Joint Venture Agreement Template (Australia)

• Are planning a joint venture with another business or investor in Australia
• Want each party’s contributions, roles, risks & rewards clearly documented
• Need a structure for how the venture will be managed & how decisions are made
• Want written protections around IP, confidential information & exit arrangements

• Startups & SMEs collaborating on a specific project, product or venture
• Established businesses forming a JV for a new line, region or opportunity
• Corporate ventures where parties want a clear, standalone agreement
• Either side of the joint venture – any party can use this as the base contract

• The parties, purpose of the joint venture & how the venture will operate
• Each party’s contributions, responsibilities & expected involvement
• How profits, losses & distributions are to be shared
• High-level management structure, decision-making & dispute escalation
• Intellectual property ownership, use of existing IP & new JV IP
• Confidentiality & information-sharing expectations
• How the joint venture can end & what happens on exit or termination

You receive an editable Word document with placeholders for party details, contributions, profit-sharing & governance choices, so you can tailor the agreement to your specific joint venture before taking legal advice if the deal is complex or high risk.