrees that:
(a) These terms and conditions constitute a security agreement for the purposes of section 36 of the Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (“PPSA”); and
(b) A security interest is taken in all Goods previously supplied by the Seller to the Buyer (if any) and all Goods that will be supplied in the future by the Seller to the Buyer during the continuance of the parties relationship;
13.2 The Buyer undertakes to:
(a) sign any further documents and/or provide any further information, such information to be complete, accurate and up-to-date in all respects, which the Seller may reasonably require to register a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR);
(b) indemnify, and upon demand reimburse, the Seller for all expenses incurred in registering a financing statement or financing change statement on the PPSR or releasing any Goods charged thereby;
(c) not register a financing change statement (in accordance with Regulation 9) or a change demand (in accordance with Regulation 10) without the prior written consent of the Seller;
(d) give the Seller not less than 14 days prior written notice of any proposed change in the Buyer’s name and/or any other change in the Buyer’s details (including but not limited to, changes in the Buyer’s address, facsimile number, or business practice); and
(e) immediately advise the Seller of any material change in its business practices of selling the Goods which would result in a change in the nature of proceeds derived from such sales.
13.3 Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Seller, the Buyer waives its right to receive a verification statement in accordance with section 148 of the PPSA
14. Cancellation
14.1 The Seller may cancel these terms and conditions or cancel delivery of Goods and Services at any time before the Goods are delivered by giving written notice.
14.2 If the Buyer chooses to cancel this contract then the buyer shall pay to the seller all costs associated with the cancelled order including, but not limited to the cost of freight of the Goods from the manufacturer to the Seller and return as well as all other costs incurred by the Seller.
15. Privacy Act
15.1 The Buyer and the Guarantor/s (if separate to the Buyer) authorises the Seller to collect, retain and use any information about the Buyer, for the purpose of assessing the Buyers creditworthiness or marketing any Goods and Services provided by the Seller to any other party.
15.2 The Buyer authorises the Seller to disclose any information obtained to any person for the purposes set out in clause 15.1.
15.3 Where the Buyer is a natural person the authorities under (clause 15.1 & 15.2) are authorities or consents for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1993.
16. Unpaid Sellers rights to dispose of Goods
16.1 In the event that:
(a) the Seller retains possession or control of the Goods; and
(b) payment of the Price is due to the Seller; and
(c) the Seller has made demand in writing of the Buyer for payment of the Price in terms of this agreement; and
(d) the Seller has not received the Price of the Goods
the Seller may dispose of the Goods at their absolute discretion and the Buyer will have no claim against the Seller under this contract or at law in respect of such disposal.
17. Buyers Disclaimer
17.1 The Buyer hereby disclaims any right to rescind, or cancel the contract or to sue for damages or to claim restitution arising out of any misrepresentation made to him by any servant or agent of the Seller and the Buyer acknowledges that he buys the Goods relying solely upon his own skill and judgement and that the Seller shall not be bound by nor responsible for any term, condition, representation or warranty other than the warranty given by the Manufacturer which warranty shall be personal to the Buyer and shall not be transferable to any subsequent Buyer.
18. General
18.1 If any provision of these terms and conditions shall be invalid, void or illegal or unenforceable the validity existence, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be affected, prejudiced or impaired.
18.2 All Goods and Services supplied by the Seller are subject to the laws of New Zealand and the Seller takes no responsibility for changes in the law which affect the Goods or Services supplied.
18.3 The Seller shall be under no liability whatever to the Buyer for any indirect loss and/or expense (including loss of profit) suffered by the Buyer arising out of a breach by the Seller of these terms and conditions.
18.4 The Buyer shall not set off against the Price amounts due from the Seller.
18.5 Neither party shall be liable for any default due to any act of god, war, strike, lock out, industrial action, fire, flood, drought, storm or other event beyond the reasonable control of either party.
18.6 The Seller may license or sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations without the Buyer’s consent.
18.7 The Seller reserves the right to review these terms and conditions at any time and from time to time. If, following any such review, there is to be any change in such terms and conditions, that change will take effect from the date on which the seller notifies the Buyer of such change.
18.8 In the event of any breach of this contract by the Seller the remedies of the Buyer shall be limited to damages. Under no circumstances shall the liability of the Seller exceed the Price of the Goods.