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General interpretation rules. In this agreement, unless a contrary intention appears:
(a) a reference to a clause, schedule or annexure is a reference to a clause, schedule or annexure to this agreement;
(b) a reference to this agreement or another agreement or document includes that document as amended, varied, novated, supplemented or replaced from time to time;
(c) a reference to legislation or a provision of legislation includes all regulations, orders or instruments issued under the legislation or provision; and any modification, consolidation, amendment, re-enactment, replacement or codification of such legislation or provision;
(d) a reference to a person, corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body, government authority or other entity includes any of them;
(e) a reference to a person includes that person’s successors, substitutes and permitted assigns; (and, where applicable, the person’s legal personal representatives);
(f) a reference to dollars or $ is a reference to Australian dollars;
(g) where a word or expression is defined or given meaning, another grammatical form has a corresponding meaning;
(h) the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
(i) a gender includes all other genders;
(j) if a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning;
(k) the word “includes” or “including” or “such as” are not words of limitation, and when introducing an example, do not limit the meaning of the words to which the example relates to examples of a similar kind;
(l) if a party to this agreement is made up of more than one person, an obligation of that party is a joint and several obligation of those persons, a right of that party is held by each of those persons separately, and any other reference to that party is a reference to each of those persons separately, so that (for example) a representation, warranty or undertaking is given by each of them separately;
(m) a provision of this agreement shall not be construed to the disadvantage of a party merely because that party was responsible for the preparation of this agreement or the inclusion of the provision in this agreement.
General interpretation rules. (a) In these terms and conditions, unless a contrary intention appears:
(1) reference to these terms and conditions or to the Agreement is a reference to these terms and conditions or the Agreement (as the case may be) as amended, varied, novated, supplemented or replaced from time to time;
(2) a reference to any legislation, code orother law or any provision thereof includes:
(A) all regulations, orders or instruments issued under the legislation or provision; and
(B) any modification, consolidation, amendment, re- enactment, replacement or codification of such legislation or provision;
(3) words or expressions:
(A) importing the singular include the plural and vice versa;
(B) importing a gender include the other gender;
(C) denoting individuals or persons include natural persons, corporations, firms, partnerships, unincorporated bodies, authorities, instrumentalities and other entities;
(4) a reference to a Party to the Agreement or any other instrument includes that Party's executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns;
(5) where a word or phrase is defined or given meaning, any other part of speech or grammatical form has a corresponding meaning;
(6) if the Customer comprises two or more persons:
(A) reference to the Customer means each of the persons individually and any two or more of them jointly;
(B) an obligation on the Customer binds each of them individually and all of them jointly;
(C) a representation, warranty or undertaking by the Customer is made by each of them individually and all of them jointly;
(7) nothing in the Agreement is to be interpreted against a Party solely on the ground that the Party put forward the Agreement or any part of it;
(8) a reference to dollars and $ is to the currency of Australia;
(9) the use of the word "include" or its derivative forms shall not imply any limitation; and
(10) a reference to a clause number or schedule is a reference to clause or schedule of these terms and conditions.
(11) Headings in these terms and conditions do not affect interpretation.
General interpretation rules. 2.01 The headings contained in the body of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been inserted for convenience for reference only.
2.02 For the purposes of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural, as the context requires.
2.03 The Schedules annexed to this Agreement shall form part of the Agreement as fully as if set forth in thecontract.
2.04 When used in this Agreement, the terms "Medavie" or "County'' shall be deemed to include their respective servants, officers, employees, agents, authorized representatives and any other persons for whom they are in law responsible.
2.05 When used in this Agreement the term "working days" shall be deemed to mean Monday to Friday excluding holidays.
2.06 Any reference in the Agreement to any statute or legislation will include all amendments to such statute or other legislation enacted from time to time and will be deemed to include any law, which is enacted to replace such statute or other legislation.
2.07 Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
General interpretation rules. In this agreement, unless a contrary intention appears: a reference to a clause, schedule or annexure is a reference to a clause, schedule or annexure to this agreement; a reference to this agreement or another agreement or document includes that document as amended, varied, novated, supplemented or replaced from time to time; a reference to legislation or a provision of legislation includes all regulations, orders or instruments issued under the legislation or provision; and any modification, consolidation, amendment, re-enactment, replacement or codification of such legislation or provision; a reference to a person, corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body, government authority or other entity includes any of them; a reference to a person includes that person’s successors, substitutes and permitted assigns; (and, where applicable, the person’s legal personal representatives); a reference to dollars or $ is a reference to Australian dollars; where a word or expression is defined or given meaning, another grammatical form has a corresponding meaning; the singular includes the plural and vice versa; a gender includes all other genders; if a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning; the word “includes” or “including” or “such as” are not words of limitation, and when introducing an example, do not limit the meaning of the words to which the example relates to examples of a similar kind; if a party to this agreement is made up of more than one person, an obligation of that party is a joint and several obligation of those persons, a right of that party is held by each of those persons separately, and any other reference to that party is a reference to each of those persons separately, so that (for example) a representation, warranty or undertaking is given by each of them separately; a provision of this agreement shall not be construed to the disadvantage of a party merely because that party was responsible for the preparation of this agreement or the inclusion of the provision in this agreement.
General interpretation rules. In this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation apply unless the contrary intention appears: headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. the singular includes the plural and vice versa. words that are gender neutral or gender specific include each gender. where a word or phrase is given a particular meaning, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of that word or phrase have corresponding meanings. the words 'such as', 'including', 'particularly' and similar expressions are not used as, nor are intended to be, interpreted as words of limitation. a reference to:
(i) a person includes a natural person, partnership, joint venture, government agency, association, corporation, or other body corporate.
(ii) a thing includes a part of that thing.
(iii) a party includes its successors and permitted assigns.
(iv) a document includes all amendments or supplements to that document.
(v) a clause, term, party, schedule, or attachment is a reference to a clause or term of, or party, schedule, or attachment to this Agreement; and
(vi) a clause or term in a particular Part of this Agreement is the clause or term in that particular Part. this Agreement includes all schedules and attachments to it. an agreement other than this Agreement includes an undertaking, or legally enforceable arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing. no provision will be interpreted to the disadvantage of a particular Party merely because that Party prepared the provision or would benefit under it. a monetary amount is in Australian dollars. when the day on which something must be done is not a Business Day, that thing must be done on the following Business Day; and in determining the time of day, where relevant to this Agreement, the relevant time of day is:
(i) for the purposes of giving or receiving notices, the time of day where a party receiving a notice is located; or
(ii) for any other purpose under this Agreement, the time of day in the place where the party required to perform an obligation is located.
General interpretation rules. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Words such as “herein”, “hereinafter”, “hereof”, “hereto”, “hereby” and “hereunder” shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refer to this Agreement. Each reference to any Section number shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refers to all provisions in this Agreement marked by such number or by a number which begins with such number.
General interpretation rules. In this agreement, unless a contrary intention appears: a reference to a clause, schedule or annexure is a reference to a clause, schedule or annexure to this agreement;