My First Speech entry form

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Personal details

First name *

Family name *

Street address *

Suburb/town *

State *

Postcode *

Phone *

Email *

What is your electorate? *

If you are not sure of your federal electorate, you can visit the AEC's Find my electorate page.

School details

School name *

Year level *

Year 10Year 11Year 12

Entry details

Please ensure you have read the Terms and conditions prior to submitting your entry.

Take the opportunity, if you have not yet done so, to view the Tips and tricks page to ensure your entry has the best chance of winning.

Transcript of your First Speech *You can work on your speech in another program and paste the text into this box. Drag the bottom right corner if you need to expand the box and see your full text.

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Declaration

I declare that I am a Year 10, 11 or 12 student (or equivalent) enrolled in an Australian school. *

I declare that this entry is my own and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person, organisation and has not been generated by, or substantially created with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. *

I declare that my speech is not defamatory or offensive, and is appropriate to all audiences. *

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If you are under 18 years of age, you will need your agreement co-signed by a parent or legal guardian:

Consent and release agreement

The Australian Parliament and the Department of the House of Representatives (collectively referred to in this agreement as ‘the Parliament’) developed the My First Speech competition to provide senior secondary school students across Australia with a platform to not only share their passion for an Australian issue, but to also advocate and articulate solutions as a federal member of the House of Representatives would in a speech to the chamber.

I give consent for the Parliament to use and publish my name, my year group, my town/state, my electorate and my submission to the My First Speech competition (including quotations attributable to you) in electronic and printed materials, and the Parliament’s websites.
I am aware that information published on the internet is accessible to users all over the world and the Parliament has no control over the possible subsequent use and distribution of submissions by third parties.
I agree to license my entry under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY‑NC‑ND 4.0) licence. Under this licence, I retain copyright in my work, but grant the department and the Australian Parliament a perpetual, non-exclusive right to use, reproduce, and share the speech in unadapted form, including but not limited to publication on websites, social media, and print materials.
I acknowledge that I am not entitled to any remuneration, royalties or payment in respect of the use of the work submitted to the My First Speech competition.
Should I be invited to Parliament House, I give consent for the Parliament to create video recordings and photographs of me and of my accompanying parent/guardian as part of the competition and to publish these images online or in printed form.
I agree to the terms and conditions for the My First Speech competition available on the entry form and on the My First Speech website at Terms and conditions.

By signing this form, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the My First Speech terms and conditions.

The Australian Parliament and the Department of the House of Representatives (collectively referred to in this agreement as ‘the Parliament’) developed the My First Speech competition to provide senior secondary school students across Australia with a platform to not only share their passion for an Australian issue, but to also advocate and articulate solutions as a federal member of the House of Representatives would in a speech to the chamber.

I give consent for the Parliament to use and publish my child’s name, year group, town/state, electorate and my child’s submission to the My First Speech competition (including quotations attributable to them) in electronic and printed materials,and the Parliament’s websites.
I am aware that information published on the internet is accessible to users all over the world and the Parliament has no control over the possible subsequent use and distribution of submissions by third parties.
I agree to license my child's entry under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY‑NC‑ND 4.0) licence. Under this licence, my child retains copyright in their work, but grants the department and the Australian Parliament a perpetual, non-exclusive right to use, reproduce, and share the speech in unadapted form, including but not limited to publication on websites, social media, and print materials.
I acknowledge that neither I, nor my child are entitled to any remuneration, royalties or payment in respect of the use of the work submitted to the My First Speech competition.
Should my child be invited to Parliament House, I give consent for the Parliament to create video recordings and photographs of my child and of their accompanying parent/guardian as part of the competition and to publish these images online or in printed form.
I, and my child, agree to the terms and conditions for the My First Speech competition available on the entry form and on the My First Speech website at Terms and conditions.

By signing this form, I acknowledge that both the entrant and their parent/guardian have read and agree to the My First Speech terms and conditions.

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Date *

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Signature of parent/guardian *

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Parent/guardian email *

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