Actors, Entertainers and Announcers Equity Association, Queensland, Union of Employees v Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park [1998] QIRC 186 (1998) 158 QGIG 10
1 0 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 8 May, 1 998
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()l 'EI-SSl.A�I> J:S:DL 'STRIAL REl.!\TIONS ('O:Vl:VIISSIO\'
\\'or!.plc1n' He/<11i1111., ,\.'1 /997
!--. 2J9 .. nn1ific.::1tic,n tlf indu-..trlal Ji�pu1c
,;-\-...·tnr:--. Entcrtain..::r.., and ,:.\nn<lU1Kc1, Equily A,,,p<..•ia1hm. Quccn..,lant.l. Union
of l'1nplmc'Cs
f.\'r>. t>I I I tf 19971
COMMISSIONFR HSHER 27 April I 99i<
Notifil'alion of Dl:-..putc . Cenili�d ;.\�1\.'1.'Jlk•nl C(,nfcn;n...:..:- Uniun
cx,·lud..:<l fnHn tikJ Cc11ilkLI A[.:rt'Cl1'tClll 0
\gre..:mcnl withdrawn ·- Fi,·c
i"l:--li�" h) tx· ;,1 rhitn.t1t:d 1-n..·....h C..: rtilii.:d A�1\..'t.:'1nt.·n1 appn)\ct.l - TjapuL11
Al•>ri--inal C'uhu ral Park - Finanl' i:d eonccrn, ,. fori,dicti,m - /\ppli\:al>le
Ac1 . . ("a '-<.' Law - ,. 240 \\fo!'kpla/'e l<ela1im1., /\Cl /997 - Employer Ca,-c -
b:--ucs - Dclinitjon of pcrfonnan<.:t� RL'�lri�ti(.)Jh on munhcr:-. of
performance:-. - Shov,' loadings - ;v1axin1urn number nf pl'rforn�rnc..:e� -
ColllJ)afr,.on'."I bi..:1wcen operation" -- Evident(.! - Aucn<.fa1�c: - Rci.:�1111m��l -
'·\Varrnm:..a·· - �n thungc-, 10 current ,.:nip1oyrncnt comht1on:,;. unul nomma1
expiry or the Cert ified A�rccmcn1 - Moni1orin,; Proo .-,� •- Junior rntcs -
Co�l,.
On 16 Mardi I '197 the Ac· tor,. Fntcnaincr, ancJ A1111oun,er, E4ui1y
Associa1ion. Quccn,;lam.1. Union of l::mploycc, (A,wr, 1-:quity/thc Union)
l<><lgcJ a m�il'c" (>f tlispule with Tjapukai Pty Lld 1rnumg a, 1hc Tj apukai
1\bZ1riginal Cu l1urnl Park tT,iapubi/1hc Park). The di,pu1c con,cmcd a
hrnak<lown ln l)('.!!,otiation" o, �,. a t'crtiflcJ agreement with the P;.1 rk.
Spccili(ally. the Union daimcd 1ha1 agrcc111c111, haJ been readied on a
nu 11·1t>cr of i,suc, a, evidenced hy Draft X ol" the Agr.:cmcm. however. the
emplO)'Cr su bs�qucntly reneged on 1hern .
By the time the dispute rnnf'crcnce "as ,onv..:ncd an Ag.rc.;mcm made
hciwccn Tjapu k:ii and the Au,1ralian Workers' l;ninn or Employc�s,
Queensland ( i\WU) had hccn lilc<l. Actnrs l'quily ,md 1hc Jisputc<l i�sues
had hcen cxd ude.d from 1hc iilcJ Agrccrnc·nt. Ao.:n)rding 10 Tjurukai's
rcprc,cntaliW at 1hc cnnkrcncc. t he cmph>ycc, had , otcd in a h:dlot hy a
majori1y to appro\'C the Agrecrncm as fikd.
