Annual Report 2016–2017

LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Bluesfest Byron Bay - 2017 Helpmann Award Nominee (Photo Credit Joseph Mayers Photography) In 2016, the Australian live performance industry generated $1.4 billion in ticket sales with 18.8 million attendances - that’s more than the combined attendances at AFL, NRL, Soccer, Super Rugby and Cricket*

( LPA Ticket Attendance and Revenue Survey 2016)

*Australian Sporting Attendances 2016, Stadiums Australia ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 1 Contents

About 3 LPA Staff 4 President and Chief Executive Report 5 Workplace Relations 6 Policy and Programs 10 2017 Helpmann Awards 14 Member Roadshows and Membership Overview 18 Governance, Compliance and Finance 19 Financial Report 20 Independent Auditor’s Report 38 Executive Council Attendance 40 Acknowledgements 41 Members 44 Contact 48

Ballet Preljocaj’s Snow White -2017 Helpmann Award Winner 2 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA (Photo Credit Yang Wang) About

Live Performance Australia® (LPA) is the peak body for Australia’s live performance industry. Established in 1917 and registered as an employers’ organisation under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, LPA has over 400 Members nationally. We represent commercial and independent producers; music promoters; major and small to medium performing arts companies; major performing arts centres; metropolitan and regional venues; commercial theatres; stadiums and arenas; arts festivals; music festivals; and service providers such as ticketing companies and technical suppliers. LPA’s membership spans from sole operators and not-for-profit organisations to large commercial entities.

LPA has a clear mandate to advocate for and support policy decisions that benefit the sustainability and growth of the live performance industry in Australia.

Strategic Priorities

LEAD ADVOCATE CELEBRATE

Lead industrial relations development Set the agenda and propose policy Celebrate the live performance that reflects the global nature of the solutions on a range of federal and industry’s outstanding achievements live performance industry state government policy issues through the annual Helpmann Awards Negotiate industrial and commercial Work alongside Members to foster Provide an open door to an agreements that support industry a vibrant and sustainable live extensive professional network, growth and stability performance industry now with regular networking events, and into the future industry briefings, and working groups Develop innovative programs that foster industry leaders

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 3 LPA Staff

Evelyn Richardson Kirsty James Elsa Greguric Chief Executive Office Manager Office Manager to November 2016

David Hamilton Kim Tran Julia Holt Director, Workplace Director, Policy Director, Marketing Relations and Programs

René Spoors Charlotte St Clair Wilson Holly Crain Workplace Relations Workplace Relations Senior Policy Advisor Advisor Advisor to October 2016

Anisha Senaratne Kitsa Daskalakis Jamie Pettinger Marketing Coordinator Immigration Services Helpmann Awards Coordinator Administrator

Les Nemenyi Finance and Membership Manager

4 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA President & Chief Executive Report

On behalf of the Executive Council of Due to growing concerns amongst Operationally, the year end result is Live Performance Australia, we are Members, media attention and a significant surplus which will be pleased to present the Annual Report discussions with regulators, a major reinvested in key member services and for the year ended 30 June 2017. focus for LPA this year was the support. There were some changes in staff A number of significant initiatives secondary ticket market. We have also structure with Kirsty James appointed were delivered in 2017 to support our invested significant resources in the as our Office Manager and René Spoors Members’ business activities and to review of modern awards by the Fair in our Workplace Relations Advisor role foster broader industry development. Work Commission as well as in the as we farewelled Elsa Greguric (Office immigration reviews which saw major Manager) and Charlotte St Clair Wilson This year we celebrate our centenary changes to the entertainment visa. (Workplace Relations Advisor). year, marking 100 years of serving our Members. This is a remarkable In the year ahead, LPA will continue to We gratefully acknowledge and thank achievement underpinned by the support focus on strategic priorities that support LPA’s Executive Council, all members of of our Members, the commitment and the business activities of our Members. our working committees, panels, external leadership shown by our Executive In particular, we will continue to address service providers, and the Executive team Council, and the combined efforts of the significant issues surrounding the for their significant contribution over our talented staff. Despite the many secondary ticket market and implement the past year. We also acknowledge the challenges faced by our industry over the revised Ticketing Code of Practice; commitment and ongoing support of our the years, the live performance sector increase our advocacy for greater Members. Our role is to represent and of our economy has grown to become a investment in the industry; negotiate a promote the interests of our industry. major economic and cultural contributor new performers’ collective agreement; As always, we look forward to working to the broader Australian landscape. and educate members regarding with our Members to pursue these goals We look forward to ensuring that our Work Health and Safety compliance. in the coming year. industry continues to grow and compete We will also continue to support the Yours sincerely, globally while entertaining and enriching development of tools and resources that audiences locally and internationally. promote mentally healthy workplaces.

Andrew Kay AM Evelyn Richardson President Chief Executive

Major LPA achievements • Negotiated with APRA regarding a • Answered thousands of Member over the last year include: revised definition for the Dramatic queries on a range of industry issues Context Licence • Invested significant resource into • Sponsored the Arts Wellbeing the four year review of modern • Released the annual Ticket Attendance Collective’s pilot program to effect awards to ensure the industry’s and Revenue Survey, presented better mental health and wellbeing business interests were protected in digital format, which included for people working in the Victorian additional ticketing data from new data performing arts • Advocated for legislation to criminalise partners and state based infographics ticket ‘bots’, released a Safe Tix Guide, • Publicly supported the Yes and drafted a revised Ticketing Code • Presented the 17th Helpmann Campaign for marriage equality, with new clauses related to the Awards, at the Capitol Theatre and supporting our LGBQTI+ staff, growing secondary ticket market broadcast on Foxtel Arts, as well as members and audiences; issued the ABC for the first time a joint statement of support • Advocated on behalf of Members through with Media, Entertainment & Government submissions on a range • Hosted Member networking functions Arts Alliance (MEAA) and Screen of strategic issues notably, immigration nationally with dinners in every state Producers Australia (SPA) reviews and visa changes, the Victorian where LPA Members, Helpmann Award review of the Major Sporting Events Act Panel Members and Helpmann Awards and the 2017-18 Federal Budget Voting Collegiate members were invited

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 5 Workplace Relations

Four Yearly Review Workplace Health Mental Health of Modern Awards and Safety

The Fair Work Commission continued LPA’s Work Health and Safety LPA was a Major Sponsor of Arts its review of all the modern awards, Guidelines were completed, thanks Centre Melbourne’s “Arts Wellbeing including common issues like to the valuable contributions of LPA’s Collective”, a pilot program to raise domestic violence leave and part-time WHS Committee and Project Manager awareness and better understanding and casual conditions of employment. David Storie. The Guides will be of mental health in the workplace. The A review of the awards that cover LPA provided to Members and promoted program provides tools and support to Members commenced in March 2017, through a Member Roadshow. Victorian arts workers and managers with LPA making and responding to and has delivered many well-attended submissions regarding the award’s sessions throughout Victoria. It is content and clarifying any difficulties part of an overall strategy to ensure of interpretation. a mentally healthy and creative performing arts community. The modern award review is in its final stages, with revised versions of the award anticipated in early 2018.

Left: West Australian Symphony Orchestra - 2017 Helpmann Award Nominee Right: Hot Brown Honey - 2017 Helpmann Award Winner (Photo Credit 6 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Dylan Evans) 2018 Priorities

Negotiate a new Performers’ Collective Agreement

Educate the industry about LPA’s new Work Health and Safety Guidelines

Complete the four-year review of the modern awards

Review agreements in the context of the industry’s growing use of digital platforms

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 7 Immigration Immigration Advocacy Services

In April 2017, the Department of In 2016–2017 LPA lodged 634 Immigration and Border Protection Temporary Work (Entertainment) (DIBP) announced wide-ranging changes Visa applications and received 3947 to the 457 visa regime, depriving many individual visa approvals. arts sector occupations of a permanent Overall there were 1701 visas residency pathway. LPA made a approved for performers, 98 visas for submission opposing these changes, singers/musicians, 868 for musicians, which led to several occupations being 463 visas for artistic personnel and restored to the visa list. 817 visas for crew. The DIBP requested public submissions From 19 November 2016, the DIBP in response to its Policy Consultation simplified Australia’s Temporary Paper to simplify Australia’s complex Activity Visa framework and replaced visa system. In submissions to the paper-based Subclass 420 government, LPA further emphasised Entertainment visa with the new online the negative impact of the changes to Subclass 408 Temporary Activity visa. the 457 visa, advocating for a flexible approach to future skilled migration reform, involving thorough consultation with the live performance industry.

Visa Approvals

2000

1800 Performers 1600

1400

1200

1000 Musicians 800 Crew

600 Artistic Personnel 400

200 Singer/Musicians 0

Year 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 Total visa 3782 4724 4288 4502 4395 3947 approvals

8 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA We Who Are Left - 2017 Helpmann Award Nominee

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 9 Policy & Programs

Secondary Ticket Dramatic Context Other Policy Work Market Licence

Due to growing industry and consumer The Australasian Performing • Released the annual Ticket concerns, a key focus area for the Right Association (APRA) intends Attendance and Revenue Survey Policy team has been the secondary to introduce a new definition for • Prepared and released LPA’s ticket market. Specific initiatives that the Dramatic Context Licence, Ticketing FAQs LPA has undertaken in the last 12 commencing 1 January 2018. months include: Throughout 2016–2017, LPA has been • Released the report on the Biennial negotiating with APRA to ensure that Compliance Review of the Ticketing • Advocating for legislation to the new definition meets the interests Code of Practice criminalise ‘bots’ of both producers/promoters and • Updated and released LPA’s Guide to • Developing a consumer education APRA Members. Child Safety in the Live Performance campaign to raise awareness of the Industry risks associated with buying tickets from a reseller. LPA released its Safe Submissions: Tix Guide – Tips for Buying Tickets - SA Draft Liquor Licensing (Liquor Safely and Securely and will be Review) Amendment Bill 2016 undertaking other projects to raise consumer awareness - Inquiry into the Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced • Revising the current Ticketing Code Funding) Bill 2016 of Practice to include provisions related to the secondary ticket - Inquiry into Innovation and Creativity: market. LPA established an industry Workforce for the New Economy working group to provide input into - 2017–18 Federal Budget the changes to the Ticketing Code of Practice and appointed The Hon - Review of the Code of Conduct for Peter Jacobson QC to chair the Copyright Collecting Societies working group. LPA will continue to consult with the working group and - VET Student Loans Course List and regulators to finalise the Ticketing Loan Cap Methodology Review Code - VIC Review of Major Sporting Events • Meeting with the Australian Act Competition and Consumer - Visa Simplification – Transforming Commission (ACCC) and state based Australia’s Visa System consumer affairs/ fair trading agencies

