17Records to be kept by venue representatives

#### 17 Records to be kept by venue representatives 17 Records to be kept by venue representatives > > (1) A venue representative must keep accounting records in respect of money that the representative pays to a performer representative for the services of a performer. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the accounting records must disclose the basis on which the payments are made in addition to any other particulars of the payments. > > > (3) The venue representative must keep each such accounting record at the representative’s principal place of business for at least 5 years after the record is made. > > > (4) A venue representative who holds any such record must, after receiving a request by or on behalf of a performer for a copy of the record— > > > > > (a) make the copy available for collection at the representative’s principal place of business if requested to do so within 3 days or such other time as may be agreed, or > > > > > (b) send the copy (whether by post or otherwise) to the performer within 14 days. > > > (5) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes this section is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.