Model Memorandum of

Understanding/Contract*
[insert name of document]
Dated

[insert full name of party] [insert abbreviation of name]

[insert full name of party] [insert abbreviation of name]

*NOTE:
Memorandum of Understanding
The usual purpose of a memorandum of understanding (sometimes referred to as a
heads of agreement), is to provide a brief record of the terms of a transaction as agreed
by the parties during the negotiation process. It can be binding or non-binding. A
memorandum of understanding can be a useful way to verify the key terms of a
transaction before entering into your final contract.
Contract
A contract is a legally binding promise or agreement. If a contract is breached by a party
the other parties to the contract are entitled to enforce the contract, or seek remedies
under it.
Choosing between a Memorandum of Understanding and Contract
Consider whether you want to enter into a binding agreement at this stage or, whether
you do not wish to be contractually bound until a later stage in the negotiations.
If you do not wish to be bound by the document until a formal contract comes into force,
then you should use a memorandum of understanding and include the sample paragraph
at 2.2 or 2.3 in the document. If you wish for some clauses of the memorandum of
understanding to be binding then you should include the sample paragraph at 19.2 in the
document. If you wish to be bound by this document, we recommend that you enter into
a contract.
If you are unsure or concerned about any of your rights or obligations under this
agreement, you should seek independent legal advice (separate to the other parties in
the Consortium).

eip_model_mou.doc

Details

Interpretation definitions are at the end of the General terms

Parties

Recitals

[list party titles or abbreviated names here]

Name

ABN/ACN/ARB
N

Incorporated in

Address

Telephone

Fax

Attention

Name

ABN/ACN/ARB
N

Incorporated in

Address

Telephone

Fax

Attention

The Department of Community Services (DOCS)

called for tenders for the provision of Early
Intervention Program services (EIP Services) in
New South Wales.

EIP Services are aimed at providing targeted support

to vulnerable families and assisting them to care for
their children.

The Parties formed a consortium in order to tender

for the EIP Services in [Insert Area].

As a consortium, the Parties have agreed to

develop, deliver, operate, administer and manage
EIP Services on the terms set out in this
Memorandum of Understanding/Agreement.

Governing law

New South Wales

Date of
agreement

See Signing page

Introduction
1

Purpose
The parties agree to work together for the development, delivery,
operation, administration and management of EIP Services in the [insert
area] (the Project).
The parties agree to work together in good faith on the Project.
[insert any additional purposes as required]

1.1

Key Principles to Collaborate

The parties acknowledge the following statement of principles to guide
their collaboration under this agreement in relation to the Project:
(a)

Integrated service delivery will be client and outcome

focussed;

(b)

Parties will demonstrate, through their action, a willingness

to make the collaboration succeed;

(c)

All parties to the agreement share a common vision, values,

and understanding of the scope of their individual obligations
under the agreement; and

(d)

Integration initiatives will be delivered in a secure

environment with acceptable levels of privacy and
confidentiality protection.

Commencement and Operation

2.1

Commencement
This agreement commences and becomes binding on the parties when
[insert party name] and [insert party name] enter into the Funding
Agreement, and terminates at the conclusion of the Funding Agreement
[or insert other date as needed] or in accordance with clause 17
(Termination).
OPTION 1: INSERT THIS CLAUSE IF NONE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS
BINDING.

2.2

Non binding Memorandum of Understanding

This Memorandum of Understanding merely constitutes a statement of the
mutual intentions of the parties with respect to its contents and each party
represents to the other that:

(a)

no reliance shall be placed on it;

(b)

it does not constitute an obligation binding on either side;

(c)

it does not contain all matters upon which agreement must

be reached in order for the Agreement to be consummated;

(d)

it creates no rights in favour of either party; and

(e)

for the avoidance of doubt and without limiting the above in

any way, this Memorandum of Understanding imposes no
commitment on any person to proceed with the Agreement.

OPTION 2: INSERT THIS CLAUSE IF SOME OF THE CLAUSES ARE

BINDING
2.3

Non binding Memorandum of Understanding

With the exception of this paragraph and paragraphs [insert paragraphs
that the parties wish to be binding], this Memorandum of Understanding
merely constitutes a statement of the mutual intentions of the parties with
respect to its contents and each party represents to the other that:
(a)

no reliance shall be placed on it;

(b)

it does not constitute an obligation binding on either side;

(c)

it does not contain all matters upon which agreement must

be reached in order for the Agreement to be consummated;

(d)

it creates no rights in favour of either party; and

(e)

for the avoidance of doubt and without limiting the above in

any way, this Memorandum of Understanding imposes no
commitment on any person to proceed with the Agreement.