/\t 1hc dispulc confon-,ncc. c·ha ired h,· 1hc Commission a, constituted. the
panic, cwnt u all) agnxd that the likd Agr<--.:mrnt ,huulu l-.: w i1hd1:awn and
replaced by on,, which indt1ded ·"-clor, E4ui1y a, a party. hl add1oon.. the
li ,·1..� i,su....·:-. in dispulC �hould he rcmilh.."ti lo thL' CunHn1s�um 1,w arh1trat1nn.
Thill thc:-.t" matt.:-r:,. were to he arhitr:ncd W(-
l � ,ignificd in the Agrei:rncot.
A rrc-.h /\t!f C<-'llk"nt ,·onsist..:-nl v. ith the confcrcm.: r nutcrnncs was
,uh,;cqu<.'llll)' lil:J and appro ved hy t he Cl>mmissi,111 <>11 IO June 1997. For
rc,1:,on, no\ en11rd, dc;ir. 1he panic, did 1101 ,cck 1n 1-c1Um to the
Cnmini:,,ion for art>i1ra1 ion umil lal, (kwher 1997. By 1hcn it was l<K> late
to a<.x:rnrunodatu 1h\..' Union·., rrqw:,1 fl)I' the arhilr:11ion to 1.:rnnmcnci! in
l)e;;..:111hcr i<J'/7. ,\ <.:on,i,krahlc- m1mh<.:1 o!' da" w ere h,,wcn:r ,;,;l>.:duled
f,,r Fchrutu·) and March I <NX.
ll»i1':<'tion, ,-.:i·,· undc11akc11 of 1hc Tjapubi Abor i�inal Cuhural Par
_k
at S111i1hlkkl. Cairn,. Wa rner ttro, Mo,ic World. Gol<l Cou,1 a rn.J 1\ussie
W,,l'ld on the Snn,hinc Co��I. b i,k-n<.:c was :tlso taken al cm:h of 1hese
local1<>11' v.ith adJi1ional c, itkn, c hcing t aken in Cairn, ,,nd llri,h,,nc. 1\ liSI
of\'- llnc-:,..:--c-.. i:-. �1uach1 :d n:-- App1..•ndix i.
Th..: b..;lti.�:-. rd\.·rr�d h) thi.: ('1)mmi�..;i on f<.,r arhitra tion. a:--. iticnlilicd in the
Ccnil"ic·d ,l\l!rccrn cnl. an.·
1d·1 th<.' quc,1ion .,f what. ii any. should be tll<.� maximum numh:r of
p...·rforn,an1.·c;-.
re) ,d1e1hcr juni,,r rates sh,111ld t,, :,ppl i,· abk h> c111plo)<.'CS da -sifo.;,I as
perfi,n1tt·i".
A, the at1,i1ra1i,>n unl'okk<i. th<.: Union d1J not �p,xili<.:all) rur,uc item
,11, aho,t".
Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park
Thc• Tjapuk.ii Abori�inal Cultural Pa rk had its gcne.,i, in the Tjapukai
Dance Th..-mrc in Kuninda. The Dano.:c Theatre ,,pcratctl tt,r appro,,ima1dy
ten ,car, hd,m: ii ""' J,xidcd In <.0spand 1hc op,:ra1io11 and cswhli,h the
n,1t:1 ra l park in S11 1ithlicltl. On<.' ,11 thc aim, nr l h<' l'.1rk i, tt > promote
al1<1rigi11al al'I and cultt11-..:. and ,1x:cii"l.:a lh· tha l ,,f th� Djabu gay and
lru k,rnyllji peopk.
The foll(1\\ in& dc,..:rip1i,,n of the Park wa, pr,>\'itlc,1 by the L:nion in itS
so bmi,:'\i(U)', and i-; a fair ri:-pn;-.cntalit'lll.
