REGULATIONS

A – GENERAL MANAGEMENT

       1  In these regulations, the word ‘Committee’, shall mean the Committee of the Murwillumbah Festival of Performing Arts.

       2  The Committee reserves the right to refuse any entry.

       3  Programming positions will be strictly adhered to. Variation to the order of performance will NOT be considered.

       4  In OWN CHOICE competitions, marks will be awarded for quality of selections.

 

B – BREACH OF REGULATION

       5  Any competitor deemed to be in breach of a section’s regulations will be furnished with an Adjudicator’s Report containing comments only.

    

C – ENTRIES – see ENTRIES, page 1           

       6  No entry will be accepted unless accompanied by the full fee as per Schedule – see page 1,5,12.

       7  Entries should be on the Official Entry Form and may not be accepted unless ALL particulars are provided.

          

D – COMPETITIONS – see COMPETITIONS, page d                              

       8  In all competitions which are subject to an age limit, the actual age of the competitor on the date fixed for entry closure, shall be deemed as

           the age of the competitor, except for Dancing Groups and Troupes for which 1st January 2010 shall be used for the age of the competitor.

       9  No competitor will be allowed to perform the same item in more than one section, unless otherwise stated.

     10  The attention of competitors  in ALL SECTIONS is drawn to the specified TIME LIMITS, which will be strictly enforced.

     11  Due to time commitments or unnecessary repetition, the Adjudicator may ‘ring off’ a competitor before completion of the

           performance. This does not necessarily signify disapproval or rejection.

     12  Competitors should provide their own accompanist. If an accompanist is required, see ACCOMPANISTS, page 5 of the

           schedule.

     13  No teacher will be allowed on stage with a competitor unless as an accompanist and no person shall be allowed to conduct, instruct or other-

wise assist competitors other than Choirs, Concert or Big Bands.

     14  All competitors in Championship Sections must enter and perform in their corresponding age or open sections. (Restricted sections not

           accepted.)

     15  Props MUST be kept to a MINIMUM and be portable and capable of being handled by the stage hands. All props must be removed from

           the precincts of the stage at the conclusion of each session.

     16  Persons required to manipulate props or to play music will be allowed in the stage wings, but only during the performance involving them.

     17  Tape recorders may be provided by the competitor, but MUST be operated from the area provided by the Committee.

     18  A CD player ONLY will be provided by the Committee for Music Sections, and a CD/tape players will be designated for Dance Sections.

 

E – CHORAL

     19  Choir numbers (with a leeway of 3 persons either side) MUST be adhered to. See regulation B above.

 

F – PRIZES

     20  The Adjudicator’s decision is final and he/she will have the power to withhold or divide prizes according to merit. He/she shall also be

           entitled to recommend the awarding of a second prize if the performance has not sufficient merit to carry first prize, but he/she shall intimate

           his/her decision when making such adjudication.

     21  In individual items, unless there are three, or more, competitive entries, no second place need be awarded. The Adjudicator may, if he/she

           thinks fit, and with the consent of the Committee, award a special prize in respect of any section.

     22  In any section where one or two competitors are obviously left out, an Encouragement Award may be issued.

     23  In any competition where two prizes are offered, if the Adjudicator decides that two or more competitors are of equal merit, the two

           said prizes may be added and the amount equally divided among such competitors

 

G – PROTESTS

     24  Protests shall be lodged with the CONVENOR, in writing, within one hour after the completion of the relevant section and must be

           accompanied by a deposit of $10.00, which shall be forfeited if the protest is deemed to be frivolous or unfounded.

     25  The DECISION of the Committee in ALL questions arising out of, or not provided for by these regulations shall be FINAL.

     26  The Committee reserves to itself, the right of determining the status of any competitor, and of applying and interpreting these rules.

     27  Competitors will be regarded as being conversant with the rules of Competition of the Society affecting their positions as competitors. ‘Lack

           of knowledge’ will not be accepted as a bona fide reason for infringement of any Regulation, and in the event of any protest being lodged

           the competitor or infringing person will be liable to disqualification and may only receive a report.

     28  ALL competitors compete entirely at their OWN RISK.

 

 

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IMPORTANT:

Make sure your Entry Form is completed correctly with Section Numbers, Name, Address, Age, Date of Birth and Teacher’s Name.

Enclose correct money.

 

Send entries in EARLY. Late entries will be RETURNED.

 

Flashlight cameras are NOT to be used AT ALL during performances at the Festival. Video cameras are NOT to be used during the Dance Sections.