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Conditions of Agreement for Child Restraint Hire


1. Reference to Child Restraint and/or unit refers to all hired equipment which will include Porta cots,
Highchairs, Strollers, Joggers, Child Car Restraints etc: Reference to “the Owner” refers to TtN – Tots
Toddlers Nursery.
2. Any loss of parts or damage to the unit due to misuse becomes the liability of the person/persons hiring
the unit.
3. The unit must be installed and used in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. It may be
dangerous to your child in the event of an accident if these instructions are not adhered to exactly.
Refer to manufacturer’s instruction manual or instruction stickers on the sides or base of the unit.
4. Should a child restraint be installed in a vehicle involved in an accident the hirer must contact the
owner as soon as possible, so an inspection of the unit can be made to ascertain its future safe usage.
Remember that most serious accidents will render the restraint useless in future accidents.
5. If the hirer becomes aware that the child using the unit, or any person who has come into contact with
the unit has a contagious disease, the hirer will immediately notify the owner.
6. You may launder the liner and harness straps as required, but caution must be exercised in harness
fitment as the safety of your child is determined by its correct re-installation. Washing of the harness
straps and liner must be done in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruction manual. The unit must
be returned in the original condition. You will forfeit your entire bond if the unit is not completely
cleaned and sanitized before returning it .
7. The hirer will not deliberately alter, damage, or deface the unit in any way and will be liable for all costs
in such event.
8. From the date of hire, the hirer is responsible for loss, theft or damage to the unit and must contact the
owner immediately if any of these events occur. The hirer must meet costs of such loss or damage.
9. This agreement is terminated and the unit and all supplied fittings will be made clean and returned
when either:
• The infant or child reaches the max weight that the unit is rated for. See instruction manual:
• The infant or child reaches the max length that the unit is rated for. See instruction manual:
• The time limit noted overleaf has expired (except in the case of point 10).
• Or the hirer changes address, phone number or any contact details without notifying the owner.
10. No refund or hiring fees will be made for early return of hired items.
11. If the infant is small and needs an infant restraint for a longer period than (4) four months then the
owner may agree to re-negotiate the hire agreement before the stated end date of this agreement to
continue on a short-term basis. This new agreed period must be paid for in advance.
12. The hirer may at any time, for the safety of the infant/child, recall the restraint and if no breach of this
agreement has occurred, supply a suitable replacement restraint.
13. Late returns will be charged at the base hiring rate for every week (or part thereof) that all items on hire
are outstanding after the Return Due Date.
14. The owner acknowledges his interest in the unit as a bailee of the owner and only and he/she agrees
not to part with possession or dispose of or encumber or assign any right or interest in the child
restraint.
15. Where the hirer is more than one person, liability shall be joint and several.
16. Waiver by the owner of any breach of this agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any subsequent or
continuing breach.
17. Words importing gender shall include other genders and words importing number shall include both the
singular and the plural.
18. The owner shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by the hirer or the hirers child or any
other persons arising out of the use or operations of the hire equipment or the supply if the hire
equipment, including that caused by the negligence or default of the owner, save and expect for either
the replacement of the hire equipment or the payment to hirer of the cost of obtaining a replacement
unit. Providing that nothing in this clause shall limit or vary any liability, which may arise under the
Trade Practices Act 1974, except to the extent that liability may be limited or varied.
19. Nothing in this agreement shall be taken to mean that the owner endorses or guarantees the quality of
the unit hired and it is hereby agreed that the hirer shall indemnify the owner from and against all
actions, suits, claims, demands, costs, charges, damages and expenses to which the owner shall or
may be liable for or in respect of any breach loss damage accident or injury of whatsoever nature and
kind and howsoever sustained or occasioned and whether to property or person and in anywise arising
in respect of the quality or hiring of the Hire Unit.
 
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