Left: Mark Coles Smith, The Drovers Wife - 2017 Helpmann Award Winner (Photo credit Brett Boardman) Right: Cerita Anak - 2017 Helpmann Award 10 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Nominee Policy & Programs

2018 Priorities

Advocate for new investment in the live performance industry

Continue to educate the industry about the Ticketing Code of Practice (including any new provisions related to the secondary ticket market)

Continue to educate the public (with the support of our Members, where possible) about the secondary ticket market

Review existing guides (eg Arts Access Guide) and, if necessary, develop new guides to support best practice in the live performance industry

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 11 Ticket Attendance and Revenue Survey 2016

LPA’s annual Ticket Attendance and Revenue Survey is the leading source of reliable statistics for the Australian live performance industry. The Survey represents the most comprehensive information on annual ticket sales for Australian live performance events. LPA’s 13th annual Survey presents the results for the 2016 calendar year and shows that the live performance industry continues to contribute significantly to Australia’s economy and cultural ecology.

AUSTRALIA SPENT $59 PER PERSON ON LIVE TOP 3 PERFORMANCE REVENUE EVENTS

1. CONTEMPORARY MUSIC $440,083,629 2. MUSICAL THEATRE

FROM 2008-2016 FROM 2008-2016 $347,684,296 REVENUE ATTENDANCE 3. COMEDY INCREASED INCREASED $86,382,773 35% 19%

TOP 3 TOTAL REVENUE (TICKET SALES) ATTENDANCE $1.43 BILLION

1. CONTEMPORARY MUSIC 5,658,753 2. MUSICAL THEATRE 3,298,051 TOTAL ATTENDANCE (TICKETS ISSUED) 3. FESTIVALS (MULTI CATEGORY) 1,549,007 18.78 MILLION

12 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Sven Ratzke - 2017 Helpmann Award Nominee

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 13 2017 Helpmann Awards®

The Annual Helpmann Awards is the Hosts Presenters premier event celebrating Australia’s Jan van de Stool Trevor Ashley vibrant live performance industry with (Queenie van der Zandt) Jimmy Barnes AO sensational performances, the who’s who Tim Draxl of the industry in attendance, and most Joan Carden AO OBE Performances importantly the announcement of the Penny Cook prestigious Helpmann Award winners. Kinky Boots Joel Creasey My Fair Lady The Helpmann Awards pay tribute to the Chloe Dallimore talented and hard-working organisations Beautiful: The Carole Charles Edwards and individuals that make up the live King Musical performance industry and contribute to Toby Francis Disney’s Aladdin Australia’s cultural landscape. Wayne Harrison AM The Book of Mormon The 2017 Helpmann Awards Ceremony Deborah Hutton was held on Monday 24 July at the Green Day’s American Idiot Dami Im Capitol Theatre Sydney on the set of Australian Dance Theatre Barry Jones AC Kinky Boots. The Ceremony was preceded The Sydney Children’s Choir by a Red Carpet walk and followed by Andrew Kay AM the After Party at the Hyatt Regency. Velvet featuring Marcia Hines The Hon. Don Harwin, NSW A full list of Nominees Minister for the Arts and Winners is available at Emma Matthews www.helpmannawards.com.au David McAllister AM Tim McFarlane AM Kate Miller-Heidke Richard Mills AM 780 Entries Kate Mulvany Stephen Page AO Brooke Satchwell Garry Stewart 172 Nominees Lyndon Terracini AM Brian Walsh 46 Winners

14 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA “I was a C average student, I wasn’t meant to get very far in life, so I want to tell every little C average student out there don’t let anyone tell you you can’t, because you can, because I did”

Leah Purcell 2017 Helpmann Awards Winner

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 15 “The work of the arts is to build better human beings, the value of what we do lies in the connecting of human to human and culture to culture.” Rob Brookman AM, 2017 Sue Nattrass Award recipient

“I think this show is an extraordinary example of what can happen in the arts when we come together.” Kyle Page, 2017 Helpmann Awards Winner

Richard Tognetti AM 16 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA 2017 JC Williamson Award recipient Thank you A big thank you and farewell to long-standing Helpmann Awards Executive Producer, Jon Nicholls and Chair of the Helpmann Awards Administration Committee, Ross Cunningham.

We would like to extend our sincerest thanks to our sponsors and partners whose support made the 2017 Helpmann Awards possible.

Strategic Sponsor Gold Production Partners Bronze Production Partners Destination New South Wales Chameleon Touring Systems Composite Images Broadcast Partner System Sound House of Tickets Foxtel Arts Silver Partners Kawai Playbill Premier Partners APRA AMCOS Australian Broadcasting Arts Centre Melbourne Supporting Partners Corporation (ABC) BDO Australia Adelaide Festival Centre Capitol Theatre Silver Production Partner Event Emporium Disney Theatrical Productions ATS Logistics Forster Studio Kinky Boots TFE Hotels Perth Theatre Trust Media Super Royale Limousines Bronze Partners Ticketmaster Show Group Auckland Live Sydney Theatre Company Gold Partners AEG Ogden ACMN Marketing and Advertising Canberra Theatre Centre MCA Insurance Gordon Frost Organisation Queensland Performing Arts M Agency Centre Michael Cassel Group TressCox Lawyers

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 17 Hannah Gadsby - 2017 Helpmann Award Winner

Member Membership Roadshows Overview

As part of its commitment to • Four-Yearly Review of Modern Awards The strategic direction of LPA is driven regularly engaging with Members, by our Members. Their contribution • 408 Temporary Activity Visa LPA presented its Annual Member is vital to advocacy efforts that help Roadshows in 2016 –2017 in • Federal election 2016 shape the future of Australia’s live Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, performance industry. LPA Members • Investment incentives Adelaide and Perth. are leaders in the industry and their • Ticket Attendance and Revenue contribution to LPA’s strategic goals, The Annual Member Roadshow was Survey 2015 whether through providing input to an important opportunity for Members submissions or serving as a Member to engage in open dialogue and hear • APRA Dramatic Context Licence of LPA’s Executive Council, is crucial to about LPA’s current work and its • Ticketing Code of Practice ensure positive industry reform. strategic priorities for 2017. During the Roadshows, LPA provided updates on • LPA Guide to Child Safety LPA’s membership remains strong the following: and, importantly, reflective of the • Government submissions artistic and commercial diversity of the • Performers’ Collective Australian live performance industry. Agreement (PCA) negotiation • 2017 Helpmann Awards entry information As of 30 June 2017, LPA had • Workplace Health and Safety Guides 414 Members.

18 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Membership

Members

440

420 426 415 414 400 396 380 392

360 364 367 340 348 320 300 302

280 283 260 240 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Membership Coverage

25 Life Members 6% 8 Exhibition Companies 1.9% 2 National Ticketing Companies 0.5% 25 Service Providers 6% 2 Major Service Providers 0.5% 146 Full Time Producers/ 23 Cinemas 5.6% Promoters 34.5%

16 Festivals 3.9% 4 Major Festivals 1%

34 Suburban/Regional Venues 8.2%

15 Major Venues 3.6% 117 Non Full Time Producers/ Promoters/Key Orgs 28.3%

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 19 Governance, Compliance & Finance

Income and Expenditure Income Expenditure $3,200,000

$2,800,000

$2,400,000

$2,000,000

$1,600,000

$1,200,000

$800,000

$400,00

0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Prot/(Loss)

$130,000

$110,000

$90,000

$70,000

$50,000

$30,000

$10,000

-$10,000

-$30,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

20 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Financial Report For The Year Ended 30 June 2017

Australian Entertainment Industry Association Operating Results ABN 43 095 907 857 The net result for the year amounted to a profit $81,200 Registered Office (2016: loss $18,021). Level 1, 15-17 Queen Street Melbourne Vic 3000 There have been no significant changes in the financial affairs of the association. Councillors’ Operating Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2017 Events Since the End of the Financial Year Your Councillors submit the financial report of the No matters or circumstances have arisen since the end Australian Entertainment Industry Association for the year of the financial year which significantly affected or may ended 30 June 2017. significantly affect the operations of the Association, the results of those operations, or the state of affairs of the Review of Principal Activities, the Results of Association in future financial years. Those Activities and any Significant Changes in the Nature of those Activities During the Year Number of Members The principal activities of the Association during the As at 30 June 2017 the Association had 414 members (2016: financial year were: 426 members). • The provision of benefits and support to Members in the Number of Employees areas of industrial relations, human resource services, policy and a broad range of other industry related issues. Number of Employees 10 (2016: 10). • In 2016-17 AEIA undertook 5 major initiatives. These Right of Members to Resign include: detailed submissions to the Fair Work Commission regarding award modernisation; government submissions Under section 174 of the Fair Work (Registered regarding immigration reviews; advocacy with respect to Organisations) Act 2009 members have the right to resign industry concerns about the growth of the secondary ticket from the Australian Entertainment Industry Association by market (established working group to review a revised draft providing written notice. Ticketing Code with reference to the secondary ticket market; advocacy for legislation to criminalise ‘ticket bots’; and a Under AEIA’s Rules – Rule 9 Retirement and expulsion of consumer awareness campaign); independent Ticketing Code members: Compliance Report; negotiation with APRA regarding a new a) A member may resign from membership of the definition for the Dramatic Context License; and completion Association by written notice addressed and delivered to of new Workplace Health and Safety Guidelines. the Chief Executive. • These major initiatives have resulted in: b)  A notice of resignation from membership shall take effect: - Membership base remains strong, diverse and national (i) where a member ceases to be eligible to become a - Implementation of new immigration online system and member of the Association: assistance to members (1) on the day on which the notice is received by the - Implementation of consumer awareness campaign with Association; or respect to risks when buying tickets in the secondary (2) on the day specified in the notice, which is a day not market earlier than the day when the member ceases to be - Improved member compliance with the Ticketing Code eligible to become a member; - Raised profile of live performance industry and the whichever is later; or association nationally. (ii) in any other case:

Significant Changes In Financial Affairs (1) at the end of two weeks after the notice is received by the Association; or There are no other significant changes in the nature of the Association’s principal activities during the financial year. (2) on the day specified in the notice; whichever is later.

