The following terms and conditions apply to your application to sponsor and/or exhibit:-
1. Definitions
Event means the event referred to in the Booking Application Form.
Exhibition/Sponsorship means the exhibition and/or sponsorship as detailed in the Booking Application Form.
GST means GST within the meaning of the GST Act.
GST Act means A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth) (as amended).
Us/We means Leishman Associates Pty Ltd (ACN 103 078 897) as Conference Managers representing the Conference Committee and the Host Organisation.
You means the entity submitting the Booking Application Form to sponsor and/or exhibit.
2. Application
You will submit the Booking Application Form for the Exhibition/Sponsorship.
3. Approval
The Exhibition/Sponsorship will be confirmed upon return to You of the approved Booking Application Form, together with a tax invoice for the full amount of the Exhibition/Sponsorship fee, 50% of this total is payable within 7 days. The deposit is non-refundable and will be deducted from the booking fee. Your company logo and profile will only feature on the conference website once this deposit has been paid.
4. Payment
Upon payment of the deposit, You will receive a tax invoice for the balance of the Exhibition/Sponsorship fee. Payment of the balance of the fee is due and payable 30 days prior to the commencement of the Event. All Booking Application Forms received within 30 days of the commencement of the Event must include full payment of the booking fee. Only once payment has been made in full will your logos and profiles be placed on Event collateral. Due to printing deadlines, You will not be guaranteed inclusion on Event collateral if payment of the booking fee is not received 30 days prior to the Event.
All international payments must include provision for bank fees and exchange rates in the payment amount. Any outstanding balance will be required to be paid by You prior to the commencement of the Event.
5. Cancellation
In the event that You cancel your Exhibition/Sponsorship, your deposit will not be refunded. In the event that You cancel your Exhibition/Sponsorship more than 90 days before the Event, You will receive a 25% refund of the Exhibition/Sponsorship fee. In the event that You cancel within 90 days of the Event, You will not receive any refund. Any monies outstanding at cancellation will need to be paid in full.
6. Changes
Once your Exhibition/Sponsorship has been confirmed and accepted, a reduction in Sponsorship/Exhibition space is considered a cancellation and will be governed by the above cancellation policy. Reduction in space can result in relocation of your Exhibition/Sponsorship at Our discretion. Any space not claimed one hour before the Event commences and will be reassigned and no refund will be payable to You.
We reserve the right to rearrange the floor plan and/or relocate any Exhibition/Sponsorship without notice to You. We reserve the right to amend existing unsold sponsorship packages or add additional sponsorship packages as required without notice to confirmed sponsors and exhibitors.
7. Stands
If You intend to utilise a custom built exhibit stand, We must be advised of the full details and dimensions a minimum of six weeks prior to the commencement of the Event. All display construction requires our approval.
8. Assignment/Shared Packages
You are not permitted to assign, sublet or apportion the whole or any part of Your sponsorship package or booked space except upon our prior written consent. Shared sponsorship and exhibition packages will result in one set of benefits only being available to be shared by all parties involved. This includes but is not limited to logo recognition, profile inclusion, signage and registration benefits.
9. Insurance
Public Liability insurance to a minimum of AUD$20 million must be taken out by You. A copy of the certificate of Insurance currency must be provided to Us a minimum of four weeks prior to the commencement of the Event.
10. Exclusion
All information supplied to You in relation to the Event is accurate to the best of our knowledge and belief and does not constitute a warranty and any inaccuracy or mistake will not entitle You to cancel your booking without penalty. All estimates of attendee/delegate numbers attending the Event are estimates only, and You agree that We are not responsible for any discrepancy in these estimated attendee/delegate numbers.
11. Marketing
We will use your information to send you updates and other news about this Event. We will only pass on your information to reputable third party official contractors of the Event for the purpose of assisting you with your participation.
12. GST
All amounts paid or payable under these terms and conditions are inclusive of any GST which may be applicable to any supplies made by either party under this Agreement. To the extent GST is applicable to any amount paid or payable in respect of a taxable supply made under or in connection with this Agreement, subject to that party receiving a valid tax invoice for GST purposes from the other party in respect of the supply before the time of payment.