Professional Development ECE Workshops

Terms & Conditions

1. Definitions
   1. "Seller" shall mean Senior Teacher Learning Limited and its successors and assigns (Senior Teacher Live, Senior Teacher eLearning.
   2. "Client" shall mean the Client or any person acting on behalf of and with the authority of the Client.
   3. "Guarantor" means that person (or persons), or entity who agrees herein to be liable for the debts of the Client if a Limited Liability Seller on a principal debtor basis.
   4. "Goods" shall have the same meaning as in section 2 of the Sale of Goods Act 1908 and are goods supplied by the Seller to the Client (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of Services as hereinafter defined).
   5. "Services" shall mean all services supplied by the Seller to the Client and includes any advice or recommendations (and where the context so permits shall include any supply of Goods as defined supra).
   6. "Price" shall mean the cost of the goods as agreed between the Seller and the Client subject to clause 4 of this contract.
2. Acceptance
   1. Any instructions received by the Seller from the Client for the supply of Goods shall constitute acceptance of the terms and conditions contained herein.
   2. Upon acceptance of these terms and conditions by the Client the terms and conditions are irrevocable and can only be rescinded in accordance with these terms and conditions or with the written consent of the manager of the Seller.
   3. 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
   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 Client.
4. Price and Payment
   1. At the Seller's sole discretion;
      1. The Price shall be as indicated on invoices provided by the Seller to the Client in respect of Goods supplied; or
      2. The Price of the Goods shall be the Sellers quoted Price which shall be binding upon the Seller provided that the Client shall accept in writing the Sellers quotation within thirty (30) days.
   2. Time for payment for the Goods/Services shall be of the essence and will be stated on the invoice, quotation or any other order forms. If no time is stated then payment shall be due at the date of this agreement.
   3. At the Seller's sole discretion, payment for approved Clients shall be due on 20^th day of the month following the posting of a statement to the Client's address or address for notices.
   4. Payment will be made by cash on delivery, or by cheque, or by bank cheque, or by direct debit, or any other method as agreed to between the Client and the Seller.
   5. 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 of Goods
   1. Delivery of the Goods shall be made at the Seller's address. The Client shall make all arrangements necessary to take delivery of the Goods whenever they are tendered for delivery, or delivery of the Goods shall be made to the Client at the Seller's address.
   2. Delivery of the Goods to a carrier, either named by the Client or failing such naming to a carrier at the discretion of the Seller for the purpose of transmission to the Client, is deemed to be a delivery of the Goods to the Client.
   3. Delivery of the Goods to a third party nominated by the Client is deemed to be delivery to the Client for the purposes of this agreement.
   4. The failure of the Seller to deliver shall not entitle either party to treat this contract as repudiated.
   5. 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.
6. Risk
   1. If the Seller retains property in the Goods nonetheless all risk for the Goods passes to the Client on delivery.
   2. If any of the Goods are damaged or destroyed prior to property in them passing to the Client, 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.
7. Defects & Returns
   1. The Client shall inspect the Goods on delivery and shall within seven (7) days of delivery notify the Seller of any alleged defect, shortage in quantity, damage or failure to comply with the description or quote. The Client shall afford the Seller an opportunity to inspect the Goods within a reasonable time following delivery if the Client believes the Goods are defective in any way. If the Client shall fail to comply with these provisions the Goods shall be conclusively presumed to be accordance with the terms and conditions and free from any defect or damage.
   2. For defective Goods which the Seller has agreed in writing that the Client is entitled to reject, the Seller's liability is limited to either (at the Seller's discretion) replacing the Goods or repairing the Goods provided that:
      1. the Client has complied with the provisions of 7.1;
      2. the Goods are returned at the Clients cost within seven (7) days of the delivery date;
      3. the Seller will not be liable for Goods which have not been stored or used in a proper manner;
      4. the Goods are returned in the condition in which they were delivered and with all packaging material, brochures and instruction material in as new condition as is reasonably possible in the circumstances.
   3. The Seller may (in its discretion) accept the Goods for credit but this may incur a handling fee of 20% of the value of the returned Goods plus any freight.
8. Warranty
   1. For Goods not manufactured by the Seller the warranty shall be the current warranty provided by the manufacturer of the Goods the Seller shall be under no liability whatsoever except for the express conditions as detailed and stipulated in the manufacturer's warranty.
   2. In the case of second hand Goods the Client acknowledges that he/she has had full opportunity to inspect the same and that he/she accepts the same with all faults and that no warranty is given by the Seller as to the quality or suitability for any purpose and any implied warranty, statutory or otherwise, is expressly excluded. The Seller shall not be responsible for any loss or damage to the Goods, or caused by the Goods, or any part thereof however arising.