Structure of Consortium

3.1

Management structure
NOTE: REFER TO PARAGRAPH 10
The Project will be managed using a structure made up of the following
features:

(a)

[Name the lead agency]

(b)

[Describe the other parties].

Roles of Consortium Members

Within the management structure outlined in clause 3, the Parties will play
different roles in the Project as follows:
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4.1

Role of the Lead Agency

[Insert the roles and responsibilities of the Lead Agency]

4.2

Role of [insert Party name]

[Insert the roles and responsibilities of the Party]

4.3

Role of [insert Party name]

[Insert the roles and responsibilities of the Party]

4.4

Joint Responsibilities
[Insert any joint responsibilities that the Parties may share]

DOCS Funding Agreement

5.1

Authorisation
The Parties authorise the Lead Agency to provide all relevant information
to DOCS in connection with their entry into and performance of any
Funding Agreement.*

5.2

Reporting
Each Party agrees to assist the Lead Agency in the preparation of any
financial and / or service reports (including annual audited financial
reports) to be provided to DOCS in accordance with the Funding
Agreement.

5.3

Abiding by the Terms of the Funding Agreement

Each Party agrees to abide by the terms of the Funding Agreement.

Financial Arrangements

6.1

Accounts
[Insert details of account keeping arrangements]

6.2

Budgets
[Insert details or arrangements relating to budgets and budgeting]

6.3

Auditing
[Insert details of auditing arrangements]

6.4

Payment for Services

[Insert how each Party will be paid/compensated for their
services/expenses]

6.5

Payment to Third Parties

The Parties may make payments to a third party for services rendered or
goods supplied in relation to the Project in the ordinary and usual course
of business as contemplated by this agreement.
NOTE: CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH PAYMENTS SHOULD REQUIRE
APPROVAL BY THE CONSORTIUM OR THE LEAD AGENCY

Meetings and Reporting

7.1

Reporting
Parties are required to report to the Lead Agency on the performance of
their obligations under the [Memorandum of Understand/Agreement], at
[insert time] intervals.

7.2

Meetings
Parties are required to participate in the following meetings:

7.3

(a)

[insert meeting details];

(b)

[insert meeting details];

(c)

[insert meeting details].

Failure to attend meetings

If a Party fails to attend more than [two] meetings the Lead Agency will
write to that Party:
(a)

seeking an explanation for the absences; or

(b)

requesting a meeting specially convened to address the

absences and any other issues.

If the absent party fails to provide the explanation requested or to attend

the convened meeting, the Party will be in breach of the [Memorandum of
Understanding/Agreement].

Change in Members

8.1

Adding Members
The Consortium may be expanded to include other parties if:
(a)

[insert how Parties may resolve to add another party]; and

(b)

DOCS provides its written consent to the proposed addition

of any parties to the Consortium.

8.2

Removing Members
The Parties to this agreement may remove a Party from the Consortium
by:
(a)

[insert how Parties may resolve to remove a party];

(b)

DOCS provides its written consent to the proposed removal

of any party to the Consortium.

Subcontracting

9.1

Arrangements with Third Parties

A Party may not subcontract any of its obligations under this agreement or
enter into any other arrangement that would involve additional parties in
the provision of the Services or performance of this agreement unless:
(a)

all of the Parties agree to the proposed subcontracting;

(b)

the proposed subcontracting complies with any requirements

under the Funding Agreement; and

(c)

DOCS provides written consent to the proposed

subcontracting.

[You can remove this clause if subcontracting will not occur].

9.2

Payment for Services

The Parties may make payments to a subcontractor for services rendered
or goods supplied in relation to the Project in the ordinary course of
business as contemplated by this agreement provided such payments
comply with clause 6.5 (Payment to Third Parties]).

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Relationship between Consortium Members

Note: What sort of consortium are you?
Incorporated alliances: Members of an alliance incorporate to form a
new legal identity according to Corporations Law, the Associations
Incorporation Act, the Trustee Act, and other miscellaneous legislative
provisions such as the Co-operatives Act or specific legislation that
governs bodies such as the legislation applicable to Local Government or
Universities.
Formal Partnerships/Joint ventures: More common to private business,
joint ventures involve two or more parent companies agreeing to share
capital, technology, human resources, risks and rewards in a formation of
a new entity under shared control. Joint ventures are commonly
undersigned by a memorandum of understanding and a joint venture
agreement.

