Terms and Conditions
Terms and Conditions
  1. General 
    1. Australian Style Institute Pty Ltd (ACN 602 540 670) (“we”, “us or “our”) offers prospective clients online and face-to-face educational courses and training programs relating to style and image training (“Courses”).
    2. Please read the Terms and Conditions below before signing this contract. 
    3. Any agreement with us is subject to these Terms and Conditions.  
  2. Course curriculum
    1. The Course curriculum will depend on Australian Style Institute correspondence and the Australian Style Institute proposal provided. This will include training that is delivered face-to-face, online or a combination of both. 
    2. We reserve the right to vary Courses, including content and delivery at our sole discretion from time to time.
  3. Special requirements
    1. At the time of agreement, clients must notify us if they have any special requirements that may hinder them from fully participating in the Course.  
    2. In the event that a client has special requirements, we will endeavour to accommodate such requirements.  However, we make no commitment that special requirements can reasonably be accommodated and will not be held responsible nor will there be a refund or reduction of the Course fees if such special requirements cannot reasonably be accommodated by us.  
  4. Online accessibility
    1. Each client must, at their own cost, acquire and maintain computer hardware and any necessary third party licenses required to participate in online webinars. 
    2. We will provide each client with all information necessary to enable the client to access the online webinars.
    3. Whilst we will endeavour to make the online webinars available at scheduled times, we cannot guarantee that we will do so without any interruption or error.
  5. Client obligations
    1. Upon successful agreement, clients will be provided with the Course outline, dates and times.  
    2. Failure to attend the required dates of training as determined by us, may result in non-completion of the course.
    3. It is the responsibility of the client to attend all sessions. We are under no obligation to provide additional tuition for any missed sessions.  
    4. All live training sessions must be completed within the original Course dates as stipulated in the proposal, or additional fees may apply. If the client does not complete their assessments by the end date of their course, they can still enrol in the graduate program, however this should be discussed with the ASI Student Development team.
    5. To be eligible to attend live training sessions, there may be a nominated amount of money required and must be paid 10 days before attending the training. If this is the case you will be notified. 
    6. Deferment, withdrawal or cancellation of a Course by us
    7. We reserve the right to defer, cancel and/or reschedule a Course or course class at our sole discretion if any of the following incidents occur:
      1. our trainer is suffering an illness or is unavailable due to an emergency; or
      2. otherwise due to events outside our reasonable control.  
    8. In the event any circumstance outlined in clause 6.1 occurs, we will not be liable to refund any part or whole of the course fees and will not provide compensation to any client (other than by way of the rescheduled Course/class).
  6. Withdrawal from a Course by a client
    1. If a client intends to cancel their training with us, they must notify us of their intention to cancel the Course as soon as possible in writing.  
    2. For the avoidance of doubt, we do not offer refunds or credit notes for cancellations and Courses are non-transferrable to third parties.  
    3. If a client fails to attend any part of the Course, and has not notified our training staff of the reasons for their absence (noting that requests for deferral are subject to clause 8), we may assume that the client is no longer attending the course and we, at our sole discretion, may cancel the client’s contract.  
    4. If the client fails to attend the Course without our consent, the client will forfeit any fees paid. 
  7. Deferment of a Course
    1. A client may request to defer the Course, and this must be done 30 days prior to the Course commencement.  We are not obliged to accept a request for deferment but may do so at our sole discretion.  
    2. A client may request a deferral (a maximum of once) and that client must provide evidence of illness, emergency, family crisis or other reasons preventing that client from attending the Course.  There is no obligation for us to accommodate the request for a deferral.  
    3. Approved applications to defer will not attract a deferral fee. However, if the deferment is made less than 48 hours before the in person training session, a $100 fee will be incurred. 
    4. In the event that an application to defer is not accepted by us and the client does not continue with the Course as required, the client will be deemed to have abandoned the Course and the provisions of Clause 7 will apply.  
    5. Until such time as a deferral application has been accepted or rejected, the client will be liable for making all Course fee payments.
    6. In the event we approve an application to defer, the client’s training will be deferred to a later date, as agreed by both parties.
  8. Fees and Charges
    1. The fees and charges associated with the Courses are as notified by us in writing.  
    2. Any fees and charges may be payable by credit card or bank transfer.  Such payment methods are the only acceptable forms of payment.
    3. Unless Course fees, as stipulated in the proposal, are paid in full up front, credit card details must be provided upon agreement as security for the client’s payment obligations in respect of a Course.  The client must ensure the credit card holder has signed the payment authorisation section authorising us to deduct Course fees without notice, in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.  
    4. All payments must be made by the due dates in accordance with the ASI correspondence.  It is the client’s responsibility to make payment of the due amounts in accordance with the scheduled dates. The client agrees to pay to us all costs and expenses incurred by us in collecting any overdue amount, including legal costs on an indemnity basis.
    5. In the event a scheduled payment is made late, the student will not be permitted to attend the Course or if in attendance, will be requested to leave the Course until such time as the outstanding payment is made.  The client may return to the Course if payment of the outstanding amount is made.  
