Service Agreement

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1.
The parties and the services
This agreement is made between ________, ABN ________ (we, us, our) and ________, ABN ________ (you, your). We will provide the following services: ________ We will start on ________ and will carry out the services wit
2.
What is not included
Anything not listed in the services above is outside this agreement. In particular, the following are not included: ________ If you ask us for work that is not listed, we will treat it as a variation and clause 6 applie
3.
What we need from you
So that we can do the work on time, you agree to give us the information, access, materials, approvals and decisions we reasonably ask for, within a reasonable time of us asking. You confirm that any material you give u
4.
Fees and payment
Our fee for the services is ________ on the basis of ________. A deposit of ________ is payable before we start, and we are not required to begin work until it is received. The deposit comes off your final invoice. We w
5.
Late payment
If an invoice is not paid by its due date, we may charge simple interest on the unpaid amount at ________ percent a year, worked out daily from the due date until the day we are paid. We may also pause the services whil

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Service Agreement

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The agreement you send a client before you start work. It sets the price, the payment terms, what is in scope and what happens if either side walks away. Written for Australian law and the 2023 unfair contract terms rules.

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Use it when

You are quoting a new client and want the terms agreed before you start
You keep doing extra work for free because nobody wrote the scope down
You are chasing invoices and you have nothing in writing about payment dates
A client asked you to sign their contract and you would rather send yours

Not for

Hiring someone to work for you, use the contractor agreement instead.

What it covers

1.
The parties and the services
This names both sides and writes down exactly what you agreed to do, so nobody argues about it later.
2.
What is not included
Writing down what you are not doing is the cheapest way to stop free work piling up.
3.
What we need from you
Most late projects are late because the client sat on an approval, and this makes that their problem, not yours.
4.
Fees and payment
Your price and your payment date in writing, which is the first thing you need if a client stops paying.
5.
Late payment
Interest gives a slow payer a reason to pay you first, and keeping it reasonable keeps the clause enforceable.

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6.
Changes to the work
Neither side can move the goalposts alone, and one sided variation powers are void against small businesses anyway.
7.
Who owns the work
The client only owns the work once they have paid for it, and you keep the tools you reuse on every job.
8.
Confidential information
Protects both sides equally, which is what makes it hold up if it is ever tested.
9.
Consumer guarantees and liability
Caps what you can be sued for without pretending consumer guarantees do not exist, because that pretence is illegal.
10.
Ending this agreement
Both sides get the same exit on the same notice, which is the part regulators look at first.
11.
If we disagree
Talk first, then mediation, then court, because the first two are the ones you can afford.
12.
Governing law
Sets whose law applies and which courts hear it, so a dispute does not turn into an argument about where to argue.
13.
The whole agreement
Stops a client claiming something you said on the phone six weeks ago was part of the deal.

You will be asked for

Your business name, Your ABN, Your state or territory, Client name, Client ABN, What you will do, What is not included, Start date, How you charge, Your fee, Deposit, Payment terms in days, Late payment interest, percent a year, Notice to end the agreement, in days. Takes about five minutes.

Written for: Service business, Just starting, Consultant or agency. Version 1, updated 2026-09-18. You get PDF and Word, and any update to this document for 12 months.

Legitkit provides document templates and general information, not legal advice. Legitkit is not a law firm and does not employ lawyers. Documents are written for the general run of Australian small businesses and may not suit your situation. For advice on your situation, see a lawyer.

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