9. Default & Consequences of Default
   1. Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue from the date when payment becomes due daily until the date of payment at a rate of 2.5% per calendar month and shall accrue at such a rate after as well as before any judgement.
   2. If the Client defaults in payment of any invoice when due, the Client shall indemnify the Seller from and against all the Seller's costs and disbursements including on a solicitor and own client basis and in addition all costs of collection.
   3. Without prejudice to any other remedies the Seller may have, if at any time the Client is in breach of any obligation (including those relating to payment), the Seller may suspend or terminate the supply of Goods to the Client for any loss or damage the Client suffers because the Seller exercised its rights under this clause.
   4. If any account remains unpaid at the end of the second month after supply of the Goods or Services the following shall apply: An immediate amount of $20.00 or 10% of the amount overdue shall be levied for administration fees which sum shall become immediately due and payable.
   5. In the event that:
      1. any money payable to the Seller becomes overdue, or in the Seller's opinion the Client will be unable to meet its payments as they fall due; or
      2. the Client 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
      3. a receiver, manager, liquidator (provisional or otherwise) or similar person is appointed in respect of the Client or any asset of the Client;
      4. then without prejudice to the Seller's other remedies at law the Seller shall be entitled to cancel all or any part of any order of the Client which remains unperformed in addition to and without prejudice to any other remedies; and
      5. all amounts owing to the Seller shall, whether or not due for payment, immediately become payable.
10. Title
    1. It is the intention of the Seller and agreed by the Client that property in the goods shall not pass until:
       1. The Client has paid all amounts owing for the particular Goods, and
       2. The Client has met all other obligations due by the Client to the Seller in respect of all contracts between the Seller and the Client, 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 Client are met.
    2. It is further agreed that:
       1. Until such time as ownership of the Goods shall pass from the Seller to the Client the Seller may give notice in writing to the Client to return the Goods or any of them to the Seller. Upon such notice the rights of the Client to obtain ownership or any other interest in the Goods shall cease.
       2. If the Client 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 Client, or any premises as the invitee of the Client, where the Goods are situated and take possession of the Goods, without being responsible for any damage thereby caused.
11. Personal Property Securities Act 1999
    1. Upon assenting to these terms and conditions in writing the Client acknowledges and agrees that:
       1. These terms and conditions constitute a security agreement for the purposes of the PPSA; and
       2. A security interest is taken in all Goods previously supplied by the Seller to the Client (if any) and all Goods that will be supplied in the future by the Seller to the Client during the continuance of the party's relationship;
    2. The Client undertakes to:
       1. 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;
       2. indemnify, and upon demand reimburse, the Seller for all expenses incurred in registering a financing statement or financing change statement on the Personal Property Securities Register or releasing any Goods charged thereby;
       3. not register a financing change statement or a change demand without the prior written consent of the Seller;
       4. give the Seller not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice of any proposed change in the Client's name and/or any other change in the Client's details (including but not limited to, changes in the Client's address, facsimile number, or business practice); and
       5. 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.
       6. The Seller and the Client agree that nothing in sections 114(1)(a), 133 and 134 of the PPSA shall apply to these terms and conditions.
       7. The Client waives its rights as a debtor under sections 116, 120(2), 121, 125, 126, 127, 129, 131 and 132 of the PPSA.
    3. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Seller, the Client waives its right to receive a verification statement in accordance with section 148 of the PPSA.
12. Security and Charge
    1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other rights which the Seller may have howsoever:
       1. Where the Client and/or Guarantor (if any) is the owner of land, realty or any other asset capable of being charged, both the Client and/or the Guarantor agree to mortgage and/or charge all of their joint and/or several interest in the said land, realty or any other asset to the Seller or the Seller's nominee to secure all amounts and other monetary obligations payable under the terms and conditions. The Client and/or the Guarantor acknowledge and agree that the Seller (or the Seller's nominee) shall be entitled to lodge where appropriate a caveat, which caveat shall be released once all payments and other monetary obligations payable hereunder have been met.
       2. Should the Seller elect to proceed in any manner in accordance with this clause and/or its sub-clauses, the Client and/or Guarantor shall indemnify the Seller from and against all the Seller's costs and disbursements including legal costs on a solicitor and own client basis.
       3. To give effect to the provisions of clause [11,12.1(a) to (b)] inclusive hereof the Client and/or the Guarantor (if any) do hereby irrevocably nominate constitute and appoint the Seller or the Seller's nominee as the Client's and/or Guarantor's true and lawful attorney to execute mortgages and charges (whether registerable or not) including such other terms and conditions as the Seller shall think fit in his/her/its/their absolute discretion against the joint and/or several interest of the Client and/or the Guarantor in any land, realty or asset in favour of the Seller and in the Client's and/or Guarantor's name as may be necessary to secure the said Client's and/or Guarantor's obligations and indebtedness to the Seller and further to do and perform all necessary and other acts including instituting any necessary legal proceedings, and further to execute all or any documents in the Seller's absolute discretion which may be necessary or advantageous to give effect to the provisions of this clause.
