eRates Competition has now closedWinner will be announced soon!

• The Promoter is Ballina Shire Council, ABN 53 929 887 369 • Information on prizes and how to enter form part of these Terms and Conditions. Participation in this competition constitutes acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.

• The competition is open to Ballina Shire Council ratepayers, who have successfully registered their property’s Assessment Number to receive its rate notice/s electronically (using the online eRates registration form at www.ballina.nsw.gov.au) on or before 9.00am AEST on Monday 1 July 2019. Council employees and its Councillors, and their immediate family members are ineligible to enter the competition. “Immediate family” means spouse, de-facto, parent, natural or adopted child and sibling whether or not they live in the same household as the employee.

• The competition starts at 9.00am AEST on 1 March 2019 and closes at 9.00am AEST on Monday 1 July 2019. Assessment Numbers registered prior to commencement, and during the promotional period, that remain registered at close, will be included in the prize draw.

• The draw will take place at 3.00pm AEST on Wednesday 3 July 2019, at Ballina Shire Council’s customer service centre, Cnr Tamar St, Ballina, NSW 2478.

• One entry will be awarded per registered Assessment Number. One Assessment Number will be drawn at random and its owner as shown on the Annual Rates & Charges Notice will be deemed the winner. The Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

• The Prize value of $1,000 is for credit to the 2019/20 year for the winning Assessment Number, which includes rates, waste and other charges (where applicable) but excludes any amounts outstanding/arrears. The prize will not be awarded as cash, but a credit of up to $1,000 to be used against the 2019/20 Annual Rates. In the event that the total value of the winning property’s 2019/20 rates and charges are less than $1,000, the balance will not carry over to subsequent notices and will be forfeited. In the event that payment of the 2019/20 Annual Rates has been made at the time of winner notification, the winner will be reimbursed for the amount paid, to a maximum amount of $1,000. Where a portion of the 2019/20 Annual Rates has been paid, the winner will receive a reimbursement of the amount paid plus a credit against the 2019/20 Annual Rates & Charges Notice to a maximum total value of $1,000.

• The Prize must be taken as offered and is not exchangeable, transferable or redeemable for cash.

• The drawn winner will be contacted using the email address supplied in their Electronic Rates Registration within two business days of the draw and will be required to respond back to Council by email confirming their eligibility within five business days of the draw.

• If the drawn winner is not confirmed as eligible within five business days of the draw, a redraw will occur.

• The Promoter has the rights to disqualify any entrants or entries where it is reasonably suspected that any unlawful or improper conduct, such as infringing a third party’s intellectual property rights, or if there has otherwise been a breach of the competition terms and conditions.

• Information collected in the Registration process will be used by the Promoter only as agreed by the registrant during registration and for conducting the random draw.

• On confirmation of an eligible winner, the winner agrees to be photographed and have their name published on the Promoter’s website, www.ballina.nsw.gov.au and in media and publicity by the Promoter.

• The Promoter will not be liable for any loss or damage or for any personal injury sustained as a result of taking the Prize or entering into this competition, nor for any tax implications that may arise from accepting the Prize.