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EMBROOK STABLES PTY LTD ATF K&L FAMILY TRUST (ABN 15 652 035 804)
50 Sullivan Road, CRYNA, QLD, 4285, AUSTRALIA
Mobile 0428 871 588 (Letita Langbecker) Email: letitia@embrookstables.com.au Website: www.embrookstables.com.au
This document is our Agistment Agreement. It will apply to each Horse from the time it is delivered by the Owner or the Owner’s agent and
accepted by us onto the Property. Delivery of the Horse will constitute the Owner’s acceptance of all terms and conditions.
AGISTMENT AND PRE-TRAINING AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS
THIS AGREEMENT will operate from the Effective Date.
BETWEEN: The Proprietor
AND: The Owner
RECITALS
A. The Proprietor is a provider of agistment and ancillary services.
B. The Owner is the owner or lessee of the Horse.
C. The parties have agreed that the Proprietor will accept delivery
of the Horse and provide the services in accordance with this
Agreement.
BY THIS AGREEMENT it is agreed as follows:
1. APPOINTMENT
1.1 The Proprietor will:
(a) take possession and day-to-day control of the Horse; and
(b) exercising reasonable care, skill and diligence, provide
the services in a proper and efficient manner in
accordance with normal standards applying in relation to
the agistment of thoroughbred horses.
1.2 Despite Clause 1.1, but subject to clause 11, all risk in relation
to the physical well-being of the Horse will remain with the
Owner.
1.3 (1) This Agreement is irrevocable and legally binding upon
the parties from the Effective Date.
(2) Any right or obligation accruing under this Agreement
during the Term will not be affected or prejudiced by it
ending. The Proprietor is relieved of any further
obligation from the End Date.
1.4 ASSOCIATED ENTITIES
(1) Additional services may be provided by Associated
Entities of the Proprietor. If any such additional services
are provided by an Associated Entity of the Proprietor,
and such Associated Entity does not have a separate
agreement with the Owner in relation to the provision of
those additional services, then the Owner agrees that this
Agreement will apply mutatis mutandis to the agreement
between the Owner and the Associated Entity for the
provision of those additional services.
(2) Without limiting paragraph (1), the Owner acknowledges
and agrees that in agreeing paragraph (1), the Proprietor
does so for the Proprietor’s own benefit, and as agent of
and trustee for each Associated Entity of the Proprietor
who is or may be entitled to the benefit of the Owner’s
covenants in paragraph (1) (with each Associated Entity
entitled to enforce those covenants against the Owner in
its own name and style).
1.5 MULTIPLE PARTY OWNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS
If multiple parties own the Horse:
(a) this Agreement binds them both individually and
collectively; and
(b) unless otherwise agreed with the Proprietor in writing, if
the multiple parties who own the Horse are co-owners:
(i) they will be jointly and severally liable for the
proper performance of the Owners obligations
under this Agreement;
(ii) they will nominate a person to be the manager and
deemed duly authorized agent of all of them for all
dealings with the Proprietor in relation to the Horse
and this Agreement; and
(iii) each co-owner expressly and irrevocably authorises
the Proprietor to give notice to the manager and the
other co-owner(s) of any breach by such co-owner of
a material obligation under this Agreement, including
any payment obligation.
2. DELIVERY AND REMOVAL OF HORSE
The Owner or the manager must:
(a) complete all procedures and documentation required by
the Proprietor prior to delivering the Horse to the
Property on the day and at the time specified by the
Proprietor; and
(b) comply with a direction given by the Proprietor at any
time to remove the Horse from the Property.
3. SERVICES
3.1 The Proprietor’s services include (without limitation):
(a) caring for and maintaining the Horse, including providing:
(i) agistment and pre-training; and
(ii) stabling and ancillary facilities, equipment and gear,
feed and supplements;
(b) providing, or as the agent of the Owner, procuring the
services of such Third-Party Service Providers as the
Proprietor may consider necessary to provide services in
relation to the Horse, including chiropractic care,
dentistry, farriery, veterinary care and transportation;
and
(c) communicating verbally (either in person or by telephone
or voice message), or in writing (either by post, email,
text message or facsimile), on a regular basis with the
Owner or the manager in relation to the Horse, including
its general well-being and progress.
