The Australian Business Awards

How to Enter: Participants are required to register online to obtain the Australian Business Awards entry form and instructions. This is an automated process which enables instantaneous access.

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Eligibility: Australian companies and organisations, private or public are eligible to enter. This includes multi-national subsidiaries, government departments, agencies or bodies, franchisors and non-government organisations.

Industry Classifications: All entrants are adjudicated within their respective industry classification. The Australian & NZ Standard Industrial Classification (ABS 2006) is utilised to segment recipients to their respective industry.

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Award Categories:There are a total of 20 award categories. These are divided into 10 organisational and 10 product award categories for each industry. Entrants may participate in multiple award categories however, a separate submission must be submitted for each award category entered.

Confidentiality: We do not publish the names of companies, organisations or their products that have not been shortlisted, nor will we reproduce any information from your entry. Therefore if you enter the awards, but are not successful, this will remain confidential. In addition, entrants may mark any commercially sensitive information contained in their entry as ‘not for publication'. The organisers reserve the right to use information contained in the shorlisted and winning entries (apart from contact details and any content marked not for publication) for subsequent publicity, promotions and other activities relating to the awards program. Please refer to our

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Judging Panel: An esteemed and diverse panel of business experts and academics make up the judging panel. The panel is carefully selected to ensure that the judging process is fair and objective, free of bias or influence. The judges are bound by a strict confidentiality agreement and are required to declare any conflict of interest in entries over which they deliberate and to stand aside from deliberations concerning those entries.

Evaluation Process: Entries will be judged on the basis of the information provided in the completed entry form, your submission and supporting materials. The judging process is conducted in two stages. An initial assessment of all submissions is completed in the first stage leading to a shortlist, followed by a second evaluation in the final stage. At the end of the final stage of the evaluation process, the judges select the winners for each of the award categories in each industry. Shortlisted entrants will be informed by confidential mail throughout the judging process. Award winners are notified prior to the public announcement.

Methodology: Entries are seperated by industry classification per award category. All entries are evaluated in accordance with the award key criteria across seven main areas: leadership, impact, adaptability, corporate culture, customer and market focus, uniqueness and evidence of success. The judges select the winners for each award category in each industry.

Accolades: This accolade acknowledges selected organisations as the industry leader in their respective industry. Subject to usage guidelines these organisations are eligible to publicise their achievement and display the Australian Business Awards symbol on their marketing and promotional material including the packaging and promotion of their award winning products and services. Recognised both nationally and internationally, the Australian Business Award symbol has provided a prestigious endorsement to Australia's leading organisations as well as enhancing the marketability of their products and services. A feature that distinguishes their products and services from their competitors. Following the public announcement, the winners are honoured with a framed certificate and licensed material in recognition of their achievement.

Licensing: Use of the Australian Business Awards name and trademarks is only permitted under licence from the Australian Business Awards and must comply with the Australian Business Awards Licence Agreement. To enable the Australian Business Awards to recover its administrative costs related to the protection, licensing and proper use of the licensed material a condition of use is the payment of a licence fee. By participating in the awards program all entrants that successfully progress to the second stage of the judging process are required to pay the licence fee. The Australian Business Awards Licence Agreement and Fee Schedule can viewed upon entry registration.