The Australian Consumer Law Converter App

The Australian Consumer Law Converter App - free download - available on the ipad/iphone - Thomson Reuters - Competition and Consumer Law Collection
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Free iPad/iPhone App

  • iPhone and iPad users can now navigate the transition from the old law to the new with Thomson Reuters’ new App.
  • With our free App you can map provisions of the Trade Practices Act to the relevant provisions in the new Competition and Consumer Act, and vice versa.
  • A search feature also allows you to seek out specific provisions.
Download our free App from the App store here

Terms & Conditions apply, click here.

iPHONE, iPOD and iPAD APPLICATION TERMS AND CONDITIONS

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Your use of this application ("the Application") and the data accessible via the Application ("the Data") provided by Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited (ABN 64 058 914 668) ("us") via the Apple® iTunes® Store is subject to the terms and conditions set out in this document.

By using the Application you are deemed to have accepted these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you must immediately exit the Application and delete all records on your device:

  1. Supply and Grant of Licence
    1. Subject to the further terms and conditions set out in this document, you are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable limited licence to:
      1. install the Application on the iPhone, iPod or iPad ("Device") that you own or control; and
      2. access and use the Data on the Device only in the ordinary course of research, study, supplying educational services or the giving of professional advice to clients.
  2. Intellectual Property Rights
    1. All intellectual property rights in the Application and the Data are and remain the exclusive property of ourselves or third party suppliers as the case may be. When using the Application and the Data, you must comply with the law including, without limitation, copyright laws.
    2. Unless permitted by law or as otherwise expressly permitted in these terms and conditions, you must not, nor must you authorise any third person to:
      1. reproduce, copy, download, scrape, store, publish, transmit, transfer, communicate, distribute, disseminate, sell, rent, lend or otherwise use the Application or the Data, or any part in any form or by any means;
      2. modify or make any alterations, additions or amendments to any part of the Data or the Application;
      3. make the service available to any person other than an authorised user;
      4. reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discern the source code of the components of the Application or reproduce all or any portion of the said components;
      5. remove, alter, circumvent or tamper with any trade marks, copyright notices, copyright protection devices, disclaimers or other legal notices;
      6. combine the whole or any part of the Data or Application with any other software, data or material; or
      7. store or use any part of the Data in an archival database or other searchable database.
  3. Protection and Security
    1. You agree to use your best efforts and to take all reasonable steps to safeguard the Application and the Data.
    2. You also agree to notify us immediately if you suspect that the Application or Data are being used in an unauthorised manner.
  4. Term and Termination
    1. The licence granted by these terms and conditions will become effective upon installation of the Application and will continue in effect until terminated in accordance with these terms and conditions.
    2. We may at any time (without prejudice to our other rights or remedies) immediately terminate the licence granted hereby in the event that you fail to comply with these terms and conditions.
    3. We may also terminate this licence for any reason on 28 days written or online notice.
    4. If we terminate this licence in accordance with these terms and conditions, you agree to immediately uninstall and delete all copies of the Application and undertake not to attempt to access the Application or Data after the date of termination.
  5. Disclaimer and Limitation on Liability
    1. The Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), similar laws (and any laws or regulations that repeal or amend that legislation) may confer rights and remedies on you in relation to the provision by us of goods or services ordered by you which cannot be excluded, restricted or modified ("Non-excludable Rights"). We do not exclude any Non-excludable Rights but we do exclude all other conditions and warranties implied by custom, law or statute.
    2. Except as provided for by the Non-excludable Rights:
      1. all goods and services ordered by you are provided without warranties of any kind, either express or implied;
      2. we do not warrant that those goods and services will be complete or free from all errors;
      3. we do not warrant that information will continue to be available to us to enable us to keep those goods and services up-to-date;
      4. you acknowledge that the Application and the Data are not a substitute for legal or other professional advice; and
      5. all representations are expressly excluded and you have not relied on any representations in ordering goods and services from us.
    3. Subject to clause
    4. under no circumstances (including but not limited to any act or omission on our part) will we be liable for any loss or damages (including, without limitation, indirect, incidental, special or consequential or punitive damages and damages for loss of profits) whatsoever which result from any use, or any inability to use, our goods or services.
    5. To the fullest extent permitted by law, our liability for breach of any implied warranty or condition which cannot be excluded is limited at our option to supply of the good or service ordered by you again or paying for their resupply.
  6. General
    1. You agree that we may amend these terms and conditions by giving you 30 days prior written or online notice.
    2. If any provision of these terms and conditions is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision shall be deemed omitted to the extent that it is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable and the remainder of the terms and conditions shall be construed in a manner as to give greatest effect to the original intention of our agreement with you.
    3. The waiver of any right or failure of either of us to exercise in any respect any right provided in these terms and conditions in any instance shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such right in the future or a waiver of any other right under this terms and conditions.
    4. In no event shall these terms and conditions, or your access to, or downloading, installation or use of, the Application be construed to create any agreement with, or any obligations for, Apple Inc. relative to the Application, including but not limited to any support or maintenance obligations, any product liability with regard to the Application, or any liability for infringement by the Application upon the intellectual property rights of any third party, and you acknowledge that Apple Inc. makes no warranties or representations with respect to the Application. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Apple Inc. shall be an intended beneficiary of these terms and conditions, and shall have the right to enforce these terms and conditions against you to the same extent as though Apple Inc. had been a party hereto (where this is permitted under local law).
    5. Your use of any website or software that is not provided by us to access or download the Application shall be governed by the terms and conditions applicable to that website or software, and we are not responsible for the functionality of such website or software, or for any consequences resulting from the use of such website or software, including but not limited to any damage to your property, including the Device, or the transfer of any computer virus or similar malicious code, except to the extent such consequences are caused by the Application.
    6. Any notices to us, and any questions, concerns, or complaints relating to the Application shall be addressed to:
      Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited
      100 Harris Street
      Pyrmont, NSW, 2009
      1800 020 548
      lta.digital.support@thomsonreuters.com
  7. Governing Law
    1. These Conditions will be governed by and construed according to the law of New South Wales and the parties agree to submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts and tribunals of or exercising jurisdiction in that State.
  8. Acknowledgment
    1. By downloading and installing the Application YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, UNDERSTAND THEM AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT USE THIS APPLICATION.
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