DanceRites

Information on how to enter and the prizes form part of these Terms and Conditions of entry. Participation in this Competition is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. The Promoter of the Competition is Sydney Opera House Trust, Bennelong Point, Sydney NSW 2000. (ABN 69 712 101 035), (+61 2) 9250 7111.

1. WHO MAY ENTER Entry is open to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community dance groups. Entrants must be over the age of 12. Entrants over 12 and under the age of 18 require the consent of their parent or legal guardian to enter. Entrants must enter as part of a Dance Group and each member of the Dance Group will be deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions. If any employees and their immediate families of the Promoter and agencies and companies associated with this Competition wish to enter the Competition, they must declare their relationship to the Promoter to ensure any conflicts can be appropriately managed.
    
2. HOW DO I ENTER Registration for the Competition commenced on Wednesday 21st June 2023 at 9am Australian Eastern Standard time (AEST) and closed at midnight on Friday 25th August 2023 AEST. Each DanceGroups may only enter the Competition once for 2023. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any incomplete or automated entries.
   
   To enter the Competition, you must:
   Complete the registration form provided; and
   Adhere to the criteria listed on the information sheet
    
3. HOW WILL ENTRIES BE JUDGED Winners will be selected by a panel of judges at the DanceRites Competition on 25 and 26 November 2023 at Sydney Opera House. There may be multiple rounds of judging. All rounds of judging will be judged by a panel of Sydney Opera House Trust selected judges, which will consist of community dance and song line custodians, along with professional choreographers and dance practitioners. Judges may change between rounds. Entries will be judged on the criteria provided in the information sheet. The winners will be announced and notified on conclusion of the DanceRites Competition Final, and will be published on the Sydney Opera House website (www.sydneyoperahouse.com) The Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The Promoter’s decision in relation to any aspects of the Competition is final and binding on every person who enters and no correspondence will be entered into.
    
4. WHAT ARE THE PRIZES The winning dance group will receive a cheque for $20,000. Runner up will receive $5,000, and the highest scoring Wild Card dance will receive $3,000. The Rites of Passage prize winners will receive $4,000 each.
   
   We reserve the right to award additional prizes or change the prizes, at our sole discretion, provided that the value of the prizes specified here shall not decrease. We are not responsible for any dispute regarding prize dispersal or use.
   
   If you (and your team) are confirmed as a winner:
   You may not designate someone else or another team as a winner.
   You (and your team members) may be requested to participate in media interviews as requested by the Sydney Opera House Trust.
   You (and your team members) will direct any media enquiries to the Sydney Opera House Trust’s Corporate Communications team in the first instance.
   
   We will consult with the key contact nominated in the registration form as to the payee details for the prize. The prize must be made payable to a person over 18 years old. Prize monies and other prizes should be retained by individuals only in conformity with any applicable policies of his or her employers, academic institutions, or government regarding participation in, and receipt of, promotional consideration and receipt and retention of the prize. If a government, employer’s or school’s policies are applicable, it is the Participant’s sole and ultimate responsibility, in consultation with his or her government, employer or school, to determine how, and if, the prize will be retained and/or distributed and accounted for and we assume no responsibility for the decisions made by such entities regarding this issue.
    
5. CANCELLATION If for any reason this Competition is cancelled or is not capable of running as planned, due to an intervention of any outside agent or event which naturally changes the result or prevents or hinders its determination, including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes; the Promoter may in its absolute discretion cancel the event and recommence it from the start on the same conditions.
    
6. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY You warrant that the entry is your dance group’s own work and that you are the custodian of all the material you submit as part of your performance entry into this Competition (Entry) and that your Entry does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party. If you are using any musical works as part of your performance, you must notify us in advance of the author and title of such musical works and we will advise as to whether or not their inclusion in your performance will be covered under our blanket licences with the relevant musical collecting society or whether you will be required to clear such musical works for inclusion in your Entry and for exercise of the rights set out in these terms and conditions.
    
7. RECORDING By entering this Competition you agree that we can photograph, film or make any sound or audio-visual recording of your Entry for our own archival purposes and for use in any media. By entering thisCompetition, you grant us a worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free and transferrable licence to use, reproduce, segment, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and communicate any recording of your Entry in any media. This includes the right to adapt or edit it and/or to juxtapose any recording of your Entry with other content, in consultation with the appropriate cultural advisor and/or body. You also grant us the right to sub-licence the rights under this licence to any third party deemed appropriate by us. If you allow us to record an interview, we may use it in any media. You grant us a licence to use any materials incorporated in the Entry to the extent necessary for us to exercise the rights set out herein, including to assign or sub-licence those rights as may be necessary. You acknowledge that, for practical reasons, we may be unable to credit the original creators. You retain any intellectual property in your Entry, subject to this licence, and may use it how you wish after conclusion of the Competition.
   
   To the extent permitted by law, you consent to the Promoter doing anything in relation to the Entry or any recording of your Entry or the communication therein that (but for this consent) would otherwise infringe any moral right or performer’s rights that you might have anywhere in the world. We may promote the Competition, including your Entry, in any media during or after the Competition. Promotional material may include the use of all or part of your Entry or any recording of your Entry. AllEntries used by Promoter will be credited where appropriate.
   
   We reserve the right not to permit you or any member of your Dance Group to participate in the Competition where we determine at our discretion that it would bring the Sydney Opera House into disrepute, cause damage or harm to any person, or if we have reason to believe that you have compromised the integrity or the legitimate operation of the Competition or if it is foreseeable that you will be in breach of these Terms and Conditions in any way.
    
8. PERSONAL INFORMATION The personal information you provide in entering this Competition will be used by the Promoter to conduct the Competition. By entering this Competition, you consent to the storage of your personal information on the Promoter’s database and the Promoter may use this information for future promotional and marketing purposes regarding the Promoter’s products including contacting you via electronic messaging. Your name and contact details may also be shared with various third party organisations, including resident companies, presenting partners and our sponsors, who may contact you from time to time regarding promotions. Such organisations must comply with the Promoter’s Privacy Policy and with strict conditions governing how personal information is to be handled includingapplicable Privacy Laws. In case of an emergency the Promoter will use the contact details supplied by you when entering this Competition. More information about the Promoter’s Privacy Policy, including how to request access to personal information and how to opt out of receiving promotional communications from the Promoter and/or third parties, can be found on the Promoter’s website at www.sydneyoperahouse.com.
    
9. WORKING WITH CHILDREN You warrant that the Dance Group and each performer will comply with: the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection)(Child Employment) Regulation 2010 if relevant; and will also hold a necessary working with children check clearance of a class applicable to the work and must not be prohibited from working with children and must not be “Prohibited Persons” under the Child Protection(Working with Children) Act 2012 (NSW). 10. INDEMNITYBy entering this Competition you agree to release and hold harmless the Promoter, its officers, employees, contractors and agents from any and all claims, liability or any injury, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Competition, its promotion or any prize won.
    
10. INDEMNITY By entering this Competition you agree to release and hold harmless the Promoter, its officers, employees, contractors and agents from any and all claims, liability or any injury, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Competition, its promotion or any prize won.