Win the ultimate Uluru escape! Ayers Rock Resort

Mother's Day Competition Terms & Conditions
DEFINITIONS
1. The following definitions apply to these Terms and Conditions:
a) “Commencement Date” means 10:00 (AEST) on Monday 18th April 2016.
b) “Closing Date” means 10:00 (AEST) on Friday 6th May 2016.
c) “Determination Date” means 14:00 (AEST) on Friday 6th May 2016.
d) “Entrant” means a person who enters the Promotion.
e) “Prize” means a prize offered in the Promotion. “Prizes” means all the prizes offered in the Promotion.
f) “Promoter” means Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia, Level 9, 179 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000
g) “Promotion” means this competition.
h) “Promotion Period” means the period between the Commencement Date and the Closing Date.
i) “Relevant Parties” means the Promoter and the agencies and companies that are associated with the Promoter or the Promotion.
j) “Supplier” means the supplier of the Prizes.
k) “Winner” means an Entrant who wins a Prize, including in the Unclaimed Prize Determination.
l) “Unclaimed Prize Determination” has the meaning set out in Condition 26.
m) “Unclaimed Prize Determination Date” means 31st May 2016.
2. All times and dates are times and dates in Sydney, which may be AEST or AEDT depending on the date. All times are stated using the 24-hour clock. 00:00hrsis the start of a day and 24:00hrs is the end of a day.
PARTICIPATION
3. The Promotion is conducted by the Promoter.
4. The Promotion is a game of skill, and chance plays no part in determining the Winners
5. Entry to the Promotion constitutes acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. By entering the Promotion, Entrants accept and acknowledge full responsibility for their decision to participate in the Promotion and to take a Prize if they are Winner
6. All entry instructions and prize information published by the Promoter form part of these Terms and Conditions.
7. This Promotion will be advertised on Ayers Rock Resort website at www.ayersrockresort.com.au/competitions/2016/mothers-day-competition
8. An Entrant is eligible to win a Prize if they:
a) Australian resident
b) are over the age of 18, or, if under the age of 18, have their parent’s or guardian’s permission before entering the Promotion; and are not:
c) employees of:
i. the Promoter
ii. the Supplier or the Relevant Parties;
iii. any corporations or agencies related to the entities in paragraphs (i) and (ii)above; or
iv. any of the Relevant Parties; or
d) a spouse, de facto, parent, child or sibling (whether natural or by marriage or adoption) of a person who is an employee of any of the entities listed in paragraph (c) above.
 9. Entry to the Promotion commences on the Commencement Date and closes on the Closing Date.
ENTRY
10. To enter the Promotion, an Entrant must, during the Promotion Period:
Submit their entry at www.ayersrockresort.com.au/competitions/2016/mothers-day-competition
Include who they nominate for the prize, including name, country and city. And in no more than 25 words tell ‘why the mum nominates deserves to win’.
11. An Entrant’s entry must not be:
a) late;
b) delayed;
c) incomplete;
d) incomprehensible;
e) unlawful;
f) obscene;
g) defamatory;
h) libellous;
i) threatening;
j) pornographic;
k) harassing;
l) hateful;
m) racially or ethnically offensive;
n) capable of encouraging conduct that would be considered a criminal offence;
o) capable of violating any law; and/or
p) capable of giving rise to civil liability.
12. Only one entry to the Promotion per Entrant.
13. A total of 4 Prizes are awarded over the entire Promotion Period.
14. Entrants must ensure that their entries are received by the Promoter during the Promotion Period. All entries are deemed to be received at the time of receipt by the Promoter, not the time of transmission by the Entrant. The Promoter takes no responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries or for any delays or failures in any telecommunications services or equipment.
15. Any costs associated with accessing the Promotion are the responsibility of the person seeking access and are dependent on the internet service provider used.
16. Entrants must make their entries manually using an internet browser. The Promoter may reject an entry if it reasonably forms the opinion that the entry has been made using automated entry means or by use of a computer entry service.
17. Should an Entrant’s contact details change at any time between the date on which they enter the Promotion and the Unclaimed Prize Determination Date, that Entrant must notify the Promoter of their correct contact details immediately.
18. All entries to the Promotion may be subject to verification by the Promoter. An Entrant must, within 7 days of being asked, at the Promoter’s cost: a) allow the Promoter to inspect and copy any documents the Promoter may request establishing eligibility to enter the Promotion, including but not limited to evidence of age, residence and/or identity.
19.The Promoter may decide in its sole discretion which documents are considered suitable for establishing eligibility to enter or win. In the event that a Winner cannot provide suitable proof of eligibility, that Winner will forfeit their Prize in whole and no substitute or compensation will be offered.
20.Any entry that is made on behalf of an Entrant by a third party, or otherwise by proxy, will be invalid.
21.The Promoter may, at its absolute discretion, declare any or all entries made by an Entrant to be invalid if the Entrant:
a) fails to establish their entitlement to win the Promotion to the Promoter’s satisfaction; or
b) fails to produce items as required by Condition 18 or produces items that appear to be illegible, stolen, forged, reconstructed, altered, incomplete or tampered with in any way; or
c) appears, to the Promoter, to have tampered with, or benefited from tampering with, the entry process; or
d) has submitted an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
WINNERS
22. There will be 4 x Winners determined from all entries received during the Promotion Period. Each Winner will receive 1 Prize.