Unincorporated Alliances: Each of the members in the alliance signs a

Service Agreement in their own right and a lead agency is nominated to
undertake all dealings with the funding body.
Recognition of a service partnership through a memorandum of
understanding: Agencies are individually funded for their contribution to
the partnership through individual service agreements that reflect both the
agency outcomes and the partnership outcomes to be delivered. A
memorandum of understanding articulates the partnership arrangements
in the context of service delivery outcomes.
Subcontracting: an agency with funding responsibilities to deliver
particular outcomes enters into a service agreement with the Department
and then subcontracts aspects of service delivery to another provider.
Mentoring: Where services work collaboratively and one agency provides
an advisory role to another agency.
[Depending on which model you choose to use for your consortium the
following may need to be included]
10.1

Liability
Each party will be responsible to the other Party for the Services that it
performs in respect of the EIP. This reflects that each Party is separately
liable under the Funding Agreement.

10.2

Relationship between parties [omit this clause if your consortium is a

formal partnership]
This agreement does not create a relationship of employment, trust,
agency or partnership between the Parties. Each Party is responsible for
its own obligations arising under this agreement and the Funding
Agreement and is not liable for any other Partys obligations.

10.3

Expenses
Subject to clause 6 (Financial Arrangements), a party may not commit
the other to any cost, expense or obligation without the written consent of
that Party.

10.4

Relationship with Funding Agreement

Nothing in this agreement will reduce or otherwise affect the obligations of
either party under the Funding Agreement. This Agreement shall not be
construed in any way that would prevent either Party from performing its
obligations under the Funding Agreement. No Party is, by virtue of this
Agreement, to be construed as a subcontractor of any other Party for the
purposes of the Funding Agreement.

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No conflict of interest
Each Party warrants that no conflict of interest exists or is anticipated
relevant to its role in this agreement or the EIP Project.
If a conflict of interest arises, the Party affected will notify the other Parties
immediately and the Parties will seek to resolve the conflict to ensure that
the successful performance of the EIP Project is not jeopardised.

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Confidentiality

12.1

Disclosure of Confidential Information

No Confidential Information may be disclosed by either Party to any
person except:

12.2

(a)

Representatives of the recipient of the Confidential

Information or its Related Entities requiring the information
for the purposes of this agreement; or

(b)

with the consent of the Party who supplied the information

which consent may be given or withheld in its absolute
discretion; or

(c)

if either Party is required to do so by law or by a stock

exchange; or

(d)

if either Party is required to do so in connection with legal

proceedings relating to this agreement.

Use of Confidential Information

A Party who has received Confidential Information from another under this
agreement must not use it except for the purpose of exercising its rights or
performing its obligations under this agreement.

12.3

Return of Confidential Information

A Party who has received Confidential Information from another under this
agreement must, on the request of the other Party, immediately deliver to
that Party all documents or other materials containing or referring to that
information which are in its possession, power or control or in the
possession, power or control of persons who have received Confidential
Information from it under clause 12.1(a) or (b) (Disclosure of Confidential
Information).

12.4

Termination
This clause 12 (Confidentiality) will survive termination (for whatever
reason) of this agreement.

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[Consortium] Intellectual Property

Intellectual property developed as part of this Project will be jointly owned
by all members of the Consortium.
All reports and material produced will be copyrighted jointly to the Parties.
NOTE: IF THE FUNDING AGREEMENT SPECIFIES THAT THE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPED AS PART OF THE
PROJECT BELONGS TO DOCS OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR
DEPARTMENT YOU MAY NEED TO AMEND CLAUSE 13.

NOTE: IF PARTIES TO THE CONSORTIUM WILL HAVE ACCESS TO

EACH OTHERS TM LICENCE AND OLD MATERIAL WHICH YOU
WISH TO PROTECT AND KEEP SEPARATE FROM CONSORTIUM
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY THEN YOU SHOULD INSERT THE
FOLLOWING CLAUSE:

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[Individual Members Intellectual Property

14.1

Permission to use an Individual Members Intellectual Property

In some circumstances, in the course of performing its obligations under
this agreement, a Party may need to use intellectual property belonging to
another Party (Owner).
Before using the Owners intellectual property, a Party must first obtain
written consent to such use.

