CPA Australia - American Express
“Win a double pass with American Express”
(“Competition”)
Terms and Conditions dated 30 July 2015
A) The Competition
1. Information on how to enter and prize details forms part of the terms of entry for the Competition. By submitting your Entry to
this Competition you acknowledge that you have read, understand and accept these Terms and Conditions (including the
Privacy Statement in section G). Entries not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions are deemed ineligible. If you do not
agree to any of the Terms and Conditions, you may withdraw your Entry prior to the Prize Draw by providing such intention in
writing to the attention of the ‘Privacy Officer’, CPA Australia Ltd at Level 20, 28 Freshwater Place, Southbank 3006, Australia.
2. The Promoter of the Competition is CPA Australia Ltd (ABN 64 008 392 452) of Level 20, 28 Freshwater Place Southbank
VIC 3006 (Promoter).
3. The Competition commences on Thursday 30 July 2015 at 00:01 (AEST) and concludes on Thursday 6 August 2015 at 16:00
(AEST) (Promotional Period).
B) Entry Criteria
4. Entry in this Competition is open to Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA) and Associate (ASA) members of CPA Australia
Ltd that:
a) are aged 18 years or older;
b) reside in Australia,
c) are a current CPA Australia American Express Credit Card Member;
d) send an email to the address mbcomp@cpaaustralia.com.au containing their name, telephone number and address (Email)
and
e) in their Email, correctly answer the following competition question (Competition Question): “Name one of the speakers
appearing at the CPA Australia Technology, Accounting and Finance Forum 2015?”
(“Entry” or “Entrant”)
5. The Promoter’s: (a) employees, directors and their immediate family members; and (b) agents, agencies and sponsors, are
ineligible to enter this Competition. Corporate entities (as described in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) are also excluded from
entering this Competition.
6. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of Entries and to disqualify: (a) any Entry which in the opinion of the
Promoter, includes objectionable content, profanity, potentially insulting, inflammatory or defamatory statements; (b) any Entrant
who tampers with the entry process (referred to in Clauses 4 and 5 above); (c) any Entrant who, in the opinion of the Promoter,
engaged in conduct in entering the Competition which is fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or generally damaging to the goodwill
or reputation of the Competition and/or the Promoter; or (d) any Entry that is not in accordance with any of these Terms &
Conditions.
7. Entries for this Competition must be received by the Promoter during the Promotional Period.
8. Should an Entrant’s contact details change during the Promotional Period, it is the Entrant's responsibility to notify the
Promoter. A request to access or modify any information provided in an Entry should be directed to Promoter in writing to the
attention of the ‘Privacy Officer’, CPA Australia Ltd at Level 20, 28 Freshwater Place, Southbank 3006, Australia.
C) Selection of the Winner(s)
9. The Competition is a game of skill, chance plays no part in determining the winner. Entries will be individually judged by CPA
Australia, with the winners chosen from valid Entries received during the Promotional Period. An individual is limited to one (1)
Entry.
10. The prize draw will take place at the Promoter’s head office at Level 20, 28 Freshwater Place, Southbank Melbourne 3001,
at 10:00 (AEST) on Friday 7 August 2015 (Prize Draw). The first sixty (60) Entrants drawn to correctly answer the Competition
Question will be the winners of the Competition (individually referred to as the “Winner”).
11. The Winners will be notified by phone, in writing by email within two (2) business days of the Prize Draw
12. The Promoter reserves the right to request the Winner provide proof of identity, proof of residency at their nominated Prize
delivery address and/or proof of Entry in order to claim a Prize. In the event that an Entrant cannot provide suitable proof, the
Winner will forfeit the Prize in whole and no substitute will be offered.
13. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify a Winner retrospectively if the Promoter becomes aware that the Winner or the
Winner’s Entry is of a type described in clause 6 above or if the Winner does not comply with clause 12 of these Terms and
Conditions.
14. If there are no valid Entries during the Promotional Period then no Prize(s) will be awarded.
15. Subject to any direction given under relevant State legislation, if a Winner is unable to be reached (following reasonable
attempts by CPA Australia) and such Winner does not claim the Prize within a reasonable period of time (as deemed
reasonable by CPA Australia), a Competition re-draw will be undertaken by the Promoter on Tuesday 11 August 2015, at 10.00
AEST at Level 20, 28 Freshwater Place Melbourne, and another winner of the Prize will be selected (Second Chance Winner).
If a Second Chance Winner is selected, any clause of these Terms and Conditions which apply to a Winner will, where
appropriate, apply to the Second Chance Winner.
16. The Second Chance Winner will be notified in writing, and on CPA Australia’s website within 2 business days of the relevant
Competition re-draw. The Second Chance Winner may have their first initial, last name and State of residence published on
CPA Australia’s website, its publications (hardcopy or online), on its partners’ websites or publications (hardcopy or online) and
(at CPA Australia’s discretion) in the Public Notices section of “The Australian” newspaper within 10 business days of the
Competition re-draw.
17. Subject to any non-excludable statutory obligations, the Promoter’s decision is final and the Promoter will not enter into
correspondence regarding the Competition result.
D) The Prize
18. The “Prize” is one (1) ticket allowing two (2) individuals to attend the CPA Australia Technology and Accounting Forum, at
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the Hilton Sydney (Event), on either Wednesday August 19 or August 20 2015, valued at approximately $940.00 (inc GST).
Winners may nominate any person to attend the Event with them. Thirty (30) Prizes will be available for the Event for
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Wednesday 19 August and thirty (30) Prizes will be available for the Event for Thursday 20 August 2015. The first thirty (30)
Winners to nominate their preferred date to attend the Event will be allocated that date. All remaining Winners will be allocated
the remaining date to attend the Event.