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 21 c) Any dues payable but not paid by a former member Indemnifying Officers, Executives or Auditors in relation to a period before such resignation takes The Association has obtained insurance in respect of effect, may be sued for and recovered in the name of the councillors, officers and executives against all liabilities Association, in a court of competent jurisdiction, as a debt to other persons that may arise from their positions as due to the Association. councillors, officers or executives. A premium of $13,538 d) A notice delivered to the Chief Executive in accordance (2016: $13,498) has been paid for this insurance. with subsection (a) of this Rule shall be taken to have The Association has not during or since the end of the been received by the Association when it was delivered. financial year, in respect of an auditor of the Association: e) A notice of resignation that has been received by the • Indemnified or made any relevant agreement for Association is not invalid because it was not addressed indemnifying a liability, including costs and expenses in and delivered in accordance with subsection (a) of this successfully defending legal proceedings; or Rule. • Paid or agreed to pay a premium in respect of a contract f) A resignation from membership of the Association is valid insuring against a liability for the costs or expenses to even if it is not effected in accordance with this Rule if defend legal proceedings. the member is informed in writing by or on behalf of the Association that the resignation has been accepted. No other officer or member of the reporting unit holds a position as a trustee or director of a superannuation entity Likely Developments and Expected Results of Operations or exempt public sector superannuation scheme where the criterion for holding such position is that they are an officer The Association expects to maintain the present status or member of an organisation. and level of operations and hence there are no likely developments in the Association’s operations. Signed in accordance with a resolution of the Councillors. Committee of Management - Executive Councillors The names of the Councillors during the year and up to the date of this report are:

B Carmichael * Andrew Kay AM Maria O’Connor M Cassel * President Vice President M Coppel * R Evans * 20 October 2017 D Gautier * A Kay * J Kotzas * P McIntyre * L McLean * M O’Connor * R Pilbeam * L Withers * T Brookman * S McGrath * T McGregor * C Spencer * J Vince * C Hassall (resigned 14/03/17) *All held office for the full Financial Year

22 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Executive Council Statement for the year ended 30 June 2017 1. In the opinion of the Executive Councillors, the financial statements and notes as set out on pages 24 to 37: a) comply with the Australian Accounting Standards; b) compl y with any other requirements imposed by the Reporting Guidelines or Part 3 of Chapter 8 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (the RO Act); c) the financial statements and notes give a true and fair view of the financial performance, financial position and cash flows of the reporting unit for the financial year to which they relate; d) ther e are reasonable grounds to believe that the reporting unit will be able to pay its debts as and when they become due and payable; 2. During and since the end of the financial year ended 30 June 2017, the; a) mee tings of the Executive Council were held in accordance with the rules of the Association; and b) financial affairs have been managed in accordance with the rules of the Association; and c) financial records have been kept and maintained in accordance with the RO Act; and d) wher e information has been sought in any request by a member of the Australian Entertainment Industry Association or Commissioner duly made under section 272 of the RO Act has been provided to the member or Commissioner, and e) an y order for inspection of financial records made by the Registered Organisations Commission under Section 273 of the RO Act has been complied with. 3. In relation to recovery of wages activity: a) in accordance with the requirements of the reporting guidelines there was no recovery of wage activities in this financial year; and b) prior to engaging in any recovery of wages activity, the organisation will disclose to members by way of a written policy all fees to be charged or reimbursement of expenses required for recovery of wages activity, and any likely request for donations or other contributions in acting for a worker in recovery of wages activity. 4. The Committee of Management of AEIA passed the resolution to approve and accept the Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2017 on 20 October 2017. This declaration is made in accordance with a resolution of the Councillors and is signed for and on behalf of the Councillors by:

Andrew Kay AM Maria O’Connor President Vice President

20 October 2017

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 23 Statement of Profit or Loss and Statement of Financial Other Comprehensive Income Position as at 30 June 2017 for the Year Ended 30 June 2017

Notes 2017 2016 Notes 2017 2016 $ $ $ $ Revenue CURRENT ASSETS Membership Subscription * 480,579 493,265 Cash and cash equivalents 5A 1,407,061 1,400,361 Capitation fees * - - Trade and other receivables 5B 335,682 226,377 Levies * - - Other current assets 5C 241,822 173,149 Interest 3A 19,389 18,128 Total Current Assets 1,984,565 1,799,887 Helpmann Awards 659,107 541,014 EEIG Project - 8,006 NON-CURRENT ASSETS Other Revenue 3B 1,400,855 1,391,264 Office equipment 6A 5,643 7,816 Total Revenue 2,559,930 2,451,677 Furniture and fittings 6B 6,305 9,430 Other Income Intangibles 6C 27,986 41,005 Grants - - TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 39,934 58,251 Total Other Income - - TOTAL ASSETS 2,024,499 1,858,138

Total Income 2,559,930 2,451,677 CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade payables 7A 266,674 271,551 Expenses Other payables 7B 1,033,902 953,963 Employee Expenses 4A 1,199,770 1,237,019 Employee provisions 8A 180,312 168,737 Capitation fees * - - TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,480,888 1,394,251 Affiliation fees * - - Administration expenses 4B 539,717 600,628 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Grants and/or donations * - - Employee provisions 8A 13,898 15,374 Depreciation and amortisation 4C 37,402 54,383 Other non-current liabilities * 9A - - Legal costs 4D 31,810 19,505 TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 13,898 15,374 Audit fees 14 16,240 15,225 TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,494,786 1,409,625 Net Losses from sale of assets - - Grants or Donations * 4E - - NET ASSETS 529,713 448,513 Other expenses * 4F - - Helpmann Awards 653,791 542,938 MEMBERS' EQUITY EEIG Project - - General Funds 10A 120,000 120,000 Total expenses 2,478,730 2,469,698 Retained earnings 409,713 328,513 TOTAL MEMBERS’ EQUITY 529,713 448,513 Profit/ (Loss) for the year 81,200 (18,021) The above Statement should be read in conjunction with the notes. * As required by the reporting Guidelines. Item to remain even if ‘nil’. Income tax expense 1(r) - -

Profit/(Loss) after Income Tax Expense 81,200 (18,021) Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax - - Total Comprehensive Income for the Year 81,200 (18,021)

The above Statement should be read in conjunction with the notes. * As required by the reporting Guidelines. Item to remain even if ‘nil’.

24 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Statement of Changes Statement of Cash Flows in Equity for the Year Ended for the Year Ended 30 June 2017 30 June 2017

General Retained Total Notes 2017 2016 Funds Earnings Equity $ $ $ $ $ Cash Flows from Operating Activities Balance as at 01 July 2015 120,000 346,534 466,534 Cash received Adjustment for errors - - - Receipts from other reporting - - Adjustment for changes units/ controlled entity(s) * - - - in accounting policies Receipts from members 2,488,136 2,647,606 Loss for the Year - (18,021) (18,021) and non members Other comprehensive Interest received 19,532 17,577 - - - income for the year Transfer to/from - - - Cash Used Legal expense reserve Payment to other reporting units/ Transfer from - - - - - controlled entity(s) * retained earnings Payments to suppliers Closing balance (2,481,883) (2,591,189) 120,000 328,513 448,513 and employees as at 30 June 2016 Net Cash Provided 11 25,785 73,994 by Operating Activities Adjustment for errors - - - Adjustment for changes - - - Cash Flows From Investing Activities in accounting policies Cash Used Profit for the Year - 81,200 81,200 Purchase of Property, Other comprehensive (2,945) (1,376) - - - Plant and Equipment income for the year Purchase of Website (16,140) (5,325) Transfer to/from - - - Legal expense Reserve Net Cash Used In Investing Activities (19,085) (6,701) Transfer from - - - retained earnings Net Increase in Cash Held 6,700 67,293 Closing balance 120,000 409,713 529,713 as at 30 June 2017 Cash & cash equivalents the 1,400,361 1,333,068 beginning of the financial year The above Statement should be read in conjunction with the notes.

Cash & cash equivalents 5A 1,407,061 1,400,361 at the end of the Financial Year

The above Statement should be read in conjunction with the notes. * As required by the reporting Guidelines. Item to remain even if ‘nil’.

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 25 Recovery of Wages Activity * Index to the Notes for the Year Ended 30 June 2017 of the Financial Statements

2017 2016 Note 1 Statement of Significant Accounting Policies $ $ Note 2 Events after the Reporting Period Cash assets in respect of recovered - - money at beginning of year Note 3 Income Interest received on recovered money - - Note 4 Expenses

Total Receipts - - Note 5 Current Assets Note 6 Non-current Assets Payments Note 7 Current Liabilities Deductions of amounts due - - in respect of membership for: Note 8 Provisions Total Payments - - Note 9 Non-current Liabilities

Cash assets in respect Note 10 Members Equity - - of recovered money at end of year Note 11 Statement of Cash Flows

Number of workers to which - - Note 12 Contingent Liabilities and Commitments the monies recovered relates Note 13 Related Party Disclosures

Aggregate payables to workers Note 14 Remuneration of Auditors attributable to recovered monies Note 15 Financial Instruments but not yet distributed Payable balance - - Note 16 Section 272 Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Number of workers the payable relates to - - Act 2009 Fund or account operated - - in recovery of wages

The above Statement should be read in conjunction with the notes. * As required by the reporting Guidelines. Item to remain even if ‘nil’.

