Terms and Conditions

1. The PIS Paraplanner Award 2008 (the “Competition”) is being conducted by Australian Unity Funds Management Limited (ABN 60 071 497 115, AFS Licence No. 234454) of Level 10, 114 Albert Road, South Melbourne 3205 (“Australian Unity”).

2. Entry to the Award is open to all PIS staff who are PS146 compliant or are in the process of completing their PS146, to be completed prior to the end of 2008 and whose role requires them to spend a minimum of fifty percent of their role performing paraplanning duties.  

3. The Competition commences on 1 September 2008 and applications must be submitted in accordance with these terms and conditions by 5pm AEST on 30 September 2008.

4. To enter the Competition, applicants must:
a) Register online at www.paraplanneraward-PIS.com.au (the “Website”); and
b) Complete the questionnaire (answering all the questions) found on the Website and submit it (in accordance with the instructions on the Website) by 5pm AEST on 30 September 2008.

5. Applicants may only enter the Competition once. Australian Unity accepts no responsibility for incorrectly submitted, delayed, misdirected or illegible entries into this Competition.

6. A panel of judges consisting of representatives from Kaplan, Professional Investment Services (PIS) and Australian Unity Investments (AUI) will review the applications and select one finalist from each state, namely New South Wales (includes ACT), Victoria (includes TAS), Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia (includes NT)  (the “State Winners”).
Entrants will be judged according to the number of correct answers to the multiple choice and short answer questions, as well as against specific criteria relating to their professionalism, understanding of the paraplanning industry and their involvement in the industry.
The National Winner will be selected by the judging panel, taking into account the results from the above. Members of the Panel may interview applicants at a mutually convenient time if further information is required.

7. The five State Winners, (includes ACT), (includes TAS), , and (includes NT) will be contacted during the week commencing 20 October 2008.  

8. Each of the five winners will receive:
a) An award up to the maximum value of $300.00

Total value of all five state prizes is a maximum of $1,500 (incl GST).

9. Using the same criteria as set out in clause 6, the Panel will select one national winner from the State Winners (the “National Winner”). The National Winner will be announced at the PIS Professional Development Days in November and will be published on the PIS website.

10. The National Winner will win a trip for themselves to the PIS 2009 National Conference (to be held in April 2009), including return economy airfares from the National Winner’s nearest capital city, accommodation for 3 nights and registration. Total value of prize for the National Winner is a maximum of $6,000 (incl GST).

11. Total prize pool in this Competition is $7,500 (incl GST). The winner must take the prize on the date specified above. The prize cannot be redeemed for cash, exchanged or transferred to another person. All State Winners and the National Winner acknowledge and agree that all other costs associated with the prize, including taxes, insurance, transfers and other ancillary costs, are their own responsibility.

12. Entrants for this Award will also have the opportunity to enter the 2008 Paraplanner of the Year Award, supported by the FPA, Kaplan and Money Management by responding to some additional questions during the submission process.  Further information about this Award and the Award Terms and Conditions can be found at www.paraplanneraward.com.au

13. Chance plays no part in this Competition. The Panel’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Any applicants or applications not complying with these terms and conditions or involving fraud or any other illegal activity may be disqualified by the Panel and/or replaced by another applicant at any time. Australian Unity reserves the right to at any time undertake any verification checks of the application submitted.

14. By entering the Competition, all applicants confirm and agree that they will abide by these terms and conditions, they are the person who submitted the application on the Website, and the application is their own work. Applicants who submit multiple entries will be judged on their first entry only. 

14. Australian Unity is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, either submitted by the applicant on the Website, or caused by equipment or programming used in this Competition, or for any technical error that may occur during the administration of this Competition including any omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, network failures, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on the Website, software failure, theft, destruction, alteration or unauthorised access to the applications or any injury or damage to any person’s computer related to, or resulting from, participating in this Competition.

15. Australian Unity and its associated agencies and companies shall not be liable in any way (including, without limitation, in negligence) for any loss or damage whatsoever suffered (including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss) or for any loss or damage or personal injury suffered or sustained in connection with using any prize, except any liability that cannot be excluded by law.

16. By entering the Competition, State Winners and the National Winner agree to participate in publicity activities associated with the Award including interviews and photo sessions requested by PIS and the sponsor Australian Unity.  

17. The information entrants provide will be used by Australian Unity for the purpose of conducting the Competition. Australian Unity may disclose the personal information it collects to contractors it engages to assist it in conducting the Competition or communicating with the applicant. Australian Unity is bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988. Applicants can access the personal information which Australian Unity holds about them by contacting Australian Unity Head Office. Australian Unity’s full Privacy Policy is available at www.australianunity.com.au