·nu· /·'ark i.1i c omJJt-i.-.,nl ,�f hu:h iwlotJ,· an,/ ,,wdoor acrfrili<'.\. One
odmi.\.\ion ,,ric e i.\ clwrg('(/ H'hil'h ,·o\·en oll e111<'rfainmntf and cullfu'al
8 \!lay, 1998 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 1 1
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/1n i ii. it•dlir! ( 1'( Ji!, ud,(· r'•lt {' l! ithm 1hr '.!ftJlf!Uh of 1/J,1 Park. (l{ \'Or io/I.",
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..·,tp111L!H: ..·n1hic,. i nI ..;,t, ,illd o! h�1 c,nm�1...;:-dal :H "f;Hlt,!L'fl1t.'lll"-. The Tjapukai
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. \h.. n!!in.d pi.:u l'I..,· h,l\�� a!rnchl :! ."nc.; :-h:irrhPldirn.:. in Ihe Park. It v,::1,
,: i.nm...·d !h�11 thf P;1rh prn, idl·d ;1 '-ali:t:, Hl'1 fpt tht :\l�urigin:tl JX!Opk: it wa�
•1 -.11rp,•1 t1H· . ik\i!,k 1..'11\ m,q1111: nt \\hi,.:h allt)\\1.·d l\hn1iginal pl,'opk to c:irn
:1�! 1n.. :n11lr .ind ,u i1f.,t•r1 lh\.'ir b111ili,�,. 1r 1hl.: Park did nnl t..·x.i�1. cmployrn�nt
t1PP�)n 1rn.11i..· , f1;r lhl' IJj�ibU��t\ a1:.d irukan\dji comniunit!�'.'\ \\Ot1ld he
,�·h·rd� dunirfr-.h1..·1 J \l!hf)u�h· the Par k :--cn¥1.•<i 1hi, ,·it:t! purpo.....:. it ,-..�1,
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.luriwlirtinn
r!w t '!:i,,n u•mrndtd 1hat :t" th\.� t.1i "rt1 11..' notilicauon was filed prior w
!h1..· pn..:l;rnJ�tl!(l!\ c•! 1lw \ \':,rf-pio<'<' Nrlati01n Ar! /997. 1he fndu.,1r.:11J
U:•l,;1/0,:\ \ I l(j</(J j · I f I < ' I I '
. .1 .. ,· .. " · .' , itiU \ x t,1c applh.·ah c ,l'g1sl:.uu111 go\ i.:rnmμ the
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.,:,uhJ not 1 )l�t't"l ir tilt' lndu\Jrilll
Nrl,uion, l1 ! Jl)�I{) \l, .j\,. r11und lO <1ppl� .
The nia 11cr 1>( juri,di<:ti<>n w,, dc1ermineu by de .lcr,cy. P. in a ,·a,;e
,1a1c<l by a Full Hench of t he· Commission in Swtt' Pul>lic Sarice.1
Fetlera1irm of (!11,,,,,1.,/mui U11i1111 of' J:'mp/m·c•P., ,. Thi' :iltll<' of (!ueensla1u/
awl 01hcrs 1 1 56 QGIG I 02). 1\ftcr rd'c rring to ,. 492 Savings ,rr
lforkp/111·c· lielmiom ACI /997. the Prc,idcnl said -
"Su h,c<.:tion 1-l l p rcH' ide, for the mminuarn:.:: of pending proceeding,.
<:omml.'rll"cd umkr the �pc1:1kt.l AcL um.kr the <.:orresponding provision�
,,f the n�" Act. Su li-;.c(·tinn (51 make, i1 dear 1ha1 a proceeding is to he
fl.".f.trd\..�d H'I ·parl h1..: anJ '. lha1 i, ·p..;ndin{ c-..uh-�ctinn C4)) c,cn if only
1hc dcd,ion i, ou 1,1ant!ing . I h wa, nn! disputccl hcforc me 1J rn1 the word
·muy· in ,. 4921-IJ should he read in 1hc pre,crip1i,e ,-c11:--c: King ,,
W11/li., ( I l)-191 7X CLR :'i29: ,1//H l'<•<11' r l'lwa., /,/d ,. f/ef'lrici1.,·
C'<•111111i.,.,iun 11/'NS\\'( i<J'l:'lJ 3:'i t\SWLR 596. :i99. It dearl y ,hould he
read in lh<1l way.)
