* Coaches hospitality: Full hospitality for one boys & one girls coach until the last member of that team is eliminated. i.e. The designated boys coach receives hospitality until the last boy is eliminated. The designated girls coach receives hospitality until the last girl is eliminated.
Hospitality in Official Hotel, details: Hospitality per diem will be based on accommodation rates at the Bayview on the Park hotel. Players will receive per diem equivalent to 50% of the twin-share room rates (players will be expected to share a twin room). Official coaches will receive per diem equivalent to the single room rates. Hospitality will start on the night before the start of main draw and include breakfast the day after elimination.
* Visa requirements: * Sports Event (less than 3 months)
1. Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) (Subclass 400) visa:
The Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) (Subclass 400) visa should be used by:
o Professional competitors who are competing for prize money
o Professional competitors who will receive payment for their sporting activity (including payment from an overseas organisation)
o Professional support staff such as such as coaches, sports co-ordinators, score bench officials, team officials, referees and time keepers
o Print journalists and photographers
2. eVisitor visa (651), ETA (601), Visitor (Subclass 600) visa in the tourist stream, or Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) (Subclass 400) visa
The eVisitor visa (651), ETA (601), Visitor (Subclass 600) visa in the tourist stream, or the Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) (Subclass 400) visa should be used by:
o Amateur competitors (i.e. those who compete in their sport mainly on a recreational basis and not for the purpose of deriving an income from that sport)
o Volunteer support staff whose usual occupation is unrelated to the sporting activity.
Please note that the Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) (Subclass 400) visa is more appropriate for amateur competitors who are participating in a tournament with prize money (an amount that could be considered a salary).
Please note that amateur sports people (and their support staff) who apply for the Temporary Work (Short Stay Activity) (Subclass 400) visa may not need to pay the visa application charge if they submit evidence of amateur status with their visa application.
For further information on visa options for sporting events, please see the attached fact sheet.
* If you require an invitation to obtain a visa, please contact
Harriet Smith, Tennis Australia via e-mail: hsmith@tennis.com.au
Stringing Fee: AUD$25.00 with own string. Additional cost for special requests
*Main Draw to start on middle Saturday of the Australian Open
Junior Singles matches will start on the middle Saturday of the Australian Open (January 18). Last year, over 80,000 people came to Melbourne Park on this day, so it should be a great atmosphere for all the junior matches played on this day.
*Player Meeting & Welcome Dinner
ALL players and coaches must attend the pre-tournament players’ meeting at 5:30pm on Friday 17th January 2014 at the Bayview on the Park hotel. The draw and schedule for the first day of play will be released after the meeting. Immediately following the compulsory Player Meeting, all players, coaches and officials are invited to attend a Welcome Dinner at the hotel. The date and time for this welcome dinner is subject to change.
Each player entrant agrees, as a condition of entry, to abide by and be subject to the ITF Circuit Rules and Regulations. All players who compete in ITF Circuit tournaments must be signed up to the IPIN Online Service, and have a valid IPIN, for which an annual membership fee is payable. Failure by a player to fulfil these requirements will result in the rejection of that player's entry.