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A note about our terms and conditions for public events...
[Revised and
effective 17/04/2010]
Here are some notes on a few terms and
conditions that will apply when you register to attend one of our publicly
offered programs...
 In
general...
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Fees are due on registration and payable within 14 days of
invoice and no less than 14 days prior to the event.
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Registration fees are non-refundable but may be
transferred
to an alternative event/program up
to 14 days prior to the nominated event.
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An administration charge of $55 per person plus any
unrecoverable venue costs will apply to all registration changes.
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For voluntary withdrawal within 14 days of an event, the
full course fee will be forfeited. (Except in the case of accident or emergency
when a special arrangement may be considered).
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Fees held in trust must be used within 12
months of the date of initial registration, after which any amount paid
will be forfeited.
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Any fee discount applies for advance-payment within the terms of Invoice
only - otherwise the full fee must be paid.
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Registration fee covers workshop attendance, a
participant toolkit, working lunch and refreshments. Accommodation, travel,
parking and
sundry expenses are the participants' own responsibility.
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EFT and Credit Card payment preferred; Purchase Orders NOT accepted as
payment. Cheques accepted but extra time must be allowed for postage,
banking and clearance to be completed within the specified payment period.
For card payment, an additional card processing fee is added to the
registration fee to cover additional bank charges.
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A maximum of 16-20 places are available for any one event.
Priority will be given to paid registrations - reservations can only be
guaranteed when fully paid.
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Venue details provided on confirmation of registration and reconfirmed
prior to the event.
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Timing is generally from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm each day unless
otherwise advised.
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Course dates and venues subject to change or cancellation at the
discretion of The Change Forum.
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Confirmation of arrangements prior to attendance is the participant’s
responsibility - Please ensure all arrangements have been confirmed prior to attendance.
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And
also...
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Standard fee discounts are included in brochures
and flyers. Other discounts may be offered from time to time and may vary between programs and regions – if in
doubt, please contact us to confirm the current fee applicable for the
event you are interested in.
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Fee discounts are commonly offered for schools and
not-for-profit service organisations (ie. non-commercial, non-government,
low-budget, community-based organisations).
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Special discount places available at any one event may be
limited.
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Any group discounts that may be offered from time to time are strictly on the basis of joint
registration and joint attendance at the same event.
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We consider a group
to be made up from people working together in the same organisation work
unit, area or office (defined by cost centre or local budget).
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If one or more of a group withdraws without replacement,
any group discount allowed is reversed and the fee payable recalculated for the
remaining number of participants attending (effective from the
registration date).
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Usual withdrawal conditions apply to the withdrawing
participant.
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A substitute attendee is welcome up to the commencement of
the event - prior notice appreciated wherever possible
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The terms and dates that applied to your original
registration will apply to your replacement.
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If insufficient advance
registrations have been received to support the event
a program may be rescheduled at the discretion of The Change Forum.
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If we reschedule or cancel, there's no cost to you. You may
request a full refund or transfer your registration to a new date,
location or event.
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Program dates are valid at the time of publication but are
subject to change. We'll do our best to keep on-line brochures and our website
up-to-date, but suggest you contact our office to confirm dates prior to
registration.
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If you have special dietary needs, it is up to you to let
us know in good time prior to the event. We will notify the venue but we
are not responsible for the meals provided by any particular venue.
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The materials we provide you with are copyright and we'd appreciate our
intellectual property rights being observed. We're happy for workshop
participants to copy extracts of the materials in small quantities within their own
team or work unit for the purpose of learning exchange and skills
transfer, provided due acknowledgement appears on all copies or extracts.
Materials may not be used, resold for profit, published electronically on
the world-wide-web or any intranet, nor transmitted to any other unit,
department, organisation, consultant or individual outside their own
organisation without first obtaining our written permission.
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