The IRSE Australasian Section encourages its members to undertake the IRSE Professional Exam. To assist this, the Australasian Section provides the above mentioned award to the Australasian Section member who achieves the best results in the IRSE Professional Exam.

The award is announced at the Annual General Meeting.

The prize for the award is:

• A certificate
• Sponsorship towards attendance at an IRSE Australasian Section Technical Meeting (notionally up to $2,000, or such amount as the Committee of Management may decide from time to time)
  • The sponsorship includes travel, accommodation, meals and registration at that Technical Meeting
  • The registration expense will usually be directly charged to the IRSE Australasian Section (e.g. by using a code in the event registration application), but is included in the total sponsorship value
  • The other expenses are reimbursed upon presentation of receipts after attendance at the IRSE Australasian Section Technical Meeting
• It is expected that the winner will present a report on the Technical Meeting attended using the award at an IRSE Local Meeting in their home state
  • The report should include a summary of the Technical Meeting and any significant learnings gained
  • It is expected that the report will be presented within 12 months after the Technical Meeting.

A person is eligible for the award if:

• They completed the IRSE Professional Exam in the preceding calendar year, noting that:
  • Completing the IRSE Professional Exam means that the person has passed all four modules of the IRSE Professional Exam; and
  • The IRSE Professional Exam only needs to be completed in the preceding calendar year (i.e. there is no requirement for all four modules of the IRSE Professional Exam to be sat within the preceding year); and
• They are currently a financial member (at any grade) of the Australasian Section.

A person who has been awarded the Thorrowgood Scholarship Award by the global IRSE is ineligible for the Semaphore Award.

The criteria for the assessment are:

• Best overall results for the four IRSE Professional Exam modules; and
• A Credit or Distinction in at least two of the IRSE Professional Exam modules.

The assessment is undertaken by the Committee of Management.

The award is at the sole discretion of the Committee of Management. If there is no suitable candidate, then no award is given. The decision of the Committee of Management is final and no correspondence will be entered into.