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E-billing Competition Terms and Conditions
1 Promoter
1. The Northern SEQ Distributor-Retailer (ABN 89 791 717 472) trading as Unitywater of Ground Floor, 33 King Street Caboolture in the State of Queensland (‘Promoter’) is conducting this competition (‘Competition’). Telephone 1300 086 489. Please send mail to PO Box 953,
Caboolture QLD 4510.
Competition period
2. The Competition starts at 12:01am AEST on Monday, 1 February 2016 and entries end at 11:59pm AEST on Sunday, 8 January 2017 (‘Competition Period’). The Competition ends at 1:00pm AEST on Monday, 9 January 2017.
Prize
3. Each Prize per draw, including redraw, is for all Unitywater water and sewerage services invoices (including State Bulk Water charges) for the winning Unitywater account to be paid for the duration of the account or for a period of 12 months whichever is less, capped to a maximum value of $1,500.00 AUD.
4. The value of each Prize will be credited to each winning Unitywater account for the duration of the account or for 12 months after winning the Prize, whichever is less.
5. The total Prize pool has a maximum value of $6,000.00 AUD.
6. Other than as expressly stated in these Terms and Conditions, a Prize or part of a Prize is non-transferable, nonexchangeable,
non-refundable, nonreplaceable, and non-redeemable for another prize including cash, except at the Promoter’s discretion and subject to
relevant State and Territory legislation.
7. Entrants agree that each Prize is delivered on notification of winning the Prize but that each Prize will be credited to the Prize winner’s Unitywater account for up to a 12 month period.
Entry and eligibility
8. Information on how to enter this Competition and Prize information forms part of these Terms and Conditions.
9. Entering this Competition, including entering automatically, is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
10. Entry to the Competition is free. Entrants will be responsible for all costs associated with entering the Competition, which may
include costs associated with accessing the internet or telephoning the Promoter which will cost no more than 50 cents plus GST and will not go to the Promoter. Entrants using a mobile phone to enter the Competition may be charged at a different rate and those entrants should contact their provider for further information.
11. To enter the Competition, one account owner must opt in to receive e-billing for the account through (1) one of the following methods:
a) Online: by visiting
www.unitywater.com/WIN logging into their account and selecting ‘My Details’ to change the account to ebilling
during the Competition Period;
or
b) Online: by visiting
www.myaccount.unitywater.com and selecting e-billing upon registration or logging into their account and selecting ‘My Details’ to change the account to e-billing during the Competition Period; or
c) Telephone: by calling 1300 086 489 to change the entrant’s account to ebilling during the Competition Period.
d) Accounts registered for e-billing prior to the Competition Period will be entered into the Competition automatically. Entrants of
automatically entered accounts may remove their account from the Competition by contacting the Promoter using the contact details in
clause 1 of these Terms and Conditions.
12. Entry to the Competition is limited to individuals who a) are Unitywater customers, b) have a Unitywater water and/or sewerage service account, c) are Australian residents and d) are over 18 years of age.
13. Each of the account owners of an entered account are deemed to be co-entrants to an entry to the Competition and the Terms
and Conditions apply to each of them.
14. Each Unitywater account is entered once into a Prize draw to win a Prize if the following criteria is met at the date and time of that draw:
a) The account owner(s) have opted to receive invoices electronically only for that account before or during the Competition Period.
b) The account is classed as ‘residential’ by the Promoter for the purpose of the Promoter’s pricing scheme.
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c) The account is not owned, managed or controlled by a body corporate created under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 for a community titles scheme.
d) No owner, part owner, or ultimate owner of the account is a director or employee of the Promoter or their family member. Family member
means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or step-child (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent,
grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or first cousin.
e) The account has not won a Prize in the Competition previously.
f) The account does not have an outstanding arrears balance, which is under current water restriction, collection agent or legal action activity. Entrants may call the Promoter to confirm if they are unsure of the account status.
g) Each account may only be entered in the Competition once. The first valid entry is the only entry deemed to be valid.
15. Individuals can contact the Promoter on the contact details in clause 1 of these Terms and Conditions to check their eligibility to enter this Competition.
