Terms and Conditions 2025 Plane Spotter Photography Competition
1. General
1.1 The following terms and conditions will apply to this Gold Coast Airport Plane Spotter Photography Competition (‘Competition’) and the subsequent Promotional Image Competition (together referred to as “the Competitions”) which are conducted by Gold Coast Airport Pty Ltd ACN 077 200 821 at 1 Eastern Avenue, Bilinga QLD 4225 Australia who can be contacted on 07 5589 1100 (‘Promoter/we/us/our’)
1.2 By entering the Competitions you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.
1.3 We may disqualify any participant who fails to comply with these terms and conditions, manipulates the participation process, acts unfairly, dishonestly or unlawfully or who tries to influence the Competitions by disruption, harassment, annoyance of employees or representatives of us or other participants, even if the basis for disqualification is only determined after the Selection Date.
1.4 The Competition may have been promoted on Facebook and Instagram and you acknowledge that the Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Instagram and you agree to release Facebook and Instagram from any liability associated with the Promotion.
1.5 We reserve the right to cancel or amend the Competitions and these terms and conditions with one month’s notice on our website.
2. Eligibility
2.1 Entry into the Competition is open to Australian residents aged 10 years or older, excluding directors, management, employees and their immediate families of the Promoter (“Eligible Entrants”).
2.2 If a Competition winner is under the age of 13, before they can redeem their prize, they must obtain consent from their parent or legal guardian to do so and must be accompanied during their prize by an Australian or New Zealand resident over the age of 18.
2.3 The Competition commences at 9:00 am (Qld Time) on Wednesday 4th June 2025 and closes at 23.59 pm (Qld Time) on Wednesday 25th June 2025 (“Promotion Period”). Entries received outside the Promotion Period will be rejected.
3. Entry Methods
3.1 Eligible Entrants may enter the Competition by submitting a photographic image which features an aircraft which either originated from or is landing at Gold Coast Airport to the Promoter’s website: https://www.goldcoastairport.com.au/corporate-partnerships/community-environment/community-overview/aviation-enthusiasts/Plane_Spotter_Competition_2025 ("Entry").
3.2 Eligible Entrants must provide all information requested by the Promoter at the time of entry. Incomplete, indecipherable, or non–compliant entries will not be accepted.
3.3 The Promoter is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected entries, or for any technical difficulties or unavailability of any entry method during the Promotional Period.
4. Entry Specifications
4.1 Entries must:
a. be submitted as a digital file in PNG or JPG format and must be no larger than 10MB
b. be a single image (not collages or images containing multiple images); and
c. not, in the Promoter’s view, contain unlawful or objectionable content.
4.2 By submitting an Entry, you represent and warrant that it is your own original work and does not infringe the intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity, or any law, and does not contain malicious code, such as viruses, timebombs, cancelbots, worms, trojan horses or other potentially harmful programs. You agree to indemnify Gold Coast Airport, its related bodies corporate, directors, employees and contractors against all costs and claims arising from a breach of this warranty.
5. Details and Conduct of the Competition
5.1 This is a game of skill. Chance plays no part in determining the winners.
5.2 A judging panel of our representatives will review the Entries and select (at their sole discretion) up to 10 winning Entries (“Winners”). Judging will be undertaken by the panel from 27th June 2025 based on the following criteria:
a. promotion of the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales region;
b. originality of the entry; and
c. creativity of the entry.
5.3 The Winners will be notified by email within 5 (five) working days of the judging conclusion.
5.4 Our decision as to the Winners of the Competition will be final and binding on all participants and no correspondence will be entered into by us in this regard.
6. The Prize
6.1 The Winners will receive exclusive airside access at Gold Coast Airport to photograph the arrival and departure of aircraft movements throughout the morning of Friday 11 July 2025, subject to applicable security laws and procedures, as well as federal police checks (“the Prize”).
6.2 Current photographic identification is required to redeem the Prize.
6.3 The Prize may only be redeemed by the Winners (and in the event that a Winner is under the age of 13, their accompanying guardian who is over the age of 18 years).
6.4 The Prize must be redeemed and used on 11th July 2025 only. If the Prize is not redeemed and used on this date the Winner will forfeit the Prize.
