The Speed Dating Wine Tour
These Terms and Conditions ("Terms") govern your booking and attendance at any event operated by The Speed Dating Wine Tour ("SDWT", "we", "us", "our"). By booking a ticket, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Conscious Connection Code (the "Good Human Code"), and our Privacy Policy.
Please read these Terms carefully. They contain important limitations on our liability and your rights.
Nothing in these Terms is intended to, or does, exclude, restrict, or modify any right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted, or modified under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), including the consumer guarantees in Part 3-2, Division 1 of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). Where a term of these Terms would otherwise be void as an unfair contract term under sections 23-28 ACL, or would purport to exclude a non-excludable guarantee under sections 60-63 ACL, that term is to be read down to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable, and if it cannot be read down, it is severed and the rest of these Terms continues to apply (see clause 13.2).
1.1 The Speed Dating Wine Tour is a single-day, hosted social and dating experience. Each Tour begins when the coach departs the advertised departure point, includes approximately three winery/venue stops as communicated to guests in pre-event correspondence, and concludes on return of the coach to the departure city or a location communicated to guests in advance.
1.2 Our responsibility is to provide guests with a full day out in wine country, visiting the venues communicated to guests ahead of time, hosted by an SDWT host for the duration of the Tour as defined in clause 1.1.
1.3 SDWT reserves the right to substitute a venue, adjust the itinerary or running order, or change timing due to circumstances including weather, venue availability, road conditions, or matters outside our control. We will use reasonable efforts to notify guests of material changes.
1.4 SDWT does not guarantee romantic connection, compatibility, or any particular outcome between guests. The Tour is provided as a social experience only; formation of any personal or romantic relationship between guests is entirely outside our control and not something we are responsible for.
2.1 Where offered, the pre-tour coffee catch-up and the post-Tour afterparty are optional, informal gatherings and do not form part of the official Tour described in clause 1.1.
2.2 Attendance at either is entirely at the guest's own discretion and own risk. SDWT is not responsible for anything that occurs before the Tour departs or after the Tour concludes, including at any afterparty venue, regardless of whether that venue or gathering was mentioned or recommended by SDWT.
3.1 All wine, beer, and other alcohol served on the Tour is served by the licensed venues visited, not by SDWT. Responsible service of alcohol (RSA), including decisions to serve, limit, or refuse service to any guest, is the sole responsibility of the licensed venue and its RSA-trained staff, who are individually bound by the liquor licensing legislation applicable in the state in which they operate, including (as applicable) the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (Vic), the Liquor Licensing Act 1997 (SA), the Liquor Act 1992 (Qld), and the Liquor Control Act 1988 (WA).
3.2 SDWT does not hold a liquor licence, and does not serve, sell, or supply alcohol at any point during the Tour, including on the coach. SDWT is not a "licensee" for the purposes of any state liquor licensing legislation and accepts no liability that attaches specifically to a licensee under that legislation.
3.3 Guests are responsible for their own consumption of alcohol and its effects. SDWT is not liable for any injury, loss, embarrassment, altercation, medical event, or other consequence arising from a guest's consumption of alcohol, whether served on the coach, at a venue, or at the pre-tour or afterparty gathering.
4.1 Coach transport for each Tour is booked by SDWT with a licensed, independent, third-party coach operator.
4.2 The coach operator and driver are solely responsible for the vehicle, its roadworthiness, insurance, driving conduct, and compliance with applicable transport and heavy vehicle legislation (including the Heavy Vehicle National Law as applied in the relevant state, and state road transport legislation). SDWT engages a licensed, commercially insured operator for each Tour but is not vicariously liable for that operator's negligence, in the same way a person who engages an independent contractor is not generally liable for that contractor's negligence under Australian common law. SDWT remains liable only to the extent it has itself been negligent, for example, in the reasonable care taken in selecting and engaging the operator.
4.3 Guests must follow all driver and host instructions relating to transport safety, including remaining seated where required.
5.1 All guests must comply with our Conscious Connection Code ("Good Human Code"), available at our Good Human Code page, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference. Guests are sent a link to this Code prior to the event and are taken to have read and accepted it upon booking.
5.2 SDWT discourages, and holds no responsibility for, any guest's poor behaviour, including but not limited to excessive alcohol consumption, harassment, aggression, boundary violations, or other conduct inconsistent with the Good Human Code.
5.3 Our host is available throughout the Tour and will make reasonable efforts to assist if a concern is raised, including speaking to a guest, adjusting seating or groupings, or removing a guest from the Tour in line with the Good Human Code.
5.4 Notwithstanding clause 5.3, SDWT is not responsible for resolving disputes or negative interactions between guests, and any intervention by a host is offered as a courtesy and duty of care, not an assumption of liability for the underlying conduct.
5.5 Where a host or SDWT considers it appropriate, we may involve police or other authorities. Doing so does not make SDWT responsible for the underlying incident, and SDWT is under no obligation to involve authorities in any particular case.
5.6 SDWT reserves the right to refuse entry to, or remove without refund, any guest whose behaviour breaches the Good Human Code or these Terms, or who SDWT reasonably believes poses a risk to themselves or others.
