Conditions of Purchase
W.E. Smith Engineering Pty Ltd is referred to in these “Conditions of Purchase” as the Purchaser.
1. The Purchaser will not accept responsibility for any purchase order unless it has been issued on the Purchaser’s order form and duly signed by an authorised person and will not recognise any variation to an order unless such variation has been confirmed in writing.
2. All goods, materials or services supplied, must be the best of their respective kinds and of first class workmanship. Goods or services supplied to drawings must comply in all detail to those drawings and be accurate within the tolerances specified in the drawings, relevant codes, or as generally accepted within the trade.
3. Goods or materials delivered or services completed which are not of the stipulated quantity, quality, dimensions, or are not in accordance with specifications or drawings will be subjected to rejection by the Purchaser. The supplier will be held responsible for any extra expense incurred by the Purchaser in replacing or making good the goods, materials or services rejected. If goods or materials are returned to the supplier because of rejection, all freight charges will be the supplier’s responsibility.
4. The Purchaser reserves the right to cancel this order if it is not executed within the time specified or as may be agreed otherwise in writing. Where goods, materials or services are delivered or completed before the time specified on the face of the order, the Purchaser reserves the right to amend the date of the invoice for such goods or services to the due date of delivery or completion.
5. In the event of any occurrence beyond the Purchaser’s control which may prevent or hinder the use of goods, materials or services, the Purchaser reserves the right to suspend the delivery thereof and the payment therefor until the circumstances preventing or hindering the use of such goods, services or materials has ceased.
6. Invoices for materials which by order or specification are to be certified, will not be accepted until satisfactory test certificates have been received by the Purchaser.
7. The supplier on acceptance of this order, accepts liability for the cost of replacing or making good any material or goods relative to this order and supplied to him by the Purchaser, which are lost or damaged whilst under his control.
8. The supplier shall keep the Purchaser indemnified against loss or damage to all goods or materials, the subject of this order, until they are delivered to the Purchaser or his carrier.
9. Should the Supplier’s “Conditions of Sale” conflict with these “Conditions of Purchase” these ”Conditions of Purchase” shall prevail unless they are specifically varied on the face of the supplier’s quotation, or the Purchaser’s order, or otherwise in writing as an attachment to this order.
10. Goods and invoices received after the 25th of the month will be treated as the following month’s Purchases.
11. Prices detailed on this order are firm for the duration of supply of all items listed thereon unless otherwise specified.
12. The Purchaser, his client’s and/or his nominees reserve the right to inspect the goods, materials or services completed at the Supplier’s warehouse prior to dispatch.
13. Invoices shall quote the purchase order number. Invoices referring to multiple purchase orders will not be accepted.
14. If, in the event that goods are delivered or prepared earlier than requested by purchaser, the invoice(s) shall be deemed to be dated the date the goods were requested.
15. Invoices submitted more than 45 days after delivery of goods or services will not be accepted.