3.2 WEANING ANY FOAL-AT-FOOT
(1) If the Horse is a mare, the Proprietor may at any time
Wean any Foal-at-foot and undertake any ASB
identification and parentage validation procedures,
including branding. However, the Proprietor may refuse
to do so while the Owner is in breach of any payment
obligation to the Proprietor or Third-Party Service
Provider under this Agreement.
(2) An agreement in identical terms to this Agreement will
be deemed to apply to any Weanling which the Proprietor
permits to remain at the Property after weaning and the
Effective Date of such agreement will be the date upon
which the Foal is weaned.
3.3 If the Horse is an Entire, the Proprietor must obtain the Owner’s
or the manager’s approval before authorizing that it be gelded.
3.4 Except in circumstances that do not afford the Proprietor the
opportunity to obtain veterinary advice and the Owner’s or the
manager’s approval, the Proprietor must not authorize that the
Horse be euthanized because of accident, illness, injury or
other cause, unless such action is recommended on humane
grounds and certified by a qualified equine veterinarian
retained at the Proprietor’s discretion.
3.5 The manager must obtain the approval of the parties
comprising the ownership arrangement (in accordance with the
terms of that arrangement) before authorizing the Proprietor
to take the actions contemplated by clauses 3.3 and 3.4.
3.6 If the Proprietor, at any time, arranges for the Horse to be:
(a) relocated to another property which is not operated by
the Proprietor; or
(b) offered for sale, sold or otherwise disposed of on behalf
of the Owner;
such arrangement will be made by the Proprietor as the
Owner’s agent and the Proprietor will no longer be responsible
to the Owner either for the care and well-being of the Horse,
or for fees and charges incurred.
4. FEES AND EXPENSES
4.1 FEES NOTICE
(1) The Proprietor’s current basic fees and charges re set out
in the Fees notice;
(2) The Proprietor may:
(a) impose reasonable additional charges for additional
services [Fees and charges of Third-Party Service
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Providers are in addition to the Proprietor’s Fees
and Charges]; and
(b) vary the Proprietor’s fees and charges.
(3) If the Proprietor at any time increases any fees and
charges, the Proprietor will provide an amended Fees
Notice to the Owner or the manager 14 days prior to
implementing the increase.
4.2 The Owner must pay or reimburse:
(a) the Proprietor and any Third-Party Service Provider in
accordance with such party’s normal trading terms, all
fees and expenses of caring for the Horse on agistment,
including (without limitation) agistment, chiropractic,
dentistry, farriery and veterinary fees, and transportation
costs; and
(b) the Proprietor upon demand the amount of any invoice
rendered directly to the Proprietor by a Third-Party
Service Provider.
4.3 The Proprietor may require the Owner to advance to the
Proprietor money to cover the estimated cost of specified
surgery or extraordinary veterinary treatments AND will not be
obliged to incur the expense until such money is received.
4.4 INVOICING
The Proprietor and any Third-Party Service Provider will invoice
fees and charges:
(a) to the Owner; or
(b) if the Horse is owned by multiple parties, as agreed with
the manager, either:
(i) to the Owners collectively via the manager; or
(ii) to each party directly that party’s proportion of
such fees and charges.
Regardless of the invoicing arrangements, liability for all such
fees and charges remains as set out in clause 1.5.
4.5 METHOD OF PAYMENT
The Proprietor’s preferred method of payment is by EFT, or by
Mastercard or Visa credit card. In the case of multiple Owners
and proportionate direct invoicing, the Proprietor may charge
an additional administration fee.
5. INSURANCE
Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Proprietor, the Owner
is responsible for arranging the Owner’s own insurance cover
(including the renewal of any existing cover) for mortality and
other insurable risks in relation to the Horse.
6. VISITATION
The Owner or the manager may, by appointment with the
Proprietor, attend at the Property to inspect the Horse.
Visitation will be entirely at the Owner’s or manager’s own risk,
assumed voluntarily. The Proprietor will not be liable for any risk
associated with such visitation, howsoever arising, that is either
an Inherent Risk, including (without limitation) accident or injury,
or any other risk that was insignificant or not reasonably
foreseeable, involving or sustained by the Owner or the manager,
or any person who may accompany the Owner or the manager,
when visiting the Property.
7. PROPRIETOR’S RIGHT OF INDEMNITY
The Owner must indemnify the Proprietor against all expenses
and liabilities properly incurred by the Proprietor in relation to
this Agreement.