26 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Note 1. Statement of Significant Accounting Policies

1(a) Basis of Preparation of the Financial Statements Standard/ Interpretation Effective for Expected to be The Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA) the annual initially applied is an incorporated association, incorporated and domiciled reporting in the financial period year ending in Australia. AEIA’s principal activities are the provision of beginning on benefits and support to its members in the areas of industrial relations, human resource services and a broad range of AASB 15 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’ and other issues. AASB 2014-5 ‘Amendments to 01 January 2017 30 June 2019 The registered office and principal place of business is Level Australian Accounting Standards 1, 15-17 Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria. The financial arising from AASB 15’ statements are presented in Australian dollars. AASB 1058 ‘Income 01 January 2019 30 June 2020 of Not-For-Profit Entities’ The financial report was authorised for issue by the Executive Council of AEIA on the date shown on the Executive Council AASB 9 ‘Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards 01 January 2018 30 June 2019 Statement attached to the Financial Statements. – Financial Instruments’ The financial report is a general purpose financial report that AASB 16 ‘Amendments to has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Australian Accounting 01 January 2019 30 June 2020 Standards, including Australian Accounting Interpretations Standards – Leases’ and other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian Accounting Standards Board and the Fair Work (Registered Australian Entertainment Industry Association has not yet Organisations) Act 2009. determined the full effect of the above amendments to The financial report has been prepared on a going concern standards and interpretations. and an accrual basis and is based on historical costs and does not take into account changing money values or, except 1(e) Revenue Recognition where stated, current valuations of noncurrent assets. Cost Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration is based on the fair values of the consideration given in received or receivable. exchange for assets. Revenue from subscriptions is accounted for on an accrual AEIA is considered to be a Not for Profit entity and has basis and is recorded as revenue in the year to which it prepared the financial statements in accordance with the relates. requirements regarding Not for Profit entities as contained in Australian Accounting Standards. Memberships are generally for a period of twelve months from July to June. The membership fees are invoiced a The following is a summary of the material accounting month prior to 01 July each year and Membership Fee policies adopted by the company in the preparation of income is recognised in equal monthly instalments over the financial report. The accounting policies have been the twelve month period ending June in the year to which it consistently applied, unless otherwise stated. relates. 1(b) Comparative Figures 1(f) Government Grants Comparatives have been reclassified where necessary so Government grants are not recognised until there is as to be consistent with the figures presented in the current reasonable assurance that AEIA will comply with the financial year. conditions attaching to them and that the grants will be received. 1(c) Significant Accounting Judgements and Estimates Government grants are recognised in profit or loss on a There are no key accounting assumptions or estimates that systematic basis over the periods in which AEIA recognises have been identified that have a significant risk. as expenses the related costs for which the grants are intended to compensate. 1(d) New Australian Accounting Standards Government grants that are receivable as compensation At the date of approving the financial report, the following for expenses or losses already incurred or for the purpose Australian Accounting Standards and Interpretations relevant of giving immediate financial support to AEIA with no future to Australian Entertainment Industry Association have recently related costs are recognised in profit or loss in the period in been issued or amended but are not yet mandatory, have not which they become receivable. been early adopted by Australian Entertainment Industry Association for the period ended 30 June 2017.

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 27 Note 1. Statement of Significant Accounting Policies (Cont’d)

1(g) Gains 1(k) Leases Gains and losses from disposal of assets are recognised A distinction is made between finance leases which when control of the asset has passed to the buyer. effectively transfer from the lessor to the lessee substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of the 1(h) Plant and Equipment leased property, and operating leases under which the lessor effectively retains all such risks and benefits. Plant and equipment is measured on the cost basis less depreciation and impairment losses. Where fixed assets are acquired by means of finance leases, the present value of minimum lease payments, including any The carrying amount of plant and equipment is reviewed guaranteed residual value, are established as assets at the annually by Councillors to ensure it is not in excess of beginning of the lease term and are amortised on a straight the recoverable amount from the assets. The recoverable line basis over their expected economic life. A corresponding amount is assessed on the basis of the expected net cash liability is also established and each lease payment is flows that will be received from the assets employment and allocated between such liability and interest expense. subsequent disposal. The expected net cash flows have been discounted to their present values in determining Operating lease payments are charged to expense on a basis recoverable amounts. which is representative of the pattern of benefits derived from the leased property. 1(i) Intangibles Payments under a non-cancellable operating lease for surplus Trademarks leased space are recognised as a liability and expense when it is probable that a loss will be incurred. The amount recognised Trademarks are stated at cost and are not amortised as the is the total expected outlay, net of sub-lease revenue, Councillors believe they have an indeterminate life and are discounted at the interest rate implicit in the lease. not expected to diminish in value over time. The carrying amounts of the trademarks are reviewed at the end of each 1(l) Cash and Cash Equivalents accounting period to ensure they are not valued in excess of their recoverable amounts. Cash is recognised at its nominal value. Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits held at call with Websites banks and other short term liquid investments. AEIA Members’ website is initially measured at cost. Following initial recognition it is carried at cost less 1(m) Allowance for Doubtful Debts accumulated amortisation and any accumulated The collectability of debts is assessed at year-end and impairment losses. allowance is made if required for any specific doubtful debts. The website is amortised over a useful life of three years. 1(n) Trade and Other Receivables 1(j) Employee Benefits Trade accounts receivable, amounts due from related A liability is recognised for benefits accruing to employees parties and other receivables represent the principal in respect of wages and salaries, annual leave, long service amounts outstanding at reporting date plus accrued leave and termination benefits when it is probable that interest and less, where applicable, any unearned income settlement will be required and they are capable of being and allowances for doubtful accounts. measured reliably. Liabilities for short-term employee benefits (as defined 1(o) Trade and Other Payables in AASB 119 Employee Benefits) and termination benefits Accounts payable represent the principal amounts outstanding due within twelve months of the end of reporting period are at reporting date plus, when applicable, any accrued interest. measured at their nominal amounts. The nominal amount is calculated with regard to the rates expected to be paid on 1(p) Depreciation and Amortisation settlement of the liability. Items of property plant and equipment are depreciated Other long-term employee benefits are measured as the using the straight line method over their useful lives. present value of the estimated future cash outflows to be made by the reporting unit in respect of services provided by The depreciation rates used for each class of asset are as follows: employees up to reporting date. - Office Equipment 1 to 5 years - Furniture and Fittings 4 to 10 years

28 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Note 2. Events After the Reporting Period

1(q) Impairment of Non-Financial Assets No matter or circumstance has arisen since the end of the financial year that has significantly affected or may At each reporting date the Association reviews the carrying significantly affect the operations of the Association, the amounts of assets to determine whether there is any results of those operations, or the state of the affairs of the indication that those assets have suffered an impairment Association in future financial reports. loss. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss if any. The Councillors are satisfied that the carrying amounts of assets do not exceed the net amounts that are expected to be recovered through the cash inflows and outflows arising from the continued use and subsequent disposal of the assets. 1(r) Taxation AEIA is exempt from income tax under Section 50.1 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 however still has Note 3. obligation for Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Income Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of GST except: • where the amount of GST incurred is not recoverable from the Australian Taxation Office; and 3A. Interest • for receivables and payables. 2017 2016 The net amount of GST recoverable from, or payable to, $ $ the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or Deposits 19,389 18,128 payables. Total Interest 19,389 18,128 Cash flows are included in the cash flow statement on a gross basis. The GST component of cash flows arising from investing and financing activities which is recoverable from, 3B. Other Revenue or payable to, the Australian Taxation Office is classified 2017 2016 within operating cash flows. $ $ 1(s) Investment in Associates, Business Combinations Industry Service Fee 1,310,004 1,302,671 Other 90,851 88,693 There were no investments in Associates or any Business Total Other Revenue 1,400,855 1,391,264 Combinations during the Year ended 30 June 2017. 1(t) Levies, Financial Support AEIA has not raised any compulsory levies from members or received any financial support from another reporting unit. 1(u) Expenses – Capitation, Affiliation AEIA has not incurred or paid any capitation fees or any affiliation fees. 1(v) Receivables or Payables With Another Reporting Unit There have been no receivable or payable transactions with another reporting unit.

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 29 Note 4. Expenses

4A. Employee Expenses * 4C. Depreciation and Amortisation 2017 2016 2017 2016 $ $ $ $ Holders of office: Depreciation Wages and Salaries - - Office equipment 5,118 5,078 Superannuation - - Furniture & Fittings 3,125 3,105 Leave and other entitlements - - Total Depreciation 8,243 8,183 Separation and redundancies - - Amortisation Subtotal employee expenses Intangibles 29,159 46,200 - - holders of office Total Amortisation 29,159 46,200 Total Depreciation and Amortisation 37,402 54,383 Employees other than office holders: Wages and Salaries 1,044,760 1,045,110 4D. Legal Costs * Superannuation 95,210 94,066 2017 2016 Leave and other entitlements 10,099 33,403 $ $ Separation and redundancies - - Litigation - - Other employee expenses 49,701 64,440 Other legal general matters 31,810 19,505 Subtotal employee expenses 1,199,770 1,237,019 Total Legal Costs 31,810 19,505 employees other than office holders Total Employee Expenses 1,199,770 1,237,019 4E. Grants or Donations* 2017 2016 4B. Administration Expenses $ $ 2017 2016 Grants: $ $ Total paid that were $1,000 or less - - Consideration to employers - - Total paid that exceeded $1,000 - - for payroll deductions * Donations: Compulsory levies * - - Total paid that were $1,000 or less - - Fees/allowances - - - meeting and conferences* Total paid that exceeded $1,000 - - Conference Expenses 578 5,997 Total Grants or Donations - - Meeting Expenses - Executive Council 9,735 5,853 Meeting Expenses - Annual General 4F. Other Expenses 2,491 5,214 Meeting 2017 2016 Meeting Expenses - Members Forum 12,098 34,832 $ $ Rent 81,047 49,043 Penalties – via RO Act or RO Regulations * - - Other Expenses 433,768 499,689 Total Other Expenses - - Total Administration Expenses 539,717 600,628

* As required by the reporting Guidelines. Item to remain even if ‘nil’.

