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Apprentice of the Year - Conditions of Entry

Eligibility for nomination

  1. To be eligible for nomination, the Apprentice must be:
  1. employed as an apprentice by HIA Apprentices; or
  2. employed by a financial member of HIA.

General terms of entry

  1. All applicable sections of the entry form must be completed.
  2. The Apprentice must be employed with a training contract registered with the relevant training authority in the region that they have been nominated.
  3. If the Apprentice is being nominated for the Awards by their host or employer, they must consent to their nomination and agree to these conditions of entry.
  4. For HIA regions where the apprentice competes and is judged by apprenticeship year levels, the category will be determined by the year level the apprentice is in at the close of entry date. Apprentices who become qualified within six (6) months prior to the close of entry date can compete in the fourth-year apprentice category if they have not entered the Awards in the previous year.
  5. If the Apprentice is entered into a category for which they do not qualify, HIA reserves the right to move the Apprentice to an appropriate category, without prior consent from the entrant.
  6. HIA reserves the right to amalgamate categories to best represent the industry if deemed appropriate.
  7. Judges reserve the right to decline to present an Award in a particular category if a minimum standard of excellence has not been reached.
  8. The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.

Publicity & warranties

  1. It is the responsibility of all entrants to ensure the information provided is accurate and truthful.
  2. By completing the entry form and submitting a nomination for the HIA Apprentice of the Year awards, the entrant (you):
  1. warrant the details provided in the entry form are correct in every respect and comply with the conditions of entry;
  2. declare that the Apprentice consents to their nomination as Apprentice of the Year, is available to attend and participate in Awards events, including judging days;
  3. acknowledge that all details and imagery are not subject to copyright;
  4. grant to HIA an irrevocable license to use the subject matter of the entry and material included with or as part of the entry for any purpose in connection with the promotion of HIA, the Apprentice Awards and HIA’s awards programme generally;
  5. agree to state the category, HIA region and the year awarded, whenever disclosing information or themselves in any communications media, as a finalist or winner in the Apprentice Awards; and
  6. agrees to comply with the HIA Awards Advertising Standards, HIA Award winner’s conditions of use and HIA Award logo style guide.
    1. All entries become HIA’s property.
    2. HIA cannot guarantee the return of entry material supplied. All documentation will be securely stored at the completion of the awards program.
    3. HIA does not guarantee that all entrants will be featured in publications or promotional events related to the HIA awards.

Client/entrant notification

  1. All entrants will be advised of the judging date and time by the Housing Industry Association following the close of entries.
  2. Each Apprentice will be judged by industry professionals who volunteer their time. Apprentices will be interviewed by the judges within a 100km radius of the major regional centre. Entrants outside this area may be judged by phone interview.

Disqualification

  1. HIA reserve the right to disqualify a Apprentice before, during or after the contest judging, official announcement of winners and awards presentation if HIA determines:
  1. that the entry, host, employer or nominated Apprentice breaches or otherwise fails to meet/observe any of the stated eligibility requirements or conditions of entry;
  2. that information provided is false, misleading or deceptive;
  3. the host, employer or nominated Apprentice are involved in any conduct or any activity (of both a personal or business nature) that is unlawful or may harm  HIA’s name or reputation.
    1. In the case of disqualification after the awards’ ceremony, the winning entrant will be required to return the award and a public announcement may be made by HIA.

Privacy & personal information

  1. HIA may collect personal information (as defined in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)) and other information relating to the Apprentice named in the entry form and business operations of the person submitting the entry to administer the Awards.
  2. By participating in the Awards (including by submitting an entry), you consent for HIA to use and disclose any personal information
  1. for the purposes set out in HIA’s Privacy Statement available at hia.com.au/privacy; and
  2. to HIA’s related entities, business partners, agencies, sponsors and other third parties engaged to provide services in connection with the Awards, in order to:
    1. market to the entrant, including by email, SMS/ MMS, mail, social media and telephone; and
    2. administer the Awards.
    1. You agree that such consent continues unless otherwise withdrawn. To withdraw consent to receive marketing material from HIA or a third party or request that personal information not be disclosed to a third party, the entrant may:
      Call HIA on 1300 650 620 or Email national_events@hia.com.au