LAST UPDATED: MONTH 2024

1. About the Website

Welcome to manufacturingmatters.com.au (Website). The Website is owned and operated by Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ), an independent body established to build a sustainably skilled workforce for a future-proofed manufacturing industry. The Website has been created to provide information about careers in manufacturing and resources to use in education delivery (Services).

The Website is operated by MSQ (ACN 663 505 191). Access to and use of the Website, or any of its associated Products or Services, is provided by MSQ. Please read these terms and conditions (Terms) carefully. By using, browsing and/or reading the Website, this signifies that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, you must cease usage of the Website, or any of Services, immediately.

MSQ reserves the right to review and change any of the Terms by updating this page at its sole discretion. When MSQ updates the Terms, it will use reasonable endeavours to provide you with notice of updates to the Terms. Any changes to the Terms take immediate effect from the date of their publication. Before you continue, we recommend you keep a copy of the Terms for your records.

To learn more about MSQ and our mission, please visit our official website at msq.org.au.

2. Information Provided

The Website provides information about careers in manufacturing, including salary expectations and future demand. Please note the following caveats:

Salary caveat:

The salary data presented in this Website has been compiled from a range of job listing websites. The figures represent low, median, and high estimates based on current job advertisements, industry trends, and other publicly available sources. Please note that these values are indicative and may vary according to factors such as qualifications, specific job responsibilities, industry, and geographic location. Salaries can also fluctuate over time due to economic conditions, demand for particular skills, and organisational or business factors. As such, the data should be used as a general guide rather than definitive compensation figures for any given role.

Future demand caveat:

Information related to future demand is based on the Occupation Shortage List (OSL) published by Jobs and Skills Australia. The OSL provides a point-in-time assessment of the shortage status of occupations in the Australian labour market. Values will be updated annually. Values are based on identical occupation or similar occupation, in instances where the listed occupation does not appear in the OSL.

3. Acceptance of the Terms

You accept the Terms by remaining on the Website. You may also accept the Terms by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms where this option is made available to you by MSQ in the user interface.

4. Copyright and Intellectual Property

The Website, the content and all of the related products of MSQ are subject to copyright. The material on the Website is protected by copyright under the laws of Australia and through international treaties. Unless otherwise indicated, all rights (including copyright) in the content and compilation of the Website (including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, video images, audio clips, Website code, scripts, design elements and interactive features) or the content are owned or controlled for these purposes, and are reserved by MSQ or its contributors.

All trademarks, service marks and trade names are owned, registered and/or licensed by MSQ, who grants to you a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable license whilst you are a Member to:

• use the Website pursuant to the Terms;
• copy and store the Website and the material contained in the Website in your device’s cache memory; and
• print pages from the Website for your own personal and non-commercial use.

MSQ does not grant you any other rights whatsoever in relation to the Website or the content. All other rights are expressly reserved by MSQ.

MSQ retains all rights, title and interest in and to the Website and all related content. Nothing you do on or in relation to the Website will transfer any:

• business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark, industrial design, patent, registered design or copyright, or
• a right to use or exploit a business name, trading name, domain name, trade mark or industrial design, or
• a thing, system or process that is the subject of a patent, registered design or copyright (or an adaptation or modification of such a thing, system or process), to you.

You may not, without the prior written permission of MSQ and the permission of any other relevant rights owners: broadcast, republish, up-load to a third party, transmit, post, distribute, show or play in public, adapt or change in any way the content or third party content for any purpose, unless otherwise provided by these Terms. This prohibition does not extend to materials on the Website, which are freely available for re-use or are in the public domain.

5. Privacy

MSQ takes your privacy seriously and any information provided through your use of the Website and/or content are subject to MSQ’s Privacy Policy, which is available on the Website.

6. General Disclaimer

Nothing in the Terms limits or excludes any guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions implied or imposed by law, including the Australian Consumer Law (or any liability under them) which by law may not be limited or excluded.

Subject to this clause 6, and to the extent permitted by law:

• all terms, guarantees, warranties, representations or conditions which are not expressly stated in the Terms are excluded; and
• MSQ will not be liable for any special, indirect or consequential loss or damage (unless such loss or damage is reasonably foreseeable resulting from our failure to meet an applicable Consumer Guarantee), loss of profit or opportunity, or damage to goodwill arising out of or in connection with the content or these Terms (including as a result of not being able to use the content or the late supply of the content), whether at common law, under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, pursuant to statute or otherwise.

Use of the Website and the content is at your own risk. Everything on the Website and the content is provided to you “as is” and “as available” without warranty or condition of any kind. None of the affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contributors and licensors of MSQ make any express or implied representation or warranty about the content or any products or content (including the products or content of MSQ) referred to on the Website. This includes (but is not restricted to) loss or damage you might suffer as a result of any of the following:

• failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, failure to correct defects, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or other harmful component, loss of data, communication line failure, unlawful third party conduct, or theft, destruction, alteration or unauthorised access to records;
• the accuracy, suitability or currency of any information on the Website, the content, or any of its content related products (including third party material and advertisements on the Website);
• costs incurred as a result of you using the Website, the content or any of the products of MSQ; and
• the content or operation in respect to links which are provided for your convenience.

