Recorded Music for Dance Use

Find out how this licence fee was set:

C1.2	Tariff	Recorded Music for Dance Use
	Formulation	Per Person admitted
(i)	Processes/methodologies	Consultation process took place between 2017-2021, with a hiatus in early 2019 and late 2020. Negotiations recommenced in 2020 with various industry bodies including Australian Hoteliers Association, West Australian Nightclub Association and the Australian Venues Association.
	Underlying data used	None
	Summary of Analyses/Evaluations	None
(ii)	Tribunal Decisions	Genesis of the APRA AMCOS and PPCA rates came from the Tribunal decision CT 2 of 2004 made on 23 November 2007.
(iii)	Use of ACCC Guidelines: Hypothetical Bargain	No
	Use of ACCC Guidelines: Survey Evidence	No
	Use of ACCC Guidelines: Benchmarks	The existing APRA AMCOS and PPCA recorded music for dance rates.
(iv)	Direct Licensing	Yes (opt out is broad in nature but license back can be targeted). Partial rights deduction is available, and sub-full use is factored into the tariff setting.
(v)	Other Matters	The new combined OneMusic rate is now lower than the combined APRA AMCOS and PPCA rate previously in place.