Disputed Charges GP MAY, WITHIN 90 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF A CHARGE FROM CVR, TAKE WRITTEN EXCEPTION TO SUCH CHARGE, ON THE GROUND THAT THE SAME WAS NOT A REASONABLE COST INCURRED BY CVR OR ITS AFFILIATES IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES. GP SHALL NEVERTHELESS PAY OR CAUSE MLP OR FERTILIZER TO PAY IN FULL WHEN DUE THE FULL PAYMENT AMOUNT OWED TO CVR. SUCH PAYMENT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF THE RIGHT OF THE SERVICES RECIPIENT TO RECOUP ANY CONTESTED PORTION OF ANY AMOUNT SO PAID. HOWEVER, IF THE AMOUNT AS TO WHICH SUCH WRITTEN EXCEPTION IS TAKEN, OR ANY PART THEREOF, IS ULTIMATELY DETERMINED NOT TO BE A REASONABLE COST INCURRED BY CVR OR ITS AFFILIATES IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROVIDING THE SERVICES HEREUNDER, SUCH AMOUNT OR PORTION THEREOF (AS THE CASE MAY BE) SHALL BE REFUNDED BY CVR TO THE SERVICES RECIPIENTS TOGETHER WITH INTEREST THEREON AT THE DEFAULT RATE DURING THE PERIOD FROM THE DATE OF PAYMENT BY THE SERVICES RECIPIENTS TO THE DATE OF REFUND BY CVR.
Chargebacks (a) If a Transaction is an Invalid Transaction as denoted in clause 5.2(c), or otherwise constitutes a valid Chargeback in accordance with this Agreement and any relevant Card Scheme Rules, we may in our sole discretion (without a request or demand from a Cardholder):
(i) refuse to accept the Transaction; or
(ii) if the Transaction has been processed, at any time within 180 days of the date of the Transaction, charge that Transaction back to you by debiting the Settlement Account or Fee Account or by otherwise exercising any right under this Agreement.
(b) We may also refuse to accept or Chargeback any Transaction where:
(i) the Cardholder claims the Transaction is invalid or disputes liability for any reason;
(ii) you process a cancelled Recurring Transaction; or
(iii) the Cardholder asserts a claim for set off or counterclaim.
(c) A Transaction is an “Invalid Transaction” and may be subject to Chargeback if:
(i) the Card was not valid at the time of the Transaction (for example, the Card has expired, is not yet valid, or has been cancelled or revoked);
(ii) there is no signature on the Sales Receipt where required or the signature on the Sales Receipt is different to that on the Card;
(iii) the Cardholder did not participate in or authorise the Transaction;
(iv) you used replaced Supplied Equipment after being directed to discontinue such use;
(v) the Sales Receipt has been altered without the Cardholder's authority;
(vi) the Sales Receipt is incomplete or was not presented to us within the relevant timeframe;
(vii) it is subject to dispute, set-off or counterclaim;
(viii) it was processed to your own Card;
(ix) Authorisation for the Transaction was declined for any reason;
(x) it represents the refinance of an existing debt or the collection for a dishonoured cheque;
(xi) it represents a transfer of funds, and not the supply of goods or services, or is a Cash Related Transaction;
(xii) it is not entered into by you and the Cardholder or is not submitted by any authorised third party;
(xiii) it is not processed in accordance with the Operating Procedures or any other term of this Agreement;
(xiv) you issue a credit which does not have a previous offsetting sale; or
(xv) it relates to or is in connection with, the sale of goods or services that are in contravention of the laws of Australia or are otherwise prohibited by us.
(d) If we receive a payment from a Cardholder relating to an Invalid Transaction that has been subject to a Chargeback, we will credit the Settlement Account with an amount equal to that payment, less any amount we are entitled to withhold or set off under this Agreement.
(e) Despite any contract, arrangement or understanding to the contrary, you acknowledge that a Cardholder is entitled to initiate a Chargeback of any Transaction where permitted in accordance with relevant Card Scheme Rules.
