According to International Life Saving (ILS) the minimum criteria for the ILS citation are:
- Any person who has contributed to the furtherance of life saving and the goals of ILS in a manner of enduring, global importance
- As a member nation, SLSA has the responsibility of nominating and issuing ILS citations to its individual members. In order to ensure that the members who deserve these awards are being appropriately recognised, SLSA has developed the following criteria and nomination timeline.
Essential Criteria
The particular SLSA awards shall be automatically nominated for ILS citations:
- The recipient of a meritorious award and/or commendation for bravery.
- National winners of Surf Lifesaver, Volunteer and Lifeguard of the year.
- SLSA Life Members.
- Individual winners of an SLSA Innovation Award.
In addition to these automatic nominations the following individuals should also be eligible:
- Members who have contributed to significant international projects and/or events or to national projects with international significance, should also be nominated for ILS citations.
- This could include the capacity building programs with developing nations, educational tours, the conduct of sporting events etc. Sponsors, Donors and Politicians that have made a significant contribution to the growth and sustainability of SLSA.
Process
- April Automatic nominations are generated and tabulated following the Australian Championships
- April Nominations are called for nominations under the criteria listed above
- April SLSA Honours panel meets to review Criteria nominations
- May Honours Committee recommendations are ratified by the SLSA board and all nominees are submitted to ILS for the issue of the awards
- Beyond May, SLSA will notify all ILS Citation recipients of their award
- Beyond May, ILS Citations will be sent to states to be presented at an occasion appropriate to the level of the award
Award prize
Citation
Award sponsor
ILS
Presentation of award
State level
Date of circulation
Ongoing
Closing date
Ongoing
Judging panel
SLSA Honours panel
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