8. LIMITATIONS TO OWNER’S RIGHT OF INDEMNITY
8.1 Neither the Proprietor nor any Third-Party Service Provider will
be liable to the Owner for damages for harm suffered by the
loss or diminution in value of the Horse if it dies or value is
diminished as a consequence of the materialization of a risk,
howsoever arising, that is either:
(a) an Inherent Risk, including (without limitation) accident,
illness, injury, infertility or sub-fertility, or natural cause;
or
(b) any other risk that was insignificant or not reasonably
foreseeable.
8.2 (1) Except for any right of indemnity specifically preserved
by this Agreement, the Owner expressly surrenders, so
far as the law permits, any right which the Owner may
have against the Proprietor or any Third-Party Service
Provider to claim damages for harm suffered by the loss
or diminution in value of the Horse, howsoever arising,
including (without limitation) liability in negligence and
any right of the Owner to claim damages for economic
loss or loss of opportunity to earn future income.
(2) Any right of indemnity either specifically preserved or not
capable of surrender will be limited in damages to the fair
market value of the Horse at the time of the cause of
action arising.
8.3 Certain legislation, including the Competition and Consumer
Act 2010 (Cth), may impose consumer guarantees or imply
warranties or conditions or impose obligations upon the
Proprietor which cannot be excluded restricted or modified, or
cannot be excluded restricted or modified except to a limited
extent. This Agreement must be read subject to these statutory
provisions. If these statutory provisions apply, to the extent to
which the Proprietor may limit the Proprietor’s liability, such
liability is limited to:
(a) in the case of goods, at the Proprietor’s option:
(i) the replacement of the goods or the supply of
equivalent goods;
(ii) the repair of the goods;
(iii) the payment of the cost of replacing the goods or
of acquiring equivalent goods; or
(iv) the payment of the cost of having the goods
repaired; and
(b) in the case of services, at the Proprietor’s option:
(i) the supplying of the services again; or
(ii) the payment of the cost of having the services
supplied again.
9. LIEN AND CHARGE
9.1 The Owner grants to the Proprietor a Lien over the Horse and
a Charge over the Horse and Proceeds, as security for the
proper performance of the Owner’s obligations under this
Agreement, including (without limitation):
(a) to pay all fees and charges when due; and
(b) not to transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of, or create any
Encumbrance attaching to, the Horse, other than in
accordance with this Agreement.
9.2 This Lien or Charge:
(a) entitles the Proprietor:
(i) to possession of the Horse (including the Horse ID
card or any replacement card) until all amounts
due and payable by the Owner under this
Agreement are paid; and
(ii) to retake possession of the Horse (including the
Horse ID card or any replacement card) where the
Proprietor does not have such possession at the
time when the Owner’s breach of this Agreement
occurs; and
(b) includes the right of the Proprietor:
(i) to give a direction in accordance with clause 14.2
for the payment of Proceeds; and
(ii) to sell the Horse or appoint a receiver to do so in
accordance with clause 14.3;
when the Owner’s breach of this Agreement occurs.
9.3 The rights conferred by this clause 9 are in addition to and not
in substitution of any rights of the Proprietor at common law or
under any statute.
10. OWNER’S SALE OR ENCUMBRANCE OF HORSE
If the Owner elects to transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of, or
to create any Encumbrance attaching to, the Horse, while any
fees and charges are outstanding and payable to the Proprietor
or any Third-Party Service Provider under this Agreement, the
Owner must prior to doing so either:
(a) pay all such outstanding fees and charges to the
Proprietor or Third-Party Service Provider; or
(b) obtain the Proprietor’s approval either to the proposed
sale or other disposition, or to the creating of the
Encumbrance. The Proprietor may give approval (with or
without conditions) or withhold approval without
providing a reason. If the Proprietor does approve, the
Owner must:
(i) comply with any conditions of such approval: and
(ii) otherwise obligate the proposed purchaser,
acquirer, or grantee of any Encumbrance to novate
this Agreement.
In any event, the Owner will remain liable to the
Proprietor or Third-Party Service Provider for any fees
and charges not paid to the Proprietor or Third-Party
Service Provider by such purchaser, acquirer, or grantee.
11. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS UNDERTAKINGS AND
WARRANTIES
11.1 The Proprietor acknowledges that, EXCEPT for what is set out
in this Agreement, the Owner has neither made any
representation nor provided any warranty to the Proprietor in
relation to the Horse.