23. The Winners will be determined on the Determination Date by the Promoter at Level 9, 179 Elizabeth Street Sydney NSW 2000. The Winner will be the Entrant who, in the sole opinion of the judges, have most creatively responded to the entry question in 25 words or less.
24. The Promoter’s decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
25. The Winners will be notified by phone and email. The winner must then respond to this email with their details, including names of the nominated Mum and chosen companion, to redeem the prize.
26. All reasonable attempts will be made to contact the Winner. Subject, where relevant, to any directions given under the legislation regulating the Promotion, if a Prize is:
    not claimed by the Winner by 9:00hrs on the Unclaimed Prize Determination Date;or
    forfeited for any reason,
the Prize will be awarded to another Entrant in an unclaimed prize determination (the “Unclaimed Prize Determination”), on the Unclaimed Prize Determination Date. The Winner of the Unclaimed Prize Determination will be notified by email within 2 days of the Unclaimed Prize Determination Date.
PRIZES
    There will be four (4)prizes in total, each prize consists of an ‘Accommodation Package’ and a  ‘Qantas Flights’ component, separate terms and conditions apply to each component listed below.
    Each prize consists of:
    Two (2) return Economy Class air tickets for the winner and their companion, including taxes and charges from their respective nearest Qantas port to Uluru on Qantas Airways.
    Three nights’ accommodation in a Superior Room at 5-star Sails in the Desert
    Return Ayers Rock Airport coach transfers to your hotel
    Full buffet breakfast daily
    ‘A Night at Field of Light’ dinner under the stars
    Desert Awakenings Sunrise Tour
    Free Guest Activities
    Free use of Ayers Rock Resort shuttle bus service
Prize Component ‘Accommodation Package’ Terms and Conditions
    Prize is valid for two persons. All elements of the prize are subject to availability at time of booking.
    The winners must book their accommodation & tours portion of the prize a minimum of 6 weeks (42 days) prior to intended travel date.
    The prize, including the travel component, is valid to be used and must be completed by 31 March 2017.
    If for any reason a winner does not take the prize and complete the relevant holiday before 31 March 2017 or, once the prize has been booked, take the prize or an element of the prize by the date stipulated, then the prize or that element of the prize will be forfeited without further compensation.
    Accommodation prize must be taken on consecutive nights.
    The winner will be required to present a credit card at the time of accommodation check-in for security purposes.
    All other expenses, not specifically stipulated in the prize package as an inclusion, remain the responsibility of the prize winner and their nominated travel companion(s) as incurred, including but not limited to: any fees payable to airlines or suppliers for booking
    changes once a booking is confirmed and ticketed; spending money; additional meals (other than those included); taxes (except where otherwise stated); additional travel and transfers; items of a personal nature; in-room charges; gratuities; optional activities and any other ancillary costs, including but not limited to insurance and any applicable insurance excesses.
    Desert Awakenings tour not recommended for children under 5 years of age. Children under 10 years of age are not catered for at ‘A Night at Field of Light’ Tour. All tours are subject to availability and weather conditions permitting.
    In the event that a prize(s) (or part of any prize) is/are not available, Voyages reserves the right to substitute prize(s) (or part of any prize) in its discretion to the same and equal recommended retail value and/or specification.
    Prizes or any unused portion of a prize are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash. We strongly recommend Travel insurance. Prize winners should be satisfied that their chosen insurance cover fully meets their personal requirements especially in respect to inclement weather, personal injury or illness.
Prize Component ‘Qantas Flights’ Terms & Conditions
    There will be four (4)prizes in total. There are three (3) prizes including Domestic flights and one (1) prize including international flights. The maximum total prize pool value is AU$13,500, based on the recommended retail value and the exchange rate at the time of printing. Qantas Airways Limited accepts no responsibility for any variation in the value of the prizes.
    Prize consists of:
    Two (2) return Economy Class air tickets for the winner and their companion, including taxes and charges from their respective nearest Qantas port to Uluru on Qantas Airways. If Qantas flights are not available on the set departure date the prize will be on Jetstar.
    The prize must be booked and ticketed on or before 30 June 2016, must be flown before 31 March 2017 and is subject to availability at the time of booking.
    The prize is not valid for travel during Australian school holidays, Easter, Christmas and New Year periods.
    For winners who are residents of the city or live in reasonable close proximity to the city where the prize is based, flights and accommodation will not form any part of the prize.
    The prize includes GST and taxes included in the price of the ticket. Unless otherwise stated, the prize does not include travel insurance, passports, visas, meals, taxes not included in the price of the ticket, ground transportation, flights, accommodation or any other costs of a personal nature. Compliance with any health or other government requirements is the responsibility of each prize-winner and companion. The Promoter and Qantas Airways Limited make no representation as to the safety, conditions or other issues that may exist at any destination. Prize travel is subject to Qantas’ General Conditions of Carriage.
