Mother's Day Competition T&Cs

1. Background

1.1          Information on how to enter this STIHL Mother’s Day competition (Promotion) and prize details form part of these terms and conditions (Conditions).

1.2          The promoter is STIHL Pty Ltd trading as STIHL Australia, of 5 Kingston Park  Court, Knoxfield VIC 3180, ABN 76 004 881 145 Telephone: (03) 9215 6666 (Promoter).

1.3          Entries must comply with these Conditions to be valid.

1.4          By participating, you acknowledge that you have read and understood these Conditions, and agree to be bound by these Conditions. 

2. Promotion Period

2.1          The Promotion commences on Thursday 17 April 2025 at 12.00pm AEDT and closes on Thursday 1 May 2025 at 12:00pm AEDT (Promotion Period). Entries received outside the Promotion Period will not be valid.

3. Eligibility

3.1          Entry is open to all individuals who are:

1. residents of Australia;
2. aged 18 years or older at the commencement of the Promotion Period; and
3. willing and able to collect their prize pack from their nearest STIHL dealership, at the time of entry into the Promotion (Entrants).

3.2          Directors, officers, employees, agents and contractors of the Promoter and other agencies or companies associated with the Promotion (including employees of retailers participating in the Promotion) and their immediate families are not eligible to enter this Promotion. Immediate family means any of the following: spouse, ex-spouse, de-facto spouse, child or stepchild (whether natural or by adoption), parent, step-parent, grandparent, step-grandparent, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister or 1^st cousin.

3.3          The Promoter reserves the right to verify the eligibility of any Entrant and compliance with these Conditions. The Promoter may require such information as it considers reasonably necessary for this purpose. 

4. Entry into the Promotion

4.1          This Promotion is a game of chance and skill plays no part in determining the final winner. Each entry will have an equal chance of winning.

4.2          To enter the Promotion, Entrants must:

1. follow or already be following STIHL Australia on Instagram (@stihl_au);
2.  like the competition post on Instagram; and
3. tag the person they would gift this Prize Pack to (as defined in clause 6) within the comment section and share why this person deserves to win the prize pack.

4.3          Each Entrant may submit an unlimited number of entries into the Promotion during the Promotion Period.

4.4          Entries will be deemed void if illegitimate, forged, manipulated or tampered with in any way (at the absolute discretion of the Promoter).

4.5          Incomplete, indecipherable, or illegible entries or entries that do not comply with these Conditions will be deemed invalid. For example, entries that do not explain why their nominated person deserves to win the STIHL prize pack will not be accepted.

4.6          The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any misdirected or lost entries or entries not received within the Promotion Period specified in clause 2.1.

5. Winner Selection, Notification and Verification

5.1          The draw to determine the winner will take place at 5 Kingston Park  Court, Knoxfield VIC 3180 on Thursday 1 May 2025 at 5:00pm AEDT.

5.2          The winner will be selected via random electronic selection from all valid and eligible Entries received by the Promoter during the Promotion Period.

5.3          The winner of the Promotion will be announced via Instagram on Thursday 1 May 2025 within 24 hours of conducting the prize draw.

5.4          The results of the Promotion will be published via an Instagram comment from @stihl_au on the competition post within 24 hours of the prize draw whereby the Instagram tag of the winner will be revealed. The winner will also be notified directly via direct Instagram message and will be provided with an official STIHL Australia email address to claim the Prize Pack.

5.5          Subject to the winner claiming the Prize Pack in accordance with clause 5.4, the Promoter will deliver the Prize Pack within 28 days of the draw, subject to any processing or delivery delays. The winner will be notified of any delays.

5.6          If a winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the Prize Pack within 3 months, despite reasonable efforts by the Promoter, or the winner is not eligible for the Prize Pack or has not complied with the Conditions, then the Promoter reserves the right to withdraw the Prize Pack from the original winner and award the Prize Pack to a replacement winner, selected in the same way as the original winner.

5.7          A potential replacement winner will be drawn at the same time as the original winner and details recorded, in case they are subsequently required. The potential replacement winner will only be contacted if the Prize Pack is not able to be allocated to the original winner.