6.5 The Prize is non-transferrable and non-exchangeable for cash, credit or any other item.
6.6 We may declare the Prize unclaimed if a winner is unable to prove their identity to our reasonable satisfaction.
6.7 The Prize is provided on an ‘as is’ basis and we make no representation or warranty as to the quality or fitness for purpose of the Prize. To the extent permitted by law, all conditions, warranties, guarantees, rights, remedies, liabilities and other terms implied or conferred by statute, custom or the general law that impose any liability or obligation on us are excluded, however nothing contained in these terms and conditions excludes, restricts or modifies the application of any provision, the exercise of any right or remedy, or the imposition of any liability under the Australian Consumer Law, provided that, to the extent that such law permits us to limit our liability, then the our liability is so limited.
6.8 The Prize does not include visas and permits or any other fees incurred by the winner in connection with the use of the Prize.
7. Promotional Image Competition
7.1 Winners who validly redeem the Prize in accordance with item 6 must provide a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5 digital photographs taken during the Prize to the Promoter (“Promotional Images”).
7.2 The Promotional Images must be delivered to the Promoter by 23:59 pm (Qld time) on 25th June 2025 (“Promotional Image Entries”).
7.3 From the finalists, one (1) photo will be selected by a judging panel (“Promotional Image Winner”) based on the following criteria:
a. creativity; and
b. originality.
7.4 Judging will be undertaken by the panel from 21st July to 30th July 2025.
7.5 The Promotional Image Winner will be notified by email on Friday 1st August 2025 and will receive a $1000 voucher to spend at Camera House. (“Promotional Image Prize”).
7.6 The Promoter may request that the Promotional Image Winner provides proof of identity, age, and proof of residency as a condition of receipt of the Promotional Image Prize.
8. Ownership of Entries and Promotional Images
8.1 Copyright in Entries and any Promotional Images remains with the Eligible Entrant. The Eligible Entrant grants the Promoter a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty free licence to use the Entries and any Promotional Images at the sole discretion of the Promoter, including for any marketing or promotional purposes.
9. Use of Information
9.1 Any confidential or personal information you provide us in connection with the Competitions will be dealt with by us in accordance with our privacy policy which is available at https://www.goldcoastairport.com.au/Privacy-Policy
9.2 We may record or use any information you provide us for the purpose of conducting the Competitions and any other purpose set out in our privacy policy.
9.3 We may disclose and publish the name and any other particulars of the Winners (including photographs) for publicity and promotional purposes and if you are a Winner you agree to co-operate with and participate in any activities organised by us in this regard.
9.4 The Promoter collects personal information in order to conduct the Competitions and may, for this purpose, disclose such information to third parties, including, but not limited to, Australian regulatory authorities. The Promoter may use the information for promotional, marketing and publicity purposes including sending electronic messages.
9.5 The Promoter may share information with its promotional partners who may contact Eligible Entrants with special offers.
10. General
10.1 To the extent permitted by the law, you agree to release and hold harmless the Promoter and its personnel from any expenses, costs, liabilities, claims, actions, proceedings, damages, judgments and losses of any kind whatsoever (including consequential and economic losses, property loss, damage and damages for injury, including personal injury and death) (Losses) incurred or suffered by you and which arise out of, are caused by, are attributable to or result from your participation in this Competition (including your use and/or enjoyment of the Prize) except to the extent such Losses are caused or contributed to by a wrongful or negligent act or omission of the Promoter or our personnel.
10.2 To the extent permitted by the law, you agree to indemnify the Promoter and our personnel against any Losses incurred or suffered by the Promoter which arise out of, are caused by, are attributable to or result from any wrongful or negligent act or omission of yours.
10.3 In the event of a force majeure or if anything occurs that corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper and lawful conduct of this Competition, we may cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Competition and we will not be liable for any Losses incurred or suffered by you which arise out of, are caused by, are attributable to or result from any such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension.
10.4 Unless otherwise stated in these terms and conditions or other materials produced by us in connection with this Competition, you are responsible for any taxation liability (including any GST liability) or other government charges or reporting requirements which arise directly from your participation in the Competition or receipt of the Prize (if any). If participation in the Competition or receipt of a Prize involves a taxable supply being made, then you are solely responsible for paying any amount charged by the entity making the supply in respect of its GST liability on the supply. We do not offer any advice or accept any responsibility with respect to these matters.
10.5 Should any provision of these terms and conditions be held to be unenforceable, such provision will be deemed severed from these terms and conditions without affecting the enforceability or validity of the remaining provisions which shall continue in full force and effect.
