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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>PKF MACK &amp; CO PRIVACY
POLICY &amp; COLLECTION STATEMENT</strong></p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>We Respect Your
Privacy</strong><br />
1.&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co has created this Privacy Policy and
Collection Statement (together referred to as "this privacy policy
") in order to demonstrate its firm commitment to privacy.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">2.&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co is bound
by the Privacy Act and the National Privacy Principles.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">3.&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co will
update this privacy policy as required. If it is changed, the
changes will be posted on our website so that you are always aware
of the sort of information collected, how the information may be
used, and under what circumstances it may be disclosed by PKF Mack
&amp; Co.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">4.&nbsp;Please note that if at any
time PKF Mack &amp; Co is required by law to release information
about you or your organisation, PKF Mack &amp; Co must cooperate
fully.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">5.&nbsp;This privacy policy does
not apply to acts or practices of PKF Mack &amp; Co that are
directly related to employee records of current or former
employees.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>What Sort of Information
Does PKF Mack &amp; Co Collect?</strong><br />
6.&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co collects information about you ("the
information") in 4 different ways:</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co
collects information from you when you engage the firm so we may
provide you with taxation, business and assurance services.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">(b)&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co collects
information from the Australian Taxation Office, either by mail,
telephone or the Tax Agent Portal.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">(c)&nbsp;When you send
PKF&nbsp;Mack &amp; Co an e-mail, we collect the information
provided.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">(d)&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co collects
information from other third parties to enable us to provide you
with the service you have engaged us for.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>What Happens If You Do
Provide The Information?</strong><br />
7.&nbsp;If you do not provide information that we request, PKF Mack
&amp; Co may not be able to provide you with taxation, business and
assurance services.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Why Does PKF Mack &amp; Co
Collect The Information And How Is Your Information Used By PKF
Mack &amp; Co?</strong><br />
8.&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co collects the information to provide you
with a specific service. For example, we may use the information
you provide us with to complete your annual financial statements
and tax return.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">9.&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co also uses
the information to send you information (either by e-mail or post)
that you request. If at any time you receive material that you did
not request or do not want to receive such material any more, see
Correcting and Updating Your Profile below.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Who Does PKF Mack &amp; Co
Disclose Personal Information To?</strong><br />
10.&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co will not sell, rent, trade or otherwise
supply to third parties any personal information obtained from you
unless you consent.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">11.&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co may
engage the services of contractors to carry out the same duties as
performed by an employee of the firm.&nbsp; Contractors engaged by
the firm are bound by the firm's privacy policy.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>How Will PKF Mack &amp; Co
Keep Your Personal Information Secure?<br />
</strong>12.&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co has security measures designed
to protect against the loss, misuse and/or alteration of the
information under its control.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">13.&nbsp;These security measures
are:</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">(a)&nbsp;restricted access to PKF
Mack &amp; Co's computer systems;</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">(b)&nbsp;restricted access to PKF
Mack &amp; Co's office and filing system;</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">(c)&nbsp;secure storage of archived
files;</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">(d)&nbsp;requiring adherence to PKF
Mack &amp; Co's privacy policy by employees and contractors.<br />
&nbsp;<br />
<strong>Correcting &amp; Updating Your Profile<br />
</strong>14.&nbsp;PKF Mack &amp; Co gives you the following options
for accessing and modifying information previously provided:</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">(a)&nbsp;You may gain access to
information that PKF Mack &amp; Co has collected about you, by
contacting the person named below. We will not charge you for
responding to such a request, unless we incur costs in providing
the information.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">(b)&nbsp;You can notify necessary
corrections/updates to this information in writing or by
e-mail.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Contacting</strong><br />
15.&nbsp;If you have any questions about this privacy policy, you
should contact:</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">Lynda Proud<br />
PO Box 609<br />
WEST PERTH&nbsp; WA&nbsp; 6872<br />
(08) 9426 8999<br />
(08) 9426 8900<br />
<a href="mailto:lproud@mackco.com.au">lproud@pkfmack.com.au</a></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Limitation of
Liability</strong><br />
Liability limited by a scheme approved by Professional Standards
Legislation.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">Disclaimer and
Copyright&nbsp;<br />
Access to and use of this website<br />
If you access or use this website, you consent to the terms below.
We reserve the right to modify these terms from time to time.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Copyright</strong><br />
Unless otherwise indicated, the material available on this website
is protected by copyright. You can reproduce this copyright
material free of charge without further permission, subject to the
following conditions:</p>

<ul>
<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">you must reproduce the material
accurately</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">you must not use the material in
a derogatory manner or a misleading context, and</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">you must acknowledge the source
and copyright status of the material.</div>
</li>
</ul>

<p style="text-align: justify;">Your rights to use materials on
this site do not extend to any rights to the design and underlying
computer code upon which the site is built and delivered. That
material is protected by copyright and may not be copied or
reproduced in any form.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Copyright of third
parties</strong><br />
This web site contains material that is protected by copyright
owned by third party contributors to this site.&nbsp; This website
provides links to other websites, which may contain information
that is the copyright of third parties and subject to restrictions
on use or reproduction.<br />
<br />
You must get permission from the copyright owner to use:</p>

<ul>
<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">copyrighted materials from other
websites, or</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">material on this website that is
protected by the copyright of a third party.</div>
</li>
</ul>