11.2 The Owner acknowledges entering into this Agreement at the
Owners own risk and that, EXCEPT for what is set out in this
Agreement, the Proprietor has neither made any representation
nor provided any warranty in relation to the services to be
provided or procured by the Proprietor.
11.3 The Owner undertakes not to:
(a) remove the Horse from the Property while any fees and
charges are outstanding and payable to the Proprietor or
any Third-Party Service Provider under this Agreement;
or
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(b) assign or transfer the Owner’s rights or obligations under
this Agreement to any Third-Party without first obtaining
the Proprietor’s approval, which will not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. It will not be unreasonable for the
Proprietor to:
(i) withhold approval if the Owner is in breach of any
payment obligation under this Agreement; and
(ii) require any party assuming the Owner’s obligations
to novate this Agreement.
11.4 The Owner warrants that the Owner:
(a) is either:
(i) the holder of the legal and beneficial title to the
Horse, free of any Encumbrance, or if subject to an
Encumbrance, duly authorized by the grantee to
enter into this Agreement; or
(ii) the lessee duly authorized by the lessor (and legal
owner) to enter into this Agreement; and
12. FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND DECLARATIONS
12.1 The Owner acknowledges:
(a) that owning, breeding and racing thoroughbred horses:
(i) is speculative, as the Owner will incur significant
fees and expense without the assurance of any
financial return; and
(ii) involves risks, including (without limitation) those
specifically referred to in clauses 6 and 8;
(b) that prior to entering into this Agreement, the Proprietor
provided to the Owner and the Owner has read and
understood the attachment marked "WARNING -
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
12.2 The Owner declares that prior to the Effective Date the Owner has
had the opportunity:
(a) to obtain independent legal advice in relation to the Owner’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement; and
(b) to inspect the Property and the facilities to satisfy oneself
as to their fitness for purpose;
and has either done so, or freely declined the opportunity to do
so.
13. GST
13.1 The parties acknowledge that this Agreement will constitute a
Taxable Supply under the GST Act.
13.2 Any fee or charge specified in the Fees Notice as payable by
the Owner under this Agreement has GST included in it, unless
it is specifically stated as being exclusive of GST.
13.3 Any invoice rendered by a party to this Agreement in
connection with a Taxable Supply made pursuant to this
Agreement which seeks to recover an amount of GST payable
by that party must conform to the requirements for a Tax
Invoice and must be delivered on or before the date payment
is required.
14. OWNER’S DEFAULT
14.1 If the Owner breaches a material obligation under this Agreement,
including any payment obligation, the Proprietor may:
(a) charge interest on any outstanding amount at the
prevailing rate specified in the Fees Notice for the period
commencing on the day after the due date and ending on
the date payment is received at that rate which is the
equivalent of 2% above the National Australia Bank Limited
Benchmark rate (or such other rate as substituted by such
bank). A letter from such bank will be prima facie evidence
of such rate; and
(b) give a Default Notice to the Owner or the manager (as
the case requires), requiring that such breach be
remedied within 14 days. If the Owner fails to remedy
the breach within the period specified in the Default
Notice, the Proprietor may pursue all or any of the
Proprietor’s contractual and legal remedies against the
Owner, including (without limitation) the right:
(i) to give a direction in accordance with clause 14.2
for the payment of Proceeds; and
(ii) to sell the Horse or appoint a receiver to do so in
accordance with clause 14.3;
without requiring a direction by order of the court for
such action.
14.2 RIGHT TO GIVE A DIRECTION FOR THE PAYMENT OF
PROCEEDS
(1) The Proprietor may exercise the Proprietor’s right to give
a direction for the payment of Proceeds:
(a) if the Horse is sold, by notice to the selling agent
or buyer (as the case requires); and
(b) if there is a claim under any insurance policy
attaching to the Horse, by notice to the insurer;
requiring payment directly to the Proprietor of such
amount as is required to fully extinguish and discharge
any outstanding payment obligation of the Owner under
this Agreement as a first call on the total of any net
Proceeds. A statement confirming the outstanding
amount and a copy of this Agreement will constitute
adequate notice.
(2) The Owner, in consideration of these presents and for
good and valuable consideration, expressly and
irrevocably directs the recipient of a notice served
pursuant to paragraph (1) to make payment in
accordance with that notice without reference to the
Owner or the manager and without requiring a direction
by order of the court for payment and attachment of
debt.
