The people and places powering Australia’s future: What does the energy transformation look like to you?
Photo Competition Terms and Conditions
Net Zero Transformation Campaign
Regional Photography Competition
Australia’s energy transition is underway, transforming communities and landscapes across the country. The regional photography competition and exhibition is a grassroots, community-first celebration of the people and places who are leading the charge across the region, shining a light on their stories and experiences to bring to life the human side of the transformation as well as showcasing the iconic Australian landscapes that it this is taking place on.
Competition Terms and Conditions
- The competition opens at 0001 AEST on Wednesday 25th September 2024 and will close at 1700 on Wednesday 23rd October 2024
- Entrants must be enrolled at a school in the Hunter region at the time of submission
- Entrants must be between 11-18 years of age at the time of submission
- Entrants under the age of 18 must have consent of their parents/guardians to enter
- Entries must be submitted online via the entry form here
- Photos must be taken during the competition period (Wednesday 25th September 2024 - Wednesday 23rd October 2024)
- Photos must be taken in the Hunter region and reflect the local community/landscape
- Photos can be taken on any device (i.e. smart phone, digital camera, film camera etc.)
- Each individual entry must be of one photo, multiple entries are permitted
- Entrants must submit accompanying captions of up to 100 words
- If photographs include people, their permission must be sought prior to entry
- Entries will be judged by an independent panel. The decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into
- Winners will be notified in writing by Monday 11th November 2024
- The winning images will be featured in the NZEA photography exhibition as well as on online channels, including but not limited to website and social media
- Winners will need to claim their prize by sharing their postal addresses with Horizon
- The winner will receive a $250 gift card sent to their specified postal address. Runners-up will receive a $50 gift card
- If selected winners have not shared their address within two weeks of notification of winning, vouchers will be forwarded to the winner via their school
- The panel may not select photographs if it is suspected the entrant, or their parent/guardian has engaged in any unethical practices in connection with the entry
- NZEA reserves the right to verify the authenticity of entries and compliance with the competition rules. The parent/guardian must respond to any request for further information within one week. If the entrant fails to provide evidence or NZEA/Horizon determines, in its sole discretion, that there is insufficient evidence to confirm that the entry complies with the competition rules, then the entry will be removed from the Competition and no further correspondence will be entered into.
Copyright and rights of usage
By entering the competition, the entrant, if 18, or parent/guardian confirms that:
- The entered artwork is the entrant’s own work and has not been published for any commercial gain and that they are the sole owners of copyright
- They consent to having their or their child’s first name, age and their artwork appear online, printed or produced by NZEA without further notice or compensation.
- While copyright in the photographs remains with the photographer, the NZEA is granted royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable licence (including a right to sublicence) to reproduce, amend crop, edit, enlarge, publish or exhibit the artwork and/or caption text in exhibitions, in publications, on websites and social media for the purposes of the competition and in use in other areas of NZEA. When doing so, NZEA will credit the photographer. Failure to publish a credit due to error, oversight, or the submission containing incorrect or wrong details will not be deemed a breach.
- The NZEA logo may be added to the final photograph and is not required to be added by the entrant.
Privacy
The competition is being run by Horizon Communication Group (Horizon) on behalf of the Net Zero Economy Agency (NZEA).
Data will be collected by Horizon on behalf of NZEA. All data related to the competition will be deleted by 31st December 2024. Entry in the competition means that personal information will be collected. Collection of this information is necessary to allow you to be contacted if the entry is a winning entry.
Personal Information may be used or disclosed in accordance with Privacy Act 1988, such as with your consent or required by legislation
The Department's Privacy Policy contains information about the kinds of personal information collected and held, and the purposes for which personal information is used and disclosed.
The policy also contains information about how you can seek access or correction to your personal information. It also contains details about how you can complain about a breach of the Privacy Act by us, and how we will deal with such a complaint.
A copy of the policy is available. Alternatively, contact the NZEA’s Privacy Officer at:
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