Summary
APRA sought re-authorisation to continue its arrangements for the acquisition and licensing of performing and communication rights in music. The arrangements cover:
a. ‘input arrangements’ -
o the assignment of performing and communication rights by members to APRA and the terms on which membership of APRA is granted and
o APRA’s reciprocal arrangements with overseas collecting societies by which, for the most part, the collecting societies grant each other the exclusive right to license works they respectively control
b. ‘output arrangements’ – the licensing arrangements between APRA and the users of musical works and
c. ‘distribution arrangements’– by which APRA distributes to relevant members the fees it has collected from licensees/users.
Re-authorisation was sought for five years.
On 5 June 2019, the ACCC released a draft determination proposing to re-authorise APRA’s arrangements, subject to conditions, for five years. A copy of the draft determination is available from the links below.
On 13 July 2020, the ACCC released a final determination granting conditional authorisation to enable APRA to continue its arrangements for the acquisition and licencing of performing rights in musical works for a further four years. The conditions of authorisation primarily focus on improving the transparency of APRA’s licencing and distribution arrangements.
The ACCC’s determination, which includes further details of the conditions imposed, is available by following the link below.
Applicant(s)
- Australasian Performing Right Association Limited
Authorisation number(s)
- AA1000433-1
Applications
Document title | Date | |
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Clarification of conduct and request for interim authorisation ( PDF 286.93 KB ) | 15 May 2019 | |
Application and supporting submission ( PDF 10.27 MB ) | 24 Dec 2018 | |
Application and supporting submission and attachments ( PDF 89.5 MB ) | 24 Dec 2018 |
Decisions
Document title | Date | |
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ACCC to APRA re Condition C1.2 - ACCC not satisfied with Fee Methodology explanation in revised guides ( PDF 158.21 KB ) | 10 Nov 2021 | |
ACCC to APRA re extending timeframe for condition C1.2. ( PDF 137.14 KB ) | 1 Jul 2021 | |
APRA request to extend timeframe for condition C1.2. ( PDF 127.65 KB ) | 18 Jun 2021 | |
Final Determination ( PDF 1.56 MB ) | 13 Jul 2020 | |
Interim Authorisation Decision ( PDF 365.39 KB ) | 27 Jun 2019 | |
Draft Determination ( PDF 1.45 MB ) | 5 Jun 2019 | |
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Consultations
Document title | Date | |
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ACCC to Interested Parties re Draft Determination ( PDF 432.3 KB ) | 5 Jun 2019 | |
ACCC to Applicant re initial consultation ( PDF 207.12 KB ) | 9 Jan 2019 | |
ACCC to Interested Parties re initial consultation ( PDF 231.56 KB ) | 9 Jan 2019 |
Reporting
Document title | Date | |
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ADR report - 2021 ( PDF 774.6 KB ) | 1 Mar 2022 | |
ADR Report – 2020 ( PDF 2.04 MB ) | 26 Mar 2021 |
ACCC correspondence
Submissions - before draft decision
Submissions - after draft decision
Pre-decision conferences
Document title | Date | |
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Pre-decision Conference Minutes ( PDF 947.95 KB ) | 19 Jul 2019 | |
ACCC to Interested Parties re Pre-decision Conference ( PDF 268.28 KB ) | 28 Jun 2019 | |
ACCC to Applicant re Pre-decision Conference ( PDF 253.21 KB ) | 28 Jun 2019 | |
Request for PDC from The Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA) ( PDF 507.8 KB ) | 21 Jun 2019 | |
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