14.3 POWER OF SALE OF HORSE
(1) For the purpose only of the Proprietor exercising the
Proprietor’s right to sell the Horse when the Owner’s breach
of this Agreement occurs, the Owner, in consideration of
these presents and for good and valuable consideration:
(a) irrevocably appoints and directs the Proprietor, as the
Owner’s duly authorised agent, attorney or
representative, as the law permits, to execute any
instrument and do any act or thing required to effect
the sale and convey and assure the buyer the Horse
sold, including (without limitation) registration of the
transfer of ownership of the Horse with the Registrar
of Racehorses or Principal Racing Authority; and
(b) expressly and irrevocably directs the Registrar of
Racehorses or Principal Racing Authority, as the
case requires, to register such transfer without
reference to the Owner or the manager and without
requiring a direction by order of the court for
registration.
(2) If a sale by public auction, the Proprietor may offer the
Horse without reserve and sell it to the highest bidder.
(3) If the Proprietor elects to sell the Horse other than by
public auction, such sale must be at arms’ length and at
a price not less than the fair market value of the Horse
determined by either MM or WI, or if neither of them is able
or willing to act, then another member of the FBAA who is
able and willing to act, at the Proprietor’s discretion.
(4) The Proprietor must give the Owner, the manager or
lessor (as the case requires), 14 days’ notice of any
proposal to sell the Horse by public auction, and 7 days’
notice of any proposal to sell the Horse other than by
public auction.
(5) Upon the sale of the Horse the Proprietor must apply the
Proceeds:
(a) firstly, in payment of all fees and charges incurred
in connection with the sale, including (without
limitation) the sale entry fee and commission,
transportation and sale attendance;
(b) secondly:
(i) if a sole Owner, in payment to the Proprietor,
or Third-Party Service Provider, of all fees
and charges, including (without limitation)
any interest and enforcement costs that are
outstanding and payable by the Owner; or
(ii) if co-owners, apportion the net Proceeds
between them and apply the proportion
otherwise due to the defaulting co-owner(s)
in payment to the Proprietor, or Third-Party
Service Provider, of all fees and charges,
including (without limitation) any interest
and enforcement costs that are outstanding
and payable by the defaulting co-owner(s);
and
(c) thirdly, in payment to:
(i) a sole Owner of any Proceeds not required to
be applied by the Proprietor either in
remedying or because of the Owner’s breach
of this Agreement; or
(ii) the manager or non-defaulting co-owner(s)
directly the whole of the proportion of the net
Proceeds due to the non-defaulting co-
owner(s), AND to the manager or defaulting
co-owner(s) directly the proportion of the net
Proceeds due to the defaulting co-owner(s)
not required to be applied by the Proprietor
either in remedying or because of the
defaulting co-owner(s) breach of this
Agreement.
The Owner will remain liable to the Proprietor for any
shortfall, or if co-owners, each defaulting co-owner will
remain liable to the Proprietor for such party’s proportion
of any shortfall.
14.4 RIGHT TO INDEMNITY COSTS
If the Proprietor, Third-Party Service Provider, or their
nominee, undertakes any account management or debt
recovery action with any agency, or legal proceedings, against
the Owner in relation to the Owner’s breach of a material
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obligation, including (without limitation) any payment
obligation, such party will be entitled to recover all fees and
expenses, including account management fees, agency
commissions, legal fees and other costs reasonably incurred in
relation to such action or proceedings on a full indemnity basis.
14.5 OTHER RIGHTS
The rights conferred by clauses 14.1 to 14.4 inclusive will not
prejudice any other right which the Proprietor may have against
the Owner relating to the Owner’s breach of this Agreement.
15. TERMINATION
This Agreement will have full force and effect until it is ended by
the first to occur of the following:
(a) the Horse dies, or is sold or otherwise disposed of by the
Owner, or the Proprietor exercises the Proprietor’s power of
sale under clause 14.3;
(b) the Proprietor elects to end this Agreement and directs the
Owner or the manager to remove the Horse from the
Property; or
(c) the Owner or the manager elects to end this Agreement and
to remove the Horse from the Property.
In any event, the Proprietor will be entitled to render a Tax Invoice
to the Owner for all services provided in relation to the Horse
under this Agreement up until the day the Horse is removed from
the Property AND to be paid the full amount of that Tax Invoice
and any other outstanding Tax Invoices before the Horse is
removed.
