Conditions of Hire
1. In these conditions HEAVY METAL CRANES PTY LTD is hereinafter referred to as The Contractor and incudes any Sub Contractors, Servants and/or Agents of the said HEAVY MEATL CRANES PTY LTD. “The hirer” means and includes The Person shown on the face hereof as being the hirer of the Crane and includes such persons, Contractors, Servants, Agents and/or other Persons claiming through under or in trust for such person. “The Goods” means all Wares, Merchandise, Plant, Machinery, Articles of every kind and description and includes Packages, Cranes, Cases and Contents of whatsoever kind.
2. The contractor is not a Common Carrier and does not accept the obligations or liability of Common Carriers. The contractor may refuse the handling, lifting and/or carriage of goods for any person of any class of goods at its discretion and without being bound to give any reason for such a refusal.
3. The Contractor shall not be liable for any loss, nor for the consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever caused to The Hirer whether such loss or damage was caused by any Acts, Defaults or Negligence on the part of the Contractor or otherwise. All goods are Handled, Lifted and/or Carried entirely at Owner’s risk.
4. The Contractor shall have full liberty to arrange with any other Person, Persons, or Corporation to undertake the Contractor’s obligation under this agreement. For such time on such conditions as The Contractors thinks fit and any such Person, Persons or Corporation shall as against The Hirer, be entitled to the benefit of these conditions to same extent as the Contractor.
5. The Hirer shall declare the weight of the goods and The Contractor will rely on such declared weight when arranging for handling, therefore the Hirer shall be responsible for all extra cost and risk incurred by the Contractor and for any all damage sustained by reliance on the declared weight. The hirer shall disclose to the contractor the nature of the goods to be handled lifted or carried.
6. Insurance of goods will not be affected by the Contractor for the benefit of the Hirer except on the express written instruction of the client and then only at his expense.
7. Unless otherwise agreed in writing to the contrary, The Hirer will pay the hiring charges at the rate referred to in the Contractor’s price list current at the time at which the hiring commences, calculated on the time from which the said crane leaves the Contractor’s depot until it returns to such depot.
8. The Contractor shall not be responsible for any delays, inconvenience or loss of any kind whatsoever incurred by the hirer due to any accident, breakdown or defect in the crane or any part thereof or from any other cause whatsoever.
9. The Contractor shall be entitled to charge the hiring charges at the usual price list rate for any time during which the crane is delayed either in travelling to or from or at the site which the hirer desires the crane to operate as long as such delay result from any cause beyond reasonable control of the Contractor.
10. The Hirer shall be responsible to pay for all the delays caused by the Contractor obeying any instructions given by the hirer including delays caused by any bogging or breaking down of the crane resulting from such instructions – such delays shall be charged for by the Contractor as a hiring charge at the usual price list hire rate.
11. The Hirer shall indemnify and keep indemnified the Contractor against all actions, demands, claims, suits, loss and/or damages sustained by the Contractor as a result of the Contractor carrying out this contract whether caused by any acts, defaults or negligence of the contractor or otherwise.
12. Any costs incurred for recover of debts will be charged onto customer.
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