14.2

Non-exclusive licence
The Party using the Owners intellectual property (Licensee)
acknowledges that the rights granted to it in clause 14.1 (Permission to
use an Individual Members Intellectual Property) are non-exclusive and
that the Owner may use or permit any other person to use any of its
intellectual property in relation to any goods or services.

14.3

Sub-licensing
A Party permitted to use intellectual property under this clause 14
(Individual Members Intellectual Property) may not sub-license any of its
rights in respect of the intellectual property to any person.

14.4

Permitted use
Where a Party uses the Owners intellectual property, it must comply with
all reasonable directions, instructions and specifications given by the
Owner from time to time regarding the representation of the intellectual
property and the manner of its use.

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14.5

Intellectual Property Infringement

The Owner indemnifies any Licensee using its intellectual property against
liability under any final judgment or settlement agreed by the Owner in
proceedings brought by a third party in respect of any claim for intellectual
property infringement. This indemnity is conditional on the Licensee:

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(a)

notifying the Owner immediately of any suspected or actual

Infringement Claim;

(b)

giving the Owner the option to conduct the defence of the

Infringement Claim, including full authority in respect of any
settlement or compromise negotiations;

(c)

giving the Owner all necessary assistance relating to the

Infringement Claim; and

(d)

authorising the Owner to procure the right for the Licensee

to continue using the Trade Marks the subject of the
Infringement Claim.]

Privacy
The parties agree, in respect of any personal information held or collected
in connection with this agreement:
(a)

to comply with the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy

Act 1988 (Cth) and any other applicable law regarding
privacy;

(b)

to use that information only for the purposes of this

agreement and the Project.

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Dispute resolution

16.1

Injunctive or interim relief

Nothing in this clause prevents a party seeking urgent injunctive or similar
interim relief from a court.

16.2

Negotiation
Any Party (Initiating Party) claiming that a Dispute has arisen must give
the other Party (Recipient Party) a notice setting out brief details of the
Dispute (Dispute Notice). Within 5 Business Days of service of a
Dispute Notice, the Recipient Party must give the Initiating Party a notice
setting out brief details of the Recipient Partys position on the Dispute
(Reply Notice).
If Dispute and Reply Notices are given, the Parties must make
representatives with authority to settle the Dispute available for the
purpose of meeting in an effort to resolve the Dispute. At least one

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meeting of the authorised representatives must take place within [21]

Business Days of service of a Reply Notice.
If the event the Recipient Party does not give a Reply Notice or make its
authorised representatives available for a meeting within the time periods
contained in this clause 16.2, the Initiating Party will be entitled to proceed
immediately with resolving the Dispute in accordance with the remainder
of this clause.
16.3

Mediation
If the Dispute is not resolved in accordance with clause 16.2 above, the
Parties must refer the Dispute to [Lawyers Engaged in Alternative Dispute
Resolution or Community Justice Centres] for mediation.

16.4

Appointment of mediator
The Parties will agree on the appointment of mediator. If the Parties do
not agree on the mediator to be appointed within 10 Business Days of any
Party referring the Dispute to mediation, then the mediator is to be
appointed by to [Lawyers Engaged in Alternative Dispute Resolution or
Community Justice Centres].

16.5

Location of Mediation
Any mediation is to be conducted in [insert city name].

16.6

Termination of mediation
The mediation process will terminate within [30] days of the appointment of
the mediator, upon which any Party will be entitled commence court
proceedings in relation to the Dispute.

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Termination

17.1

Right to terminate
Any Party has the right to terminate this agreement by notice in writing to
the other parties if:
(a)

any of the other parties become Insolvent;

(b)

any of the other parties commit a breach of this agreement;

and
(i)

the breach is material and not capable of being cured;

or

(ii)

the breach is capable of being cured and the

defaulting party fails to cure the breach within 20
Business Days of being notified in writing of the
breach by the party giving the notice; [or

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(iii)
17.2

insert other events if relevant].

Notice
A notice given under clause 17.1 (Right to terminate) must specify the
event or events in relation to which the notice is given.

17.3

Damages
In addition to the right of termination under clause 17.1 (Right to
terminate), where there is no appropriate remedy for the breach in the
agreement (other than termination), the non-defaulting Party is entitled to
damages for losses suffered by it and expenses incurred by it as a result
of the breach of the terms of this agreement.

