Australian Competitions Club

To celebrate the release of the hilarious new family comedy Mr Popper's Penguins in cinema 30 June, Optus Movie Rewards is giving you the chance to win a fun-filled family trip to New York, the home of Mr Popper and his penguins. With 3 nights in the Big Apple, this penguin-tastic prize for a family of four includes a visit to the world famous Central Park Zoo to meet the penguins.

This family trip of a lifetime includes:
 Return flights to New York from your nearest capital city
 3 nights at Hampton Hotel in New York, including breakfast
 Entry to Central Park Zoo
 See the feeding of the penguins and presentation at the zoo
 Penguin adoption packs
 A cuddly toy penguin to take home


Win one of 25 family movie passes to see Mr Popper's Penguins!

Treat the family to this fun-filled movie, courtesy of Optus Movie Rewards.

To enter the draw, simply sign up to Optus Movie Rewards before 31 July.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1.    Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions. Entry into this promotion is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions by each Entrant (defined below).

2.    Entry is limited to current Optus consumer residential customers aged 18 years and over within Australia (“Entrants”). Employees (and their immediate families) of the Promoter and agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter.

3.    Promotion commences at 12:01am (AEST) on 20/06/2011 and closes at 11:59pm (AEST) on 31/07/2011 (“Promotional Period”).
4.    To be eligible to enter, Entrants must be registered with Optus Movie Rewards during the Promotional Period.  To enter, Entrants who are new and existing Optus Movie Reward members must visit www.optusrewards.com.au, follow the prompts to the Mr Poppers Penguins competition entry page, input the requested details and submit the fully completed entry form during the Promotional Period

5.    The Promoter reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and Entrants (including an Entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) and to disqualify any Entrant who submits an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions or who tampers with the entry process. Errors and omissions will be accepted at the Promoter's discretion. Failure by the Promoter to enforce any of its rights at any stage does not constitute a waiver of those rights.
6.    Only one (1) entry permitted per Entrant

7.    Incomplete or indecipherable entries will be deemed invalid. An Entrant must be a current Optus consumer residential customer aged 18 or over at the time of the draw to be eligible to win.

8.    If there is a dispute as to the identity of an Entrant, the Entrant will be deemed to be the person in whose name the residential account is held.

9.    Entries are deemed to be received at the time of receipt into the promotional database and NOT at the time of transmission by the Entrant.
10.    All valid entries received during the Promotional Period will be entered into the draw to be held on Tuesday 02/08/2011 at 15:00 (AEST) at Optus Centre Sydney, 1 Lyonpark Road, Macquarie Park, NSW 2113. The Promoter reserves the right to draw additional reserve entries and record them in case an invalid entry or ineligible Entrant is drawn.  

11.    The Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
12.    The first valid entry drawn will win a trip to New York, USA valued at up to AUD$12,500 depending on date and point of departure. Prize includes four (4) x return economy airfares for four (4) people from the winner’s nearest Australian capital city to New York, USA, three (3) nights’ accommodation at Hampton Hotel in New York, twin share room configuration, return airport transfers for four (4) people, and four (4) x day passes to Central Park Zoo to see the feeding of the penguins and presentation. Prize must be taken within 12 months of draw date, and cannot be taken during Australian or New Zealand school holidays, public holidays or other peak periods.. All offers, events, tickets, age ranges, services, attractions and entertainment may be seasonal and are subject to change without notice. Prize is not transferable or exchangeable. Spending money, additional meals, additional taxes (excluding airline and airport taxes), insurance, transport to and from departure point, additional transfers, items of a personal nature, in-room charges and all other ancillary costs are the responsibility of the winner and their companions.  
13.    Prize is subject to booking and flight availability at time of booking.  The Promoter accepts no responsibility for the cancellation or rescheduling of any flight. Frequent flyer points will not form part of the prize. Prize is subject to the standard terms and conditions of individual prize and service providers. Winner may be required to present credit card at time of accommodation check in.

