Website terms of use

Who are these terms between?

This website is operated by Valuation Group Pty Ltd (ABN 48 702 469 252), trading as Industrial Business Valuations, referred to here as we, us or our. These terms apply between us and you, the person using the site. By using the site you accept them. If you do not accept them, please do not use the site.

Is the website advice?

No. The industry guides, purpose pages, insights and examples explain how industrial businesses are generally valued and what tends to move their value. They are not legal, tax, accounting or financial advice, and they are not a valuation of your business. Our disclaimer sets out the limits in full and forms part of these terms.

When does a valuation engagement start?

Sending an enquiry, using a value tool, calling us or receiving an indicative fee does not create an engagement and does not oblige either of us to go ahead. An engagement starts only when you accept our written engagement letter. It sets out the business or interest to be valued, the purpose, the valuation date, the intended users of the report, the scope of work, the information you will provide, the fee and the delivery timing.

If anything on this website differs from your engagement letter, the engagement letter applies.

How do fees and delivery work?

Fees on this website are in Australian dollars and exclude GST unless stated. Published fees are starting points set by the annual turnover of the business. Turnover under $2 million: From $1,495 + GST. Turnover $2 million to $10 million: From $2,495 + GST. Turnover over $10 million or a complex structure: From $3,495 + GST. Independent expert and complex matters are quoted individually. We confirm the fee in writing before we start. No hourly billing.

An additional valuation date ($495 + GST each) or an additional entity ($795 + GST each) is included only when the engagement letter lists it. Delivery is 2 business days for a smaller industrial business and 3 business days for an established one. Delivery time starts once payment and all required information have been received. Timing for complex and expert matters is agreed before we start. See pricing for what each fee covers.

How are documents shared?

This website does not accept documents, and we do not ask for documents by email. Once an engagement starts, you share documents through the private upload link on your matter in our client portal. Please do not email financial statements, tax returns, payroll records, equipment finance agreements or customer contracts to us.

We treat what you provide as confidential, and we can sign a confidentiality undertaking before sensitive documents are shared. Our privacy policy explains how that information is handled.

Can I rely on the value estimator or readiness check?

No. The value estimator and the valuation readiness check give general indications from the answers you enter. This estimate is not an independent business valuation and should not be relied upon for legal, taxation or transaction purposes. Any fee band a tool shows is indicative until we have confirmed the scope with you.

How may a valuation report be used?

Our standard engagement terms include the points below, and the engagement letter for your matter sets them out in full.

• A report is prepared for the purpose, the valuation date and the intended users named in it. Nobody else may rely on it, and it may not be used for another purpose, without our written consent.
• A report prepared for a commercial purpose, such as a sale, a shareholder exit, succession or tax, is not an expert witness report for court or tribunal proceedings. If expert evidence is needed, that is a separate engagement with its own scope, investigations, reporting requirements and fee. The fee already paid is credited to the extent the work already done can be used, so no work is charged twice.
• Nothing in our terms limits compliance with a legal disclosure obligation, a subpoena or a court order.
• Before the final report is signed, the client signs a representation letter confirming that the key information supplied is complete and accurate.
• A formal plant and machinery valuation, a property valuation and tax or legal advice are separate services. They are not part of a business valuation unless the engagement letter says so.

Acceptable use

You may use this website to read, research and contact us. You must not:

• interfere with the site, or try to reach any part of it that is not made available to you
• copy content by automated means at a rate that slows the site for other people
• submit false or inaccurate information, or another person's details without their authority
• use the forms to send advertising or unsolicited commercial material
• use the site or its content in a way that breaks the law or infringes anyone's rights

Copyright and the brand

The text, tables, examples, design and logo on this website belong to Valuation Group Pty Ltd or its licensors and are protected by the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth). You may read and print pages for your own use, share a page with your accountant, lawyer or adviser, and quote a short extract if you name Industrial Business Valuations and link to the page. You may not republish substantial parts of the site, sell or license its content, or present it as your own work.

The Industrial Business Valuations name and logo may not be used without our written permission. Photographs are used under licence and remain the work of their creators.

Links to other websites

We link to legislation, regulators and other sources so you can check what we say against the original. We do not control those websites, we are not responsible for their content or availability, and a link is not an endorsement.

Accuracy and availability

We take care to keep the content accurate, and each page shows when it was last updated. Law, tax rules, awards and market conditions change, so content is current only at that date. We may change, suspend or withdraw any part of the site at any time, and we do not promise that it will always be available or free of faults.

Liability

Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies any right or remedy you have under the Australian Consumer Law, in Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified.

Subject to that, and to the extent the law allows, we are not liable for any loss or damage arising from your use of, or reliance on, the general information on this website, including loss of profit, loss of opportunity or any indirect or consequential loss. Liability for a valuation engagement is dealt with in the engagement letter for that matter, not here.

Privacy

Our privacy policy explains what personal information we collect through this website, why, who we share it with and how to ask for access or correction. It forms part of these terms.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia. You and we submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria and the courts that hear appeals from them. If any part of these terms is unenforceable, it is severed and the rest continues to apply.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms. The version on this page applies from the date shown. Questions about these terms can go to hello@industrialbusinessvaluations.com.au or 0433 475 518 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5:30pm AEST).