Terms and Conditions
Ownership of Entries
By submitting an entry, the entrant agrees that copyright of all components of the entry will become the property of the Tasmania Together Progress Board (“the Board”).
Through submission of an entry, entrants and their guardians grant non-exclusive reproduction and publication rights of the works submitted.
All entrants acknowledge, as a condition of entry, that the Board has the right to publicise and/or broadcast his/her name and/or photo and competition entry or all other incidental matters.
All competition entries once submitted, automatically become the property of the Board. Entries will not be returned, although entries can be collected within 14 days of the announcement of winners from the Tasmania Together Progress Board, if specifically requested at the time of entry.
The Board will not be liable for any loss or damage of entries submitted to the competition.
Winning entries in the competition will be considered for future promotion of the Tasmania Together Youth Challenge.
Statement of Originality
All entries must be the original work of the author(s), and have not been used as an entry in any previous competition or challenge. Your entry can be submitted to other subsequent challenges and competitions being run this year (eg Crime Stoppers Youth Challenge and/or the Tasmanian Youth Environment Conference).
Entry Requirements
The Tasmania Together Youth Challenge opens on Monday, 27 June 2011 and closes on Monday, 3 October 2011.
Postal entries will be accepted until first mail (or 10am) Tuesday 4 October 2011 (ie post marked no later than Monday, 3 October 2011). Electronic entries must be sent by 5pm on Monday, 3 October 2011).
The competition is open to all school-aged students. More than one entry can be made, however, each entry requires a separate Entry Form and must include a statement of not more than 200 words, reflecting on the entry piece and its connection to Tasmania Together.
The entrant’s or group contact's name, grade level and school (if appropriate) must appear on an entry form attached to the entry. For group entries, a list of all members of the group should be attached to the entry form.
If an entrant is under the age of 16 a coordinating teacher, parent or guardian must provide their name and contact details on the entry form. They must also sign and certify the entry form.
Address for entries:
Entries can be mailed to the Tasmania Together Progress Board:
Tasmania Together Youth Challenge
PO Box 123
HOBART TAS 7001
or hand-delivered to:
Tasmania Together Progress Board
Level 7, 144 Macquarie Street
HOBART TAS 7000
or submitted online.
Rights of the Board and Exclusion of Liability
The Board will not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever (including, but not limited to, direct or consequential loss) or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with the Tasmania Together Youth Challenge.
The Board’s decision in relation to any aspect of the Tasmania Together Youth Challenge is final and binding on each participant.
The Board reserves the right to disqualify entries in the event of non-compliance with these terms and conditions.
The Board reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time in its absolute discretion and without notice to participants.
Judging
Judging will take place in November 2011. All entries received during the competition period will be entered into the judging. Winners will be notified in writing as soon as possible.
Entries will be judged on creativity, quality, and originality, along with how well the ideas are link to Tasmania Together's vision, goals and benchmarks.
The judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost, corrupted, incorrectly formatted or misdirected entries. No updated or revised versions of entries will be considered after initial entry.
Prizes
Only one first and one second prize will be awarded for each entry category (regardless of whether the winning entry is submitted by an individual or group).
Where a group has entered the competition, the prize will be given to the person nominated as group contact on the entry form, for distribution to other members of the group.
Total prize values may differ from those indicated in the prize table, dependent upon retail and purchase prices available at the time prizes are awarded.
Refer to the section for an overview of the prizes and their distribution.
The Board reserves the right not to award all prizes if there is less than 2 entries in any entry category.