Disputed Invoices If the Trader or the Distributor disputes a Tax Invoice (which includes a Revision Invoice) issued under this clause 9, the party disputing the invoice ("Disputing Party") must notify the other party ("Non-disputing Party") in writing and provide details as to the reasons why the Disputing Party disputes that invoice within 18 months of the date of the first Tax Invoice issued in respect of the Distribution Services charges the subject of the disputed Tax Invoice ("Invoice Dispute"). On receiving an Invoice Dispute notice, the Non-disputing Party must:
(a) if the Non-disputing Party agrees with the matters set out in the Invoice Dispute notice and:
(i) the Disputing Party has not paid the disputed Tax Invoice, promptly issue a Credit Note for the disputed amount, and any remaining amount owed must be paid by the Disputing Party within 6 Working Days of receipt of the Credit Note, but need not pay prior to the time set out in clause 9.4 or 9.5; or
(ii) the Disputing Party has paid the disputed invoice, calculate the amount that the Disputing Party has over paid and promptly issue a Credit Note to the Disputing Party for the amount over paid, which must include a Use of Money Adjustment. Any amount owed must be paid by the Non-disputing Party within 6 Working Days of issuing the Credit Note. A Use of Money Adjustment must apply for the period commencing on the date the original Tax Invoice was paid and ending when re-payment is made, but the amount need not be settled prior to the time set out in clauses 9.4 or 9.5; or
(b) if the Non-disputing Party disagrees with the matters set out in the Invoice Dispute notice, either party may raise a Dispute in accordance with clause 23 and if the Disputing Party has not paid the disputed Tax Invoice, it must pay the undisputed amount of the disputed Tax Invoice issued in accordance with clauses 9.4 or 9.5; and
(c) on the resolution of a Dispute under clause 23, any amount owed must be paid by the relevant party within 6 Working Days. Default Interest is payable for the period commencing on the date the disputed amount would have been due for payment under this clause 9, and ending when payment is made. To the extent the Tax Invoice is held not to be payable, the Non-disputing Party must issue a Credit Note to the Disputing Party.
Billing and Payment; Disputed Amounts 9.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party shall submit to the other Party on a monthly basis in an itemized form, statement(s) of charges incurred by the other Party under this Agreement.
9.2 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, payment of amounts billed for Services provided under this Agreement, whether billed on a monthly basis or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, shall be due, in immediately available U.S. funds, on the later of the following dates (the “Due Date”): (a) the due date specified on the billing Party’s statement; or (b) twenty (20) days after the date the statement is received by the billed Party. Payments shall be transmitted by electronic funds transfer.
9.3 If any portion of an amount billed by a Party under this Agreement is subject to a good faith dispute between the Parties, the billed Party shall give notice to the billing Party of the amounts it disputes (“Disputed Amounts”) and include in such notice the specific details and reasons for disputing each item. A Party may also dispute prospectively with a single notice a class of charges that it disputes. Notice of a dispute may be given by a Party at any time, either before or after an amount is paid, and a Party’s payment of an amount shall not constitute a waiver of such Party’s right to subsequently dispute its obligation to pay such amount or to seek a refund of any amount paid. The billed Party shall pay by the Due Date all undisputed amounts. Billing disputes shall be subject to the terms of Section 14, Dispute Resolution.
9.4 Charges due to the billing Party that are not paid by the Due Date, shall be subject to a late payment charge. The late payment charge shall be in an amount specified by the billing Party which shall not exceed a rate of one-and- one-half percent (1.5%) of the overdue amount (including any unpaid previously billed late payment charges) per month.
9.5 Although it is the intent of both Parties to submit timely statements of charges, failure by either Party to present statements to the other Party in a timely manner shall not constitute a breach or default, or a waiver of the right to payment of the incurred charges, by the billing Party under this Agreement, and, except for assertion of a provision of Applicable Law that limits the period in which a suit or other proceeding can be brought before a court or other governmental entity of appropriate jurisdiction to collect amounts due, the billed Party shall not be entitled to dispute the billing Party’s statement(s) based on the billing Party’s failure to submit them in a timely fashion.
Disputed Claims 4.1 Notwithstanding paragraph 4.5 of this Schedule, payment by the Authority of all or any part of any invoice rendered or other claim for payment by the Contractor shall not signify approval of such invoice/claim. The Authority reserves the right to verify invoices/claims after the date of payment and subsequently to recover any sums which have been overpaid.
4.2 If any part of a claim rendered by the Contractor is disputed or subject to question by the Authority either before or after payment then the Authority may call for the Contractor to provide such further documentary and oral evidence as it may reasonably require to verify its liability to pay the amount which is disputed or subject to question and the Contractor shall promptly provide such evidence in a form satisfactory to the Authority.
4.3 If any part of a claim rendered by the Contractor is disputed or subject to question by the Authority, the Authority shall not withhold payment of the remainder.
4.4 If any invoice rendered by the Contractor is paid but any part of it is disputed or subject to question by the Authority and such part is subsequently agreed or determined not to have been properly payable then the Contractor shall forthwith repay such part to the Authority.
4.5 The Authority shall be entitled to deduct from sums due to the Contractor by way of set-off any amounts owed to it or which are in dispute or subject to question either in respect of the invoice for which payment is being made or any previous invoice.