Annual Report 2017–2018
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Annual Report 2017–2018 LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA Cover: 2018 Helpmann Awards Act II Finale - Funny Girl - The Musical Inside: 2018 Helpmann Award Winner - Mona Foma In 2017, the Australian live performance industry generated $1.88 billion in ticket sales with over 23 million attendances - that is more than the combined attendances at AFL, NRL, soccer, Super Rugby and cricket.* ( LPA Ticket Attendance and Revenue Survey 2017) *Australian Sporting Attendances 2017, Stadiums Australia ANNUAL REPORT 2017 – 2018 1 Contents About About Page 3 President & Chief Executive’s Report 4 Major Achievements 5 Industry Wide Initiatives 6 Workplace Relations 8 Live Performance Australia (LPA) is the peak body for Australia’s Policy & Programs 10 live performance industry. Established 101 years ago in 1917 Annual Ticket Attendance and registered as an employers’ organisation under the Fair and Revenue Report 11 Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, LPA has over 400 2017 Centenary Awards 12 Members nationally. We represent commercial producers, music 2018 Helpmann Awards 14 promoters, major performing arts companies, small to medium Member Services 18 companies, independent producers, major performing arts LPA Staff 20 centres, metropolitan and regional venues, commercial theatres, Financial Report 21 stadiums and arenas, arts festivals, music festivals, and service Executive Council 42 providers such as ticketing companies and technical suppliers. Members 44 Our membership spans from small to medium and not-for-profit Acknowledgements 46 organisations to large commercial entities. Current LPA Member Resources 48 LPA’s strategic direction is driven by our Members. LPA Members are leaders in our industry and their expertise is crucial to ensuring positive industry reform, whether by providing input to submissions or serving as a Member of LPA’s Executive Council. LPA’s membership remains strong and, importantly, reflective of the artistic and commercial diversity of the Australian live performance industry. 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. Live Performance Australia’s 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 and Industry Achievement Awards Negotiate industrial and commercial Work alongside Members to foster agreements that support industry a vibrant and sustainable live Provide an open door to an extensive growth and stability performance industry now and professional network, with regular 2018 Helpmann Award into the future networking events, industry briefings Winner - Ako Kondo Deliver briefings and programs that and working groups foster industry leaders ANNUAL REPORT 2017 – 2018 3 President & Chief Major Executive’s Report Achievements On behalf of the Executive Council of a new definition and tariff for the Collective Agreement. We will also Industry Wide • Prepared submissions to governments Member Services Live Performance Australia, we are Dramatic Context Licence, delivering continue to support the development on a range of strategic issues including pleased to present the Annual Report Member briefings nationally on the of tools, training and resources that Initiatives the federal government’s 2018–19 for the year ended 30 June 2018. As new Workplace Health and Safety promote safe, respectful and mentally pre-budget submissions, gift card • Answered thousands of Member well as providing our ongoing services, Guidelines, celebrating AEIA’s healthy workplaces. reforms and ticket resales queries on industrial relations, human LPA delivered major initiatives and Centenary through presenting ten Respectful Workplaces resource services, areas of policy and The Executive Council will, in early • Consulted, advocated and educated key projects to support our Members’ 2017 Centenary Awards (five JC a broad range of other industry issues 2019, develop LPA’s five-year Strategic Developed the Australian Live on various copyright issues including business activities and to foster Williamson and five Sue Nattrass Plan. This will involve consultation Performance Industry Code of Practice negotiation with APRA regarding • Hosted Member networking functions broader industry development. Awards) and celebrating the industry’s across our Membership to identify key to Prevent Workplace Discrimination, a revised Dramatic Context Licence in every state inviting LPA Members, artistic excellence through presenting Major industry initiatives included challenges, opportunities and priorities. Harassment, Sexual Harassment and Helpmann Award Panel Members the 2018 Helpmann Awards. Further • Released the Ticket Attendance and developing the industry Code Bullying, prepared face-to-face national and other significant industry details are provided in this report. We gratefully acknowledge and thank Revenue Report (2016) and prepared of Practice for the Prevention training workshops and assessed other representatives LPA’s Executive Council, all members the Ticket Attendance and Revenue of Workplace Discrimination, There have been some changes to training options for Members such as of our working committees and panels, Report (2017) • Presented the Member Roadshow to Harassment, Sexual Harassment the LPA team with Claire Seremetis online resources. external service providers, and the Members in all capital cities, including and Bullying; government submissions appointed as Workplace Relations • Lobbied the NSW Government, Executive team for their significant Secondary Ticket Market seminars on ticketing, copyright, and and advocacy regarding proposed Advisor, Sarah Pudelko appointed as City of Sydney and MLC owners to contribution over the past year. We also workplace health and safety. ‘anti-scalping’ legislation; revising the Marketing Coordinator and Josh Gavin Revised the Ticketing Code of Practice reopen the Theatre Royal, Sydney acknowledge the commitment and Ticketing Code of Practice to include appointed as our Operations Manager. to include provisions focused on the • Successfully processed 3289 visa ongoing support of our Members. Our role • Presented the 2017 Centenary Awards provisions focused on the secondary secondary ticket market; advocated and approvals Operationally, the year-end result is a is to represent and promote the interests at Sydney Opera House to ten industry ticket market; and launching prepared submissions to federal and state small surplus, which will be reinvested of our industry. As always, we look luminaries to celebrate 100 years of • Continued to support the Arts Wellbeing a consumer awareness campaign, governments for effective, consistent in key Member services and support. forward to working with our Members to Live Performance Australia’s service Collective pilot program to effect ‘Safe Tix’. and enforceable secondary ticket market pursue these goals in the coming year. to Members better mental health and wellbeing for In the year ahead, LPA will continue to legislation; continued roll out of the Other key projects included Victorian performing arts workers focus on strategic priorities that support Yours sincerely, ‘Safe Tix’ consumer awareness campaign. • Presented the 18th Helpmann Awards detailed submissions to the Fair the business activities of our Members. over two nights for the first time, with • Implemented a new Member Work Commission regarding award In particular, we will advocate for greater Act I held at the Sydney Town Hall and Induction Program modernisation, advocating for new investment in the industry during the Key Projects Act II held at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney, theatre venues in Sydney, completing 2019 federal election and undertake Andrew Kay AM Evelyn Richardson and broadcast live on the ABC negotiations with APRA regarding negotiation of a new Performers’ President Chief Executive • Invested significant resources into the Fair Work Commission’s Four-Yearly Review of Modern Awards to ensure industry’s business interests were protected • Released the new Work Health and Safety Guidelines for Live Entertainment and Events in February 2018 and delivered free Member training workshops in all capital cities • Supported the development of tools and resources that promote mentally healthy workplaces via various industry initiatives Left: 2018 Helpmann Award Nominee - Briefs Ensemble Right: 2018 Helpmann Award Winner - Tide Industry Wide Initiatives Secondary Code of Practice to Prevent Workplace Ticket Discrimination, Harassment, Sexual Market Harassment and Bullying A major industry-wide issue identified LPA is committed to supporting • Consulted with a broad range by Members is the rapidly growing Members to provide safe and of industry stakeholders and secondary ticket market. To address respectful workplaces. government representatives, these growing industry and consumer including the Australian Sex Workplaces should be concerns on the issue LPA has: Discrimination Commissioner non-threatening, respectful, safe and state agencies, and convened • Reviewed the Ticketing Code and free from all forms of harassment. an industry roundtable to of Practice to incorporate best All employees have the right not collaboratively address these issues practice guidance on