    Prize travel is subject to availability at the time of booking and prize travel is subject to availability of prize travel fares at the time of booking. The winners and their companions must travel to Uluru (Ayers Rock Airport) and arrive and depart on the same date. The winners and their companions will not accrue Qantas Points on any element of the prize. An upgrade cannot be purchased on airfares with cash or Qantas Points.
    Prize travel must be booked and ticketed by 30 June 2016. Prize travel must be completed by 31 March 2017.There can be no changes to travel arrangements once tickets have been issued.
    Each prize must be taken as stated and no compensation will be payable if a winner is unable to use the prize as stated. Prizes are not exchangeable or redeemable for cash or other goods or services.  A prize cannot be transferred to any other person, unless agreed to by the Promoter and Qantas Airways Limited.  It is a condition of accepting a prize that the winner accept the conditions of use of that prize.
    If the prize (or part of the prize) is unavailable, the Promoter and Qantas Airways Limited, in its discretion, reserves the right to substitute the prize (or that part of the prize) with a prize to the equal value and/or specification, subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority.
27. All Prize values are correct as at 12 April 2016 and are reflective of the recommended retail price and are in Australian dollars. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any variations in the Prize values.
28. If any Prize is unavailable for any reason, the Promoter will, in its absolute discretion, substitute alternative goods or services of no lesser retail value and/or specification, subject to the approval of the authorities that have issued permits for the conduct of the Promotion. The Promoter accepts no other liability or responsibility for any loss incurred by any Winner or any other party if any Prize is unavailable for any reason.
29. Prizes cannot be refunded or exchanged and, except as expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions, cannot be taken as a monetary payment.
30. Prizes may be transferred at the Promoter’s sole discretion. In the event that the Promoter exercises its discretion to allow a Winner to transfer a Prize, the transfer will be on the condition that the transferee accepts all terms and conditions set out in these Terms and Conditions and the Promoter may require such acceptance in writing at its absolute discretion.
31. Winners are advised that tax implications may arise from them winning a Prize and they should seek independent financial advice prior to accepting a Prize.
32. Once a Prize has left the Promoter’s/Supplier’s premises, the Promoter and the Relevant Parties will not be responsible for any delay in delivery or loss or damage to the Prize.
33. If the Determination Date or Unclaimed Prize Determination Date is a public holiday, the determination will be conducted on the following business day.
34. Prizes will be awarded to the people named in the winning entries.
GENERAL
35. The Promoter reserves the right to take any action necessary in its sole discretion at any time, subject to any direction given under State permit regulations.
36. To the full extent permitted by the law, the Promoter and the Relevant Parties will not be liable for any loss, damage, claim, cost, expense or personal injury suffered or sustained (including, but not limited to, that caused by any person’s negligence) by any Entrant in connection with the Promotion or the Prizes, including:
a) any indirect, economic or consequential loss or loss of profits;
b) any loss arising from the negligence of a Relevant Party; and
c) any liability for personal injury or death.
37. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, including, without limitation, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or integrity, or proper conduct of the Promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process or take any other action, including to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Promotion subject to any direction given under the relevant State/Territory permit regulations.
38. The Winners acknowledge that the Prizes may be subject to additional terms and conditions imposed by third parties. The Winners must become acquainted with any such additional terms and conditions prior to taking a Prize. The Promoter does not accept any responsibility and is not liable for any additional conditions imposed on the taking of the Prizes, or for the breach of those conditions by any person.
39. Except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law, the Promoter is not responsible for:
    any problems or technical malfunction with any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, or software, or any technical problems or traffic congestion on any computer system or at any website, or any combination thereof, including (but not limited to) any injury or damage to participants or any other person’s property related to or resulting from participation in the Promotion;
    any incorrect or inaccurate information, caused either by users, by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in connection with the Promotion, or by any technical error that may occur in the course of the Promotion; or c) any error; omission; interruption; deletion; defect; delay in operation or transmission; communications line failure; theft; or destruction or unauthorised access to, or alteration of, entries or Entrants’ details.
40. Any attempt to cause damage to any website or the information on any website associated with this Promotion or to otherwise undermine the fair and legitimate operation of this Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. The Promoter reserves the right to seek damages in the fullest extent permitted by law in the event that any such attempt is made, whether or not that attempt results in any such damage, interference or undermining.
41. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of New South Wales.
42. These rules are Terms and Conditions and constitute the entire terms and conditions between the Entrant and the Promoter with respect to the Promotion and cannot be altered, modified, or amended.
43. All entries become the property of the Promoter.
PRIVACY
44. Your privacy is important to us. The Promoter is bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988. Entrants’ personal information will be collected by or on behalf of the Promoter to enable it to administer the Promotion, publicise its Winners, and send Entrants marketing information where Entrants have consented. Entrants’ personal information may be disclosed to marketing and communications agencies, Prize suppliers and Prize deliverers in order to conduct this Promotion. Personal information about Entrants may also be disclosed to the authorities responsible for the regulation of gaming and lotteries. Winners’ names will be published and retained as required by relevant legislation and as specified in these Terms and Conditions.