30 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Note 5. Current Assets

5A. Cash and Cash Equivalents Allowance for Impairment Loss 2017 2016 Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and are $ $ generally on 7 - 30 day terms. A provision for impairment Cash at Bank 697,375 709,326 loss is recognised when there is objective evidence that an Cash on Hand 200 400 individual trade receivable is impaired. An impairment loss of $ nil (2016: $ nil) has been recognised by the entity in the Short-term Deposit 699,486 680,635 current year. Rent Guarantee – Term Deposit 10,000 10,000 Total Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,407,061 1,400,361 Movements in the provision for impairment loss were as follows: The short term deposits mature on 07 November 2017 2017 2016 ($351,405) and 15 December 2017 ($348,081). $ $ The effective interest rate on the short term deposits are Opening Balance 19,503 19,503 2.60% (2016: 2.9%) and 2.55% (2016: 2.85%) respectively. Additional Provision - - 5B. Trade and Other Receivables (Current) Amounts Written off - - 2017 2016 Amounts Recovered - - $ $ Closing Balance 19,503 19,503 Receivables from other reporting unit(s) * - - Total Receivables From - - At 30 June 2017, the ageing analysis of trade Other Reporting Unit(s) receivables is as follows: As at 30 June 2017 As at 30 June 2016 Less provision for doubtful debts * - - Gross Allowance Gross Allowance Total Provision for Doubtful Debts - - $ $ $ $ Net Receivables from - - Current 119,191 - 67,214 - Other Reporting Unit(s) 31 – 60 days 228,034 (19,503) 162,814 (16,553) 61 – 90 days 2,289 - 4,724 (2,950) Other Receivables 91 days and over 5,671 - 11,128 - Trade Debtors 355,185 245,880 Closing Balance 355,185 (19,503) 245,880 (19,503) Allowance for Doubtful Debts (19,503) (19,503) Net Total Other Receivables 335,682 226,377 As at 30 June 2017 the Association had debts that were past due but not doubtful in the amount of $7,960 Total Trade and Other Receivables 335,682 226,377 (2016: $12,902). These trade receivables comprise trade receivables that have a reasonable paying history and are * As required by the reporting Guidelines. Item to remain even if ‘nil’. considered recoverable. The Association also had debts that were past due and are recognised as doubtful so the provision has adjusted accordingly to provide for those debtors $19,503 (2016: $19,503).

5C. Other Current Assets 2017 2016 $ $ Helpmann Awards prepaid expenses 214,211 141,523 Other prepaid expenses 27,611 31,626 Total Other Current Assets 241,822 173,149

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 31 Note 6. Non-Current Assets

6A. Office Equipment 6C. Intangibles 2017 2016 2017 2016 $ $ $ $ Office Equipment - At Cost 49,665 46,720 Trademarks – At Cost 4,630 4,630 Less: Accumulated Depreciation (44,022) (38,904) Total Office Equipment 5,643 7,816 Website – At Cost 165,030 148,890 Less : Accumulated Amortisation - (141,674) (112,515) Reconciliation of the Opening and Closing Balances of Office Website Equipment Total Website 23,356 36,375 As at 01 July 2016 Gross book value 46,720 45,650 Total Website and Trademarks 27,986 41,005 Accumulated depreciation (38,904) (33,826) Reconciliation of the Opening and Closing Balances of Website Net book value 01 July 2016 7,816 11,824 As at 01 July 2016 Additions 2,945 1,070 Gross book value 148,890 143,566 Depreciation expense (5,118) (5,078) Accumulated depreciation (112,515) (66,315) Disposals - - Net book value 01 July 2016 36,375 77,251 Transfers - - Additions 16,140 5,325 Net book value 30 June 2017 5,643 7,816 Depreciation expense (29,159) (46,200) Net book value as of 30 June 2017 represented by: Disposals - - Gross book value 49,665 46,720 Transfers - - Accumulated depreciation (44,022) (38,904) Net book value 30 June 2017 23,356 36,375 Net book value 30 June 2017 5,643 7,816 Net book value as of 30 June 2017 represented by: 6B. Furniture and Fittings Gross book value 165,030 148,890 Accumulated depreciation (141,674) (112,515) 2017 2016 $ $ Net book value 30 June 2017 23,356 36,375 Furniture and Fittings - At Cost 35,744 35,744 Less: Accumulated Depreciation (29,439) (26,314) Total Furniture and Fittings 6,305 9,430

Reconciliation of the Opening and Closing Balances of Furniture and Fittings As at 01 July 2016 Gross book value 35,744 35,437 Accumulated depreciation (26,314) (23,209) Net book value 01 July 2016 9,430 12,228 Additions - 306 Depreciation expense (3,125) (3,105) Disposals - - Transfers - - Net book value 30 June 2017 6,305 9,430 Net book value as of 30 June 2017 represented by: Gross book value 35,744 35,744 Accumulated depreciation (29,439) (26,314) Net book value 30 June 2017 6,305 9,430

32 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Note 7. Note 8. Current Liabilities Provisions

7A. Trade Payables 8A. Employee Provisions* 2017 2016 2017 2016 $ $ $ $ Non-Interest Bearing Office holders Trade creditors 112,416 104,094 Annual Leave - - Accruals 154,258 167,457 Long Service Leave - - Subtotal Trade Creditors and Accruals 266,674 271,551 Separation and Redundancies - - Superannuation - - Payables to Other Reporting Unit(s) - - Other Employee Provisions - - Subtotal Payables to Subtotal Employee Provisions - - - - Other Reporting Unit(s) – Office holders

Total Trade Payables 266,674 271,551 Employees other than Office holders Annual Leave 73,275 57,013 Settlement is usually made within 30 days. Long Service Leave 120,935 127,098 Separation and Redundancies - - 7B. Other Payables Superannuation - - 2017 2016 Other Employee Provisions - - $ $ Subtotal Employee Provisions Wages and Salaries - - 194,210 184,111 – Employees other than Office holders Superannuation - - Total Employee Provisions 194,210 184,111 Consideration to employers for payroll - - deductions * Legal costs * - - Current 180,312 168,737 Prepayments received/ unearned revenue 930,163 848,870 Non-current 13,898 15,374 EEIG Project - - Total Employee Provisions 194,210 184,111

GST payable 91,049 76,800 * As required by the reporting Guidelines. Item to remain even if ‘nil’. Other 12,690 28,293 Total Other Payables 1,033,902 953,963

Total other payables are expected to be settled in: No more than 12 months 1,033,902 953,963 More than 12 months - - Total Other Payables 1,033,902 953,963

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 33 Note 9. Note 11. Non-current Liabilities Statement of Cash Flows

9A. Other Non-Current Liabilities * 11A. Cash Flow Reconciliation 2017 2016 2017 2016 $ $ $ $ Other Non-Current Liabilities - - Reconciliation of Cash and Cash Equivalents Total Other Non-Current Liabilities - - as per Statement of Financial Position to Cash Flow Statement: Cash and Cash Equivalents as per: Statement of Cash Flows 1,407,061 1,400,361 Statement of Financial Position 1,407,061 1,400,361 Difference - -

* As required by the reporting Guidelines. Item to remain even if ‘nil’.

Note 10. 2017 2016 Members Equity $ $ Reconciliation of profit/ (deficit) to net cash from operating activities:

Profit/ (Loss) for the year 81,200 (18,021) 10A. General Funds 2017 2016 Adjustments for non-cash items $ $ Depreciation of Property, Plant & 8,243 8,183 Legal Expense Reserve Equipment Balance at start of year 120,000 120,000 Amortisation of Intangibles 29,159 46,200 Transferred to reserve - - Gain on Disposal of Assets - - Transferred from Reserve - - Balance as at end of year 120,000 120,000 Changes in Assets and Liabilities (Increase)/ Decrease in trade and other (109,305) 74,308 receivables Increase in allowance for doubtful debts - - (Increase)/ Decrease in other assets (68,673) 20,225 Increase/ (Decrease) in trade and other 79,560 (24,541) payables Increase/ (Decrease) in employee 5,601 (32,360) provisions Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities 25,785 73,994

34 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Note 12. Note 13. Contigent Liabilities Related Party Disclosures and Commitments

12A. Lease Commitments 13A. Related Party Transactions - Executive Councillors 2017 2016 Related Party Transactions $ $ The following related party transactions occurred during the Non-Cancellable Operating Leases - - financial year: Payable: Revenue received from: Premises Rental All Executive Councillors’ Organisations pay a membership Payable no later than one year 99,369 81,207 subscription fee at the standard commercial rates set for Payable later than one year but not later the membership. 319,299 420,027 than five years Expenses paid to: 2017 2016 Total Lease Commitments 418,668 501,234 $ $ D Gautier – CEO, Adelaide Festival Centre 290 943 12B. Contingent Liabilities - for Venue Hire/ Catering. AEIA maintains a security deposit of $10,000 as part of the J Kotzas – Chief Executive, Queensland lease agreement of the office premises at 15-17 Queen Performing Arts Centre - for Venue Hire/ - 1,464 Street, Melbourne. Catering. Maria O’Connor – Managing Director, Ticketmaster Australia and NZ – for Ticket 240 - refund. M Cassel – Director, Cameron Mackintosh Australia – for Les Miserables Show - 33,652 Labour hire (Helpmann Awards). C Spencer - Chief Executive – Arts Centre 6,080 2,370 Melbourne – for Catering/ sponsorship.

Terms and conditions of transactions with related parties The sales to and purchases from related parties are made on terms to those that prevail in arm’s length transactions. Outstanding balances for sales and purchases at the year- end are unsecured and interest free and settlement occurs in cash. There have been no guarantees provided or received for any related party receivables or payables. For the year ended 30 June 2017, the Australian Entertainment Industry Association has not recorded any impairment of receivables relating to amounts owed by related parties and declared person or body (2016: $Nil). No members of the Executive Council received any remuneration for services as Executive Councillors. No employee provisions have been made for any Executive Councillor / Office holders.