17.4

Termination by Consent
This agreement, and the Consortium created by it, can be terminated at
any time [if agreed to by 75% of the Consortium members/insert other
means for termination by consent here].
NOTE: CONSIDER WHETHER YOUR CONSORTIUM SHOULD
REQUIRE THE APPROVAL OF DOCS TO TERMINATE YOUR
CONSORTIUM BY CONSENT

17.5

Survival of Obligations
The termination of this agreement with respect to any party does not
affect:
(a)

any obligation of that party which accrued prior to that

termination and which remain unsatisfied; and

(b)

clauses [4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15] [and insert any other
clauses that your consortium wishes to survive the
termination of this agreement] and any provision of this
agreement which is expressed to come into effect on, or
continue in effect after, that termination.

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General

18.1

Variation and waiver

A provision of this agreement or a right created under it, may not be
waived or varied except in writing, [signed/or duly executed] by the Party
or Parties to be bound.

18.2

Notices
A notice, approval, consent or other communication in connection with this
agreement must be:

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(a)

in writing, signed by the sender (if an individual) or an

Authorised Officer of the sender; and marked for the
attention of the person identified in the Details or, if the
recipient has notified otherwise, then marked for attention in
the way last notified; and

(b)

left at the address set out or referred to in the Details, sent

by prepaid ordinary post (airmail if appropriate) to the
address referred to in the Details; or sent by fax to the fax
number referred to in the Details.

A notice, approval, consent or other communication takes effect from the

time it is received unless a later time is specified in it.
18.3

Announcements or releases
A Party may not make press or other announcements or releases relating
to this agreement and the dealings the subject of this agreement without
the approval of the Lead Agency to the form and manner of the
announcement or release unless and to the extent that the announcement
or release is required to be made by the Party by law.

18.4

Inconsistent law
To the extent permitted by law, this agreement prevails to the extent it is
inconsistent with any law.

18.5

Counterparts
This agreement may be executed in counterparts. All counterparts when
taken together are to be taken to constitute one instrument.

18.6

Insurance
Where required by law, the Parties will separately maintain insurance
policies with respect to performance of their obligations under this
agreement.

18.7

Governing law
This agreement is governed by the law in force in the place specified in the
Details.

18.8

Costs
Each Party is responsible for its own costs in connection with the
negotiation and preparation of this agreement and completion of the
Transaction.

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18.9

Entire agreement
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties about its
subject matter and supersedes all previous agreements, understandings
and negotiations on that subject matter.

18.10 GST
Unless otherwise indicated, all consideration provided for a supply under
this agreement is exclusive of any GST imposed on the supply. If for any
reason GST is imposed on a supply under this agreement, the recipient of
the supply on receipt of a tax invoice must pay to the supplier an additional
amount equal to the GST imposed on the supply.
The recipient of a supply under this agreement is not liable to reimburse
the supplier in relation to any amount for which the supplier can claim an
input tax credit.
GST has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and
Services Tax) Act 1999 (Cth).

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Definitions
These meanings apply unless the contrary intention appears:
Authorised Officer means a person appointed by a Party to act as an
Authorised Officer for the purposes of this agreement.
Business Day means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public
holiday in the place or places set out in the Details under Business Day
place(s).
Confidential Information means all confidential, non-public or proprietary
information regardless of how the information is stored or delivered,
exchanged between the parties before, on or after the date of this
agreement relating to the business, technology or other affairs of the any
Party.
Consortium means [insert parties to the consortium].
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cwlth).
Details means the section of this agreement headed Details.
Dispute includes any dispute, controversy, difference or claim arising out
of or in connection with this agreement or the subject matter of this
agreement, including any question concerning its formation, validity,
interpretation, performance, breach and termination.
Funding Agreement means [insert name of agreement] entered into
between [enter parties names] and the New South Wales Department of
Community Services.

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Government Agency means any governmental, semi-governmental,

administrative, fiscal, judicial or quasi-judicial body, department,
commission, authority, tribunal, agency or entity.
GST has the meaning it has in the GST Act.
GST Act means the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act
1999 (Cwlth).
Holding Company has the meaning it has in the Corporations Act.
Infringement Claim means a claim by a third party that a member of the
Consortiums use of the Owners intellectual property in accordance with
clause 14 of this agreement infringes that partys intellectual property
rights.
A person is Insolvent if:
(a)

it is (or states that it is) an insolvent under administration or

insolvent (each as defined in the Corporations Act); or

(b)

it has had a Controller appointed or is in liquidation, in provisional

liquidation, under administration or wound up or has had a Receiver
appointed to any part of its property; or

(c)

it is subject to any arrangement, assignment, moratorium or

composition, protected from creditors under any statute or
dissolved (in each case, other than to carry out a reconstruction or
amalgamation while solvent on terms approved by the other parties
to this agreement); or