In my ,·i�,v. tho'.'\C pn)\ i�i on:-- �u-e i1 pfKlrC11tl}' intcndt!<l tn c;1talo�'tK" the
manner in "hi,h aw�nls arc• 10 he rrocc"ed. and prnc,:cdings wn1inucd.
ai't<:r 1h� w1111n<.'1l<.c111�n1 of th� n..-" Acl. In 1hi, parti<:ular ca,e. the
pnx.·ccdin�, lla\'ing t>c�n ·,iancJ' (su l>-scc·1i,m 14)) he.fore the
L'On11lll!l1Cl'!ll('fll of thl' n�.w Act. ant.I hcc.:au:,;c lt wa'- (as \\'a:-. conunnn
ground) ·p,;nding' a, at 1hc daic of 1h<: repc.il (in that the Sd1edule I
mailers had not hy lh�n hccn (i nally ri:solvctl ). it should now h.., ·carried
on· a, ii' ,1ar1cd untl,'1' ,. 127. ll'hich i, the prnvbion ,,r Lhc new An
\: on'c,ponding · 1(-. lhc rclc, ant pn)\·i:-.ion of lhc rcpeak<l A(;t :-. l44.
Suh-,.._•<.: tion {5 t is dc.,igncd lO 1nak� il dt��ir that the ncu' Act appfo.: s.
�vcn ir ,d i 1ha1 remain:... i� the g1v10,g of a <.k·..,: i�ion:·.
In 1hi, nw 11cr. lhc dispuw wa, nolllicd to the C,unmis,ion hy
con'<:spondc·nt·c whic-h pr,.:dmcJ the commencement of the \Vorkpla/'<'
lic-lmi1111., Au I 997. i\hhl>u�h :i confcn:ni.:c of the parties was nol nmvcncd
umif after Lh\.! Ad v.as prod airncd. il i:-. 11)) yjc,v lha, the: proceeding" had
,:ommcnrc"{I by Lht· lodgcmcnl of the dispute notil'ication .
Sc'\:Lion 240 of tht· Wo,.kpla<·e Hi'/111io11., 1lc1 /997 i, 1h.: corresponding
pnn·i>i,,n of th,; ,. .> I \) <.>f the r..:peak<l Acl. l l f,>llo\\', from Lht· Prcsiu,::nt',
cJ,.:,·i,ion. that th i, arni 1r:11inn i, to he i.:onduclc<l in 11,rnrdam:c with ,. �40 or
,he \l'ori-11/w·,, Hd,,,io111 .•\; 1 /997.
Jn arhitrali ng pur-..trnll1 10 thb. M:l'!ion th..: Crnnmi�:-.ion cx�rt:i:-.c� it�
pt>\\ .!r:-. p,.'rh.·ntlt) ;l\·:1ilablc {m1d rdc.!\ alll) under th� Act.
L'himatdy. th� J�tcrmination \ln juri"dti.:lion made liuk· matt!l' i:tl irnpacl
on the ,lccision.
