Terms and conditions for Osteopathy Conference 2024

Terms and conditions for Osteopathy Conference 2024

These terms and conditions apply to all participants (you, your organisation, your group) of this event (the event) being organised by osteopathy Australia (us, our, we, osteopathy Australia, the Host). By participating in the event, you are deemed to have agreed to these terms and conditions. If you register on behalf of another individual, it is your responsibility to ensure the participant is aware of these terms. An in-person event is held onsite at a venue.

Payments

Full payment at the time of registration is required, if your payment does not go through via direct debit, we will be in contact within 7 business day to arrange full payment to secure your registration. If payment is not received, we will write off your invoice and your registration will be forfeited.

Conference Updates

All information for participants will be sent electronically to the email address that is provided at the time of registration.

EFT Payments

Please include the reference shown on your Tax Invoice when submitting an EFT payment and email us the details including the date, amount and your bank’s reference.

BSB: 062-140
Account #: 10493068
Account Name: Osteopathy Australia
Bank: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Swift Code: CTBAAU2S

Credit Card Payments

Credit card charges appear as Osteopathy Australia on your card statement. Credit card transactions are processed directly by our Ezypay payment platform, which is secure and  is PCI DSS complaint gate platform and Osteopathy Australia does not store or transmit your credit card details.

Registration Inclusions

Each registration category specifies what is included for the category. All other costs associated with your participation shall be borne solely by you.

Insurance

The registration fees do not include personal insurance of any kind. You are advised to take out appropriate insurance for your participation. We are not liable for any expenses incurred due to, but not limited to, individual cancellations, variations in the event, postponement or cancellation of the event, or for theft of or damage to belongings.

Osteopathy Australia strongly recommends that all course participants and lecturers hold current Personal Professional Liability Insurance, particularly if the course includes practical components.

Registration Cancellation

Registrations cancelled by 25 August 2024 will be eligible for a full refund less any administration fee of 10% registration cost per registered registrant. Cancellations received within 60 days of the event will not be eligible for any refund, however, another person may participate in the event. All cancellations must be advised via email to Osteopathy Australia info@osteopathy.org.au

Technical Disruptions to Presentations

We reserve the right to change presentation times, days and formats due to technical disruptions, such as audio-visual equipment failures, technician errors, software failures, internet outages, power outages, and the like.

Where a technical disruption causes a temporary, partial, or complete failure to deliver and broadcast presentations, we will notify you as soon as possible and advise alternative arrangements for you to view the affected presentations. This may include changing the times, days and format, such as a pre-recorded versus a live presentation. If a technical disruption occurs, you will not be eligible for a refund if we change the times, days and format of any or all presentations.

Changes

We reserve the right to change any and all aspects of the event, including but not limited to, the name, themes, content, program, speakers, format, performers, hosts, moderators, venues, and times.

Osteopathy Australia reserves the right to cancel courses where there is an insufficient number of course registrations. Where this is the case, members will be refunded the registration cost in full. Osteopathy Australia will not be responsible for other associated expenses.

Presenters

Views expressed by guest speakers are their own. We disclaim any liability for advice given, or views expressed, by any guest speaker at the event or in any documentation provided by them.

Code of Conduct and Disruptive Behaviour

By participating in the event, you agree to abide by the Code of Conduct which is available on the Ahpra website. We reserve the right to exclude any person or organisation from participating in the event. In addition, we may remove any person or organisation from the event, onsite and/or online, if we believe, in our sole discretion, that your participation negatively impacts the event or other participants.

COVID-19 and COVID-19 Vaccination

The event will take place in accordance with federal government, state government and venue COVID-19 safety guidelines and protocols. We will take reasonable steps to provide a safe environment for all participants. By participating in the event in-person, you acknowledge there is a risk of contracting COVID-19 at the event and we are not responsible for any transmission at the event. Participants are required to abide by all health protocols at the venue which may include, but are not limited to, social distancing, mask wearing and vaccination mandates. Any delegates, feeling unwell or displaying COVID-19 like symptoms must not attend the venue.

Intellectual Property & Posting Content to Social Media

All materials, including but not limited to presentations, slides, posters, abstracts, papers, and any other written or visual content presented at the event, are the intellectual property of us or the respective authors and presenters. The authors or presenters retain the ownership rights to their materials.

Participants may not reproduce the event content and materials distributed at or in connection with the event for any reason without the prior written permission from us.

No part of the even may be recorded, reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanically, including but not limited to video or audio recording, photographing, photocopying or any other information storage or retrieval system known now or in the future, without the explicit written permission of us.

Photography & Video

By registering for this event, you consent to having your photo and/or video taken and used for promotional purposes, which may include social media, websites, and email marketing. If you do not wish to have your photo taken, please advise the conference staff at the registration desk.

Terms and Conditions, 20 May 2024