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 35 Note 13. Note 15. Related Party Disclosures Financial Instruments (Cont’d)

13B. Key Management Personnel Remuneration Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies 2017 2016 The Association’s principal financial instruments comprise $ $ receivables, payables, cash, and short-term deposits. These Short-term employee benefits activities expose the Association to a variety of financial Salary (including annual leave taken) 217,260 216,928 risks: market risk (including interest rate risk and price risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. Annual leave accrued 13,373 15,509 Performance Bonus - 15,000 Although the Association does not have documented policies and procedures, the Councillors manage the Total Short-term employee benefits 230,633 247,437 different types of risks to which it is exposed by considering risk and monitoring levels of exposure to interest rate Post-employment benefits risk and by being aware of market forecasts for interest Superannuation 14,687 17,792 rates. Ageing analyses and monitoring of specific credit Total post-employment benefits 14,687 17,792 allowances are undertaken to manage credit risk, liquidity risk is monitored through general business budgets and forecasts. Other long-term benefits Long service leave 43,886 38,834 15A. Categories of financial Instruments Total Other long-term benefits 43,886 38,834 The Association holds the following financial instruments:

Total Key Management Personnel 2017 2016 289,206 304,063 Remuneration $ $ Financial Assets Cash and cash equivalents 1,407,061 1,400,362 Trade and other receivables 335,682 226,377 Total Financial Assets 1,742,743 1,626,739

Financial Liabilities Note 14. Trade and other payables 1,300,576 1,225,514 Remuneration of Auditors Total Financial Liabilities 1,300,576 1,225,514

Net exposure 442,167 401,225

2017 2016 15B. Risk Exposure and Responses $ $ Market risk Financial statement audit services 16,240 15,225 The Association’s exposure to market interest rates relates Other services - - primarily to the entity’s short term deposits held. The effect Total Remuneration of Auditors 16,240 15,225 of volatility of interest rates within expected reasonable possible movements would not be material. Price risk The Association’s exposure to commodity and equity securities price risk is minimal. Liquidity Risk The Association manages liquidity risk by monitoring cash flow and maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

36 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Note 16. Section 272 Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009

Credit risk In accordance with the requirements of Section 272 of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, the attention The maximum exposure to credit risk, excluding the value of members is drawn to the provisions of sub-sections (1) to of any collateral or other security, at reporting date to (3) of section 272, which reads as follows: recognised financial assets is the carrying amount of those assets, net of any allowance for doubtful debts, as disclosed Information to be provided to members or Commissioner: in the statement of financial position and notes to the (1) A member of a reporting unit, or the Commissioner, financial report. may apply to the reporting unit for specified prescribed The Association trades only with recognised, creditworthy information in relation to the reporting unit to be made third parties, and as such collateral is not requested nor available to the person making the application. is it the entity’s policy to securitise its trade and other (2)  This application must be in writing and must specify receivables. the period within which, and the manner in which, the It is the Association’s policy to consider the credit information is to be made available. The period must not worthiness of all customers who wish to trade on credit be less than 14 days after the application is given to the terms. reporting unit. In addition, receivable balances are monitored on an (3)  A reporting unit must comply with an application made ongoing basis with the result that the Association’s under subsection (1). exposure to bad debts is not significant. There are no significant concentrations of credit risk.

15C. Maturities of Financial Assets and Liabilities The table below analyses the Association’s financial liabilities, net and gross settled derivative financial instruments into relevant maturity groupings based on the remaining period at the reporting date to the contractual maturity date. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows.

Year ended 30 < 6 6 – 12 1 – 5 > 5 Total June 2017 months months years years $ $ $ $ $ Financial assets Bank 1,407,061 - - - 1,407,061 Trade and other 335,682 - - - 335,682 receivables Total Financial 1,742,743 - - - 1,742,743 assets

Financial liabilities Trade and other 1,034,182 266,394 - - 1,300,576 payables Total Financial 1,034,182 266,394 - - 1,300,576 liabilities Net maturity 708,561 (266,394) - - 442,167

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 37

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

To the members of Australian Entertainment Industry Association

Report on the Audit of the Financial Report Opinion We have audited the financial report of Australian Entertainment Industry Association (the Entity), which comprises the statement of financial position as at 30 June 2017, the statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, the statement of changes in equity and the statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial report, including a summary of significant accounting policies, and the Executive Council statement. In our opinion the accompanying financial report presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Entity as at 30 June 2017, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 and the reporting guidelines of the General Manager. Basis for opinion We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards and the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report section of our report. We are independent of the Entity in accordance with the ethical requirements of the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board’s APES 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (the Code) that are relevant to our audit of the financial report in Australia. We have also fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Other information The members of the executive councillors are responsible for the other information. The other information obtained at the date of this auditor’s report is information included in the Councillors’ Operating report, but does not include the financial report and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial report does not cover the other information and accordingly we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial report, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial report or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed on the other information obtained prior to the date of this auditor’s report, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. Responsibilities of Councillors for the Financial Report The Councillors are responsible for the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 and the reporting guidelines of the General Manager and for such internal control as the members of the Divisional Branch Management Committee determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that gives a true and fair view and is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

- 32 - BDO East Coast Partnership ABN 83 236 985 726 is a member of a national association of independent entities which are all members of BDO Australia Ltd ABN 77 050 110 275, an Australian company limited by guarantee. BDO East Coast Partnership and BDO Australia Ltd are members of BDO International Ltd, a UK company limited by guarantee, and form part of the international BDO network of independent member firms. Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation, other than for the acts or omissions of financial services licensees.

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n preparin the financial report, the members of the councillors are responsible for assessin the Entity’s abilit to continue as a oin concern, disclosin, as applicable, matters related to oin concern and usin the oin concern basis of accountin unless manaement either intends to liuidate the Entit or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternatie but to do so. he Councillors are responsible for overseeing the Entity’s financial reporting process. Auditor’s rsosiiitis or t udit o t ii ort ur obecties are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial report as a whole is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. easonable assurance is a hih leel of assurance, but is not a uarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Australian Auditin Standards will alwas detect a material misstatement when it eists. isstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, indiiduall or in the areate, the could reasonabl be epected to influence the economic decisions of users taen on the basis of this financial report. A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial report is located at the Auditin and Assurance Standards Board website httpwww.auasb.o.auome.asp at httpwww.auasb.o.auauditorsresponsibilitiesar.pdf his description forms part of our auditor’s report. s o oi or Assutio As part of our audit of the financial report, we hae concluded that manaements use of the oin concern assumption as set out in ote 1 in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Because not all future eents or conditions can be predicted, this statement is not a uarantee as to the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. rtio t uditor , ames oone, declare the followin i. am a reistered auditor ii. am a member of the nstitute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and iii. hold a current Public Practice Certificate.

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ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 39 Executive Council Attendance

1 July 2016 until 30 June 2017

Total meetings Meetings eligible to attend attended President Andrew Kay AM 5 5 Andrew Kay & Associates Pty Ltd

Vice Presidents John Kotzas 5 3 Queensland Performing Arts Centre Maria O’Connor 5 3 Ticketmaster Australia & NZ

Executive Councillors Torben Brookman 5 4 Ambassador Theatre Group/ Adelaide Festival Bruce Carmichael 5 4 Canberra Theatre Centre Michael Cassel 5 2 Cameron Mackintosh Australia / Michael Cassel Group Michael Coppel AM 5 3 Live Nation Australasia Richard Evans 5 1 Australian Chamber Orchestra Douglas Gautier AM 5 1 Adelaide Festival Centre Craig Hassall AM 3 3 Opera Australia Shirley McGrath 5 5 Gordon Frost Organisation Tim McGregor 5 4 TEG Live Patrick McIntyre 5 2 Sydney Theatre Company Liza McLean 5 2 Tinderbox Productions Rod Pilbeam 5 4 AEG Ogden Claire Spencer 5 2 Arts Centre Melbourne Judy Vince 5 3 Crown Perth Louise Withers 5 1 Louise Withers and Associates

40 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Acknowledgements

Executive Council, 1 July 2016 until 30 June 2017

President Vice Presidents

Andrew Kay AM John Kotzas Maria O’Connor Andrew Kay & Queensland Ticketmaster Associates Performing Arts Centre Australia & NZ

Executive Councillors

Torben Brookman Bruce Carmichael Michael Cassel Michael Coppel AM Richard Evans Douglas Gautier AM Ambassador Canberra Theatre Cameron Mackintosh Live Nation Australian Adelaide Festival Theatre Group/ Centre Australia / Michael Australasia Chamber Orchestra Centre Adelaide Festival Cassel Group

Craig Hassall AM Shirley McGrath Tim McGregor Patrick McIntyre Liza McLean Rod Pilbeam (Resigned March Gordon Frost TEG Live Sydney Theatre Tinderbox AEG Ogden 2017) Opera Australia Organisation Company Productions

Claire Spencer Judy Vince Louise Withers Arts Centre Crown Perth Louise Withers and Melbourne Associates

Observers

Ross Cunningham Sue Donnelly Cameron Hoy Tim Munro Jon Nicholls Jo Porter Chair, Helpmann Queensland Ticketek Theatre Royal Executive Producer Independent Awards Theatre Hobart 2017 Helpmann Administration Awards Committee

