3.         Each category has specific entry requirements, which are articulated within the category descriptor. Eligibility must be clearly demonstrated as part of your response to Question 1a. Failure to demonstrate your eligibility may result in your submission being penalised. 

4.         All questions must be answered under the headings provided.  Unanswered questions will attract zero points.  If you feel that you cannot answer a question please discuss this with your tourism awards coordinator.  If you still feel the question is not relevant please explain your reasons within your submission.

5.       Entrants must be based or operate in the region, state or territory of their nomination. 
 

An exception to this rule exists where there is a genuine community of interest allowing an entrant to choose to nominate in another state/territory’s Awards program.  You may however only enter one Awards program.  For example an entrant could not enter both the ACT and NSW tourism awards in the same category in the same year.  To qualify for this exception the entrant must be able to demonstrate proof of membership in a relevant association OR provide a letter from that state/territories tourism office confirming the entrant’s participation in marketing campaigns or activities.

6.         Should a company have individual operational branches or properties in other states/territories they may enter the individual state/territory awards as long as the majority of the submission focuses on the activities undertaken in that state/territory. 

National companies can enter the WA Tourism Awards if this is where their corporate headquarters are located.

7.         An entrant, such as a chain or franchise that has multiple products must enter each product individually if they want each property to be able to promote the achievement of winning a tourism award. Alternatively the business may enter but the logo may only be used by the corporate entity, not the individual products.

8.         An entry cannot be moved into another category following the closing date for lodgment of submissions.

9.         If at any time following submission of an entry the business being put forward goes into administration, voluntary receivership, liquidation or bankruptcy, the entrant is required to advise the Award Coordinator and accepts that the submission will no longer be eligible for an award.

10.      There is no direct entry into the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.  Only state or territory tourism award winners in categories 1 through 26 will be nominated as finalists in the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards. 

11.      The submission must be presented in two parts; the main document, which contains the answers to the questions, and one appendix, which contains your supporting documentation.  These should both be formatted as follows:      

Page Size:	A4 (297 x 210 mm)
Font:	All fonts (questions, answers, captions, tables) must be no smaller than 12 point Times New Romans or Arial.  No variation such as narrow or condensed font styles is acceptable.
Format:	All text should be 1½ line spacing (Microsoft Word) or equivalent, with the following exceptions:  Text contained within a multi-column table may be single line spaced as long as tables do not represent more than 8 pages of the total submission.   Question text and captions may be single line spaced.   All pages should be numbered and indexed.
Layout:	State the question then your answer.
Pages:	The main document must have no more than 30 printed pages (single sided) or 15 pages (double sided) including text, graphs and images (note this does not include the cover page or table of contents). Entrants are discouraged from placing plastic sleeves in the main document. Items presented in the supporting documentation are non-scoreable so entrants must be aware of the need to fully address the answer in their written submission Your supporting documentation should contain no more than 10 essential items to validate and/or illustrate your answers to the criteria. If including a multi-page document please place in a plastic sleeve - this equates to one item. Supporting documentation should be relevant to specific questions and cross-referenced accordingly.
Dividers:	Are optional. If used in the main document they must be blank i.e. they must not carry images, logos, watermarks or text. They may however be numbered for example “Question 1”.

13.         Both the main document and supporting documentation are to be separately bound. For example in an A4 ring binder, wire/plastic spine binding or book style staple binding.       

 What Should I Submit?    

ü     A signed entry form with full entry fee.

ü     A statutory declaration form signed by an appropriate third party to confirm that financial statements and other business activity claims made within the submission are accurate.

ü     The submission, which must be presented in two parts; the main document, which contains the answers to the questions, and one appendix, which contains your supporting documentation.  Refer to the rules for entry for specific formatting guidelines.

ü     The cover page of the submission should be clearly marked with:

1.      The name of the entrant;

2.      The category entered;

3.      The state/territory tourism awards entered; and

4.      An image(s) representative of the product entered.

ü     A 100-word description of your company/product, which will be used by media, for announcements at the presentation ceremony, in promotional material and on web-site listings.  This should be submitted electronically, preferably on the same CD as the images.

ü     Ten slides or digital images (Note: 300 to 600dpi files in a JPEG format are preferred) illustrating the entrant's operation should accompany each submission in each category entered.  By supplying images you ensure maximum exposure at the presentation ceremony and in official advertising and publications.

Please mark all slides and images with your entry details i.e. name and the category number in which you are entering.  Slides, negatives, photos and videos must be first copies/ duplicates and not originals. Do not bind the images into the main document or appendix. 

ü      The contents of the submission must be properly labelled and well packed, preferably in Australian Post boxes or postpaks, for transport.  

ü      A return postage paid, self-addressed satchel for the return of your submission.   

Please note: The judges view only the submission and not the packaging.  

 Optional Inclusions

• Videos (VHS) or CD ROM’s are optional; if submitted they should be no longer than 5 minutes. Please note: these will not be used at national judging.  

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