Terms and Conditions

1. This document sets out the terms of participation in “Flame Awards 2010” competition (the “Competition”).

2. The promoter of this competition is the Music Council of Australia (ABN 85 070 619 608), 148/45 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, New South Wales, Australia (“Promoter”).

3. All relevant instructions included in this entry kit and on the Promoter’s website www.musicplayforlife.org/flame (“Website”) form part of these Terms and Conditions. Entry must be in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. By entering the Competition, each entrant agrees to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. The Promoter may in its discretion refuse to award a prize to an entrant who fails to comply with these Terms and Conditions.

4A. Entry to this Competition is open to all Australian Primary schools except for the following (‘Schools’):

(a) Institutions offering exclusively preschool or post-school age education;
(b) Pupils educated in a domestic situation;
(c) Institutions attended by pupils on a part-time basis for education in a specific discipline (e.g. weekend/evening music classes); and
(d) Any institution which may be considered ineligible for any other reason as determined by the Promoter.

4B. Employees of the Promoter or any person associated with this Competition and their immediate families are not eligible to enter. A School is not eligible to enter if staff, pupils or officials of that School are directly related to one of the Promoter’s panel of judges.

5. Entry into the Competition is free.

6. The Competition starts at 9am AEST on Monday 19 July 2010 and ends at 5pm AEST on Friday 6 September 2010 (“Competition Period”). Each School entrant can only enter the Competition once.

7. To enter this Competition, each School entrant must:

a) Submit a written document of 800 words or less completed by a teacher, principal or adult member of that School community outlining aspects of the instrumental program. (Please refer to STEP ONE of the entry kit for more details);

b) Submit a written document of 200 words completed by one or more student(s) of that School which provides reasons as to what that/those student(s) like best about making music together at the School? If more than one student is completing this document please note the TOTAL word count for the entry is 200 words;

c) Complete the School Details Form (please refer to STEP THREE of the entry kit for more details).

8A. To be eligible for a prize, each School entry must:

(i)  Be submitted in the template document provided
(ii) Authorised by the principal of the School
(iii) Include all contact details as specified in the entry kit.

8B. Each entry must be submitted online at the Music: Play for Life ‘Flame Awards’ page: www.musicplayforlife.org/flames by 5pm AEST on Friday 6th September 2010. Any entry received after the expiry of the Competition Period will be deemed invalid. No responsibility is accepted for late, lost, delayed or misdirected entries.

9. All entries become the property of Promoter and will not be returned to the entrants and may be destroyed by Promoter at its discretion.

10. As a condition of entry:

a) Each School warrants that:

i. All details provided with the entry are true and accurate.

ii. It has the right to enter into this Competition and to grant the Promoter the rights set out in these Terms and Conditions.

iii. The School’s entry and all information included in that entry is an original work and has not previously been communicated to the public.

iv. All necessary permits, consents, clearances and releases (if any) have been obtained or cleared by the School to allow it participate in this competition.

v. The exercise of the rights granted to the Promoter in these Terms and Conditions will not infringe the rights of any third party.

and the entrant agrees to indemnify promoter against any loss or damage resulting from any breach of these warranties;

b) Each School that wins a State/Territory Prize must supply to the Promoter at its request, a photographic image of the School and any person who assisted with the entry as determined by the Promoter in its discretion; and

c) Each School grants to the Promoter the following rights:

(i) To use the School’s name and the name and likeness of any person who assisted with the entry for promotional, marketing and publicity purposes in any media worldwide in perpetuity and without payment; and

(ii) To use and disclose the School entrant’s details in any media for future promotional, marketing and publicity purposes.

11. There are eight (8) State/Territory prizes to be won. The entry judged by the Promoter’s panel of judges to be the best and most creative in each State and Territory of Australia will win one of the eight (8) State/Territory prizes (“State Winner”). For the avoidance of doubt there will be one (1) State Winner from each State or Territory. Each State Winner will receive:

(i) a cheque for $1500.
(ii) a selection of music CDs.
(iii) one year’s subscription to the Music Council’s ‘Music Forum’ magazine and ‘Music in Action’ magazine.

12. There is one (1) national prize. Each State Winner is eligible to win the national prize. The State Winner judged by the Promoter’s panel of judges to have entered the best, most creative description of inspirational music teaching will win the national prize (“National Prize Winner”). The National Prize Winner will receive:

(i) an additional $3000.00

13. The total maximum prize pool of the Competition is $15,000 (including GST).

14. Any costs associated with accepting and using a prize (or any part of it) are the responsibility of each State Winner and the National Prize Winner. Prizes are not transferable.

15. The decisions of the Promoter and its panel judges in relation to any aspect of the Competition are final and binding upon every person who enters the Competition. No correspondence will be entered into.

16. The winners of the State/Territory Prize will be announced on ABC Classic FM and ABC Local Radio in November 2010. The winner of the National Prize will be announced in November 2010 and published on the Promoter’s website. Each winner will be notified by phone before public announcements are made.

17. If there is any event which prevents or hinders promoter’s conduct of this competition or promoter’s ability to deliver the prize to the winners of this competition, then promoter may in its discretion cancel this competition and recommence it under the same conditions or select another winner.

18. Each entrant School acknowledges that the Promoter is under no obligation to exercise any of the rights granted to it by these Terms and Conditions.

19. Each entrant School agrees that the Promoter may use its entry and any personal details provided to the Promoter for any promotional, marketing and publicity purposes of the Promoter in any media without notice and without any fee paid to the School.

20. If there is any event that prevents or hinders the Promoter’s conduct of the Competition or the Promoter’s ability to deliver the prizes to the prize winners of the Competition, the Promoter may, in its discretion, cancel the Competition and recommence it at another time under the same conditions or select another winner.

21. The Promoter is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, or for any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in the Competition, or for any technical error that may occur in the course of the administration of the Competition. The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.

22. To the full extent permitted by the law, the Promoter will not be liable for any injury, damages, expenses, or loss whatsoever (whether direct or inconsequential) to persons or property as a result of any person entering into the Competition or accepting or using any prize, including without limitation non-receipt of any prize.