FREE Australian Joint Venture Agreement

JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT

This Joint Venture Agreement (“Agreement”) is made on [Date] by and between:

[Name of Company ABC], a Company incorporated under the laws of [State], having its registered office at [Address], known as ABC;



AND



[Name of Company XYZ], a Company incorporated under the laws of [State], having its registered office at [Address], known as XYZ;



WHEREAS:



A. The Participants have agreed to join together as a joint venture to conduct and operate (name) of the business [“Business”];



B. The Participants have agreed to record their respective rights, duties and obligations with and the terms and conditions of this Agreement.



1. JOINT VENTURE:



1.1 The Participants hereby form and agree to associate for the purpose of carrying on the Business.



1.2. The respective interests of the Participants are, subject to this Agreement as set out in the Schedule A.



2. MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF JV COMPANY:



Board of Management:



2.1. The board of management (“ Board ”) of the JV Company shall be formed to undertake the daily conduct of the Business pursuant to this Agreement under the supervision of the Participants.



Board Meetings:



2.5. The Board Members will convene a meeting (“Board Meeting”) on or about the 1st day of each calendar month (or as otherwise agreed) for the purposes of discussing and implementing strategies and decisions for the running of the Business.



2.6. There shall be at least twelve (12) Board Meetings held in any financial year.



3. VOTING AND DECISION MAKING:



3.1. The Board has full powers of management and control of the Business on and subject to the further provisions of this Agreement and the Contract.



4. RUNNING THE BUSINESS:



4.1. The respective roles of the Participants with respect to the conduct and operation of the Business are set out in Schedule B (“Roles”).



6. TERM OF THE JOINT VENTURE:



6.1. The Joint Venture shall be deemed to have commenced on the signing hereof and shall continue until terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.



7. THE JOINT VENTURE RELATIONSHIP:



7.1 The Participants have entered into this Agreement with the intention that it shall operate between them with fairness and without the detriment to the interest of any of them on the basis of a relationship involving mutual trust, good faith and confidence and on the understanding that subject to this Agreement each one has the rights to participate in the management, control and conduct of the Joint Venture and the right to participate in the profits (if any) of the Joint Venture in proportion to its Interest from time to time.



For ABC



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For XYZ



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Schedule A



Interest of the Parties



Schedule B

Roles