Award Categories and Criteria
Business
For any individual in business including for example-farming, health, online businesses operating in Australia.
Law
For any individual solicitor, barrister, QC, Magistrate, Judge or Justice
Medicine including Research
For any individual doctor, nurse, allied health practitioner, or medical researcher
Sport
For any individual in sport
Community development and or Advocacy
For any individual in the not-for-profit volunteer community organisations, volounteer in emergency services and local councils
Government and Non-Government
For any individual working in the public service, teacher, lecturer in a University, an architect, TAFE, or in Community and Adult Education.
Arts
For any individual whose main occupation is in the visual, music and performing arts.
Writing, fiction or non-fiction, performing/journalism, including online
For any individual whose main occupation arises from one of these professions.
Human Rights
Presented to a person who demonstrates the most outstanding outcomes towards advancing the rights of people with a disability in Australia. The winner can be also selected from all award nominations in each state.
Nomination Criteria
1. Nomination Process
Complete your nomination via the online Award Force nomination portal: https://aspire.awardsplatform.com . As a national award please understand that written nominations are not able to be accepted however the online registration process is not time limited, you take as long as you need on your nomination.
2. Who can nominate
An individual is not permitted to nominate himself or herself nor a family member. Nominations preferably are to be endorsed by an organisation; a person can nominate another outside their own organisation if the nomination is endorsed by two referees
3. Confidential and Event Dates
Your responses should not include confidential information as the responses may be made publicly available should the nomination be shortlisted. Before your nomination is submitted please share with your colleague about the nomination and the date for the National event:
National for all States: Friday April 24th 2020
4. Your nominee
In your nomination please state how the nominee has contributed to their profession or to their community including volunteering, being a role model and their aspirational qualities.
5. Provide supporting material
You may submit up to five relevant supporting materials with your nomination, such as portfolios and newspaper articles or links to internet sites. Please note these materials must be uploaded via the online nomination portal as prompted and cannot be accepted by any other means.
6. Communication
Receipt of all nominations will be acknowledged via an automatically generated email from Awards portal.
Please ensure you provide a correct email address on your nomination form. If you do not receive a confirmation email within 7 business days after submitting your nomination please notify the Awards Founder via email nominated on the awards nomination site. No responsibility will be taken for the nominee’s failure to acknowledge receipt of the confirmation email.
Nominations Open July 22nd 2019 and close December 24th 2019