(a) No entity may participate in the Tender Process unless that entity is a Respondent, Respondent Member or a respective Associate.
(b) Where the Respondent comprises more than one entity or is a consortium, the obligations and liabilities of the Respondent under the Terms and Conditions apply to the Respondent and each Respondent Member jointly and severally.
(c) No rule of interpretation applies to the disadvantage of the State on the basis that the State put forward the Terms and Conditions.
(d) Unless the context indicates a contrary intention, in the Terms and Conditions:
(i) 'includes' in any form is not a word of limitation; and
(ii) the meaning of 'or' will be that of the inclusive 'or', meaning one, some or all of a number of possibilities.
(e) If any of the Terms and Conditions purport to exclude liability for a particular matter, such exclusion only operates to the extent permitted by Law.
(f) Headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.
(g) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.
(h) If a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning.
(i) A reference to a person includes an individual, corporation, trust, partnership, unincorporated body or statutory body or other entity or any of them.
(j) A reference to a time is to Australian Eastern Standard (AEST) time.
(k) A reference to a party in the Terms and Conditions or another agreement or document includes that party's successors, permitted substitutes and permitted assigns (and, where applicable, the party's legal or personal representatives).
(l) A reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation includes a modification or re-enactment of it, a legislative provision substituted for it and all legislation, regulations or statutory instruments issued under it.
(m) Unless expressly provided to the contrary in the Terms and Conditions, the State may give, modify, withhold, withdraw, make or exercise any action, approval, consent, decision or discretion or other function under the Terms and Conditions at the State's absolute discretion, whether subject to terms and at any time.