16. The Promoter does not accept responsibility for late entries.
17. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, residence and age) and the Promoter may, in its absolute discretion, declare an entry invalid that is incomplete or not in accordance with these Terms and
Conditions, or disqualify any entrant who the Promoter has reason to believe has breached any of these Terms and Conditions, where an entrant withdraws consent in relation to any part of these Terms and Conditions, has tampered with the entry process, or otherwise acts in a
manner that is disruptive, dishonest or engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct which jeopardises the fair and proper conduct of this Competition. Errors and omissions may be accepted at the Promoter’s discretion. Proof considered suitable for verification is at the Promoter’s discretion. The Promoter's legal rights to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender are reserved.
18. The Promoter reserves the right, at any time to invalidate any entries which it reasonably suspects have been submitted using false, incorrect, fraudulent or misleading information, including but not limited to account ownership, identity, residency and age and/or entries that have been submitted through the use of multiple identities, email addresses or accounts.
19. Multiple entries are permitted by entrants, subject to the following: (a) only one (1) entry permitted per eligible Unitywater account; and (b) each entry must be submitted separately and in accordance with entry requirements.
20. Incomplete entries or entries relating to accounts that opt out of e-billing before the relevant Prize draw date, or redraw date, will be deemed invalid.
Prize draws
21. All valid entries will be entered into each Competition draw that occurs after the time of the entry.
22. Entries to the First Prize Draw close at 11:59pm AEST on Sunday, 3 April 2016. The First Prize Draw will take place between 9am and 1pm AEST on Monday, 4 April 2016.
23. Entries to the Second Prize Draw close at 11:59pm AEST on Sunday, 3 July 2016. The Second Prize Draw will take place between 9am and 1pm AEST on Monday, 4 July 2016.
24. Entries to the Third Prize Draw close at 11:59pm AEST on Sunday, 2 October 2016. The Third Prize Draw will take place between 9am and 1pm AEST on Monday, 3 October 2016.
25. Entries to the Fourth Prize Draw close at 11:59pm AEST on Sunday, 8 January 2017. The Fourth Prize Draw will take place between 9am and 1pm AEST on Monday, 9 January 2017.
26. The four Prize winners of the Competition will be determined by four (4) draws to take place at the Promoter’s office located at 6-10 Maud Street, Maroochydore in the State of Queensland.
27. The Promoter reserves the right to draw up to five (5) additional reserve entries and record them in order (Reserve Prize
Winners) on a list for each Prize draw.
28. In the event a Prize winner is ineligible or disqualified the next Reserve Prize Winner on the list for the relevant Prize draw will receive the Prize or where the list has been exhausted, the Promoter may seek E-billing Competition Terms and Conditions 3 to redraw the Prize subject to any directions from a regulatory authority.
29. Entrants agree that all lists of Reserve Prize Winners are confidential.
Prize winners
30. Prize winners need not be present at the draw.
31. Prize winners including redrawn Prize winners will be notified by telephone and by post using the details held by the Promoter within two (2) days of the relevant Draw.
32. Partial names of Prize winners (first initial and last name), including redrawn Prize winners, and partial residential address details (suburb and State) will be published on the Promoter’s website:
www.unitywater.com within 30 days of each draw and for a minimum of 28 days
after each draw. The same information will be published in a newspaper circulating generally throughout South Australia within 30 days of each draw. Partial names and addresses will not be published where Prize winners request otherwise.
33. If the Promoter is not able to contact at
least one account owner within three (3)
months of winning a Prize then the Prize
will be forfeited, and the Promoter will
redraw the Prize between 9am and 1pm
AEST on the first Monday after the three
(3) month period has expired, at the
Promoter’s office located at 6-10 Maud
Street, Maroochydore in the State of
Queensland, and subject to any directions
from a regulatory authority.
34. Any additional costs not expressly stated,
but which may be incurred in acceptance
and use of a Prize, are the responsibility of
the winner. Unitywater will not charge
costs for winners to accept or use a Prize.
35. The Prizes will only be awarded following
any winner validation and verification that
the Promoter requires in its sole discretion
acting reasonably.