5.8          The Promoter reserves the right to verify the eligibility of any Entrants, validity of any and all Entries and compliance with these Conditions.  The Promoter may require such information as it considers reasonably necessary for this purpose and reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant if it reasonably suspects the Entrant has: (a) provided false or misleading registration information; (b) tampered with the entry process; or (c) engaged in any unlawful or other improper misconduct calculated to jeopardise the fair and proper conduct of the Promotion.

6. Prize Details

6.1          The winner of the Promotion will receive one STIHL prize pack valued at $578 RRP (Prize Pack). The Prize Pack comprises of the following:

1. 1x RCA 20 battery handheld pressure washer kit (including 2x AS 2 batteries and 1x AL standard charger); and
2. 1x ASA 20 battery secateurs.

6.2          The Prize Pack is conditional on the Entry requirements in clause 4 being satisfied.

6.3          The Prize Pack is not transferrable or exchangeable and cannot be taken as cash. If any form of the Prize Pack becomes unavailable for any reason the Promotor may substitute it with an alternative prize of equal or greater value to the extent permitted by applicable laws.  

6.4          The Prize Pack must be taken as described and no compensation will be payable if the winner is unable to use the Prize. Any costs incurred in connection with taking or using the Prize Pack (including any tax liabilities) will be the sole responsibility of the winner.

6.5          The value of the Prize Pack is accurate and based upon the recommended retail price(s) as at the commencement of the Promotion Period. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any variation in the value of the Prize Pack after that date.

7. Social Media

7.1          By using and entering this Promotion on Instagram, Entrants:

1.  agree to comply with Instagram’s terms of use;
2. release Instagram from all claims based on, related to or arising from the Promotion; and
3. acknowledge and agree that this Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or affiliated with Instagram.

7.2          The Promoter is not responsible for any loss, damage or injury to Entrants resulting from entering or participating in this Promotion including arising from any comments made, or material published, by third parties about the Entrants on any social media platform in connection with this Promotion.

7.3          Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Promotion should be directed to the Promoter and not to Instagram.

8. Privacy and consent 

8.1          Personal information including the Entrant’s name, email address, social media handle, telephone number and address may be collected and used for the purpose of conducting this Promotion. The Promoter may also disclose this information to third parties, including local regulatory authorities and the Promoter’s agents or third-party service providers, for the purpose of conducting the Promotion, or for promotional and marketing purposes (including for direct marketing) (Purpose).

8.2          By entering this Promotion, the Entrant consents to the use of their personal information for the Purpose, and also that the Promoter may contact them for future marketing and material purposes without payment. Entrants agree that the Promoter may use this information for that purpose.

9. General Terms

9.1          To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Promoter reserves the right to vary the Conditions of, or cancel, the Promotion at any time without liability to any Entrant or other person (subject to compliance with applicable regulations and any directions of a licensing authority). 

9.2          The Promoter shall not be liable and excludes all liability (including but not limited to negligence, infringement of third party intellectual property rights and misleading or deceptive conduct) for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to indirect or consequential loss) for damage to property, personal injury or death suffered or sustained in connection with the Promotion or the use or taking of the Prize Pack, except for any loss, damage or injury which is due to the negligence or wilful misconduct of the Promoter, which otherwise cannot be excluded by law.

9.3          All taxes (excluding goods and services tax), which may be payable as a consequence of receiving the Prize Pack, are the sole responsibility of the Winner.

9.4          These Conditions do not exclude or limit the application of any statutory provision (including a provision of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)), where to do so would contravene that statute.

9.5          In the event of a dispute concerning the conduct of the trade promotion or claiming a prize, Entrants must contact the Promoter to attempt to resolve the dispute in good faith. Any disputes will be addressed by the Promoter with the Entrant. If the dispute cannot be resolved, the Promoter’s decision will be final. The Promoter must act reasonably and in accordance with these Conditions.

9.6          The laws of Australia shall govern these Conditions and the conduct of the Promotion.

9.7          The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Australia .