http://www.theline.gov.au/WIN 1 of 50 double passes to Big Day Out in your closest capital city!Sometimes it’s clear where The Line is, and sometimes it can be a bit of a grey area. Some people cross it, walk a fine version of it, fall below it and command it. Sometimes it means the difference between having a friend or being in a relationship and losing one, but it’s your line and only you can make it.
So show us… what's your line?
The Line can be physical, mental, literal or figurative. The most imaginative videos will win!
We have 50 double passes for the 2013 Big Day Out festivals to give away, in total, for Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane
(you will need to pay for your own travel, transfers and accommodation).Upload your 60 second (or less) video to YouTube and send us an email feedback@theline.gov.au with a link to your video, your full name, age and address.Hurry - entries for all cities close at 12 noon AEST Thursday 10 January 2013.
The Line Competition 2012/13
Terms & Conditions
1. General
1.1 The Commonwealth of Australia, acting through the Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (“the Department”), Cnr Soward & Athllon Drive , Tuggeranong office Park, Greenway, ACT, (ABN 36 342 015 855) is conducting a Video competition (“Competition”) on the website operated by the Department with the URL:
www.theline.gov.au (“The Line Website”) in connection with Promoting Respectful Relationships Campaign (“Campaign”), a long term commitment of the government to reduce violence against women.
1.2 Information on how to enter and prizes form part of these Competition Terms.
Entrant’s name*:
Age*:
Address*:
Mobile:
Postcode:
Telephone*:
Email address:
Title of work:
Description of work*: (Attach additional information if necessary)
2. Terms and Conditions
By completing and submitting the Entry, the Entrant agrees to be bound by the following terms and conditions:
2.1 All Entrants must be residents of Australia aged 18 years or above, but must not be employees and their immediate families of the Department, any third party representatives, or any participating sponsors.
2.2 Entry is only via The Line feedback inbox (
feedback@theline.gov.au). In accordance with instructions on The Line Website, Entrants must upload their original artistic works (“Video”) to YouTube by means of and in accordance with YouTube’s Terms and Conditions. Entrants must follow the steps outlined on the Competition’s entry page. If an Entrant does not follow the steps set out on The Line Website, their entry may not be valid and may be removed by the Department in its sole discretion.
2.3 Entries close on the time and date specified on The Line Website. Each Entry will be individually judged based on creative merit.
2.4 The Entrant must notify the Department immediately if there is a change in the Entrant’s status that would prevent the Entrant from entering the Competition. In such circumstances, the Department reserves the right to disqualify the Entrant and/or terminate the registration of the Entrant in the Department’s sole discretion.
2.5 Entries must be received by the time and date specified on The Line Website. The Department may change the cut-off time and date at any time in its sole discretion.
2.6 If requested to do so by the Department, the Entrant musts sign a copy of these Competition Terms.
2.7 Entrants agree that they have read and understood these Competition Terms. If an Entrant breaches these Competition Terms, the Department may disqualify the Entrant from any or all of the Competition in its absolute discretion.
2.8 The Commonwealth and its officers, agents and contractors accept no responsibility and disclaim all liability for any loss or damage incurred by any person, whether directly or indirectly, as a result of submission or handling of a Video. The Commonwealth does not accept any responsibility for late, lost or misdirected entries.
2.9 The Entrant warrants that the Video submitted is original work, filmed or created solely by the Entrant without the inclusion of audio or video that may breach copyright, that the Video has not been the recipient of a major prize before and that the Video is not subject to any charge or other encumbrance, that the Video does not contain any content that would attract higher than a PG rating according to the Australian Classifications Board, nor has any assignment inconsistent with these terms and conditions been given in relation to the Video.
2.10 The Entrant undertakes to indemnify and keep indemnified the Commonwealth and its officers, agents and contractors, against all claims, demands, losses and damages that the Commonwealth incurs as a result of a breach of any warranties and obligations given under these terms and conditions.
2.11 All entries will be judged by a panel on behalf of the Commonwealth. The decision of the judges will be final and absolute. No correspondence about the decision will be entered into. The winning Entrant will be notified by an email confirming that they are a winner in the Competition (“Confirmation Email”) and their names, State/Territory and Entries published on The Line Website on a date notified on The Line Website. No responsibility will be taken for prizes not claimed within one month of the notification.
2.12 An award will be offered for the winning Video to an Entrant of General Entry tickets to the Big Day Out music festival. The Big Day Out means the Big Day Out music festival touring Australia on the dates:
* 18 January 2012 – Sydney
* 20 January 2012– Gold Coast
* 25 January 2012– Adelaide
* 26 January 2012– Melbourne
* 28 January 2012– Perth
2.13 If the winner of a Competition is not available or is not willing to accept the relevant prize, the Department reserves the right to select and announce another Entrant as the winner of the relevant Competition.
2.14 Entrants agree that the Video may be accessed and viewed by users and browsers of The Line Website and may be used in other media formats in the future, including on the Big Day Out festival website (
www.bigdayout.com) and Facebook pages.
2.15 All prizes are accepted at the Entrant’s risk. Entrants are responsible for any extra costs payable as a result of a prize being awarded or received.
2.16 Property rights in all unsuccessful submissions will remain with the Entrant; however the Entrant is responsible for payment of return postage and/or freight costs and to include this with the entry submission.
2.17 The Entrant agrees to pay for any travel for the purposes of attending the Events, including transfers and accommodation for the Entrant and his/her accompanying person, if any.
2.18 By submitting a Video, and being selected for the award offer, the winning Entrant :
(a) grants to the Commonwealth, a royalty-free, worldwide, non-exclusive licence (including a right of sub licence) to reproduce and publish the Video in all media of expression now known or later developed and in all languages without reservation including, but not limited to, all intellectual property rights to reproduce and publish the winning entry in official The Line campaign material and to change and/or reproduce any part of the winning Video in relation to other promotional activities;
(b) agrees that the Commonwealth may publish, on The Line Website and in relation to other promotional activities, any personal information provided by the winning Entrant in connection with their entry including, but not limited to, the winning Entrant’s name, age and State/Territory of residence; and
(c) warrants that at the time of entry there is no cultural or religious reason or any other impediment that prevents the winning Video from being broadcast, published or reproduced.
2.19 All property rights in the Video will remain with the Entrant, except as provided by these conditions. Requests for permission to reproduce published Commonwealth copyright material should be directed to the Commonwealth via the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) PO Box 7576 Canberra Business Centre ACT 2610. If permission is provided by the Commonwealth to reproduce the winning submission, any reproduction must acknowledge the original Entrant of the submission and the Commonwealth. Any reproduction of the winning submission outside of The Line campaign must be in full; permission for partial reproductions of the Video will not be granted.
2.20 The purpose of collection of personal information about the Entrants is to assist in the administration by the Department of the Competition and, if the Entrant is successful, to contact the Entrant and provide certain information about the Entrant to the public (including their name, age, and State/Territory of residence). If the Entrant is successful, certain information about them (including their name, age, and State/Territory of residence) will be disclosed to the public, but all other personal information about them (including their contact details) will be retained by, and not disclosed outside the Department. In all other cases, personal information about the Entrant will be retained within the Department while the competition is being conducted and will then be destroyed
2.21 The Commonwealth may amend these Terms and Conditions from time to time, and any amendments will be binding on all Entrants. If, for any reason, this Competition is not able to be run as planned, the Commonwealth may cancel the Competition without liability to any entrant, or any other person.
2.22 The Commonwealth, represented by FaHCSIA is the Promoter of this Competition. Contact details: FaHCSIA PO Box 7576 Canberra Business Centre ACT 2610.
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