36. Each Prize winner accepts the Prize at
their own risk. Any tax liability arising as a
result of accepting a Prize is the
responsibility of the Prize winner. Prize
winners should seek independent financial
advice.
37. As a condition of accepting the Prize, the
Prize winner must sign any legal
documentation as and in the form required
by the Promoter in its absolute discretion,
including but not limited to a legal release
and indemnity.
Privacy and consent
38. Entrants agree that personal information
provided by an entrant to the Promoter for
the purpose of entering this Competition
will be collected, used and disclosed in
accordance with the Promoter’s privacy
policy. A copy of the privacy policy is
available at
www.unitywater.com/privacy.
39. Except for publishing winners names and
testimonials, personal information
collected by the Promoter will be kept
strictly confidential and will not be sold,
reused, rented, loaned or otherwise
disclosed to any third party otherwise than
in accordance with these Terms and
Conditions, the Promoter’s privacy policy,
the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld), as
requested by the State of Queensland, the
relevant regulatory authority in each State
or Territory, or as otherwise required or
permitted by law.
40. Entrants agree to provide the Promoter
with a testimonial if requested in the event
they are a Prize winner and agree any
testimonial provided is to be used by the
Promoter at its sole discretion.
41. Entrants consent to the Promoter using
the entrant's name, likeness, image and/or
voice and using a testimonial or quote
provided by the entrant in the event they
are a Prize winner (including photograph,
film and/or recording of the same) in any
media for an unlimited period without
remuneration for the purpose of promoting
this Competition (including any outcome),
and promoting any goods or services of
the Promoter including e-billing services.
42. The Competition entrants agree that the
Promoter owns all entries and all
intellectual property rights in relation to
photographs, films, and recordings
described in clause 41 of these Terms and
Conditions.
General
43. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of
its rights at any stage does not constitute a
waiver of those rights.
44. The Promoter’s decisions are final and no
correspondence will be entered into in
relation to this Competition.
45. The Promoter, in its discretion, reserves
the right to substitute any Prize (or a part
of a prize) with a prize to the equal value
and/or specification, subject to any
directions from a regulatory authority.
46. If this Competition is not capable of being
conducted as reasonably anticipated due
to anything beyond the reasonable control
of the Promoter, or interfered with in any
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way, including but not limited to, war, civil
unrest, strike, riot, crime, power failure,
natural disaster, weather event, computer
virus, tampering or technical failure or
unauthorised intervention, the Promoter
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to
the fullest extent permitted by law (a) to
disqualify any entrant; or (b) subject to
written approval from any relevant
regulatory authority, to modify, suspend,
terminate or cancel this Competition, or
invalidate or disqualify any eligible
entrants as appropriate.
47. The Promoter may assign or novate its
rights and responsibilities under this
agreement to any third party at its sole
discretion.
48. The Promoter bears no liability or
responsibility for any issues or faults of
any telephone network or lines, computer
systems, servers, or providers, computer
equipment, software, technical problems
or traffic congestion, including but not
limited to any injury or damage to
participants or any other person’s
computer related to or resulting from
participation in or downloading any
materials related to this Competition.
49. Except for any liability that cannot be
excluded by law, the Promoter (including
its officers, employees and agents) is not
responsible for and excludes all liability
(including negligence), for any personal
injury, illness or death; or any loss or
damage (including loss of opportunity)
suffered by any entrant, account owner or
Prize winner; whether direct, indirect,
special or consequential, arising in any
way out of the Competition, including, but
not limited to the following: (a) any
technical difficulties or equipment
malfunction (whether or not under the
Promoter’s control); (b) any theft,
unauthorised access or third party
interference; (c) any incorrect or
incomplete information which may be
communicated in the course of
administering this Competition; (d) any
entry or Prize claim that is late, lost,
altered, damaged or misdirected due to
any reason beyond the reasonable control
of the Promoter; (e) any variation in Prize
value to that stated in these Terms and
Conditions; (f) any tax liability incurred by
a Prize winner or entrant; or (g) use of a
Prize.
50. This agreement is governed by the laws of
Australia.
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