Terms and Conditions

The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination – Membership Terms and Conditions

These Membership Terms set out the membership agreement between National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination ("us", "our" or "we") and each person ("you" “member” or "your") applying to be a Member of the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination.

1. DEFINITIONS
Unless the context otherwise requires:

  1. "Institutions" means a program provider, usually a university, academic or third-party provider.
  2. "Member" means a person accepted by us as a current member of The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination.
  3. "Member Benefit" means a benefit available to a Member of that Membership Type.
  4. "Member Details" means the details provided by a Member to National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination about the Member and their preferences for interacting with The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination.
  5. "Membership Account" means a Member's individual account showing the Member's activity including transactions and Member Benefits obtained by the Member.
  6. "Membership Type" means a category of membership to The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination as identified from time to time on The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website.
  7. "The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website" means the website located at namc.org.au or such other website we designate as The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website.
  8. "Third Party Supplies" means goods and services that a Member is able to procure from a third-party supplier as a Member Benefit under an agreement between the Member and that supplier.

2. What is The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination?

  1. The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination is an organisation which aims to organise and unify national, state, and local information and regulations across all Australian states and territories within the methamphetamine contamination industry.
  2. The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination also provides support and resources to Members, related Organisations and Institution staff.

3. Agreement to and amendment of terms

  1. In applying to be a Member of The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination, you must agree to the Membership Terms.
  2. We reserve the right to amend these Membership Terms and notify members, by either email, posting a notification to a Membership Account, and/or posting the amendment on The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website.
  3. Amendments to the Membership Terms apply to each current Member at any level. If we amend the Membership Terms, a person's, or companies continued membership of the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination will be evidence the Member agrees to the amendment/changes. If a Member does not agree to an amendment/change, the Member may terminate their membership by giving us written notice of termination.

4. Membership

  1. Eligibility and Applying for Membership
    • To be eligible to apply to be a Member you must meet the applicable eligibility criteria on The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website, complete a membership application, pay the application fee (if applicable), and agree to the Membership Terms. In order to assess if you meet the eligibility criteria, we may require you to provide further information to support your application or contact a relevant third party (such as a university, company, client, supplier, or other relevant party). The eligibility criteria may differ between Membership Types.
    • We have the discretion, acting reasonably, to accept or reject any membership application.
    • If we accept your membership application, your membership will not start until you complete all required membership registration requirements including paying any membership fee (if applicable).
    • Membership is personal to the person or company accepted as a Member and cannot be transferred.
  2. Member Obligations
    • Each Member must act honestly, fairly, and reasonably in all matters connected with the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination. Without limiting this obligation, each Member:
    • must confirm that they operate without an industry conflict of interest. Specifically:
      • Testing Members do not have ANY interest, either financial, ownership, personal or otherwise with a Methamphetamine Decontamination or Remediation company, business, or person.
      • Decontamination Members do not have ANY interest, either financial, ownership, personal or otherwise with a Methamphetamine Testing or Sampling company, business, or person.
      • Analysis Members do not have ANY interest, either financial, ownership, personal or otherwise with a Methamphetamine Testing Company, or Methamphetamine Decontamination company, or person.
    • must promptly tell the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination if there is a change to details submitted in their membership application or Member Details.
    • must promptly tell the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination if there is a change to details submitted in their membership application or Member Details.
    • must not abuse or misuse any National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination information or use it for any inappropriate, illegal or unlawful activity.
    • must not engage in any behaviour in communicating with another Member that could reasonably be interpreted as intended to bully, intimidate, or harass a person.
    • must not engage in any disparaging behaviour in relation to another Member.
    • must not engage in any disparaging behaviour in relation to the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination.
    • must not in using a forum provided by The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination post content that could reasonably be interpreted to be defamatory, malicious, hate speech, threatening or pornographic, incite violence or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence;
    • must not undertake any action that could damage the reputation of The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination.
    • must not make representations on behalf of the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination without prior approval in writing. For example, a Member must not organise an event in the name of the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination without prior written approval.
    • must regularly check their Membership Account and promptly notify us of any discrepancies in their Membership Account and in any case within three months after the relevant transaction; and
    • give us such information as we reasonably request (e.g., to assist us to verify eligibility as a Member).
  3. Termination of Membership
    • Once you are a member of The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination you are entitled to remain a member until you or we terminate your membership in accordance with this clause.
    • A Member may terminate membership of the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination at any time by advising us in writing.
    • If a Member breaches the Membership Terms and we, acting reasonably, consider that it is a serious breach, then we may at our discretion give the Member a warning, suspend the person's membership for a period or terminate the person's membership. A serious breach for example includes a breach by you of any requirement specifically listed under "Member Obligations" or a breach by you of clause 10 (Use of Content).
    • We may terminate membership of The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination at any time if we decide to cease operation of the organisation or a substantial part of the business of the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination. In this case we my terminate membership by issuing a notice in writing to each current Member. Notice may be sent to the Member's email address, text message to the members mobile device, post in Member Details or posted to the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination website.
    • Termination of membership will not entitle the Member to a refund of any application fee.