(d)

an application or order has been made (and in the case of an

application, it is not stayed, withdrawn or dismissed within 30 days),
resolution passed, proposal put forward, or any other action taken,
in each case in connection with that person, which is preparatory to
or could result in any of (a), (b) or (c) above; or

(e)

it is taken (under section 459F(1) of the Corporations Act) to have

failed to comply with a statutory demand; or

(f)

it is the subject of an event described in section 459C(2)(b) or

section 585 of the Corporations Act (or it makes a statement from
which another party to this agreement reasonably deduces it is so
subject); or

(g)

it is otherwise unable to pay its debts when they fall due; or

(h)

something having a substantially similar effect to (a) to (g) happens

in connection with that person under the law of any jurisdiction.

Intellectual Property means all intellectual property including current and

future registered and unregistered rights in respect of copyright, designs,
circuit layouts, trade marks, know-how, confidential information, patents,

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inventions and discoveries and all other intellectual property as defined in

article 2 of the convention establishing the World Intellectual Property
Organisation 1967.
Lead Agency means [insert name] who holds the responsibilities of Lead
Agency as defined in the Funding Agreement.
Receiver includes a receiver or receiver and manager.
Related Body Corporate has the meaning it has in the Corporations Act.
Related Entity has the meaning it has in the Corporations Act 2001
(Cwlth).
Representative of a party includes an employee, agent, officer, director,
auditor, advisor, partner, consultant, joint venturer, contractor or subcontractor of that party.
Subsidiary of an entity means another entity which is a subsidiary of the
first within the meaning of part 1.2 division 6 of the Corporations Act or is a
subsidiary or otherwise controlled by the first within the meaning of any
approved accounting standard.
Tax Act means the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (Cwlth) or the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cwlth), as the context requires.
Tax Invoice has the meaning it has in the GST Act.
19.1

References to certain general terms

Unless the contrary intention appears, a reference in this agreement to:
(variations or replacement) a document (including this agreement)
includes any variation or replacement of it;
(clauses, annexures and schedules) a clause, annexure or schedule is
a reference to a clause in or annexure or schedule to this agreement;
(reference to statutes) except in the definitions of Related Entity and
Subsidiary a statute, ordinance, code or other law includes regulations and
other instruments under it and consolidations, amendments, reenactments or replacements of any of them;
(law) law means common law, principles of equity, and laws made by
parliament (and laws made by parliament include State, Territory and
Commonwealth laws and regulations and other instruments under them,
and consolidations, amendments, re-enactments or replacements of any
of them);
(singular includes plural) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;

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(person) the word person includes an individual, a firm, a body

corporate, a partnership, a joint venture, an unincorporated body or
association, or any Government Agency;
(executors, administrators, successors) a particular person includes a
reference to the persons executors, administrators, successors,
substitutes (including persons taking by novation) and assigns;
(two or more persons) an agreement, representation or warranty in
favour of two or more persons is for the benefit of them jointly and each of
them individually;
(jointly and severally) an agreement, representation or warranty by two
or more persons binds them jointly and each of them individually;
(reference to a group of persons) a group of persons or things is a
reference to any two or more of them jointly and to each of them
individually;
(dollars) Australian dollars, dollars, A$ or $ is a reference to the lawful
currency of Australia;
(calculation of time) if a period of time dates from a given day or the day
of an act or event, it is to be calculated exclusive of that day;
(reference to a day) a day is to be interpreted as the period of time
commencing at midnight and ending 24 hours later;
(accounting terms) an accounting term is a reference to that term as it is
used in accounting standards under the Corporations Act, or, if not
inconsistent with those standards, in accounting principles and practices
generally accepted in Australia;
(meaning not limited) the words include, including, for example or
such as when introducing an example, does not limit the meaning of the
words to which the example relates to that example or examples of a
similar kind;
(reference to anything) any thing (including any amount) is a reference to
the whole and each part of it.
19.2

Next day
If an act under this agreement to be done by a party on or by a given day
is done after 5.30pm on that day, it is taken to be done on the next day.

19.3

Next Business Day

If an event under this agreement must occur on a stipulated day which is
not a Business Day then the stipulated day will be taken to be the next
Business Day.

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19.4

Headings
Headings (including those in brackets at the beginning of paragraphs) are
for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this agreement.
[EXECUTED as an agreement]

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Signing page

DATED: ______________________

eip_model_mou.DOC