ANNUAL REPORT 2016 – 2017 41 Acknowledgements

Life Members • Child Employment Entertainment Workplace Relations Committee Kenn Brodziak OBE 1979 (Decd. 1999) Industry Working Party (Victoria) Andrew Kay AM (Chair) Paul Riomfalvy AM 1985 (Decd. 2000) • Department of Communications and the Andrew Kay & Associates Arts (Australian Government) Frank Baden-Powell OAM 1988 (Decd. 1992) Torben Brookman • Department of Industry, Innovation and Adelaide Festival Noel Blackburn 1988 (Decd. 2013) Science (Australian Government) Michael Cassel George J. Fairfax OAM 1988 (Decd. 1996) • ISO Mirror Committee for the Event Cameron Mackintosh Australia / Michael Arthur William Parlour 1988 (Decd. 2008) Sustainability Management System Cassel Group Frederick J. Gibson 1989 (Decd. 2013) • Media Super Alyssa Dodds Lloyd Martin AM 1992 (Decd. 2005) Queensland Performing Arts Centre Affiliations and Associations John Ernest Graham 1993 Craig Donnell • Australian Chamber of Commerce and Gordon Frost Organisation Greg Innes 2003 Industry (ACCI) Sue Donnelly Tim McFarlane AM 2003 • Australia Council for the Arts Queensland Theatre Sue Nattrass AO 2003 • Australian Major Performing Arts Group David Hamilton (AMPAG) Jan Stoneham 2003 Live Performance Australia • Australian Music Industry Network Rodney Rigby 2005 Craig Hassall AM (resigned March 2017) (AMIN) Kelvin McWhinnie 2005 Opera Australia • Performing Arts Connections Australia Ross Cunningham 2007 John Henderson (PAC Australia) Kate Brennan 2007 Bell Shakespeare • Australasian Performing Right Graeme Kearns Ian Fraser 2007 Association/Australasian Mechanical The Capitol / Lyric Theatre Andrew Guild 2007 Copyright Owners Society (APRA/AMCOS) Liza McLean Ian McRae AO 2007 • CircuitWest Tinderbox Productions Jim Cranfield 2009 • Innovation and Business Skills Australia Evelyn Richardson (IBSA) Donald McDonald AC 2009 Live Performance Australia • PEARLE*, the Performing Arts Employers Craig McGovern 2009 Charlotte St Clair Wilson Associations League Europe, Brussels Jon Nicholls 2009 (Secretariat July 2016 – Oct 2016) • Performing Arts Touring Alliance (PATA) Live Performance Australia Eric Robinson OAM 2009 (Decd. 2015) • Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Sue Hunt 2011 René Spoors (Secretariat Nov 2016–) • Stage Queensland Incorporated Live Performance Australia Ann Tonks AM 2011 • Society of Ticketing Agents and Retailers Louise Withers Adrian Collette AM 2012 (STAR), UK Louise Withers and Associates Richard Evans 2012 • The Broadway League, USA Helpmann Awards Administration Bernadette Hayes 2012 • Theatre Network Australia (TNA) Committee (HAAC) Andrew Moon 2012 • The Chamber of Arts and Culture, West Ross Cunningham (Chair) Rodney Phillips 2013 Australia Queensland Performing Arts Centre Walter van Nieuwkuyk 2016 • The Society of London Theatre/Theatre Evelyn Richardson Live Performance Australia Representation on Committees and Boards Managers Association, UK (SOLT) • Venue Management Association (VMA) Julia Holt (Secretariat) LPA staff and nominated representatives Live Performance Australia participate on industry boards and • Victorian Association of Performing Arts committees including: Centres (VAPAC) Ann Tonks AM (Theatre Panel) Independent • ACCI Employment and Workplace Management Committee Relations Committee Rob Robertson (Opera and Classical Music Andrew Kay AM (Chair) Panel) • ACCI Employment Education and Training Andrew Kay & Associates Independent Working Group John Kotzas Susan Provan (Comedy Panel) • ACCI Work Health and Safety Committee Queensland Performing Arts Centre Melbourne International Comedy Festival • ACCI Sustainability Committee Maria O’Connor Rick Heath (Presentation for Children • APRA Alternative Dispute Resolution Ticketmaster Australia & NZ Panel) Licensee Sub-Committee Evelyn Richardson Performing Arts Connections Australia • Arts Wellbeing Collective Live Performance Australia Jon Nicholls (Musicals Panel) • Contemporary Music Working Group Jon Nicholls Productions

42 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Kirsten Siddle (Contemporary Music Panel) Tim McFarlane AM Work Health & Safety Queensland Performing Arts Centre Ambassador Theatre Group Andrew Thorne Teena Munn (Dance and Physical Theatre Ann Tonks AM Chris Hayes Panel) Independent David Storie Circus Oz Evelyn Richardson Tiny Good Simon Hinton (Regional Touring Panel) Live Performance Australia Merrigong Theatre Company, Wollongong Frank Stoffels Ticketing Code Working Group Sarah Neal (Cabaret Panel) Graham Henstock The Hon Peter Jacobson QC (Chair) Malthouse Theatre Jono Perry Harley Evans Maria O’Connor (LPA Management Committee) Kyle Rowling Moshtix (The Ticket Group) Ticketmaster Australia & NZ Matthew Peckham Kovi Gordon Industry Achievement Awards Committee Queen of Tickets Legal Andrew Kay AM (Chair) Cameron Hoy Robert McCormack AM Andrew Kay & Associates Ticketek TressCox Lawyers Evelyn Richardson Maria O’Connor Jennifer Huby Live Performance Australia Ticketmaster Australia & New Zealand TressCox Lawyers Julia Holt (Secretariat) Rob D’Orazio Clare Mirabello Live Performance Australia Ticketmaster Australia & New Zealand TressCox Lawyers Ian McRae AO Rod Pilbeam Insurance Independent AEG Ogden Mark Christoffelsz Sue Nattrass AO Beau Vigushin MCA Insurance Brokers Industry Specialist Arts Centre Melbourne Auditor Susan Provan Graeme Kearns James Mooney Melbourne International Comedy Festival Capitol Theatre Management BDO Australia Ann Tonks AM Glen Rainsbury Information Technology Independent Etihad Paul Flynn Wendy Martin Jason Marriner NetService Perth International Arts Festival Marriner Theatres Luke Kelty and Andrew Harrison Teena Munn Brian Morris Digital Bridge Circus Oz Melbourne Olympic Park Trust Public Relations and Media Mary Vallentine AO Roxanne Hopkins Susan Fitzpatrick-Napier Independent Queensland Performing Arts Centre Digital Mantra Group (DMG) Ross Cunningham Jayne Staddon Government Relations Queensland Performing Arts Centre Queensland Performing Arts Centre Matt Francis John Kotzas Steven Baillie Newgate Communications Queensland Performing Arts Centre Sydney Opera House Graphic Design Tim McFarlane AM Michael Coppel AM Ambassador Theatre Group Live Nation Australasia Paoli Smith Sean Leonard Maria O’Connor Roger Field Ticketmaster Australia & NZ Live Nation Australasia Research Michael Lynch CBE AO Tim McGregor Ernst and Young (EY) Independent TEG and TEG Live Economic Advisory Group – Jon Nicholls Matthew Lazarus-Hall Sports, Events and Venues Jon Nicholls Productions Uncommon Cord Official Historian Honours Committee Andrew Kay AM Frank van Straten AM Sue Nattrass AO (Chair) Andrew Kay and Associates Industry Specialist Jennifer Huby Andrew Kay AM TressCox Lawyers Andrew Kay & Associates Evelyn Richardson Donald McDonald AC Live Performance Australia LPA Life Member Kim Tran Live Performance Australia

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A-List Entertainment Australian Dance Theatre Canberra Theatre Centre East Coast Blues and Roots Illawarra PAC Ltd - Festival Merrigong Theatre Co Abstract Entertainment Australian Festival of Capital Venues and Events Pty Ltd Chamber Music Nth QLD Ltd Echelon Productions Pty Ltd In The Pipeline (Arts) Ltd t/a Capitol Theatre Hayes Theatre Co ACMN Pty Ltd Australian Performing Management Pty Limited Elastic Entertainment Arts Centres Association Innovative Production Adelaide Festival CarriageWorks Enda Markey Presents (APACA) Services Pty Ltd Adelaide Festival Centre Trust Cartell Music Ensemble Productions Australian Shakespeare Insite Arts Pty Ltd Adelaide Fringe Incorporated Company Catriona McNaughton t/a Instep Management Group CMM Marketing Entertainment Marketing Adelaide Symphony Australian Theatre for Pty Ltd Services - Mollison Orchestra Young People CDP Theatre Producers Pty Communications Interactive Theatre Intl Limited Adrian Bohm Presents Pty Ltd Australian World Exhibit Systems Pty Ltd Interstar Pty Ltd (Regal Orchestra Ltd Central Australian Singing Inc Adrian Collette Theatre) Explosive Enterprises Pty AV1 Pty Ltd Century Entertainment AEG Ogden (Cairns) Pty Ltd Ltd t/a AUS FX Intimate Spectacle Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Awesome Arts Australia Ltd AEG Ogden (Newcastle) ExpoNet Pty Ltd Jan Stoneham Chinatown Cinema Pty Ltd - Newcastle Back to Back Theatre Inc Corporation Expressions Dance Jim Cranfield Entertainment Centre Backrow Productions (Aust) Company Christine Walsh Ent (Aust JMS Entertainment Pty Ltd AEG Ogden (Perth Arena) Pty Ltd Conservatoire of Ballet) Feel Presents Pty Ltd P/L-WA Sports Centre Trust Joanna Porter Backstage Productions Chugg Entertainment Festival of Voices AEG Ogden P/L- Brisbane Pty Ltd John Ernest Graham Convention & Exhibition Chunky Move Fibra Entertainment Pty Ltd Balletlab Association Inc Jon Nicholls Centre Circa Finucane & Smith Bangarra Dance Theatre JR Affiliates AEG Ogden Pty Ltd - Brisbane Circus Oz Flying Fruit Fly Foundation Entertainment Centre Barking Gecko Theatre Juliusmedia Group Pty Ltd t/a Flying Fruit Fly Circus Company Circus Royale Australia Unit AEG Ogden Pty Ltd - Jupiters Hotel & Casino Trust Force Majeure Ltd Suncorp Stadium Beardfoot Bookings and KAGE Promotions Pty Ltd Cirque Afrika unique fortyfive downstairs African Beat Pty Ltd entertainments Pty Ltd Kate Brennan Beautiful: The Carole King Frog in a Sock Pty Ltd t/a AK Management Presents Musical Pty Ltd City Recital Hall Ltd The Ten Tenors Kelvin McWhinnie Pty Ltd Beef Records t/a Amazon Civic Precinct Newcastle Frontier Touring Company Kermond Creative Pty Ltd AKA Australia Civic Theatre Recovery Future Classic Pty Ltd Kids Promotions Pty Ltd Albury Entertainment Bell Shakespeare Company Clearlight Shows Pty Ltd Centre Garry Van Egmond Kinky Boots Australia Pty Ltd (The) Cole Bishop Trustee for The Enterprises Albury Regent Cinemas La Boite Theatre Inc. 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Country Arts WA (Inc) Andrew Bleby and Billions Australia Glen Street Theatre Lennard Promotions Pty Ltd Associates Pty Ltd Craig McGovern Birnbaum Phil Glenorchy City Council Life Like Touring (Australia) Andrew Guild Cre8ion Pty Ltd Bizarro Life Pty Ltd Good Egg Creative Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Andrew Kay and Associates Critical Stages Black Swan State Theatre Gordon Frost Organisation Linda Catalano Pty Ltd Company Crown Limited - GFO Little Peeperz Productions Andrew McKinnon Blake Entertainment Pty Ltd Crown Perth Grand Theatre Co Presentations Pty Ltd Live Nation Australasia Blue Mountains City Council Cultural Infusion (Int) Pty Ltd Grayboy Pty Ltd Andrew Moon Louise Withers and Bonnie Lythgoe Productions D.S.L.B. Holdings Unit Trust Greg Innes Associates Pty Ltd Ann Tonks AM t/a Ladyboy Cabaret Pty Ltd Griffin Theatre Company Ltd Luckiest Productions Arena Entertainment & DJS Bonniemike Pty Ltd (Trading Darwin Entertainment Pty Ltd Halmak Music Lucy Guerin Association as Colac Cinemas) Centre Incorporated Harvest Rain Theatre Arena Theatre Company Ltd David Atkins Enterprises Brink Productions Limited Company Luna Palace Cinemas Art and Business (Dale Pty Ltd Brisbane Powerhouse Pty Ltd Hollingsworth) Hayden Attractions Pty Ltd Lunar Drive-in Theatre David Shallue & Assoc Dandenong Brown’s Mart Hayden Theatres Pty Ltd Arts Centre Melbourne Dendy Cinemas Pty Ltd Bunbury Regional Lunchbox Theatrical Arts on Tour - NSW Heads with Tales Entertainment Centre Destination NSW (Vivid) Productions Pty Ltd Home Ground Productions Arts Projects Australia Dominic Patrick Turner t/a M Advertising Pty Ltd Cam Cinemas Pty Ltd - Ltd (State of Origin: The Supro AusAsia Promotion Pty Ltd Gladstone Cinemas Musical) Mackay Entertainment & Donald McDonald AC Convention Centre Auspicious Arts Projects Inc Cameo Cinemas Hothouse Theatre Down Under Promotions Mad Heckler Australian Art Orchestra Camerata - Queensland’s Ian Fraser Pty Ltd Chamber Orchestra Inc Dreamingful Productions Maggie Gerrand Presents Ian McRae AO Australian Ballet (The) Cameron Alan Kennedy t/a Pty Ltd Pty Ltd ICC Sydney Pty Ltd Kool Bario Duet Entertainment and Major Brisbane Festivals Australian Brandenburg (International Convention Sports Pty Ltd Orchestra Cameron Mackintosh Centre Sydney) Malcolm C Cooke & Australia Pty Ltd Dumaresq Street Twin Associates Pty Ltd Australian Chamber Ilbijerri Theatre Company Orchestra Canberra Symphony Cinema Malthouse Theatre Orchestra