16. PPSA
19.1 The provisions of this Agreement constitute a Security
Agreement under the PPSA. These provisions are in addition to
and not in substitution of any rights of the Proprietor at
common law or under any statute.
16.2 The Owner:
(a) grants to the Proprietor a Security Interest attaching to
the Horse as livestock (as that term is defined in the
PPSA) and Proceeds to secure the proper performance of
the Owner’s obligations under this Agreement;
(b) consents to the Proprietor, as the Secured Party,
registering the Security Interest on the PPSR;
(c) acknowledges that the Security Interest is granted for
value and to enable the Horse to be fed or developed and,
as a result, is a priority interest in livestock pursuant to
Section 86 of the PPSA;
(d) undertakes:
(i) to execute any document required to enable the
Proprietor to register a Financing Statement or
Financing Change Statement from time-to-time on
the PPSR to perfect the Security Interest;
(ii) to pay or reimburse all fees and expenses incurred
by or on behalf of the Proprietor in relation to the
enforcement or discharge of the Security Interest;
and
(iii) not to grant any Encumbrance attaching to the
Horse to any other person without first obtaining
the Proprietor’s written consent;
(e) declares that, to the extent permitted under the PPSA,
sections 142 and 143 of the PPSA will not apply to this
contract or the Security Interest; and
(f) waives any right as permissible under the PPSA to receive
a notice.
16.3 The Proprietor must discharge the Security Interest when all
the secured obligations of the Owner under this Agreement are
satisfied.
16.4 If there is an existing Encumbrance attaching to the Horse at
the time of the parties entering into this Agreement, the Owner
assures the Proprietor that the grantee of such Encumbrance
approves of the Owner entering into this Agreement and
consents to the Security Interest granted to the Proprietor
having priority over such Encumbrance, regardless of whether
such Encumbrance is a perfected or unperfected Security
Interest.
17. NOTICES
17.1 Any notice, demand, or other instrument given under this
Agreement will be deemed to have been properly given if it is in
writing and delivered to or sent by prepaid mail to an address
within Australia, or by prepaid airmail post to an address outside
Australia, or by facsimile or email transmission, in the case of:
(a) the Proprietor, to the address or number provided by the
Proprietor; and
(b) the Owner or the manager, to the address or number
provided by the Owner or the manager, or such other
address or number that may be recorded with the Register
of Racehorses or that the Proprietor reasonably considers
to be the current address or number of the Owner or the
manager.
17.2 Notice given in accordance with clause 17.1 will be deemed to
have been duly served, in the case of:
(a) prepaid mail to an address within Australia, upon the
expiration of 3 days after the day of posting;
(b) prepaid airmail post to an address outside Australia, at the
expiration of 10 days after the day of posting; and
(c) facsimile or email transmission, on the day after the date of
transmission.
18. FURTHER ASSURANCES
The parties must at their own cost, execute any instrument and
do any act or thing required to give effect to this Agreement.
19. GOVERNING LAW
The law governing this Agreement is the law of the
Commonwealth of Australia and of the state or territory where
the Property is located and the forum for all disputes will be
either the Federal Court of Australia or the Courts of that place,
to the authority of and which, including any appellate
jurisdictions of such courts, the parties unconditionally submit
and confine themselves for all proceedings arising from this
Agreement.
20. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS
20.1 The following words have these meanings in this Agreement
unless the contrary intention appears:
Associated Entity has the meaning given to it in the
Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Charge means the right to seize and sell, including a power of
sale and the right to receive and apply Prize money and
Proceeds.
Default Notice means a notice detailing the breach by the
defaulting party of an obligation under this Agreement.
Effective Date means the date upon which this Agreement is
adopted or accepted by the parties, evidenced by:
(a) the Owner or the Owner’s agent delivering the Horse to
the Proprietor; and
(b) the Proprietor accepting delivery of the Horse from the
Owner or the Owner’s agent;
at the Property.
Encumbrance means:
(a) any Security Interest;
(b) any right, interest or arrangement which has the effect
of giving another person a preference, priority or
advantage over creditors, including any right of set-off;
(c) any third-party right or interest in property, or any right
arising from the enforcement of a judgement;
or any agreement to create any of them or allow them to exist.