19. There are a total of sixty (60) Prizes. The Winner will be entitled to redeem one (1) Prize. The value of the total Prize Pool is
$60,400.
20. Except for the Prize, the Winner will be liable to pay for all other fees and expenses (including, but not limited to, travel, fuel,
insurances, excess and any other fees and expenses whatsoever) associated with the Prize or generally the Competition.
21. If the Prize is unavailable, for any reason whatsoever, the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the Prize for a prize of
equal or greater value, subject to State Regulation.
22. If a Winner does not accept a the Prize or an element of the Prize at the time stipulated by the Promoter, then that Prize or
the element of that Prize will be forfeited by the Winner and the Winner will not be entitled and will not receive another prize or
incentive (including cash) in lieu.
23. Each prize is valued at $940.00 (inc GST). Prize values are based upon the used recommended retail prices as at the date
of the Terms and Conditions (inc GST). The Promoter accepts no responsibility for change in Prize value between the date of
these Terms and Conditions (30 July 2015) and the ultimate Prize redemption date.
E) Use of Winners’ Image/Video
24. The Winner(s) hereby permits the Promoter, its employees, agents or contractors to film, photograph, video/audio record the
Winner(s) and use such video, image and/or voice for marketing, promotion or advertising purposes in connection with CPA
Australia (at its discretion), in any media and medium whatsoever throughout the World (Use Rights) and the Winner will not be
entitled to and will not claim any fees or royalties for such Use Rights.
25. The Winner(s) agrees to participate in and co-operate with all reasonable media editorial requests by the Promoter relating
to the Prize and the Competition, including but not limited to, being interviewed and photographed, filmed and/or chaperoned
throughout the duration of the Prize.
26. The Winner provides its express Moral Rights consent with respect to any Use Rights upon its Entry into this Competition.
The Winner will not bring a claim in respect of any of its Moral Rights in respect of the Use Rights exercised by the Promoter.
27. It is a condition of accepting the Prize that the Winner may be required to sign a legal release in a form determined by the
Promoter in its absolute discretion.
F) General Terms
28. The Promoter and each of its related bodies corporate, officers, employees and agents accept no responsibility for any late,
lost or misdirected Entries due to technical disruptions, network congestion or for any other reason whatsoever.
29. The Promoter and each of its related bodies corporate, officers, employees, agents and licensees are not liable to the
Winner(s) for any tax implications arising out of the Prize or the Competition (including any Fringe Benefits or Personal Income
Tax). Independent financial advice should be sought as tax implications may arise as a result of accepting the Prize.
30. In the case of the intervention of any outside act, agent or event which prevents or significantly hinders the Promoter’s ability
to proceed with the Competition on the dates and in the manner described in these Terms and Conditions, including but not
limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, civil unrest, strike, war, act of terrorism, the
Promoter may in its absolute discretion cancel the Competition and recommence it from the start on the same conditions,
subject to any written directions given under State Regulation.
31. Subject to any liability which cannot be excluded at law, the Promoter and each of its related bodies corporate, officers,
employees, agents and contractors will not be liable for any loss or damage (including but not limited to indirect or consequential
loss) whatsoever which is suffered by any Entrant, Winner(s) or any other person associated with this Competition, that arises
out of or is connected with this Competition including, but not limited to; (a) any personal injury or death arising from the Prize or
the Competition generally; (b) any incorrect or inaccurate information associated with this Competition; or (c) any technical error
that may occur in the course of the administration of this Competition including any omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay
in operation or transmission, communications line or telephone, mobile or satellite network failure, theft or destruction or
unauthorised access to or alteration of Entries.
32. All Entries become the property of The Promoter. Subject to the Privacy Statement below, the Promoter may use the
Entrant’s names, addresse(s) and telephone number(s) for future marketing and publicity purposes in any media worldwide
without notice and without any fee being paid.
G) Privacy Statement
33. Your personal information collected by the Promoter for this Competition (“Personal Information”) is collected and used to:
(a) conduct the Competition; (b) process your entry into the Competition; (c) award you any Prizes; (d) identify you as a
Competition Winner or Back Up Winner as appropriate; (e) facilitate future Competition marketing campaigns; (f) conduct
analysis or market research; (g) provide you with information on the Promoter’s partner/affiliation products and services; and (h)
generally provide you with information on the Promoter’s products, services, events or Competitions. If you are not willing for
this to occur you cannot participate in the Competition.
34. The Promoter may disclose your Personal Information to external service providers to which the Promoter has contracted
out functions such as printers, mailing houses, IT companies and media and advertising companies, but only for the purpose set
out above in Clause 33 of this Privacy Statement. Your Personal Information may be transferred or stored outside the country
where the information was collected for the purposes stated above.
35. The Promoter may contact you through e-mail, SMS, telephone or post for the purpose(s) set out above in Clause 33 of this
Privacy Statement.
36. You have the right to access or correct any Personal Information we hold about you (subject to any applicable legal
exceptions) and can do this via the “Update my profile” service on our website at www.cpaaustralia.com.au. The Promoter will
generally provide you with access to your Personal Information.
37. If you do not provide the Promoter with the Personal Information requested, or if you provide the Promoter with inaccurate
Personal Information, the Promoter will not be able to process your Entry into the Competition.
38. Entrants’ Personal Information may be disclosed to State and Territory lottery departments and Winners’ names published
as required under the relevant legislation/regulations.