Defined terms Terms used in this Deed which are not otherwise defined will have the meaning given to them in the Contract. Interpretation In this Deed: headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation and unless the context indicates a contrary intention; if the Contractor is more than one person, means each of them severally “Contractor” and all of them jointly; if the Guarantor is more than one person, each of them severally and all “Guarantor” of them jointly; the expression includes an individual, the estate of an individual, a corporation, “person” an authority, an association or a joint venture (whether incorporated or unincorporated), a partnership, and a trust; a reference to any includes that party’s executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns, including any person taking by way of novation; a reference to any document (including this Deed) is to that document as varied, novated, ratified or replaced from time to time; a reference to any statute or to any statutory provision includes any statutory modification or re-enactment of it or any statutory provision substituted for it, and all ordinances, by-laws, regulations, rules and statutory instruments (however described) issued under it; words importing the singular include the plural (and vice versa), and words importing a gender include every other gender; references to parties, clauses, schedules, exhibits or annexures are references to parties, clauses, schedules, exhibits and annexures to or of this Deed, and a reference to this Deed includes any schedule, exhibit or annexure to this Deed; where a word or phrase is given a defined meaning, any other part of speech or grammatical form of that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning; the word in any form is not a word of limitation; and “includes” a reference to or is to Australian currency. “$” “dollar” No contra proferentem No term or provision of this Guarantee will be construed against a party on the basis that the Guarantee or the term or provision in question was put forward or drafted by that party. Guarantee Guarantee The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to the Principal the due and punctual performance by the Contractor of all the Obligations.
Defined terms Terms used in this Deed which are not otherwise defined will have the meaning given to them in the Contract. Interpretation In this Deed: headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation and unless the context indicates a contrary intention; if the Contractor is more than one person, “Contractor” means each of them severally and all of them jointly; if the Guarantor is more than one person, “Guarantor” each of them severally and all of them jointly; the expression “person” includes an individual, the estate of an individual, a corporation, an authority, an association or a joint venture (whether incorporated or unincorporated), a partnership, and a trust; a reference to any includes that party’s executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns, including any person taking by way of novation; a reference to any document (including this Deed) is to that document as varied, novated, ratified or replaced from time to time; a reference to any statute or to any statutory provision includes any statutory modification or re-enactment of it or any statutory provision substituted for it, and all ordinances, by-laws, regulations, rules and statutory instruments (however described) issued under it; words importing the singular include the plural (and vice versa), and words importing a gender include every other gender; references to parties, clauses, schedules, exhibits or annexures are references to parties, clauses, schedules, exhibits and annexures to or of this Deed, and a reference to this Deed includes any schedule, exhibit or annexure to this Deed; where a word or phrase is given a defined meaning, any other part of speech or grammatical form of that word or phrase has a corresponding meaning; the word “includes” in any form is not a word of limitation; and a reference to “$” or “dollar” is to Australian currency. No contra proferentem No term or provision of this Guarantee will be construed against a party on the basis that the Guarantee or the term or provision in question was put forward or drafted by that party. Guarantee Guarantee The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to the Principal the due and punctual performance by the Contractor of all the Obligations.