Sydney enjoys a Mediterranean climate, experiencing warm-hot Summers and warm-mild Autumn weather. Sydney’s average temperature for March is 26°C. For the latest weather update go to: http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/sydney.shtml
Unless you are an Australian or New Zealand citizen, you will need a visa to enter Australia. All other passport holders must apply for a visa before leaving home. Visit www.immi.gov.au for more information.
The Conference Program and registration information is correct at the time of printing. However, the organisers reserve the right to change the information where necessary without notice.
Registrants attend the conference at their own risk. Pathology Technology Australia (PTA) the conference organisers and secretariat are not liable for any losses, damages, expenses, costs, claims or liabilities suffered or incurred by registrants including consequential or indirect losses or loss of profit through registering for the conference, attending the conference, cancellation of the conference, failure of the conference to achieve your expectations, or for any error or omission by PTA-C or PTA.
PTA, the conference organisers and secretariat will not accept liability for the damages of any nature sustained by participants or their accompanying persons or loss or damage to their personal property as a result of PTA-C related events.
Registration fees do not include insurance of any kind. It is strongly recommended that all delegates take out their own travel and medical insurance prior to coming to the event. The policy should include loss of fees/deposit through cancellation of your participation in the meeting, or through cancellation of the event itself, loss of airfares for any reason, medical expenses, loss or damage to personal property, additional expenses and repatriation should travel arrangements have to be altered. The Conference Organisers, PTA, and the secretariat will take no responsibility for any participant failing to insure. Please speak to your travel agent or airline in regard to this matter.
Every effort has been made to ensure that people with special requirements are catered for. Should you require any specific assistance, please include a notation with your registration form to enable us to make your stay in Sydney a pleasant and comfortable experience.
Goods and Services in Australia are subject to a 10% tax (GST).
Sydney’s daylight savings time is 11 hours ahead of GMT.
PTA-C or PTA shall not be held liable for any loss caused by the cancellation of the conference where such cancellation is due to Force Majeure. The organisers will use all reasonable efforts to conduct the conference despite the intervention or occurrence of any such cause.
In this clause, Force Majeure means circumstances which are beyond the reasonable control of the all involved parties, and which are reasonably likely to affect the successful delivery of the Event or would make it inadvisable, impracticable, illegal, or impossible for a party to perform its obligations as originally contracted under this Agreement, including: fire, flood, earthquake, extreme adverse weather conditions, failure of electric power, gas, water, or other utility service, collapse of building structures, widespread disease or other public health emergency (including pandemic or epidemic), strike or other industrial action, the outbreak or declaration of war, act of terrorism, revolution or government orders or action (including the declaration of a State of Emergency).
Without prejudice to its obligations PTA-C or PTA accept no liability and will not be liable for any compensation where the performance of its obligations under this Agreement is affected by Force Majeure.
