QANTAS STANDARD AGENCY TERMS AND CONDITIONS (‘TERMS’) 1. When Do These Terms Apply (b) it accurately displays the identity of the operating carrier of the Qantas Flights (including in any 1.1 These Terms govern the marketing, sale and ticketing online search results) and all mandatory fees and of Qantas Products and will apply as soon as the charges (including those of the Agent) on all Agent: pricing displays to Customers including any (a) markets, sells, or tickets a Qantas Product; or marketing materials; (b) otherwise holds itself out as being able or willing (c) if applicable the price displayed by the Agent for to sell Qantas Products; or all airlines complies with the ‘all-inclusive pricing’ (c) uses the Industry Sales Site. regime under the Australian Consumer Law 1.2 The Agent’s continued marketing, selling, or ticketing https://www.accc.gov.au/business/pricing- of Qantas Products, or use of the Industry Sales Site, surcharging/displaying-prices; and will constitute agreement to, and acceptance of, these (d) any unavoidable fees (including those imposed Terms. by the Agent) are included in the headline price 1.3 Qantas may amend these Terms by posting updates of the airfare marketed to Customers. on the Industry Sales Site with such changes taking 3.2 The Agent must not charge Customers higher service effect on 30 days’ notice or earlier if required by law or or other fees for bookings on Qantas Airlines than for operational reasons. The Agent may, within 30 days charged for comparable services for other airlines. Any of such change to these Terms, and by giving written service fee added to the fare must be clearly identified notice to Qantas, terminate its appointment as an to the Customer as the Agent’s fee. agent. 3.3 The Agent must ensure that all itineraries issued by it 1.4 There may be additional terms and conditions that for Customers travelling on a Qantas Flight make it apply to the relationship between Qantas and the clear that the Conditions of Carriage apply. Agent. In the event of any inconsistency between these 3.4 If the Agent offers or sells a Special Request to the Terms and such other terms and conditions, then the Customer that is an Ancillary Service, the Agent must order of priority is: ensure that Qantas is able to receive and confirm the (a) any Agency Agreement; then acceptance of the Special Request. If the Agent offers (b) these Terms. or sells a Special Request to the Customer that is not an Ancillary Service, the Agent must clearly disclose to 2. Scope of Agency the Customer that the Special Request is not 2.1 The Agent must hold any: supported or managed by Qantas. If the Agent charges (a) applicable licences or memberships required by the Customer a fee for a Special Request in addition to law; and any fee charged by Qantas, then that fee must be (b) other industry accreditations reasonably required disclosed in accordance with clause 3.2. by Qantas, such as IATA or TIDS. 3.5 The Agent must ensure that it provides full and 2.2 The Agent must not, without entering into a separate accurate results of all Qantas Products disclosed in agreement with Qantas: response to a search or request made by a Customer. (a) act as a Wholesaler on behalf of any company in 3.6 Qantas and Qantas Products must be fairly and the Qantas Group; accurately represented in the display of all systems within the control of the Agent and any comparisons (b) provide Wholesale products and services on shown between Qantas and other airlines and their behalf of a Qantas Airline; or respective products and services will be on a like-for- (c) issue tickets for Qantas Products booked or sold like product basis or with differences clearly noted. by a third party. This includes, but is not limited to, reservation systems, 2.3 Access to the Industry Sales Site is subject to the websites and online booking tools. Qantas Airlines Industry Sales Site Terms and Conditions which may inventory will not be biased or excluded for any reason be viewed via other than Customer’s request or price. https://www.qantas.com/agents/dyn/qf/info/conditionsO 3.7 The Agent must also ensure that it does not inhibit a fUse or relevant equivalent in your jurisdiction. Customer’s ability to book and confirm a Qantas 3. Agent Responsibility to Customer Product. If an Agent’s reservation system, website, 3.1 The Agent must ensure that: (a) all Qantas Data is accurately displayed, including where information is translated to a language other than English; Confidential Page 1 Agency Terms and Conditions 28 March 2018 online booking tool or other booking system is (c) any rules (including fare rules), directions or experiencing technical difficulty then the Agent must: guidelines relating to booking practices including (a) promptly inform their Qantas sales