18Time for making of payment by entertainment industry hirers

18 Time for making of payment by entertainment industry hirers

18 Time for making of payment by entertainment industry hirers

An entertainment industry hirer who is required to make a payment to a performer in relation to a performance must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to make the payment within—

(a) 1 calendar month after the date of the performance, or

(b) such other period as may be specified in an agreement between the performer and the hirer in writing.

Note.

Section 43 provides that the industrial court or Local Court may order a person to pay a pecuniary penalty not exceeding $10,000 for a contravention of this section.