J·:mplo,cr'� !\rgumcnls
Th� cmplo) cr':-: ra-....c. a, ,ummari:-.t:d in it� lHHlinl" uf suhmi'-l"ion...;. \\a�
1ha1 i1 -
... . . ,,·iJ/ nti! <·1·id,·n,·e 1/1111 H'ill ,/,•ow 1h01 a d(�/inififJJl ,ffJ<'t/ormtm<·c•
1h01 i111JH1.\!'\ <I lime.· limi1 ,�f <111'" Jtn!Ufl'. a {imit,11in11 (J/1 1/i,• nwnher o(
pc·rfon1Ulli1 ·e, 1wr \1 ,'< J. O'> /NT tfu, 1�·1ucr1uj,:en Au·ard. :ht• Ac/on
Tlie,11rirnl tl,r,m/. or 1h,· Mol'i<' World ,\1 rord. a /t,ading /J<1. rnl,le a/ier
1/uu nwJJht·r ,�f ,1n·1:f<Jt·mwH·,,\ u., p<'t 1/u• J(,tnwr :hian!.,. a re,\·Jric1io11
on 1hc 11wnh,,r ,i ;>e 1:Ji1rmcuwr\. anti the impo\ifiou o/juuiol' role's u.\
/}(' /' 1/te former .,,u ard, <md out.,i.lr r?f 1/10.•;c sp('c (/lt.'d iJJ t·lw,sc 3. 3. 7
,f f/u.,, 7}opuA.oi ;\/ll,rii;_inol C11l111rul l'urf.. .-\gre,•t1wn1. are 111�j11s1 011d
i11appt',,pn'a1e J,;r thef,J//Jm·mg rell.'<'11.\.'··
tai '"" riof>ili!Y of 1/w l'al'k .,-;11 /w affc'Cled:
1/>1 1he dill,<'<'"' i11 1/ie !'ark \ 7h,•afr<'., <11'<' 111/1 lii-e muli1io110/
1/u c,·1ric
o/ ;,erjornu:r.\·. tJu,rc:j(n·c 1rudili,u1al AhYll'd r1·.Hric 1ion., ar<'
i11ap11n11nial<' :
le) 1h,1 !'ark i, 111H a 'l11 ,• uu1 Park lif..c ;\t/orie World and i1 h'ould he
W?iU.\I and iilllJJ/JrtJ/>rioU' io iw1m�e the ,wnc ff"Strif'JinJJ.\ on tht' !'ark:
1d,1 o;u,ratirmully ii w ,111/d !>e in<JJ)propria1c-· one! u,�;u,1. u., Jlu, t>urJ.
11·ould lu.ffe 10 find <'Xlra danc('n ln'lhiu a limiu1d pool 1�/ cuotlidaw.,
a11d it's., .,ki/1('(/ dann•n. ".
·1 he employer daboraicd on cad, or thc,c· aq;u111en1, in it, l1n:1I
..,uhmi,:--hm,.
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1 2 QUEENSLAND GOVERNM ENT I NDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 8 May, 1 998
The Issues
The L n ion :-ioughl the folio\\ i ng di.:Jirntion of ··performance··:-
-- · Performance· \ha l l mean a \Cr1pteU or din:-dcd performance of l \\. Cnty
( 20 J m i nutc'-i duration ur more pcrft•rmcd i n the Creation Theatre or
Dance Theatre during the hour\ of LJ.00 a m until 'i .00 pm each day. but
:-.hal l not i nc l ude any c u ltur,t l demon\tration. lc:-,:-.011:-. rn act i \ it;
conducted on or ouhiJc the Park .".
In it.c., clo:-.ing '->Llbmi-.,.-.iorr-�. the a l tcrnatiH' fa l lhack. pu-.,it ion W(l:-.
proposed: -
· PcrformancL'. -.,ha l l mean a -.,criptcd or directed pcrformancL' uf an:
duration petformed i n the Creation The·atre or Dance Theatre dunng the
houh "f 'J .0(1 am u n t i l 5 .00 pm each day. hu t ,ha l l 1101 i nclude any
c u l t u ra l dcmrnhtrat ion. ]c:--,\OJl:-, ur act i\·it; condu ,.:\l'd 011 or out:-,idc the
Park .".
h,r ih part. the employer ,ought that the defi n n ion or performance he.
