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flow at the time and would have been critically distracting to
the running of our business during the busy events season.
Thankfully, we were able to successfully lodge a claim and all
costs associated with fighting this matter were fully covered for
what was a comparatively minor excess, thanks to our insurance
coverage. Suddenly all the stress and worry was gone and we
could concentrate again on the business. I hope an employee
never takes out a vexatious claim against you but for peace of
mind, please check your policies and make sure this eventuality is
covered. It’s worth it.
The upcoming HIRE17 Conference and past Conventions
HIRE17 is on track to offer our members an exciting change.
There’s been an enormous amount of hard work and some
significant decisions made in shaping this year’s Conference.
It’s been great to see the HRIA office, Board of Directors and our
HIRE17 committee step up to the challenge of putting this all new
Conference format together.
Over the past decade, there is no doubt our conventions and
exhibitions have provided a fantastic opportunity to gather
information for our businesses and meet new friends, colleagues
and suppliers in our industry. HIRE17 will continue this tradition
with a combination of familiar fixtures plus new, innovative and
interactive features.
I encourage everyone to join us for an action packed two days at
Rosehill Gardens and I look forward to seeing you there. On behalf
of all our board members and HRIA staff I wish you and your
family a prosperous 2017.
Jeff Bernard
National President
Master Agreements – Updated
The HRIA has updated its Master Agreements in line with the
‘Unfair Contracts Regime’ under Australian Consumer Law
(ACL) regarding small business contracts and what constitutes
an ‘unfair term.’
This regime for small business contracts came into effect on
12 November 2016. The updated Master Agreements can be
found on the HRIA website under Member Services at:
Global Rental Alliance (GRA)
The GRA exchange program’s Brandon Gilbert from Coates
Hire recently completed his North American exchange with
two rental companies in Los Angeles and San Diego as well as
a leadership Conference in Chicago. Brandon worked with Tony
Murray fromAmerican Rentals in Long Beach, California and
the Thomas family in their business BJ Rentals in San Diego.
The HRIA will be hosting the next GRA Exchange participant
in May 2017.
Brandon attended the Annual ARA Leadership Conference
while on his exchange, where he met the ARA Board of
Directors and 65 other rental industry professionals from around
the world.
You can read about Brandon’s travels online through his weekly
blog at:
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