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(A) Provida Pty Ltd will invoice the Client on a fortnightly basis unless otherwise agreed by the parties and the Client must pay within 14 days of receipt of invoice. Interest will be charged on overdue amounts at the rate of 11 percent per annum. Invoices will reference job sheets that are to be signed by the client on-site. These signed job sheets will indicate that services have been completed satisfactorily and will be paid for in accordance with an issued invoice.

If invoices are not paid in a timely manner the Client may be placed on credit hold and helpdesk services refused. Any unused component of the SLA will not be refunded.

(B) The Client acknowledges that the period of time specified in Section 4 and the estimate of fees in Section 5 are only estimates. In the event the estimates given in section 3 and 5 are exceeded, PBS will provide a further written estimate to the Client.

(C) The rates of fees detailed in Section 5 will be reviewed on a six monthly basis and the Client will be given one month's advance notification of any increase in fees. The increased fees will be deemed to be accepted by the Client unless the Client provides written notification to Provida of its objection to the increase prior to expiry of the one-month advance notice period.

(D) The Provida hotline support service is charged to clients who do not take up annual support on a time basis and normal support calls are charged in units of 15 minutes at $50.00 per unit, Support on weekends, public holidays or between the hours of 7.00 pm to 6.00 am require prior arrangement and will be charged at $75.00 per 15 minute unit. PBS's remote access support will be charged at the normal consulting rate less 20 minutes. Any call lasting longer than 20 minutes may be charged for time in excess of the first 20 minutes.

(F) Provida Pty Ltd Personnel
(i) The Client will give Provida such access to the Client's premises as required to enable Provida to carry out services and the Client's personnel will provide all assistance reasonably requested by PBS.
(ii) The Client will not, from the date of this Agreement to twelve months after completion of the provision of services by Provida, solicit or employ or contract any employee or contractor of Provida who provides services to the Client.
(iii) The Client agrees that if it employs or engages any person directly, contrary to sub-clause F1 above it shall be liable to pay to Provida liquidated damages in a once off amount equal to 20% of such person's salary or contracted amount (if a contractor) per annum at the time of being engaged or employed by the client.

(G) Confidentiality
(i) Each party shall treat as confidential information which comes into its possession, pursuant to or as a result of or in the performance of this Agreement, whether such information relates to the business, sales, marketing or technical operations of the other party or the clientele of the other party or otherwise.
(ii) Neither party shall, without the written permission of the other, disclose such confidential information to a third party.

(H) Warranties and Liability
(i) Where the Trade Practices Act 1974 or other laws imply conditions or warranties or give other rights in respect of this Agreement, Provida's liability for any breach of such a condition, warranty or right will (but only to the extent permitted by law) be limited;
(a) in the case of goods supplied, to the replacement or repair of the goods or the supply of equivalent goods, the payment of the cost of repairing or replacing the goods or of acquiring equivalent goods;
(b) in the case of services supplied, to the supplying of the services again or, the payment of the reasonable cost of having the services supplied again. Except as set out above all implied conditions, warranties and rights are excluded from this Agreement.
(ii) Provida will not be liable to the Client or any persons claiming under it in contract, in tort other-wise for or in respect of any direct, indirect, or consequential loss, damage, expense or injury suffered by the Client or any other person arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any delay, non-performance or error in information supplied to the Client by Provida in connection with this Agreement or any services provided.

(I) Intellectual Property Rights
(i) The Client acknowledges and agrees that Provida, its licensors or its contractors own all intellectual property and other proprietary rights in the services and the results thereof and the materials and information provided to the Client (collectively called the "Materials"). Materials include, but are not limited to, software programs, program listings, procedures, programming tools, documentation, reports and drawings.
Subject to any limitations imposed by Provida's licensors and contractors, Provida hereby grants to Client a personal, nonexclusive licence
(a) to use such Materials as are provided by Provida for the Client's ongoing use,
(b) to modify and prepare derivative works of the Materials for use in Client's business and
(c) to reproduce, copy and display the Materials as appropriate in the conduct of its own business.

(J) Termination Services
(i) Either party may terminate this agreement by giving the other party thirty days written notice, or the parties may mutually agree in writing to a shorter notice period.
(ii) Provida may also terminate the agreement if the Client enters into an arrangement or composition with creditors, an application is made for the appointment of a liquidator, controller, administrator, official manager, receiver and manager or similar officer, an event happens which would allow a court to wind the Client up, the Client ceases to carry on business or is unable to pay its debts or the Client, or any of them is appointed, materially breaches this agreement and does not remedy the breach with fourteen (14) days of receiving notice from Provida to rectify the breach or the breach is incapable of being remedied.
(iii) In the event Provida is required to provide a further estimate pursuant to paragraph 6(B) above then on receipt of such further estimate the client may elect to immediately terminate this Agreement and the Client will pay Provida all fees up to the date of termination and the Client acknowledges that Provida will not be liable for any costs, expenses, liability or damages associated with Provida's failure to complete the services.
If the Client objects to an increase in fees pursuant to paragraph 6(C) then either party may terminate the agreement within 14 days of the date of the notice of objection.

(K) Partial Ineffectiveness
If any term/provision/part of this Agreement, not being of a fundamental nature, will be held illegal or unenforceable, it is to that extent deemed omitted; the validity & enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement will not be affected.