13. Clients Disclaimer
    1. The Client 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/her by any servant or agent of the Seller and the Client acknowledges that he/she buys the Goods relying solely upon his/her 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 Client and shall not be transferable to any subsequent Client.
14. Privacy Act
    1. The Client and the Guarantor(s) (if separate to the Client) authorizes the Seller to collect, retain and use any information about the Client, for the purpose of assessing the Client's creditworthiness or marketing any Goods and Services provided by the Seller to any other party.
    2. The Client authorizes the Seller to disclose any information obtained to any person for the purposes set out in clause 14.1
    3. Where the Client is a natural person the authorities under (clause 14.1 & 14.2) are authorities or consents for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1993.
15. Cancellation
    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. On giving such notice the Seller shall promptly repay to the Client any sums paid in respect of the Price for those Goods. The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatever arising from such cancellation.
    2. Course cancellation policy:
       1. If Senior Teacher Learning Ltd cancels a course for any reason, a full refund will be made.
       2. If you need to withdraw from a course, a full refund will be made, providing that we have at least 7 days’ written notice (prior to the course date) to register@seniorteacher.co.nz. If a withdrawal is made within the 7 days for unavoidable circumstances please send an email to this address to explain and a refund may be possible. This email needs to be from the centre manager.
       3. We prefer that your centre send a replacement person. In the case of non-attendance on a course without notice, no refund will be made.
       4. Enrolment on a course constitutes acceptance of this policy.
16. Consumer Guarantees Act 1993
    1. This agreement is subject, in all cases except where the Client is contracting within the terms of a trade/business (which cases are specifically excluded), to the provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993.
17. Intellectual Property
    1. Where the Seller has designed or drawn Goods for the Client, then the copyright in those designs and drawings shall remain vested in the Seller, and shall only be used by the Client at the Seller's discretion.
    2. Conversely, in such a situation, where the Client has supplied drawings, the Seller in its sale conditions may look for an indemnity (the specifications and design of the Goods (including the copyright, design right or other intellectual property in them) shall as between the parties be the property of the Seller). Where any designs or specifications have been supplied by the Client for Manufacture by or to the order of the Seller then the Client warrants that the use of those designs or specifications for the manufacture, processing, assembly or supply of the Goods shall not infringe the rights of any third party.
    3. The Client warrants that all designs or instructions to the Seller will not cause the Seller to infringe any patent, registered design or trademark in the execution of the Clients order.
    4. Where the Seller has provided computer software and documentation, the Seller retains ownership of the computer software and documentation, but grants a license to the Client for use of the computer software and documentation. The Client will use any third-party software supplied by the Seller, and identified as such, strictly in terms of the license under which it is supplied.
18. Lien & Stoppage in Transit
    1. Where the Seller has not received or been tendered with the whole of the Price, or the payment has been dishonoured, the Seller shall have: a lien on the goods; the right to retain them for the price while the Seller is in possession of them; a right of stopping the goods in transit whether or not delivery has been made or ownership has passed; and a right of resale, the foregoing right of disposal, provided that the lien of the Seller shall continue despite the commencement of proceedings or judgement for the Price having been obtained.
19. Unpaid Sellers Rights to Dispose of Goods
    1. In the event that:
    1. the Seller retains possession or control of the Goods; and
    2. payment of the Price is due to the Seller; and
    3. the Seller has made demand in writing of the Client for payment of the Price in terms of this contract; and
    4. the Seller has not received the Price of the Goods, then, whether the property in the Goods has passed to the Client or has remained with the Seller, the Seller may dispose of the Goods and may claim from the Client the loss to the Seller on such disposal.
20. General
    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.
    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.
    3. The Seller shall be under no liability whatever to the Client for any indirect loss and/or expense (including loss of profit) suffered by the Client arising out of a breach by the Seller of these terms and conditions.
    4. The Client shall not set off against the Price amounts due from the Seller.
    5. The Seller may license or sub-contract all or any part of its rights and obligations without the Client's consent.
    6. In the event of any breach of this contract by the Seller the remedies of the Client shall be limited to damages. Under no circumstance shall the liability of the Seller exceed the Price of the Goods.
    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 Client of such change.
    8. Neither party shall be liable for any default due to any act of God, war, strike, lock out, industrial action, fire, flood.