14.    The next twenty five (25) valid entries drawn  will each win an in-season family movie pass (4 Movie tickets for 2 adults and 2 children aged 3-15 years) to see Mr Poppers Penguins at any cinema showing Mr Poppers Penguins whilst Mr Poppers Penguins is in season.  Each prize is valued at AUD$60.00 Prizes are tickets only. Any costs associated with attending the movie including travel to and from the cinema is the responsibility of the winner. Any ancillary costs associated with redeeming the movie pass are not included. Any unused balance of the movie pass will not be awarded as cash. Redemption of the movie pass is subject to any terms and conditions of the issuer including those specified on the movie pass.  

15.    If for any reason the winner does not take a prize or an element of a prize by the time stipulated by the Promoter, then the prize or that element of the prize will be forfeited.

16.    Winners will be notified in writing by e-mail and also by telephone within two (2) business days of the draw.  The name of the major prize draw winner will be published in The Australian on 16/08/2011.

17.    Total prize pool value is up to AUD$14,000. Prizes, or any unused portion, are not transferable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash, unless otherwise specified.

18.    A draw for the prizes, if unclaimed, may take place on 02/11/2011 at the same time and place as the original draw, subject to any directions from a regulatory authority in order to award the prizes (or prizes of equivalent value). Winners, if any, will be notified in writing and by telephone within two (2) business days of the draw and the names of any winner will be published in The Australian on 06/11/2011.

19.    If any prize (or part of any prize) is unavailable, the Promoter, 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.

20.    If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, including but not limited to technical difficulties, unauthorised intervention or fraud, 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 any written directions from a regulatory authority, to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the promotion, as appropriate.

21.    Any cost associated with accessing the promotional website is the Entrant’s responsibility and is dependent on the Internet service provider used. The use of any automated entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that allows an Entrant to automatically enter repeatedly is prohibited and will render all entries submitted by that Entrant invalid.

22.    The Promoter is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, either caused by promotional website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in this promotion, or by any technical error that may occur in the course of the administration of this promotion.  The Promoter assumes no responsibility for 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.

23.    If for any reason this promotion is not capable of running as planned due to any reason, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion, subject to any written directions from a regulatory authority.  

24.    The winner agrees to participate in any reasonable amount of news and media/PR activities surrounding the promotion. The Promoter reserves the right to use each winner’s name, voice, image and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes in any media in perpetuity worldwide without additional compensation.

25.    Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits, excludes or modifies or purports to limit, exclude or modify the statutory consumer guarantees as provided under the Competition and Consumer Act, as well as any other implied warranties under the ASIC Act or similar consumer protection laws in the State and Territories of Australia (“Non-Excludable Guarantees”). Except for any liability that cannot by law be excluded, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its respective officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the promotion.

26.    Except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, including the Non-Excludable Guarantees, the Promoter (including its officers, employees and agents) excludes all liability (including negligence), for any personal injury; or any loss or damage (including loss of opportunity); whether direct, indirect, special or consequential, arising in any way out of the Promotion, including, but not limited to, where arising out of 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 entry or prize claim that is late, lost, altered, damaged or misdirected (whether or not after their receipt by the Promoter) due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter; (d) any variation in prize value to that stated in these Terms and Conditions; (e) any tax liability incurred by a winner or Entrant; or (f) acceptance of the prize.

27.    All entries become the property of the Promoter.  The Promoter requires Entrant’s personal information in order to conduct the promotion. If Entrant’s do not provide the mandatory personal information requested then they will not be able to take part in the Promotion.  By entering this promotion, each Entrant is taken to consent to the Promoter using the Entrant’s personal information to administer the promotion, announce the winners and disclosing the Entrant’s personal information to organisations that assist the Promoter with administering the promotion and announcing the winner, and to third parties as required by law (including authorities that regulate this promotion).  The Promoter is bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and by entering the Promotion, the Entrant is taken to consent to the Promoter’s privacy policy. See www.optus.com.au to view the Promoter’s privacy policy in full. An Entrant may access and correct any personal information held by the Promoter, upon request to the Promoter.

28.    The Promoter is Optus Administration Pty Ltd of 1 Lyonpark Road, Macquarie Park NSW 2113. ABN 79 055 136 804. Telephone: (02) 8082 7800.

Authorised under permit numbers NSW Permit No. LTPS/11/5009, VIC Permit No. 11/1170 ACT Permit No. TP11/2200, SA Permit No. T11/1119.