End Date means the date upon which this Agreement is ended,
determined in accordance with clause 15.
Entire means a male horse that has not been gelded.
FBAA means Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia Ltd
(ABN 27 003 596 718).
Fees Notice means any document, as amended from time to
time, that provides a reasonable estimate of the fees and
expenses the Owner will be likely to incur if the Owner gives
the Horse to the Proprietor for agistment.
Financing Statement has the meaning given to it in the PPSA.
Financing Change Statement has the meaning given to it in
the PPSA.
Foal means the natural produce of the mare when born.
Foal-at-foot means a suckling foal running with its dam.
GST means tax that is payable under the GST law (as
prescribed by the GST Act).
GST Act means the A New Tax System (Goods and Services
Tax) Act 1999”.
Horse means any thoroughbred horse delivered by the Owner
and accepted by the Proprietor onto the Property.
Inherent Risk means a risk of something occurring that
cannot be avoided by the exercise of reasonable care.
Lien means the right to retain.
MM means Magic Millions Sales Pty Ltd (ABN 54 078 396 317).
Owner means either:
(a) the holder of the legal and beneficial title to the Horse;
and if multiple parties, each person who holds an
ownership interest in the Horse; or
(b) the lessee of the Horse.
PPSA means Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth).
PPSR means the Personal Property Securities Register under
the PPSA.
Proceeds means proceeds of sale or of any insurance claim
paid in relation to the Horse or a Share, as the context requires.
Property means any property or place where the Proprietor
provides the services.
Proprietor means EMBROOK STABLES PTY LTD ATF K&L
FAMILY TRUST (ABN 15 652 035 804), including its directors,
officers, employees, servants and agents.
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Secured Party means a person who is granted a Security
Interest under this Agreement.
Security Interest:
(a) in relation to any personal property (as defined in the
PPSA), has the meaning given to it in the PPSA; and
(b) in relation to any other property, means any charge,
mortgage, pledge, bill of sale, hypothecation, lien,
arrangement concerning the deposit of documents
evidencing title, trust, power or title retention
arrangement, or any other covenant or arrangement of
any nature made to secure the payment of money or the
observance of an obligation.
Taxable Supply has the meaning given to it in the GST law.
Tax Invoice has the meaning given to it in the GST law.
Term means the period from the Effective Date until the End
Date of this Agreement determined in accordance with clause
15.
Third-Party Service Provider means any external service
provider contracted by the Proprietor (as the agent of the
Owner) to provide services in relation to the Horse while in the
care and under the control of the Proprietor.
Weanling means a foal that has been weaned from it dam, but
is less than 1 year old.
Wean means the act of separating a foal from its dam, which
usually takes place between the ages of 3 and 6 months.
WI means William Inglis & Son Ltd (ABN 75 000 011 307).
20.2 In this Agreement unless the contrary intention appears:
(i) the singular includes the plural and the plural and vice
versa;
(ii) a reference to any one gender includes a reference to each
other gender;
(iii) a reference to a person includes a reference to a firm,
corporation or other corporate body;
(iv) a reference to writing includes a reference to printing,
typing and other methods of producing words in a visible
form;
(v) where a word or expression is given a specific meaning,
other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word
or expression have corresponding meanings;
(vi) headings are for ease of reference and do not affect the
construction of this Agreement;
(vii) this Agreement binds in addition to the parties, their
respective legal personal representatives and successors;
and
(viii) any Schedule or annexure will form part of this Agreement.
This document was compiled by Macquarie Legal Practice (“MLP”) and is subject to Copyright©. This edition published 1/8/2018.
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WARNING IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The ownership, breeding and racing of thoroughbred horses involve risks, including Inherent Risks and other risks that may be
insignificant or not reasonably foreseeable. Be aware that:
The value of the Horse may be diminished or lost through:
o market forces;
o the death of the Horse; or
o the materialisation of an Inherent Risk, including (without limitation) accident, illness, injury, infertility or subfertility,
or natural cause.
The Proprietor’s Property and other places where the Horse, and other horses, may be located from time to time can be
dangerous places, including because horses do not always behave as expected. Entering onto those places involves the risk of
injury, accident and loss or damage to person or property for all persons who enter.
PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS
The Owner, including the members of any co-ownership arrangement, should be aware that the Horse may be sold lawfully by the
Proprietor if the Owner does not pay all invoiced fees and expenses when due.