6.1 Guests acknowledge that the Tour involves inherent risks associated with group travel, alcohol-licensed venues, outdoor and hospitality environments (including uneven ground, stairs, car parks, and vineyard settings), and interaction with other members of the public and guests, and that these risks cannot be entirely eliminated.
6.2 By booking, each guest voluntarily assumes these risks to the maximum extent permitted by law. Where applicable, this acknowledgment is intended to operate as a warning of an "obvious risk" of a "dangerous recreational activity" for the purposes of the relevant state civil liability legislation, including the Wrongs Act 1958 (Vic), the Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), the Civil Liability Act 2002 (WA), the Civil Liability Act 2003 (Qld), and the Civil Liability Act 1936 (SA) to the extent that legislation applies to the Tour and the guest's claim. Whether a particular incident falls within an "obvious risk" is determined by law, not by this clause alone, and this clause does not limit liability for reckless conduct or, in South Australia, gross negligence, where such limitations are not permitted by that legislation.
7.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, SDWT excludes all liability for any injury, illness, loss, damage, or expense arising from or connected with:
7.2 Nothing in these Terms excludes, restricts, or modifies any consumer guarantee, right, or remedy conferred on a guest under sections 60-63 of the Australian Consumer Law (the guarantees of due care and skill, and fitness for purpose, in the supply of services), and no clause in these Terms is to be read as attempting to do so section 64 ACL makes any such term void. Because SDWT's Tours are services of a kind ordinarily acquired for personal, domestic, or household use, section 64A ACL does not permit us to limit our liability for breach of those guarantees even to a resupply remedy; our liability for a proven breach of an ACL consumer guarantee is not capped by this clause or any other clause in these Terms. This clause 7 is directed only at liability that is not an ACL consumer guarantee for example, liability in general negligence for matters outside our control under clauses 3, 4, and 5 which is limited or excluded as set out above, to the extent the law allows.
7.3 To the extent permitted by law, each guest releases SDWT, its owners, directors, employees, hosts, and contractors from any claim arising from matters described in clause 7.1, except where caused by SDWT's own negligence or wilful misconduct.
8.1 Each guest indemnifies SDWT against loss, damage, cost, or claim (including reasonable legal costs) that SDWT suffers as a direct result of that guest's breach of these Terms or the Good Human Code, or that guest's wrongful or unlawful act, to the extent that loss was caused by the guest and not by SDWT. This indemnity does not apply to the extent SDWT's own negligence or breach of these Terms contributed to the loss, and is not intended to make a guest liable for the acts of another guest, a venue, or the coach operator. This clause is drafted narrowly, and is to be interpreted narrowly, so as not to constitute an unfair contract term under sections 23-28 ACL.
9.1 If a guest has a concern about their experience, they agree to raise it with SDWT first (via info@thespeeddatingwinetour.com.au) and give SDWT a reasonable opportunity to respond and, where appropriate, resolve the matter, before pursuing the matter through a regulator, review platform, social media, or legal action.
9.2 Nothing in these Terms prevents a guest from making a genuine complaint to a regulator (including Consumer and Business Services in South Australia, Consumer Affairs Victoria, or the equivalent body in any other state), seeking legal advice, exercising a right under the Australian Consumer Law, or making truthful, honestly held statements about their experience. Under the Defamation Act 2005 (as enacted in each state and territory in substantially uniform terms), truth is a complete defence to a defamation claim; SDWT does not seek, and this clause does not operate, to restrict any statement that is true or is honest opinion based on the guest's actual experience.
9.3 Guests agree not to make statements about SDWT, its staff, or hosts that are knowingly false or misleading, or that amount to harassment, threats, cyberbullying, or targeted online abuse (which may separately constitute an offence under Commonwealth or state law, including the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) provisions on using a carriage service to menace, harass, or offend). This clause does not limit a guest's right to leave an honest review or make a truthful complaint, and is not intended to be, and must not be interpreted as, an unfair contract term for the purposes of sections 23-28 of the Australian Consumer Law.
10.1 Bookings are confirmed on payment in full via our ticketing platform.
10.2 Full details on bookings, cancellations, and refunds are set out in our cancellation policy and FAQs.
10.3 SDWT reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a Tour due to insufficient numbers, venue unavailability, extreme weather, or other events outside our reasonable control, in which case guests will be offered a refund or transfer to another date.
11.1 SDWT may capture non-intrusive group photography or video for promotional use during the Tour, in accordance with the Good Human Code. We will not publish content that identifies a guest without their express written consent.
12.1 Guests are responsible for advising SDWT of any relevant medical condition, allergy, or dietary requirement at the time of booking. SDWT and its venues will make reasonable efforts to accommodate disclosed requirements but are not liable for undisclosed conditions.
13.1 These Terms are governed by the laws of Australia, and each party submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that state. This does not remove any right a guest has to bring a claim in their home state or under Commonwealth law, including the Australian Consumer Law, which applies nationally regardless of the governing law clause.
13.2 If any clause, or part of a clause, is found to be void, unenforceable, or an unfair contract term under sections 23-28 ACL, it is severed to that extent only, and the remainder of these Terms continues to apply in full.
13.3 SDWT may update these Terms from time to time; the version in effect at the time of booking applies.
13.4 These Terms, the Good Human Code, and the Privacy Policy form the entire agreement between the guest and SDWT regarding the Tour.
Last dated: 14th August 2026