<p style="text-align: justify;">We cannot give you this
permission.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Disclaimer</strong><br />
The information provided on this website is for general guidance
only. It should not be used as a substitute for legal, business,
accounting, tax or other professional advice.<br />
<br />
This website is intended to provide general information to
visitors, and all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure its
quality and accuracy.<br />
<br />
However we:</p>

<ul>
<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">make no warranty, express or
implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the
accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information that
is available on or through this website, nor represent that its use
would not infringe privately owned rights</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">do not assume any legal liability
or responsibility for any damage or loss that may directly or
indirectly result from any information contained on this website or
any actions taken as a result of the content of this website</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">may change, delete, add to, or
otherwise amend information contained on this website without
notice, and</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">are not responsible for the
content of other websites linked to or referenced from this
website. We do not endorse the information, content, presentation
or accuracy of such other websites, and make no warranty, express
or implied, regarding them.</div>
</li>
</ul>

<p style="text-align: justify;">We make no warranty, express or
implied, nor assume any legal liability or responsibility:</p>

<ul>
<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">that the website or the server
are free of computer viruses or any other harmful components,
defects or errors</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">that any defects in the website
will be corrected</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">that your access to the website
will be reliable, uninterrupted or error-free (including access to
any linked websites)</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">for any delays, inaccuracies,
failures, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects,
computer viruses or communication line failures, or</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">for any theft, destruction,
damage or unauthorised access to your computer system or
network.</div>
</li>
</ul>

<p style="text-align: justify;">Reference to any specific
commercial product, process or service by trade name, trade mark,
manufacturer or otherwise does not constitute an endorsement,
recommendation or favouring by us.<br />
<br />
Nothing contained on this website is, nor should be relied on as, a
promise or representation about past or future events.<br />
<br />
If you follow a hypertext link to another website, you do so on
your own responsibility. When visiting other websites you should
refer to each website's individual terms of use and not rely on
these terms.<br />
<br />
It is unlawful to intentionally cause damage to this website
through the knowing transmission of any program, information, code
or command.<br />
<br />
Each page on this website must be read in conjunction with this
disclaimer and any other disclaimer that forms part of this
website.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Governing
law</strong><br />
This website is governed by Victorian and Australian Federal law,
and the Courts of Victoria have exclusive jurisdiction.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Access from outside
Australia<br />
</strong>We make no representation that this website complies with
laws (including intellectual property laws) of any country outside
Australia. If you access this website from outside Australia, you
do so on your own responsibility and are responsible for ensuring
compliance with all laws in the place where you are located.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">A career at PKF Mack &amp; Co will
provide you with the opportunity to work on local, national and
international accounting matters. PKF Mack &amp; Co are committed
to staff development and training and ensure that all staff are
kept up to date on legislative changes and complete their
professional learning requirements. Investing in staff is how we
make our firm exceptional. We know that the better equipped our
staff are, the more satisfied our clients will be.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">To attract and retain the right
professional staff we provide:<br />
<br />
</p>

<ul>
<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">ongoing training</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">professional membership</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">regular performance
appraisals</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">paid study leave and
support</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">challenging client
assignments</div>
</li>

<li>
<div style="text-align: justify;">a flexible career path</div>
</li>
</ul>

<p style="text-align: justify;">If you are interested in a career
with PKF Mack &amp; Co please follow this <a
href="http://www.pkf.com.au/CAREERS/Pages/CareersHomepage.aspx"
target="_blank" title="Careers">link</a>&nbsp;for further
information.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">We provide services in Auditing
&amp; Corporate Advisory, Business Services such as business growth
opportunities and&nbsp;revenue optimisation, Taxation Consulting,
Superannuation Services, and Financial Services.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Trust<br />
</strong>We strongly believe that you don't buy trust, you earn it.
At PKF&nbsp;Mack &amp; Co we are trusted by our clients - this is
reflected in our business being built on word of mouth
referrals.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Experience<br />
</strong>At PKF Mack &amp; Co you are guaranteed to have a highly
skilled and experienced practitioner working with you. We want to
provide assurance that your business is in the hands of a
knowledgeable group of professionals.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Assurance<br />
</strong>At PKF Mack &amp; Co our in-house procedures mean that
nothing is overlooked when handling your financial requirements,
advising you on taxation matters, attending to your superannuation
needs or addressing any other specialist service.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">
<strong>Relationships</strong><br />
PKF Mack &amp; Co is a local business with the experience and
resources to match any of the big accounting firms but our emphasis
is on building relationships with our clients. We cater to
businesses of all sizes - small to medium enterprises and
corporate, as well as individuals.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Diversity</strong><br />
Over the last 30 years we have partnered with clients in every
industry. Our staff have a knowledge base that allows us to service
all clients, from individuals to large companies.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">PKF Mack &amp; Co understand that
your chosen accountancy firm should cater for all your accounting,
auditing and taxation consulting needs.</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">We have spent the last 30 years
expanding our services. We believe in providing a comprehensive
solution for our clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">
<strong>Specialisations</strong><strong><br />
</strong>• Mining<br />
• Oil &amp; Gas<br />
• Manufacturing<br />
• Primary Production<br />
• Stockbroking and Investment Banking<br />
• Property and Business Services<br />
• Retail<br />
• Health Services<br />
• Franchising</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Partnering<br />
</strong>PKF Mack &amp; Co know that clients choose us because we
provide sound business advice and assistance with solving financial
issues. Our experienced accountants are able to discuss business
strategy, financial opportunities and compliance obligations -
speaking to someone who knows your financial situation and has an
understanding of your business objectives is invaluable.</p>
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