JAMES CASSIUS AWARD® RULES The James Cassius Award is named in honour of and commemorates the memory and achievements of JC Williamson - 1 - LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA©™ JAMES CASSIUS AWARD® Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction ................................................................................... 2 Rule 1 – These Rules ........................................................................................ 2 Rule 2 – The James Cassius Award® ..................................................................... 2 Chapter 2 – Organisation and Conduct of the James Cassius Award® .............................. 4 Rule 3 – Nomination of Candidates ....................................................................... 4 Rule 4 – Recognition and Eligibility ...................................................................... 4 Rule 5 - Criteria ............................................................................................. 4 Rule 6 – The James Cassius Committee ................................................................. 5 Rule 7 – Selection of the Candidates ..................................................................... 5 Rule 8 – Consent of the Recipients ....................................................................... 6 Rule 9 – Presentation of the James Cassius Award® .................................................. 6 Rule 10 – James Cassius Trophy ........................................................................... 6 Chapter 3 – Commercial Matters ......................................................................... 7 Rule 11 - Interpretation of Chapter 3 .................................................................... 7 Rule 12 – Finance ........................................................................................... 7 Rule 13 – Sponsorship and Media Partners .............................................................. 7 Rule 14 – Intellectual Property ........................................................................... 7 Chapter 4 – General ........................................................................................ 8 Rule 15 – Adoption of these Rules ........................................................................ 8 Rule 16 – Amending these Rules .......................................................................... 8 Rule 17 – Matters Not Provided For ...................................................................... 8 Rule 18 – Definitions and Interpretation ................................................................ 8 SCHEDULES ................................................................................................. 10 Schedule 1 – Brief Biography of JC Williamson ....................................................... 11 © Frank Van Straten ...................................................................................... 13 Schedule 2 – JCC Charter of Responsibility ........................................................... 14 Schedule 3 – The Trophy ................................................................................. 16 PRESCRIBED FORMS ....................................................................................... 17 Form 1 – Letter of Appointment - JCC ................................................................. 18 - 2 - LIVE PERFORMANCE AUSTRALIA©™ JAMES CASSIUS AWARD® Chapter 1 - Introduction Rule 1 – These Rules 1. These Rules deal with the awarding and organisation of the James Cassius Award® by Live Performance Australia (LPA), an organisation of employers registered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) as the Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). 2. The LPA Executive Council has adopted these Rules in accordance with Rule 19 of the AEIA Rules. 3. These Rules apply to and are binding on: (a) LPA; (b) all LPA Members; and (c) any person that agrees to be bound by or comes within the purview of these Rules including by: (i) being a member of the James Cassius Committee established under these Rules (JCC); or (ii) by nominating an individual to be a candidate to receive the James Cassius Award® (Candidate). 4. Words used in these Rules and the rules of interpretation that apply are set out and explained in Rule 18. 5. The Schedules and the Prescribed Forms form part of these Rules. Rule 2 – The James Cassius Award® 1. The James Cassius Award® is named in honour of and commemorates the memory and achievements of JC Williamson, which are summarised in Schedule 1 to these Rules. The James Cassius Award® may also be referred to as the “James Cassius Williamson Award” or the “JC Williamson Award”. 2. By the giving of the James Cassius Award®, LPA seeks to recognise individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the Australian live entertainment and performing arts industry (Industry) since the opening of JC Williamson’s first Australian production Struck Oil! in Melbourne on 1 August 1874. - 3 - 3. LPA may annually select up to 2 individuals to be recognised by the giving of the James Cassius Award® for their outstanding contribution to the Industry (Annual Recipients). Annual Recipients will receive the James Cassius Award® during the Helpmann Awards® Ceremony that year. 4. In 2007, LPA announced a number of historical recipients of the James Cassius Award® (Historical Recipients). Historical Recipients: (a) made an outstanding contribution to the Industry between 1874 and the inception of the James Cassius Award® in 1998; (b) are recognised in a virtual Hall of Fame at http://www.liveperformance.com.au/halloffame/ (Hall of Fame); and (c) join the Annual Recipients who have been recognised by the AEIA since 1999 for their outstanding contribution to the Industry. - 4 - Chapter 2 – Organisation and Conduct of the James Cassius Award® Rule 3 – Nomination of Candidates 1. An individual may be nominated to be a Candidate to receive an Annual James Cassius Award® by: (a) the JCC; or (b) an LPA Member on the invitation of and in the time and manner prescribed by the JCC. 2. An individual may be nominated to be a Candidate to receive an Historical James Cassius Award® by: (a) the JCC; (b) a Helpmann Awards® Nominating Panel in relation to the Artistic Discipline of the Nominating Panel in the time and manner prescribed by the JCC; or (c) an LPA Member by submitting nominees to the JCC between 8 August 2005 and 30 September 2005 in the manner prescribed by the JCC. Rule 4 – Recognition and Eligibility 1. The James Cassius Award® recognises an individual’s outstanding contribution to the Industry. Accordingly, the James Cassius Award® can only be given once and, once given, recognises the Recipient’s contribution in perpetuity. 2. Whilst the James Cassius Award® recognises the totality of an individual’s contribution to the Industry, a Candidate for an Annual James Cassius Award® may yet have work of significance within the Industry to be accomplished. 3. To be eligible to receive an Historical James Cassius Award®, a Candidate must have retired from or ceased to be active in the Industry by 31 December 1997, or have subsequently passed away. Rule 5 - Criteria 1. The principal criterion to guide the JCC in its deliberations whether to select a Candidate to receive the James Cassius Award® is whether the Candidate has made an outstanding contribution to the Industry. 2. In considering whether a Candidate has made an outstanding contribution to the Industry, the JCC is to have regard to the Candidate’s: (a) achievement in his or her chosen fields within the Industry; (b) positive impact on the Industry; and - 5 - (c) length of service within the Industry, although this is of less weight than the matters in paragraphs (a) and (b) and does not determine eligibility. 3. The JCC considers Candidates irrespective of their chosen field, location or nationality including, but not only, Candidates: (a) from all Artistic Disciplines; (b) from all parts of Australia; (c) who are Australian citizens who, by excelling on the world stage, made an outstanding contribution to the Industry; and (d) who are foreign citizens who made an outstanding contribution to the Industry within Australia. 4. The JCC considers Candidates for their contribution as a performer, administrator, entrepreneur, member of the media, writer, director, designer, technician, politician or in any other capacity which the JCC considers warrants recognition. 5. In choosing Candidates for the James Cassius Award®, the JCC will have regard to ensuring that a Candidate reflects the stature of prior Candidates and does not dilute the prestige of the Award. Rule 6 – The James Cassius Committee 1. The LPA Executive Council has: (a) established and constituted the JCC in accordance with the Charter of Responsibility of the JCC at Schedule 2 to these Rules (the Charter); and (b) in accordance with Rules 19(j) and (k) of the AEIA Rules, delegated to and vested the JCC with the responsibilities set out in the Charter and these Rules. 2. The JCC must: (a) effectively perform and carry out the responsibilities and comply with the procedures set out in the Charter; and (b) support and assist the LPA Management Committee to ensure the James Cassius Award® is organised, conducted and made in accordance with these Rules. Rule 7 – Selection of the Candidates 1. The JCC must meet to consider and select Candidates nominated under Rule 3 to receive the James Cassius Award®. 2. The JCC must: (a) select Candidates for an Annual James Cassius Award® by 31 March in the year the Annual James Cassius®