  9. Refunds 
    1. In the event the course has commenced, course fees will be strictly non-refundable and non-transferable.  
  10. Disciplinary Procedures
    1. All clients must uphold a professional level of conduct by adhering to these Terms and Conditions and any instructions or policies provided by the training staff during the course.
    2. Clients may be rejected from a Course or other disciplinary action taken in our discretion should they engage in any of the following conduct:
      1. failure to abide by these Terms and Conditions or the directions of our staff;
      2. disrupting the Course class or unreasonably refusing to participate in class activities;
      3. being under the influence of drugs or alcohol during a Course class, or during any external activities arranged by us; 
      4. failure to maintain a polite and respectful demeanor towards others;
      5. failure to submit or complete required tasks;
      6. misuse of any confidential information (including but not limited to, Course materials); or
      7. behaving in a manner that is inconsistent with our expected standards of behavior, as determined by us in our sole discretion.
    3. A client that has been rejected will not be entitled to a refund of their Course fees nor will they receive any further training or Course materials.  
    4. For the avoidance of doubt, a client that has been rejected cannot divulge any information in relation to the Course material or the Course material notes to any third party.
  11. Non-Compete
    1. The Course materials and training processes are solely owned, used and supplied by us for the purposes of providing style and image training courses.  
    2. A client who has wholly or partially completed a Course is prohibited from portraying or holding out that they are qualified educators or trainers of that Course or that they have any affiliation with us other than as a client.  
    3. A client who has wholly or partially completed a Course must not be interested or otherwise involved in any business which is the same or similar to our business or provides style and image training (whether wholly or partial) of a Course.
  12. Warranty and Liability 
    1. We are bound by all legal guarantees and warranties expressed or implied under the Australian Consumer Law in Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) or any other legislation to the equivalent effect, the effect of which cannot be excluded by these Terms and Conditions.  
    2. To the maximum extent permitted by law (and subject to clause 17.1):
      1. we do not warrant or represent the suitability of the Course or the Course materials for any purpose; 
      2. we do not claim, represent or warrant the suitability of any Courses for any person;
      3. the client agrees that Course materials are intended as a learning aid and guide only and are not a substitute for tailored advice or private study;
      4. the applicant/client acknowledges that it has not relied on any representation, warranty, promise, forecast or statement made by us in deciding to enter into these Terms and Conditions;
      5. we will not be liable to any client for any loss, whether direct, indirect, incidental to or consequential, under any statute or otherwise (including negligence) arising from or connected to a client’s participation in the Course or reliance upon any Course materials; and
      6. to the extent we are liable in relation to the supply of services, our liability is limited (at our election) to supplying the services again or payment of the cost of having the services supplied again.
    3. Our liability for loss or damage of any kind arising under or in connection with a Course or these Terms and Conditions is reduced to the extent (if any) that the client causes or contributes to the loss or damage.  This reduction applies whether our liability is in contract, tort (including negligence), under any statute or otherwise.
  13. Confidentiality and Intellectual Property
    1. The client acknowledges that the Courses and the Course materials (“Materials”) are owned by us.
    2. Clients must not modify, copy, adapt, store in a system, record, reproduce, upload, post, transmit, sell, distribute in any way or communicate to the public, or anyone external to the client’s organisation, any Materials, under any circumstances.  
    3.  Clients may retain Materials provided during a Course for the sole purpose of reviewing the content and Materials.  
    4. The Materials and any ancillary materials or documents owned or used by us in connection with the sale of the Courses and promotion of its business contains intellectual property which is owned by us and protected by law.  
  14. Force majeure
    1. We will not be liable for any delay or failure to perform under these Terms and Conditions if and to the extent that such failure is due to matters beyond our reasonable control.  Matters beyond our reasonable control include acts of God, pandemic, changes in law or regulation or other acts of any governmental authority, strikes, lockouts, boycotts, adverse weather conditions, disruption to transportation and civil disorders or other similar acts or causes beyond our reasonable control.
  15. Severability
    1. If the whole or any part of a provision of these Terms and Conditions is rendered void, illegal or otherwise unenforceable in a particular jurisdiction, it is severed for that particular jurisdiction.  
    2. The remainder of these Terms and Conditions has full force, effect and the validity or enforceability of that provision in any other jurisdiction is not affected.  
    3. This clause will have no effect if the severance of the whole or part of a provision alters the basic nature of these Terms and Conditions or is contrary to public policy.  
  16. General provisions
    1. These Terms and Conditions may only be varied or replaced by written agreement.
    2. These Terms and Conditions and the ASI proposal constitute the entire agreement between us and the client and supersedes any prior written or verbal agreements, arrangements, contracts or prior communications between us and any client.
    3. These Terms and Conditions are governed by and is to be construed in accordance with the laws applicable in Victoria.  Each party irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria and any courts which have jurisdiction to hear appeals from any of those courts.


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