1. The completed Entry Authorisation Form, plus
2. 10 CD copies of your commercially released album being entered, plus
3. Your Cheque or Money Order for $95.00 (inc. GST) made payable to “The Australian Music Prize Ltd”.
   

Mail To:
The Amp 2007
P.O. Box 1329
Windsor
Victoria 3181

If you prefer to pay by direct bank transfer, please transfer $95.00 to:

Account Name: The Australian Music Prize Ltd
BSB: 033-072
Account Number: 246019
Reference: (enter your Entry Number and Artist Name)

Entrant Guide:  

information, criteria, terms & conditions.

Please read BEFORE completing an entry form – there is important information here which may affect your eligibility to enter.

Key dates:

• November 30th, 2007 – closing date for entries
• TBA early 2008 – the Short List Event (announcement)
• TBA March 2008 – – the Winners Event (announcement)

Entry Fee:
A fee of $95.00 (including GST) is payable per album entered.  This fee must be a Cheque or Money Order made payable to “The Australian Music Prize Ltd” – or paid by Direct Transfer (see “How To Enter”). The fee is not refundable, please ensure you and your album are eligible.

Entry Form:
The entry form is only accessible online from the official website.  Please ensure it is completed in full and then that the Entry Authorisation Form is printed and signed by the relevant, authorised person(s).  Please complete it after reading ALL of this Entrant Guide and ensuring that you and your album are eligible for entry.  The person who signs the Entry Form must be either the Artist entering, a member of the Artist entering, or an executive from an entity contracted to the Artist, such as the Management or Record Company of the Artist.

Entrant Name:
The name of the artist entering the Prize must be exactly the same as the name of the artist which was marketed to the public as the artist of the Entry.

CDs:
You are initially required to post (with your entry fee and Entry Authorisation  Form) 10 copies of your album (The Entry) to The Australian Music Prize Ltd.  These copies must be CDs and must be the same copies that were commercially released (made available for sale) to the general public during 2007.

Australian:
You are only valid as an entrant if you are ‘Australian’. For the purposes of this The Amp 2007 we define Australian as:
• being an Australian citizen / passport holder
• currently residing in Australia and have been since at least January 1st, 2006

If ‘you’ is a group of artists then 50% or more of the members of such group must be Australian as per above.

Type of Entrants / Entry:

1. Entrants may be individual artists or groups of artists. 
2. The style or genre of the music comprising the Entry is NOT relevant.
3. The title must contain either a minimum of 33 minutes 20 seconds of recorded music (with any number of tracks), or it must contain a minimum of 9 seperate tracks AND a minimum of 25 minutes of music. The maximum amount of music is what can fit onto 2 standard audio compact discs.
4. There are no limits to the number of tracks on the Entry.
5. The Entry must NOT be a ‘Various Artists’ release.

Entry release conditions:

1. Each Entry must have been commercially released (made available for purchase by the public of Australia) in Australia. 
2. ‘Commercially released’ includes sales through any type of retail outlet(s), sales at performances, sales via online retailers – so long as a portion of the Australian public was able to purchase the Entry. 
3. Each Entry must have been commercially released in Australia for a minimum of 20 days during the 2007 calendar year.
4. Each Entry must NOT have been commercially released in any way or in any part of the world prior to December 10th, 2006.
5. Each Entry must have been first commercially released no later than December 10th, 2007.
6. The Entry must not have been entered in The Amp 2006.
7. Albums released on December 11th, 2006 or later are eligible for entry in The Amp 2007 Prize.

Third Party Legal and/or Financial Interest:
If the Entry was produced and/or marketed under any type of exclusive contract with a third party entity(s) (for example, a record company) and/or was produced and marketed utilising any sort of financial support from a third party entity(s), then a valid representative from such entity(s) must co-sign the Entry Form in declaration of their knowledge and support of your Entry.

Receipt of the Prize:
By signing the entry form you agree that The Australian Music Prize Ltd will only pay the cash Prize (if won) directly to the Artist name as entered and that you (if you win the Prize), as entrant, indemnify The Australian Music Prize Ltd against any third party claims to the Prize.

Decisions are Final:
The announcements / publication by The Australian Music Prize Ltd of the entrants / entries which have been judged to make The Amp 2007 Shortlist and then of The Amp 2007 Winner, are final and no communications will be entered into. By signing the entry form you agree to accept the results, as judged.

Proof:
By signing the Entry Form you agree to, if requested by the Prize Director, provide proof of you / your Entry’s eligibility to any of the Entry Criteria, Terms & Conditions as stated herein.  You acknowledge that prior to The Amp Shortlist being publicly announced in early 2008, it is possible the Prize Director will make enquiries as to the eligibility of you and your Entry for the Prize.

Right of Rejection:
You acknowledge that The Australian Music Prize Ltd has the right to reject an entry at any point after receipt if it has reason to believe that not all of the Entry Criteria, Terms & Conditions have been met by the Entrant and/or the Entry. Upon rejection from the Prize, the entry fee is not refundable.

The Amp Shortlist 8:
If your Entry is one announced in 2008 to form a part of The Amp 2007 Shortlist then you (if the Entrant is a group of artists then this applies to a minimum of one member of the group) agree to:

• immediately supply The Australian Music Prize Ltd with a further 120 copies of the Entry on CD format for use in the final stage of judging and for promotional use
• conduct a reasonable quantity of promotional interviews
• attend in person The Amp 2007 - Winners Event which will be held in Sydney on March (date to be advised) 2008
• work with The Australian Music Prize Ltd to license one or more tracks from your entry for use in exclusive media promotions and/or retail compilation releases