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May-June 2016
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Some people are surprised to learn that contracts may be enforceable even if they are not in writing. In order for a contract (written or oral) to be enforceable, some essential elements he AIP would like to take this opportunity to welcome our newest parter PIQET. PIQET must be present: • Agreement (offer andand acceptance): Basiis the on-line tool that helps material suppliers, packaging companies brand owners cally, an agreement needs to be reached to optimise the environmental performance of their packaging designs. between the parties, and there must be an ‘offer’ by someone and an ‘acceptance’ PIQET enables users to undertake streamlined Life Cycle Assessments of their packaging systems to: by the other. For example, you may make an offer to • Compare and benchmark design options and improvements. design the packaging and labeling for • Identify hot spots to improve sustainability throughout the supply chain. someone’s beer by providing them with a • Communicate environmental benefits effectively. quote, and the brewer would then agree • Build capacity in their teams to integrate sustainability into their business decisions.by orally accepting the quote for work by telling you to go ahead. • Consideration: A valid contract requires PIQET is robust enough for LCA specialists to use, but its powerful, adapted interface means that packaging designers, that the parties to a contract each provide marketing professionals and other colleagues can be producing their own assessments in as littleofasvalue. 30 minutes with limited something This is known as consideration under the law. This does not training. necessarily have to be a monetary value. For example, your quote may be to reMany of you would have already heard of PIQET, with leading companies across the world using it for over 10 years. In April ceive 10 slabs of the beer in consider2016 it was purchased by the Melbourne based consultancy lifecycles led by Tim Grant. ation Lifecycles are currently redeveloping for designing the packaging. • Additional elements such as “intention to PIQET to integrate a whole range of new functionality - including flexible report formats, unlimited scenario comparisons, create legal relations”, “certainty of terms” location finder with GISrights transport and product waste assessment – whilst simplifying the modelling environment Do you know your andcalculator responsibilities when it comes and “capacity” are also required, but we andtoenabling customisation of datasets to make assessments contractcompany law? Intellectual property lawyer Sharon Givoni even easier. can leave those for another day.
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AIP WELCOMES NEW PARTNER: PIQET
outlines five different types of contracts packaging
2. COMMON TYPES OFindustry CONTRACTS professionals tonational know about. PIQET was with usneed for our conference in Melbourne to engage with the Australian Packaging and catch AND AGREEMENTS up with some of their clients. They will be running a workshop at ‘Sustainable Brands’ in Sydney on Wednesday 29th June ONTRACT law. Not exactly the two Now that you know the basic elements of a contract takes time, and legal jargon can on bridging gap between product sustainability informationand andconfusing. corporate reporting. PIQET team will bedifferent sharing most the exciting words in the English contract,The a few examples of the often be overwhelming language, when by types contracts that may be relevant to In small creative relationexamples of how especially their clients useside lifecycle assessment to gain businesses, competitive advantage, andofpreviews of the PIQET 4.0 over side. months. But you'd be surprised. Contract packaging professionals include: ships are informal, based trust, jodie@piqet.com and the coming Find out more about PIQET at often www.piqet.com oronemail
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law involves more than just boring certain dealings are commonly understood jargon and signing on dotted lines. without the need to put them in writing. A) EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS For example, a binding contract Nonetheless, in many instances, the imEmployment contracts generally cover the can come into existence by a casual conportance of having written contracts canfollowing terms: The AIP would like to welcome the following new Members... versation over a beer, through a series of not be underestimated. They enable all • an employer’s obligations and an ememails, or even through how you conduct parties to have a shared understanding of ployee’s duties; STATE yourself. It doesn't necessarily have to be what has been agreed to and can assist in • details such as hours worked, probation Ted Bailey Associate NSW formally written and signed. the event that things don’t go as planned. period, salary, superannuation benefits, Jodie Bricout Associate SA JOIN THE AIP LINKED INperformance GROUP TODAY Whether you're a freelancer, an employEven if you are doing a small job for reviews, leave, and termiGeorge Christofis Associate VIC ee, or run your own business, it's essential friends or family like creating a package nation; and The AIP recognises the changing role of social media Hannah Fyson Associate VIC to ensure you have a clear understanding for their family-farmedas eggs, it’s usually means • ownership of intellectual an additional of reaching ourproperty. members, Regan Foster of your role in contract law. Associate best toVIC have something in writing thatand bothindustry contacts across Australasia sponsors, Nismawati Ikhwan Associate VICyour ‘client’ agree you and to. internationalB)group. CONTRACTORThe AGREEMENTS as an AIP has a Linked in Joshna Kunwar A CONTRACT? Associate NSW Okay fine – I get it. Contracts are imporGroup and we invite you tobusinesses join youroften peers who have 1. DO I REALLY NEED Creative hire packaging already connected.professionals for various jobs such as engiMember QLD tant. So, what’s a contract? ItHans may Oerlemans be tempting to cut corners when it Linkedin: Institute of Packaging. In basic is a legallyAustralian bindneering, designing, or testing, and usually comes legal documentation.Member To some deJennytoPhillips VIC terms, a contract ing agreement between two or more parties. as freelancers or sub-contractors rather gree, this is understandable. Creating a
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