Terms & Conditions

Payment

• Registration is made via the secure online registration form.
• All payments will be made to the Conference Secretariat, AACB Services. 
• Credit cards accepted include Visa and MasterCard only.  
  
• EFT payments should be made payable to "AACB".
  
• All amounts are in Australian dollars and include 10% GST. Overseas registrants should arrange payment by bank draft or money order payable in Australian dollars at an Australian bank, and ensure they cover the bank fees in the total.
  
• Delegates will receive a automatic confirmation email which includes the receipt (if paid) and tax invoice.

All registrations will be acknowledged automatically by email. If you do not receive an email confirmation upon the completion of your online registration, please contact the Conference Secretariat to ensure that your details have been received.

All registration and function payments must be received prior to the Scientific Meeting. Onsite registration will be available and payment must be made at the time of registration.

Goods & Services Tax

A Tax Invoice will be issued with the receipt of registration. Unless otherwise requested in writing at the time of sending the registration enrolment form, the Tax Invoice will be in the name of the delegate. 

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be advised in writing to the Conference Secretariat by 1 April 2024. A $100 admin fee applies to all cancellations. Refunds will only be issued in exceptional circumstances after this date, but substitute delegates are acceptable.

Substitute delegates should be advised in writing to the secretariat by 1 May 2024.  

The conference organisers and secretariat will not be held liable, nor will a refund be optional if delegates, sponsors, or speakers or are unable to access, connect or have difficulty with internet connection, sound or visuals when participating in the meeting. The conference organisers will endeavour to provide information on how to access the meeting, however delegates acknowledge that the organisers and secretariat are not responsible for their IT connection or any issues caused by settings on devices used to access the meeting, and delegates will endeavour to solve these issues with advice from their organisations IT support/suppliers of the devices they are using.

If you are unable to view live sessions at the time of the meeting, sessions will be recorded and available on-demand post conference, until 31 October 2024. 

Force Majeure

CCIA and the event organisers shall not be liable for any loss caused by the cancellation of the conference where such cancellation is due to Force Majeure. The organisers will use all reasonable efforts to conduct the conference despite the intervention or occurrence of any such cause.

In this clause, Force Majeure means circumstances which are beyond the reasonable control of CCIA and the organisers and which are reasonably likely to affect the successful delivery of the Event or would make it inadvisable, impracticable, illegal, or impossible for a party to perform its obligations as originally contracted under this Agreement, including: fire, flood, earthquake, extreme adverse weather conditions, failure of electric power, gas, water, or other utility service, collapse of building structures, widespread disease or other public health emergency (including pandemic or epidemic), strike or other industrial action, the outbreak or declaration of war, act of terrorism, revolution or government orders or action (including the declaration of a State of Emergency).

Without prejudice to its obligations CCIA and the event organisers accept no liability and will not be liable for any compensation where the performance of its obligations under this Agreement is affected by Force Majeure.

If you have registered to attend in person and the venue is cancelled due to circumstances out of our control, your registration will be transferred to a virtual registration.

Disclaimer

The Program and registration information is correct at the time of printing. However, the organisers reserve the right to change the information where necessary without notice.

Registrants attend the conference at their own risk. CCIA, the conference organisers and secretariat are not liable for any losses, damages, expenses, costs, claims or liabilities suffered or incurred by registrants including consequential or indirect losses or loss of profit through registering for the conference, attending the conference, cancellation of the conference, failure of the conference to achieve your expectations, or for any error or omission by CCIA. CCIA, the conference organisers and secretariat will not accept liability for the damages of any nature sustained by participants or their accompanying persons or loss or damage to their personal property as a result of the meeting or related events.