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MELBOURNE
14 - 16 OCTOBER 2026
MELBOURNE CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE
The promoter is Thales Cyber Services Australia Pty Ltd (Promoter), of Level 35, 80 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. ABN: 52 632 539 167 Contact cyberservicesanz@thalesgroup.com.au.
The Event Passport Giveaway and Drone Village Competition (Promotion) will be conducted in person at AISA CyberCon 2026 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf, Victoria, from 14 October 2026 to 16 October 2026 (Event).
The Event Passport Giveaway is conducted on each day of the Event. A completed Event Passport must be submitted at the Thales booth in the Drone Village by 1.45 pm AEDT on the relevant Event Day to be entered into the draw for that day. The Drone Village Competition qualifying sessions are conducted on 14 and 15 October 2026 and the Grand Final is conducted on 16 October 2026, closing at 1.45 pm AEDT. Entries or scores submitted after the applicable closing time will not be accepted.
1.1 Entry is free and is open to persons aged 18 years or over who attend the Event in person and comply with these Terms and Conditions.
1.2 Employees, officers and contractors of the Promoter, AISA, ALC, the Drone Village operator and any supplier involved in designing, administering or judging the Promotion, and their immediate family members, are not eligible to enter.
1.3 A person must not enter or accept a prize if doing so is prohibited by the rules of that person’s employer or organisation. A person who is involved in, or may influence, a current Thales tender, procurement, evaluation, contract award or material contract decision is not eligible to receive a prize.
1.4 The Promoter may require evidence of identity, age, attendance, eligibility, score or employer approval before awarding a prize.
2.1 An eligible participant who collects all required stamps on the official Event Passport during an Event Day may enter the prize draw for that day for the chance to win one wireless charging station, with an approximate retail value of AU$39.44 including GST(Rodgers 15W 3in1 Magnetic Wireless Charging Station).
2.2 To obtain all required stamps, a participant must attend or complete each activity identified on the Event Passport, being the ALC booth, the Thales CPS pod at the Netpoleon booth, the Drone Village and at least one eligible Thales speaking session or workshop and must present the completed Event Passport at the Thales booth in the Drone Village.
2.3 All completed Event Passports submitted on an Event day will be entered into the draw for that day. Ten winners will be drawn at random and announced at the end of each Event day. A maximum of thirty Giveaway Items will be awarded across the Event.
2.4 A participant does not need to be present at the time of the draw to win. The Promoter will contact each winner using the contact details provided on the Event Passport to arrange collection. Any unclaimed Giveaway Item will be dealt with in accordance with clause 4.2.
2.5 Limit of one Giveaway Item per eligible participant. Giveaway Items are not transferable or redeemable for cash. No substitute will be provided unless the Promoter determines that the advertised item is unavailable, in which case a substitute of equal or greater value may be offered.
3.1 The Drone Village Competition is a game of skill conducted across the three Event days. To enter, an eligible participant must register with accurate contact details, take part in a designated Drone Village session, and complete the required tasks in accordance with the instructions and safety directions of event staff.
3.2 On each of Days 1 and 2 of the Event, up to forty-eight sessions will be conducted, each accommodating up to eight participants and running for approximately ten to twelve minutes. Scores will be recorded by the Drone Village gaming system in accordance with the standard scoring system for the game.
3.3 The participant with the highest verified score in each session will be the Session Winner for that session and will receive one spot prize, being one Everest 3-in-1 15W Magnetic Wireless Charging Station with an approximate retail value of AU$39.44 including GST.A maximum of ninety-six spot prizes will be awarded across Days 1 and 2.
3.4 At the close of Day 2, the [8] participants with the highest verified qualifying scores recorded across Days 1 and 2 will qualify for the Grand Final held on Day 3. No spot prizes will be awarded on Day 3.
3.5 The Grand Prize Winner will be the qualifying participant with the highest verified score recorded in the Grand Final.
3.6 If two or more participants record the same highest score for a session, for qualification to the Grand Final or in the Grand Final, the tied participants will undertake a further skill-based challenge under the same conditions. The tied participant with the highest verified score in that challenge will win. If the tie remains, the challenge will be repeated until the tie is resolved.
3.7 The official session and leaderboard records maintained by the Promoter and the Drone Village operator will be used to determine results. The Promoter may correct an administrative or technical error and may disregard a score affected by equipment malfunction, unauthorised assistance, manipulation, duplicate registration, unsafe conduct or breach of these Terms and Conditions.
3.8 The Grand Prize is one Nintendo Switch 2 Console, with an approximate retail value of AU$769.95 including GST. The Grand Prize is not transferable or redeemable for cash.
4.1 A provisional winner will be contacted by email or telephone within five business days after the relevant daily draw or the Grand Final. The provisional winner must respond and provide any requested verification within five business days after the first notification.
4.2 If the provisional winner does not respond within that period, cannot establish eligibility, is not permitted to accept the prize, or declines it, the Grand Prize will be offered to the participant with the next highest verified score in the Grand Final, and a Giveaway Item will be redrawn, in each case subject to the same verification process.
4.3 The Grand Prize will be delivered to an Australian address agreed with the winner within 30 days. A winner will not be charged to receive a prize.
5.1 Participants must provide accurate and complete information. The Promoter is not responsible for a failure to contact a participant caused by inaccurate or incomplete contact details.
5.2 Except where these Terms and Conditions expressly permit substitution, prizes are not transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
5.3 The Promoter may verify eligibility and disqualify a participant who breaches these Terms and Conditions, tampers with the Promotion, receives unauthorised assistance, acts unsafely, provides false information, or engages in unlawful, offensive or inappropriate conduct.
5.4 The Promoter may modify, suspend or cancel all or part of the Promotion where reasonably necessary because of technical failure, safety requirements, illegality, Event cancellation or circumstances beyond the Promoter’s reasonable control. Where practicable, the Promoter will provide reasonable notice and will preserve any entitlement already validly earned, unless it is not reasonably possible to do so.
5.5 By entering or participating in the Promotion, a participant accepts these Terms and Conditions.
5.6 Nothing in these Terms and Conditions excludes, restricts or modifies any consumer guarantee, right or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded, restricted or modified.
5.7 These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of Victoria, Australia. Participants submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria and courts entitled to hear appeals from them.
6.1 The Promoter will collect the participant’s name, organisation, email address, telephone number, Event Passport verification information and competition score to administer the Promotion, verify eligibility, contact the provisional winner and award prizes. If a participant does not provide the required information, the Promoter may be unable to verify the participant’s entry or award a prize.
6.2 The Promoter may disclose personal information to the Drone Village operator and service providers only to the extent reasonably necessary to administer the Promotion.
6.3 Personal information will be handled in accordance with applicable privacy law and the Promoter’s privacy policy, available at Privacy Policy. Questions, access or correction requests may be directed to cyberservicesanz@thalesgroup.com.au.
6.4 Entry into the Promotion does not constitute consent to receive marketing communications. Any consent to marketing must be obtained separately, must be optional and must clearly identify the entity and communication channels covered by the consent.