use of booking classes, fraudulent, duplicate, representative or email speculative or fictitious bookings; [email protected]; and (d) any rules, directions or guidelines relating to the (b) take all reasonable steps to rectify the issue as servicing of bookings including the facilitation of soon as possible. any changes requested by the customer and the timely communication to the customer of any 4. Sale and ticketing of Qantas Products disruption or service change notifications 4.1 The Agent must ensure that: (e) any other relevant Qantas documentation, (a) all information submitted to Qantas is accurate; policies, procedures, instructions or directions (b) all relevant customer contact information 5.2 The Agent must, and must ensure that all of its (including mobile number and email) is passed Personnel selling tickets or products of a Qantas on to Qantas in the format prescribed; and Airline, comply with all applicable consumer laws, (c) the PCC of the booking agent is recorded in the including those covering misleading and deceptive PNR. conduct, and, where applicable, sections 18 and 29 of 4.2 The Agent must: the Australian Consumer Law (as set out in Attachment A of these Terms). (a) implement and maintain appropriate business practices and procedures to ensure it only 5.3 The Agent must keep and maintain accurate books accesses, markets, sells, tickets and or and records of the Agent’s operations and dealings, so distributes fares and other Qantas Products in as to record and reflect all information which is relevant accordance with the appropriate booking class for the purposes of confirming the Agent’s compliance and fare rules and Special Qantas Fares; and with these Terms. (b) take all reasonable steps to ensure the Customer 6. Compliance Representations and Remedies is eligible to be sold the relevant fare or Special 6.1 Each party represents and warrants that, in respect to Qantas Fare. the matters that are the subject of these Terms, it has 4.3 If the Agent sells a fare or Special Qantas Fare in not and will not offer, promise, provide or cause to be contravention of clause 4.2, then Qantas will be provided to another person (including a Public Official) entitled to compensation from the Agent equivalent to an illegal benefit in breach or attempted breach of the: the amount of the difference between the ticketed (a) Criminal Code 1995 (Cth); airfare and the highest airfare applicable to the class (b) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 (US); into which the Customer was booked. Qantas may (c) Bribery Act 2010 (UK); and/or issue an Agent Debit Memo to recover any amounts owing to Qantas from Agent. (d) any other applicable bribery and/or corruption laws. 4.4 When accepting and processing Card transactions with Qantas as the merchant, the Agent must comply with 6.2 If a party (‘Concerned Party’) reasonably believes the the PCI DSS (and any new or updated version of the other party or its Personnel have engaged, or is about PCI DSS). Despite any IATA resolution, no Cards to engage, in conduct which may result in a breach of issued in the name of the Agent or their respective clause 6.1, the Concerned Party: Personnel may be used to affect the sale of a Qantas (a) may request that the other party provide Product to a Customer. information and answer any reasonable 5. Compliance with Law, Rules, Regulations and questions relating to their performance of these Procedures Terms; 5.1 The Agent must comply with all applicable laws, (b) retains the absolute discretion to disclose any policies, procedures and written directions of Qantas information connected with these Terms to a with respect to the marketing, sale and ticketing of legal or regulatory body without any obligation to Qantas Products (as advised in writing or those inform the other party; and published on the Industry Sales Site) and, if applicable, (c) may terminate these Terms immediately and the normal IATA practices and procedures in place without penalty. from time to time including those related to: (a) the issue of Qantas tickets and use of ‘Qantas E- Ticketing Authority’; (b) the issue of Qantas Electronic Miscellaneous Documents or any other equivalents; Confidential Page 2 Agency Terms and Conditions 28 March 2018 6.3 Each party represents and warrants to the other that in 8.2 The Agent must not issue any advertising or respect of these Terms: promotional material with dual airline or dual (a) it maintains an effective system for identifying, Wholesaler branding (where Qantas or QantasLink is escalating and resolving real and potential one of the airlines) without the prior written consent of Conflict of Interest; and Qantas, which may be withheld at the absolute discretion of Qantas.
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