7. Nature of Information Provided

The information provided on the Website is for general informational purposes only. While we strive to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the Website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the Website for any purpose.

Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. In no event will MSQ be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this Website.

The Website may include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. MSQ does not warrant that any of the materials on the Website are accurate, complete, or current. MSQ may make changes to the materials contained on the Website at any time without notice. However, MSQ does not make any commitment to update the materials.

8. Limitation of liability

MSQ’s total liability arising out of or in connection with the content or these Terms, however arising, including under contract, tort (including negligence), in equity, under statute or otherwise, will not exceed the resupply of the content to you.

You expressly understand and agree that MSQ, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors and licensors shall not be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you, however caused and under any theory of liability. This shall include, but is not limited to, any loss of profit (whether incurred directly or indirectly), any loss of goodwill or business reputation and any other intangible loss.

You acknowledge and agree that MSQ holds no liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or exemplary damages which may be incurred by you as a result of providing your content to the Website.

9. Termination of Contract

If you want to terminate the Terms, you may do so by providing MSQ with 28 days’ notice of your intention to terminate by sending notice of your intention to terminate to MSQ via the ‘Contact Us’ link on our homepage.

MSQ may at any time, terminate the Terms with you if:

• you have breached any provision of the Terms or intend to breach any provision;
• MSQ is transitioning to no longer providing the Services to Members in the country in which you are resident or from which you use the service; or
• MSQ is required to do so by law;
• the provision of the Services to you by MSQ, is in the opinion of MSQ, no longer commercially viable.

Subject to local applicable laws, MSQ reserves the right to discontinue or cancel your access at any time and may suspend or deny, in its sole discretion, your access to all or any portion of the Website or the Services without notice if you breach any provision of the Terms or any applicable law or if your conduct impacts MSQ’s name or reputation or violates the rights of those of another party.

When the Terms come to an end, all of the legal rights, obligations and liabilities that you and MSQ have benefitted from, been subject to (or which have accrued over time whilst the Terms have been in force) or which are expressed to continue indefinitely, shall be unaffected by this cessation, and the provisions of this clause shall continue to apply to such rights, obligations and liabilities indefinitely.

10. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify MSQ, its affiliates, employees, agents, contributors, third party content providers and licensors from and against:

• all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, costs, expenses, loss and damage (including legal fees on a full indemnity basis) incurred, suffered or arising out of or in connection with your content;
• any direct or indirect consequences of you accessing, using or transacting on the Website or attempts to do so; and/or
• any breach of the Terms.

11. Dispute Resolution

11.1. Compulsory:
If a dispute arises out of or relates to the Terms, either party may not commence any Tribunal or Court proceedings in relation to the dispute, unless the following clauses have been complied with (except where urgent interlocutory relief is sought).

11.2. Notice:
A party to the Terms claiming a dispute (Dispute) has arisen under the Terms, must give written notice to the other party detailing the nature of the dispute, the desired outcome and the action required to settle the Dispute.

11.3. Resolution:
On receipt of that notice (Notice) by that other party, the parties to the Terms (Parties) must:

• Within 28 days of the Notice endeavour in good faith to resolve the Dispute expeditiously by negotiation or such other means upon which they may mutually agree;
• If for any reason whatsoever, 14 days after the date of the Notice, the Dispute has not been resolved, the Parties must either agree upon selection of a mediator or request that an appropriate mediator be appointed by the President of the Queensland Law Society or his or her nominee;
• The Parties are equally liable for the fees and reasonable expenses of a mediator and the cost of the venue of the mediation and without limiting the foregoing undertake to pay any amounts requested by the mediator as a pre-condition to the mediation commencing. The Parties must each pay their own costs associated with the mediation;
• The mediation will be held in Brisbane, Australia.

11.4. Confidential
All communications concerning negotiations made by the Parties arising out of and in connection with this dispute resolution clause are confidential and to the extent possible, must be treated as “without prejudice” negotiations for the purpose of applicable laws of evidence.

11.5. Termination of Mediation:
If 1 month has elapsed after the start of a mediation of the Dispute and the Dispute has not been resolved, either Party may ask the mediator to terminate the mediation and the mediator must do so.

12. Venue and Jurisdiction

The Services offered by MSQ is intended to be viewed by residents of Australia. In the event of any dispute arising out of or in relation to the Website, you agree that the exclusive venue for resolving any dispute shall be in the courts of Queensland, Australia.

13. Governing Law

The Terms are governed by the laws of Queensland, Australia. Any dispute, controversy, proceeding or claim of whatever nature arising out of or in any way relating to the Terms and the rights created hereby shall be governed, interpreted and construed by, under and pursuant to the laws of Queensland, Australia, without reference to conflict of law principles, notwithstanding mandatory rules. The validity of this governing law clause is not contested. The Terms shall be binding to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and assigns.

14. Independent Legal Advice

Both parties confirm and declare that the provisions of the Terms are fair and reasonable and both parties having taken the opportunity to obtain independent legal advice and declare the Terms are not against public policy on the grounds of inequality or bargaining power or general grounds of restraint of trade.

15. Severance

If any part of these Terms is found to be void or unenforceable by a Court of competent jurisdiction, that part shall be severed and the rest of the Terms shall remain in force.