44 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Marriner Group - Princess/ (Dancenorth) Queensland Performing Stage & Audio Pty Ltd The Trustee for Dadon Comedy/Regent Theatre Arts Trust No. 27 Family Trust - New Nova Cinema Pty Ltd Stalker Theatre Inc Frontline Touring Pty Ltd Marrugeku Inc Queensland Symphony Oktoberfest Brisbane Pty Ltd State Opera of South Orchestra The Trustee for Dadon No. Martin Production Pty Ltd Australia (The) On Site Labour Hire Sydney 37 Family Trust Queensland Theatre Matilda Australasia Joint Pty Ltd State Theatre Company of Company The trustee for Global Venture South Australia One Entertainment Creatures Unit Trust Rachel Fothergill t/a MCA Insurance Brokers Strange Duck Productions Opera Australia FXponential The Trustee for XTRA Pty Ltd McCann Cinemas Pty Ltd Ordinary Events Unit Trust Opera Queensland Rainbow Management Strut & Fret Production McManus Pty Ltd Pty Ltd T/A Garry Ginivan Theatre North Inc Outback Theatre for Young House Attractions McPherson Ink People Theatre of Image Ltd STRUT dance Randall Arts Management Meerkat Productions PACT Centre for Emerging Theatre Royal Management P/L Subvurse (Trustee for McKay and Artists Incorporated Board Whiteside Family Trust) Really Useful Company Asia Sue Hunt Palace Nova Cinemas Theatre Tours Australia Pacific Pty Ltd Melbourne & Olympic Parks Adelaide Sue Nattrass AO Pty Ltd Trust Regent Entertainment Pty Parramatta City Council Sydney Dance Company Theatre Works Limited Melbourne Cabaret Ltd Ltd - T/A Regent Cinemas Patch Theatre Company Inc Sydney Festival (The) Ticketek Pty Ltd Melbourne Fringe Richard Evans Paul Riomfalvy Sydney Improvised Music Ticketmaster Australasia Melbourne International Rockcity Event Marketing Assoc Inc (SIMA) Peace & Love Promotions Tickets Pty Ltd Comedy Festival Ltd Pty Ltd Sydney International Piano Peninsula Summer Music Tickets.com Pty Ltd Melbourne International Rocksoup Competition of Australia Festival Ltd Festival of the Arts Tim McFarlane AM Rodney Phillips Sydney Opera House Trust Penrith Performing & Visual Melbourne Jazz Ltd Tinderbox Productions Pty Ltd Arts Ltd (Joan Sutherland Rodney Rigby Sydney Symphony Melbourne Recital Centre Performing Arts Centre) Rokitz Entertainment Pty Orchestra TML Enterprises Pty Ltd Melbourne Stadiums Performance Space Ltd Sydney Theatre Company Ltd Tombowler Pty Ltd Limited - Etihad Stadium Performing Arts Centre Room 8 Pty Ltd Synthesis Design & Display Top Shelf Productions Melbourne Symphony Society Inc (The Blue Room Pty Ltd Rosebud Cinema Pty Ltd Troubadour Music Australia Orchestra Theatre) T. R. Gordon & B. J. Stahl Ross Cunningham University of Tasmania Melbourne Theatre Performing Lines Ltd Royal Agricultural Society Tasdance Ltd Conservatorium of Music Company Perth Expo Hire & Furniture of NSW Tasmanian Symphony Urban Theatre Projects Mellen Promotions Pty Ltd Group Orchestra Pty Ltd Ruchi Sanghi Enterprize Van Den Berg Design Team Metro Arts Perth International Arts Pty Ltd Tasmanian Theatre Pty Ltd Festival Metro Cinemas Company Sale Twin Cinema (Reyale Victorian Opera Company Ltd Perth Theatre Trust - (The Metropolis Touring P/L P/L) TEG Dainty Pty Ltd Trustee for Perth Theatre VJB Group Pty Ltd Michael Cassel Group Pty Ltd SBX Pty Ltd TEG Live Pty Ltd Trust) Volkanik Pty Ltd Michael Coppel Schomac Arts Pty Ltd Ten Days on the Island Ltd Phunktional Ltd WA Venues & Events Ltd Entertainments Pty Ltd Secret Sounds Pty Ltd Pier 8 Productions Ltd Terrapin Puppet Theatre Ltd (WASO) Millmaine Entertainment Seven West Media Ltd Pinchgut Opera Ltd The 3 Chinese Tenors Pty Ltd Walter van Nieuwkuyk Marketing Shake & Stir Theatre Co Pinewood Cinema Pty Ltd The Art House Wyong Wangaratta Festival of Jazz Mistletone Enterprises Pty Ltd Shire Performing Arts and Playbill Pty Ltd Warner Music Australia Monkey Baa Theatre For Conference Centre Ltd Shakespeare WA Ltd Pty Ltd Young People Ltd PlayWriting Australia The Arts Centre Gold Coast Shaun Parker & Company WASO Holdings Ltd Moorilla Estate Pty Ltd - Polyglot Puppet Theatre Ltd Limited The Cinergy Group t/a Metro Mona Foma We are BBE Pty Ltd Port Fairy Spring Music Showcall Crewing Pty Ltd Cinemas Boronia Moshtix Pty Ltd Festival West Australian Ballet Inc Showpro Pty Ltd The Contemporary Dance Musica Viva Australia Powerhouse Youth Theatre Company of WA Ltd t/a Co3 West Australian Opera (The) Sketch Evolution Pty Ltd Inc National Institute of Circus The Darwin Festival Ltd Windmill Theatre Skyhigh Promotions Pty Ltd Arts (NICA) Prince Moo Productions The Last Great Hunt Inc World Vision Australia Pty Ltd Slingsby Theatre Company National Institute of Limited The Music House (Aus) World’s Biggest Screens Dramatic Art (NIDA) Priscilla Australia Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Snuff Puppets Inc Neil Gooding Productions Pro Musica Inc - Canberra The Prestige Presents Xabc Entertainment Pty Ltd Pty Ltd International Music Festival Spare Parts Puppet Theatre The Production Company Yahoo! 7 Pty Limited Nerang Cineplex t/a Production Resource Group Spectre Films ITF Sun (Aust) Ltd Nickelodeon Cinemas Theatre Trust Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Production Technologies The Roots Music Agency Corporation New World Artists Pty Ltd Pty Ltd Spiritworks Pty Ltd The Star Zaccaria Concerts and Newline Productions Pty Ltd Purplestage Pty Ltd Splendour in the Grass Touring Pty Ltd Pty Ltd The Theatre Division Pty Ltd Newtheatricals Pty Ltd Qudos Bank Arena (AEG Ogden) Sports & Entertainment The Trustee for Butler Niche Productions & Ltd - SEL Brown Touring Trust Touring Pty Ltd Queensland Ballet (The) St Martins Youth Arts The Trustee for Clarendon Nomadic Fish Pty Ltd Queensland Conservatorium Centre Investment Trust (Velvet the (Griffith University) North Queensland Show) Stadiums Pty Ltd - Festival Ballet & Dance Company Queensland Music Festival Hall Melbourne

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