Judging follows the national policies and guidelines, overseen by an independent professional auditor.

Each submission is assessed by a team of three judges. The outcome of each category is determined by the aggregate of the three judges scores together with the Verification Review score (where appropriate - for some categories the verification review score is not included in the aggregate), Consumer Review score, and Digital Review score.

Judges read submissions in their own time during the judging period and enter feedback and scores into the online portal where they also read the submissions.

After the judging review period, a Deliberation Day occurs where each judging team confers and collates their comments. This process is overseen by the Chair of Judges, an independent auditor, the Awards Program Manager, and the Judges Coordinator.

All entries that achieve the benchmark will become a finalist.

Types of Judges

There are three types of judges required for the awards:

• Submission Review Judge (read submissions online in their own time and supply a score and feedback)
• Verification Review Judge (an online review of the business to complete a verification form)
• Digital Review Judge (review the business's online presence and engagement against a strict set of best practice guidelines)
  

Judging Panel

Each year, the judging panel for Tasmanian Tourism Awards is made up of respected and experienced members of tourism or associated industries. They all volunteer a significant amount of their own time to judge entries and provide entrants with feedback. Four of the best Tasmanian Tourism Awards Judges are selected annually to judge in the prestigious Australian Tourism Awards.

The judging team is led by the Chair of Judges, whose role is to facilitate and moderate the judging process. The Chair of Judges is appointed for three years and is typically someone with significant experience as a state and national Tourism Awards judge.

The current judging panel can be found here (note this will be updated each year as the judging period approaches).