Terms & Conditions

Conditions of Entry:

Judging Panel decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Winners will not be notified prior to the Gala Awards Dinner to be held on Friday, 13^th November
Entrants must be willing to participate in Awards related publicity organised by the IBC and agree to be contacted by all media sponsors before and after entry to the Awards and the event.
Entry submissions will NOT be returned to the entrants.

Judging:

Applications will be assessed by independent expert Judging Panels made up of senior industry figures and members of the professions, together with a range of other key distinguished stakeholders. There will be a separate Judging Panel comprising 2 judges for each Award Category. The entire judging process will be overseen by an independent auditor, KPMG.

The Judging Panels may conduct interviews with all Finalists (to be selected by the Judges) and may undertake site visits to some entrants (if appropriate). Should your business be selected as a finalist, the interview will take place at an independent venue at the discretion of the Judges. The Judging Panels reserve the right not to issue an Award in a given category.
The weighting of the entry / interview process is 50% for the entry & 50% for the face to face interview.

Confidentiality:

All information provided will be considered as commercial-in-confidence by the IBC and will only be accessible to the organising staff of the IBC and the Judging Panels. Judges will be required to sign a Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Agreement. No information contained in applications will be published without the express permission of the applicant and all copy to be used for media purposes will be cleared with the applicant before publication.

Disclaimer:

The Illawarra Business Chamber accepts no liability regarding any loss of patent rights or commercial returns resulting arising from participation in the 2009 Integral Energy Illawarra Business Awards and its promotional program. Applicants are strongly advised to secure adequate protection for their intellectual property rights.