•· · Performance· ,hal I mean a scripted or d i rected pcrfonnancc:·
From the i n i t i a l propo,ab put l,1rn c1rd bj each or the· panic,. there i,
broad crnl\Ctbll\ to a defi n i t ion of pcrfonn;:rncc hcing i n....crtcd i n the
:\grcc1 1 1cnt and that the def i n i t ion -.hould incl ude reference to it hcing
,criptcd or di rc'cted. BC\ ond that the panic, d i ffer
The c\ idcncL' '>ll pport'-. pcrron111..T ..., \\ orh. ing in :tccordancc v, ith a '.'>cript i n
hoih t h e Creation and Dance Thcalrc,. I n tlw Creation Theatre t h e script i ,
fol lo,,cd rca:-.onah!) -.t rict l y hccausc of lhc llllL'racti\ c nature o f t ill'
performance hct,,ccn the performer.-. and their hu!ograrh1c i mage:-.. The l i nc:
-.,poh.cn h� the actors.., pro\ idc L·uc:-. for the other actor, and thL' holograph...,.
While 1rnnimal depanurc from the ,cnpt can he· tolerated. c\\cnt i a l l> the
:-.cript i .-., fol io,, ed.
In the Dance Theatre a di lTcrcnt situat ion applic,. The i n,pcction and
the C\ idcncc re\ ca!cd that a broad outline dc-.crihing the -.,cquL'ncc of the
performance. or a l oo'>C \Cript. J \ i n cxi ...tcncc in the Dance Theatre_ ho\\c,·cr.
crnr.... idcrah!c lati tude i ... afforLkd to the pcrfPrmcr-i in their pcrforrnanCL'.
\\" h i k tu a certain cx!ent the \ ariation c.,lc11 1'-. !"rorn the lc\cl n1 aud ience
i n1 L'ractlon. primari ! ) tl1l' ,:au c.,e of the dcpartu rL' -item" f rom the pcrt(ffmLT "
1hcrn"L' h c:--. .. ttwt i.., depending on the performer. ,: attitude in a particu lar
pcr!<irma111..:e. \\ her :..: j)ert·()rmcr .... arc !l1()l i \ alL'd and ent liu:-,,ia-itic !17()J"C
dcta i kd dc....cript!on" t lf dance-, and otlKr dernon<..,tration -i may hL' pro\·1dcd.
The c<ll"L' cklllcnt ur thL' Dan1..'C Thcal rL' pcrf( )rmance-i n.·rn,1in C\:-,,Cnt i a l l : t lK'
'-,;jJ11('. hll! \ ariatitlf]', rn..'dff al !1Hl",[ al tlw \\ h i m ur trw p1..·rrorrne1 ....
rill' L'\ 1de1h.:e ha" ,�ati-.Jicd me that the pcri'llrlllatlLC\ in htilh tlK'a! rc'.-- arc
:-.cripkd (1r directed.
The L'mplu) '--'r takL''- 1""ue \\ 1th d durati()Jl of pcrrunnance helll�
nomi nated in till' defi n iti on. ThL'ir rca...,011\ for !hi:-, po'.--ition arc not ent ire l y
ckar
PLTformancc lc11_�;lh" 1 n lh;,_' Crcat1rn1 Th1...·;_11rc :ire 1cner�i l l :-, crnhi'llent
1 K r 1 1 inutc". Thi:-. i:-. rellcl'li\ l' o r the "LTipt bc in� fol lo\\ cd rL'a"onahl) clo:-.L'l) .
C i , en the departure, from the ,crip1 e· xpcrienced in the Dance The,1trc.
it i" not ...,urpri:-.in� t() r i nd that performance durat ion-, \ <.lr) quite
con...,idcrahi ) . I� \hi hit i h -..how--. that the kn�th of pcrfonn.incc" i n thi...,
!hL"<.ltrl· hL' l\\ L\..'n thL' period of .2) Sq1tcmher I 1)97 :rnd l ---1- J;_tnu;.u·) ! lJ9K
\ ar1cd hL'l\\ C1..'11 ! K <.11HJ 2 7 m i nute". The .t\ L'ra�c duration \\ a" 24 m i nute�.
