Terms and Conditions

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER.
  1. Entry is open to citizens of the United Kingdom aged 18 years or over who hold a current, full passport.
  2. No purchase is necessary.
  3. Two winners will be drawn – one on air (entrants will call in for the chance to win and be shortlisted into a final draw/competition on Friday 26th November 2010) and one online from online entries via the dedicated microsite.
  4. The online winner will be the first entry drawn at random from all valid and completed entries and carried out under the supervision of an independent observer.
  5. The prize is non-transferable. No cash alternative.
  6. The promoter is Tourism Australia, Australia Centre, Australia House 6th Floor, Melbourne Place/Strand, London, WC2B 4LG (the "Promoter").
  7. The on air promotion closes at 20.00 on Friday 26th November 2010; the online promotion closes at 23.59 (GMT) on Monday 6th December 2010 (the “Promotion Period”).
  8. There are two holiday prizes to be won (one on air and one online). Incomplete or unreadable entries will be disqualified.
  9. No responsibility is accepted for any entries that are incomplete, unreadable, ineligible, corrupted, lost or delayed or are unable to be sent due to technical or any other reason, or for any charge by the senders network for repeat entries.
  10. The on air draw will take place on Friday 26th November 2010; the online Prize Draw will take place on Tuesday 7th December 2010.
  11. By submitting an entry, entrants acknowledge and accept these Terms and Conditions and agree that the winner agrees that their name and county of residence may be released if they win a prize, and consent to any post-event publicity.
  12. Directors, management, employees, officers, affiliated companies and immediate families of the Promoter, or their families, cohabitants, agents or anyone else connected with the promotion, are not eligible to enter.
  13. Participants can enter as many times as they wish as long as they follow the submission terms for entries. Only one entry per valid email address is permitted.
  14. The Winner will be notified by email within seven days of the closing date. The results of the free prize draw are final and no correspondence will be entered into by the Promoter. If the winner does not reply to the Promoter’s email acknowledging the Promoter’s email by 23.59 (GMT) on Monday 13th December 2010, they will forfeit the prize and the Promoter will redraw.
  15. The winner’s name will be available from Wednesday 29th December 2010. To obtain the winner’s name and county, please write within 14 days of the promotion closing date to Tourism Australia Absolute Promotion, Tourism Australia, Australia Centre, Melbourne Place/Strand, London WC2B 4LG enclosing a stamped addressed envelope.
  16. Online entry must be made by the entrant, only at the Entry Site. Entries made by any other individual or any entity, and/or originating at any other Internet web site of email address, including but limited to commercial competitions, subscription, notification and/or entering service sites, will be declared invalid and disqualified from this free prize draw. The use of any device to automate the entry process is prohibited.
  17. The Promoter requires the entrant’s personal information in order to conduct the competition. If an entrant does not provide the mandatory personal information requested then he/she will not be able to take part in the competition. The Promoter is bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and by entering the competition, the entrant is taken to consent to the Promoter's privacy policy, which is available at Australia.com. The entrant may ‘opt in’ to providing his/her personal information to Tourism Australia. If the entrant ‘opts in’ in this manner, the entrant acknowledges that a primary purpose of collection of the entrant’s personal information is to enable Tourism Australia to contact entrants in the future with information on special offers or provide entrants with marketing materials.
  18. As proof of eligibility, the winner will be required to provide a copy of a valid UK passport by Friday 17th December 2010 to the Promoter. If they cannot do so, the winner will forfeit the prize and the Promoter will award the prize in a redraw, subject to these same Terms and Conditions.
  19. In the event the selected entrant does not qualify due to age, nationality, or any other criteria set out in these Terms and Conditions, they will forfeit the prize and the Promoter will award the prize to the entrant in second place, subject to these same Terms and Conditions.
  20. As a condition of prize acceptance, the winner must agree to and sign the Prize Liability Release Form.
  21. Each prize (one on air and one online) is for two adults and is subject to availability.
  22. The prize includes:
    • Return economy flights LHR-BNE; SYD-LHR on Emirates
    • Five nights’ 4* accommodation in a double/twin room on a room only basis in Brisbane
    • Day trip to Moreton Island including helicopter transfers
    • Three days’ car hire in Queensland
    • Two nights’ 4* accommodation in a double/twin room on a room only basis on either the Sunshine Coast or the Gold Coast (optional for winner to choose from)
    • Economy flight from Brisbane to Sydney
    • Four nights’ 4* accommodation in a double/twin room on a room only basis in Sydney
    • Sydney Harbour Cruise
    • Sydney BridgeClimb
  23. The prize is provided by Bridge the World and is based on two pax sharing either a twin share or double room on a room only basis.
  24. The prize does not include travel costs to and from the departure port, any transfers either to hotels or airports, travel insurance, passports, visas, meals, any applicable taxes not included in the price of the ticket, ground transportation or any other costs of a personal nature not stated (including spending money) for the winner. The prize must be taken as stated and no compensation will be payable if a winner is unable to use the prize as stated.
  25. The ticket may be used to travel on Emirates during 2011 between the following dates:
    • 06 March 2011 - 16 April 2011
    • 01 May 2011 - 30 June 2011
    • 5 September 2011 - 6 October 2011
    • 1 November 2011 - 30 November 2011
  26. The ticket is valid for one year and travel must be completed by 25th November 2011; is subject to space availability; is non-reroutable, non-transferable, non-upgradeable, non-refundable and has no cash value. Skywards Miles cannot be accrued when travelling on this ticket. Complimentary domestic add-ons do not apply.
  27. The chosen prize package must be booked no later than by 31st January 2011. The return flight must be booked at the time of booking the flight departing the UK.
  28. The winner agrees to take part, without payment, in any publicity required by the Promoter accompanying or resulting from this promotion.
  29. The Promoter recommends that the winner obtains travel insurance. Compliance with any health or other government requirements is the responsibility of the winner. It is the responsibility of the winner to enquire about local issues and conditions at destinations before travel.
  30. The Promoter is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction of any communications network or any late, lost, incorrectly submitted, delayed, ineligible, incomplete, corrupted or misdirected entry whether due to error, transmission interruption or otherwise.
  31. If for any reason this Prize Draw is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Prize Draw, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Prize Draw. 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. The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by the Promoter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to a participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Prize Draw.

    CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION ON A WEBSITE/APP, OR TO OTHERWISE UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PRIZE DRAW, MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, WHETHER SUCCESSFUL OR NOT, THE PROMOTER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
  32. Tourism Australia accepts no liability for your use of this website. Tourism Australia will handle your personal details according to the Tourism Australia Privacy Policy on http://www.australia.com/privacypolicy.aspx
  33. This promotion is governed by the English Law and participants submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Terms and Conditions, or rights and obligations of contestants in connection to the Contest, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. If any of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions are judged to be illegal or unenforceable, the continuation in full force and effect of the remainder of the provisions will not be affected.

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