Parking Terms and Conditions

CASTLE TOWERS SHOPPING CENTRE – CAR PARK CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

THESE CONDITIONS OF ENTRY ARE IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ THEM

BY ENTERING THE CAR PARK, YOU AND ALL THOSE CLAIMING THROUGH YOU ACCEPT THAT A CONTRACT IS FORMED BETWEEN YOU AND US ON THE TERMS SET OUT BELOW

GENERAL

1. By entering the Car Park, you accept and agree to abide by these Conditions of Entry.If you do not accept and agree to abide by these Conditions of Entry, you and your Vehicle must immediately leave the Car Park by the nearest exit.
2. You enter and use the Car Park at your own risk.There are risks of death, injury, damage and theft in the Car Park.To the full extent permitted by law, we do not accept responsibility for and have no liability for any injury, death, theft, loss or damage whether to person or property (including to your Vehicle) and you agree to release us from any claims in relation to such matters except to the extent such loss or damage is caused by Our negligent act or omission.
3. Without limiting clause 2, we are not liable for the theft of any Vehicle, any loss or damage to any Vehicle, or any loss or damage caused by any Vehicle in the Car Park except to the extent such loss or damage is caused by Our negligent act or omission.
4. To the full extent permitted by law, you indemnify us and agree to keep us indemnified against all claims, expenses and other liabilities in respect of, arising from, or contributed to by your breach of these Conditions of Entry, your use of the Car Park or your Vehicle.
5. While you are in the Car Park, you must:
   1. comply with all signs and directions, instructions and requests made by us;
   2. not obstruct any roadways, access ways or other Vehicles;
   3. not park anywhere that is designated as a no parking or reserved area; and
   4. park wholly within the designated bays.
6. You may have access to or remove a Vehicle from the Car Park only during the permitted hours displayed in the Car Park from time to time.
7. We may unlock, enter, move, drive or have towed away at the owner’s expense any Vehicle in an emergency, if it is causing an obstruction, if it remains in the Car Park after the Car Park closes or if it is thought to be dangerous.We are not liable for any damage caused except to the extent such loss or damage is caused by Our negligent act or omission.
8. You are liable for any loss or damage caused by you or your Vehicle to the Car Park or any person or property in the Car Park or the Centre including, but not limited to, any damage caused by oil or other substances which leak from your Vehicle.
9. We may refuse any Vehicle or person entry to the Car Park at our reasonable discretion.
10. Any person or Vehicle entering the Car Park may be subject to filming or audio recording by closed circuit television, body-worn cameras or other surveillance equipment within and surrounding the Car Park for operational, security and public risk reasons and we reserve the right to use such evidence in any dispute. By entering the Car Park, you consent to information about yourself (including images) being recorded by such surveillance equipment and to us disclosing the information recorded to anyone (including law enforcement bodies and persons involved in relevant legal or disciplinary actions) to the extent that we deem such disclosure to be necessary to protect our lawful interests, the public interest or the safety of persons or property at the Car Park.
11. We may collect personal information (including Vehicle number plates) about you in order to operate the Car Park, manage operations at the Centre, to provide you with services, features and functions related to your use of the Car Park, and for purposes otherwise set out in our Privacy Policy at https://www.qicgre.com/privacy-policy.
12. The information you provide will be collected by or on our behalf and may be disclosed to third parties that help us deliver our services (including information technology suppliers, communication suppliers and our business partners) or as required by law. If you do not provide this information, we may not be able to grant you entry to the Car Park.
13. Please contact the information desk in the Centre for information on our Privacy Policy. The Privacy Policy contains information relating to access and collect your personal information, about how you may complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and how we will deal with any complaint. If you would like any further information about our privacy policies or practices, please contact our Privacy Compliance Officer on +61 7 3360 3922 or by email at [email protected]. By providing your personal information to us, you consent to the collection, use, storage and disclosure of that information as described in the Privacy Policy and these Conditions of Entry.

     

    PARKING CHARGES

14. You will be charged the applicable fee for the time the vehicle is in the Car Park in accordance with the fees displayed in the Car Park. The fee must be paid before the Vehicle leaves the Car Park and subject to clause 15, is payable each time the Vehicle enters the Car Park. If a parking ticket is issued and lost or you fail to present the ticket, you will be charged the maximum amount applicable.
15. Subject to clause 15(c) below, Car Park fees are calculated cumulatively on a daily basis. The following terms apply for the purposes of calculating the Car Park fees each day:
    1. Subject to 15(c), You are entitled to up to 3 hours of free parking each day;
    2. If you exit the Car Park and re-enter within 60 minutes of leaving, the calculation of time that the Vehicle is in the Car Park will continue on a cumulative basis from that time of entry. For example, if your car arrives at 9.30am and leaves at 1.30 pm you will be charged $8; if You then re-enter the car park at 2.30pm on the same day and leave at 4.30pm you will be charged $25 and not be entitled to 3 hours free parking for a second time in 1 day; and
    3. If you exit the Car Park and re-enter more than 60 minutes after leaving, the calculation of time that the Vehicle is in the Car Park will recommence, as if the Vehicle had not been parked in the Car Park that day (for example, if your car arrives at 9.30am and leaves at 1.30 pm you will be charged $8; if You then re-enter the car park at 3.30pm on the same day and leave at 4.30pm you will not be charged a fee as you re-entered more than 60 minutes from exiting on the same day and the Car Park charges for that day reset to zero.
16. Payments by credit card or debit card will incur a surcharge of 1.25%. The surcharge must be paid, at the same time as the parking fee.
17. When you take a parking ticket, you agree:
    1. you are personally liable for the parking fee and any applicable surcharge;
    2. we may prevent the exit of a Vehicle until the fee and any applicable surcharge are paid;
    3. we are not liable for preventing the exit of a vehicle until the fee and any applicable surcharge are paid; and
    4. we may, in our discretion, permit the exit of a Vehicle without payment of applicable fees.

     

    DEFINITIONS

18. In these Conditions of Entry:

“Car Park” means all car parks associated with the Centre, including all entry and exit ramps, driveways and walkways together with any lifts, escalators or stairways servicing the car parks or connecting the car parks to any other part of the Centre.

“Centre” means Castle Towers Shopping Centre, 6-14 Castle St, Castle Hill, NSW 2154.

“Vehicle” includes any vehicle, its parts and accessories and any property (including valuables) left in or on it.

“We,” “Us” or “Our” means QIC Limited (ACN 130 539 123) as trustee for QIC Castle Towers Trust (ABN 19 391 557 971) as trustee for the as owners of the Centre, and includes our respective agents, contractors, and employees.

“You” or “Your” means any person who enters the Car Park for any reason, including the driver or owner of a Vehicle and any passenger in a Vehicle.