Payments, warranties and consumer rights

How payments, refunds, voluntary warranties and Australian Consumer Law rights work with our services.

Last updated: 23 August 2026

Payment and invoices

The amount due and due date are shown in your accepted quote, booking confirmation or invoice. A deposit or advance payment may be required for special-order parts, licences or reserved work where this is disclosed before you agree.

Payment is treated as received when confirmed. Where a receipt or itemised bill is required under the Australian Consumer Law, we will provide it as required.

Card surcharges

Until 30 September 2026, any card surcharge we apply must comply with the current Australian rules, including the ban on excessive card payment surcharges. From 1 October 2026, Visa, Mastercard and eftpos have announced no-surcharge rules for covered prepaid, debit and credit card payments. We will follow the applicable card-network rules and law in force at the time of payment.

Special-order parts

If we order a part specifically for an approved job, cancellation after ordering may involve reasonable, disclosed costs that cannot be recovered from the supplier. A special-order term does not remove your statutory rights where goods or services fail to meet a consumer guarantee.

Refunds and remedies

Change-of-mind refunds depend on the agreed service and circumstances. This does not affect rights you have when goods or services fail to meet a consumer guarantee.

For a major failure, the Australian Consumer Law may give you rights to reject goods, cancel a service, choose a refund or replacement, and seek compensation depending on what was supplied. For a minor failure, the supplier generally has an opportunity to provide an appropriate remedy within a reasonable time.

Voluntary warranties

If we offer a voluntary warranty for a particular service, repair, part or device, the warranty period, what it covers, how to claim and any reasonable conditions will be stated in the warranty information supplied with that service or product.

A voluntary warranty is additional to, and does not replace, consumer guarantees under the Australian Consumer Law. This website page does not create a separate fixed warranty period for every service.

How to raise a warranty concern

Open the relevant request in My Tech Help and describe the problem. Include photos or other supporting information if useful. We may need to inspect the device or service outcome before deciding the appropriate remedy.

Australian Consumer Law statement

Our goods and services come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. For major failures with the service, you are entitled to cancel your service contract with us and to a refund for the unused portion, or to compensation for its reduced value. You are also entitled to choose a refund or replacement for major failures with goods. If a failure with the goods or a service does not amount to a major failure, you are entitled to have the failure rectified in a reasonable time. If this is not done, you are entitled to a refund for the goods and to cancel the contract for the service and obtain a refund of any unused portion. You are also entitled to compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage from a failure in the goods or service.

Contact us

For new help, use Start request. For an existing request, service question, complaint or warranty issue, use My Tech Help.

For privacy, legal or accessibility requests, email [email protected] or write to Chatsifieds.com Pty Ltd (ABN 51 620 592 403), 15 Evenglow Drive, Wollert VIC 3750.

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