Local Government Licence Fee Guide

This Rate Setting Guide describes how OneMusic Australia sets the rates under the Local Government Scheme. For more information about how OneMusic Australia fixes rates and determines rate structures more generally, please see the Rate Setting Guide - General Background available HERE.

Council Facilities, Council Events and Authorised Third Party Events

The Council Facilities licence category includes music use at Council offices or other facilities within the boundaries of the local government area that are owned by Council, such as Council chambers, libraries, community halls and function centres, warehouses, Local Sports Grounds, Council Child Care Centres and Council Fitness Centres. Council Facilities includes the following:

• Playing Background Music and Workplace Music at a Council Facility;
• Telephone on Hold and Website Use;
• Digital Copy/Delivery for 2,000 tracks;
• Exhibition of Music Videos at a Council Facility; and
• Music in Classes at Council Fitness Centres.

The Council Events licence category includes music use at events produced, controlled and operated by a Council within the boundaries of the local government area (other than Excluded Events). An Excluded Event includes the following:

• free event with expenditure on performers over $50,000;
• ticketed event with a ticket price greater than $40;
• ticketed event with a ticket price less than $40 but expenditure on performers over $6,000; and
• part of an Eisteddfod or Competition

Council Events includes the following:

• playing Background Music and Featured Music at Council Events;
• exhibition of Music Videos at Council Events;
• free Film Screenings by the Council at Council Events; and
• music played by authorised street performers within the boundaries of the local government area.

The Authorised Third Party Events licence category includes music use at any event held by a third party that is hiring or otherwise using a Council Facility for activities and/or events that have been pre-authorised by the Council. Authorised Third Party Events include the following:

• playing Background Music and Featured Music at Authorised Third Party Events; and
• exhibition of Music Videos at Authorised Third Party Events.

Rate Structure:

The rate structure for Council Facilities, Council Events and Authorised Third Party Events is a flat fee, with the rate depending on the type of local government area (rural or urban), the total number of persons per local government area, and the minimum fee. The rate and structure negate the need for a council to obtain multiple separate licences for the different use of music covered under the Local Government scheme.

Rate:

The rates were determined following consultation with local government bodies. Councils with sufficient information were assessed to ascertain what their aggregate licence fee would be if they were fully licensed for all uses of APRA AMCOS and PPCA music. Those amounts were then divided by the total number of persons in each respective local government area to derive a per person rate. From that point, the fees were negotiated down with a number of concessions given.