This International Contractor Agreement Template is designed to be finalised and signed by both parties (Principal - you and contractor) before the contractor provides any services. 

One aspect of an agreement with international contractors that can be overlooked is how dispute resolution will be handled. Our template specifies that any disputes will be dealt with from within Australia. This International Contractor Agreement Template is suitable for Australian based business looking to hire contractors working from a location outside of Australia and includes the following:

• A clear scope

• Details of who will own equipment relevant to the job

• Detail of how the parties will communicate remotely with each other (e.g project management software, Slack, online meeting)

• A clause requiring the contractor to keep records

• Regulations around the issue of GST and guidance on when it is and is not payable for international contractors

• Protection of the business IT system if the contractor has remote access

• Protection for the intellectual property rights of the business or person engaging the contractor

• Parameters around how and when the parties can end the agreement

• Confidentiality clauses; and

• The procedure to regulate an international dispute.

Note that this is a general template drafted for Australian laws, to be used by an Australian business owner or an overseas contractor contracting with an Australian business.

You do not have a solicitor/client relationship with Ready To Boss Legal unless you choose to formally engage us in writing for document preparation or consulting services. If you do engage us in the future, we will provide you with a costs agreement detailing the scope of services. If you have more complex arrangements or wish to make the International Contractor Agreement Template specific, such as relating to a specific industry, please get in touch with us to discuss customised amendments via bossteam@readytobosslegal.com

What happens when you purchase our International Contractor Agreement Template?

1. You will receive a download link to an editable Microsoft Word  document (your template) immediately after purchase of the template.

2. Download the template (your access will expire after 24 hours but once you save it on your desktop, it is yours to keep forever)

3. Add your own logo/badge and change the font to personalise your document.

4. Add your information where we have red text indicators and/ or guidance notes. While you can edit the contract, we suggest you don’t edit without legal advice as these templates have been drafted by an experienced lawyer.

5. Your template can be used more than once, however you should be mindful that where a significant amount of time has passed since it was purchased or the law in that area has changed significantly, the template may not be current or up to date with the law.

Disclaimer

In downloading the International Contractor Agreement Template from Ready to Boss Legal (Template), you have not asked us to provide legal advice to you.

This document contains information only, noting it was current as at the time of the date in the footer of the template document. We cannot guarantee that the law will not have changed since your purchase of the document and you are obligated to ensure that if you save and use at a later date, that the law remains current.

Ready to Boss Legal is not acting as your lawyer in providing this document to you and is a legal information provider only. 

Finally, we ask that you do not share our templates as this breaches our copyright and the purpose for which this template was sold to you.

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