5. MEMBERSHIP TYPES

  1. An individual can only be a Member of one Membership Type at any one time.
  2. A Member can downgrade their Membership Type from a higher type to a lower type.

6. LIABILITY

  1. National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination members are advised to check the accuracy and currency of content on the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website before relying on it. For example, there may be a time lag between a detail or information changing and the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website being updated. In some cases, we may also rely on third parties for content, information, and news items displayed on the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website which we have not verified. While we aim to address any currency and accuracy issues promptly upon becoming aware of them, to the extent permitted by law, we have no liability to you whatsoever in contract, tort (including negligence), statute or otherwise for any reliance you place on content on the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website.
  2. The Membership Terms are subject to any rights or remedies you have under law, including under the Australian Consumer Law, that cannot be excluded, restricted or modified.

7. DEALING WITH PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS

  1. If a Member has a complaint or concern with The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination, a Member Benefit or the conduct of another Member please contact The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination promptly about the matter. We will work with you in good faith to try to resolve the issue and take appropriate action.

8. PRIVACY

  1. The privacy of your personal information is important to us. A Member's Personal Information will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Policy available on the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website or on request
  2. By agreeing to these terms and conditions you agree to the collection, disclosure and use of your personal information as described in our Privacy Policy.
  3. If you wish to contact us about your personal information, please use the contact details on the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website or email us at info@namc.org.au
  4. You can also email us at info@namc.org.au for details about how you may seek to access or correct your personal information that we hold, how you may complain about a breach by us of the Australian Privacy Principles and how we will deal with any complaint.

9. USE OF CONTENT

  1. If members are made able to post content in different forums. Before you post any content, you are responsible for checking whether there are any restrictions on who may access posts to that forum and ensuring that the content complies with our acceptable use policy and your membership obligations. For example, a forum might be public (anyone can view) or Member-only (only we and other Members may view). In addition, content that you provide must not be in infringement of copyright obscene, offensive or defamatory.
  2. Subject to any restrictions identified for that forum, your membership obligations and compliance with the acceptable use policy, any content in whatever form posted by a Member using a forum provided by us or otherwise provided by a Member to us in connection with an activity of The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination may be shared or used by us at our discretion. To enable us to make that sharing or use, you grant us a non-exclusive, transferable, irrevocable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide licence to use that content.
  3. Intellectual property rights in content posted on forums and on the National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination website is owned by us, or the Author and by third party licensors. You may view that content, but you must not reproduce, communicate, reuse or adapt that content in any way, other than as expressly authorised by us or the Authors. This clause does not apply to content provided by you.
  4. You must not provide content if you do not have the right to do so or if you do not wish us to be able to use that content as set out in the Membership Terms. If you have posted content that you wish us to remove, you should contact us as soon as possible and we will endeavour to remove the content. However, we cannot control, and we are not responsible for the use that anyone makes of that content prior to its removal.

10. CONSENT TO RECEIVE DIRECT MARKETING AND OTHER MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS

  1. If you have consented to us doing so, we may send you marketing communications and material about The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination by email, text message or other digital service (such as through an application installed on a mobile device), phone or post. Your consent may have been given by opting in to receive these marketing communications in your membership application or you may have subsequently given your consent.
  2. You may withdraw your consent and opt out of receiving marketing communications at any time by notifying us or by following the opt-out process in a marketing communication.

11. NOTICES AND COMMUNICATION

  1. Unless we determine that another means of communication is more appropriate, we may communicate with you using email sent to the email address in your Member Details or by posting a notice to your Member Account. You should communicate with us using the applicable contact details on The National Association of Methamphetamine Contamination Website.

12. GENERAL

  1. The Membership Terms and any other documents referred to in the Membership Terms form the entire agreement between you and us about the subject matter of the membership agreement and supersedes all other representations, negotiations, arrangements, understandings or agreements and all other communications.
  2. The Membership Terms are governed by the laws of Australia.
  3. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally:
    • submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New South Wales; and
    • waives, without limitation, any claim or objection based on absence of jurisdiction or inconvenient forum.