rill' l. 'nmn · ..., prim<.lr) po-iJt1on i n rq!.ard td th1..· dcf'i n it ion i " to i nc l utk a
duration. On tlw e\ idcn(·c pr1..''.--en1cd. JX'rforrn<.llll'C" in the Creation Thcat rL'
d() 1101 ru n frn 20 1 rn ;wte" :tnd i n 1h1..' DancL' Thc,il r1..' p1..-r f ormancc lcnp.th" arc
\ ariah!c. \\.hat then h till' effect if li11..· dcfi n i \ 1 ( )11 rckr..._ to ,1 duration hut a
pcrt(lrmancc doc" ,wt la"t for th..tt period ! Shou ld the Cnmmi-i .... ion he
di ...,p<hCd to grant "ho\\ loading:-. a:-. �ought h) the Lnion .. then \\ ouid thL'
pa) rncnt he afkctL·d 1f a pL-r!urmancc due'.-- nut ia .... t the fu l l 20 mrnutc ..... .1 I n
\ ic\\ o f the pnihkrn..., identified h) m;rnagcmcnt particular!_\ i n !\..'."peel o f the
operation of the DancL' Theatre. the inclu .... 1011 or a duration ma_\ be o r benefit
i n .... uch ciru!!11...,tanc1..·:-.. :\n a ! tcrna t i \ l' 1 ..., that a PL'! fori n<.rnc1..' ma; !lPt he
deemed lo he a pcrJ()l"ma11-..:c u n k'.--" it c\tcnd..., for 20 minute-.,. (Ji\ 1..'n t l11..
\ ariatiu1h being c\pcricncc.J 111 pcrlorlllancc kn�th" and th1..' potential
p1 ( )bknh \\ hich ma) u l t i matl'i_\ he �C!ll.'rakd i i a duration \\ <.h to he
nomi nated. l·on !l1ct i:-. l i k1..' l ) t(J be ...! i m m i ...,J icd i t the lkfinit ion \\a" ...,i Jcnt (111
the i',",lle or duration. Till' L 11 io11 ' :-. fal l hai..:k p(i....itiPn rdcr', tll ·ur an:
duration" hut I du not think thi" ;.idd" an: thing
I ,ha l l return to the t \\UC of duration of performance, l a ter i n this
deci-,ion \\ hen �how loading-, arc hcin� di-,cu :-.'.--cd. Aside from the i-,�uc of
duration. the halancc of the Union·, prupu,al i, ,ati ,faclory . ! h,l\ c reached
thi, , ic\\ hecau,c I con,ider it i, u,cful to identi fy that pctformancc, are
tho,c which take place in the nominated theatre,. Although performer, are
engaged in c u ltural demon.-itratiutb. k":-.on'.-- and other aL·ti\·itic:-.. thc:-,,e are not
perfrffm:_mce:-. in the �en\e of heing conducted i n accordance \\'ith a script or
being d i rcctcJ_ Such activitic'.-- arc an integral part of perhffmcr\ duties
pre:-.cntly hut arc c l ear!) not performance." a..., ....u...:h.
There i:-,, a l -io hcncfit in confining performa11cc" to tho'.--c in the Creation
or Dance Theatre het \\Ccn 9 a m and 5 pm. These hour, arc the usual
openi ng hour:-. or the Park. F\ idcncc \\a'-i gi\en of perforrnancc-i being g i \ en
ouhide thC\l' hour.., for '.--pcci a l purpose'.-- such a-, indu-,trJ promotional or
i ncent i \ c nighh. The-ie arc '.--cparate from the dail) programmed
performance�. arc done out'.--idc u .... ual workmg hour\ and arc paid at other
than normal rate".
Acrnrdingly. the definition of performance shall he: -
· Pcrt,,rmance· sha l l mean a scripted or di rected performance
performed in the Creation Thealrc or Dance Theatre during the hour, of
9.00 am u n t i l 5 .00 pm each da> . but sha l l not include anv cultural
demonstration. le\'.--on-i or act i \·ity condul"led on or ouhidc the Park ...
(h) Restriction, on l\ um her of Performances
( c ) Sh(m Loadings
(d) :\laximum Number of Performances
The U n ion ha, ,ought an order that 1hc nu mber or pcrl,,rmance, he
re,trie·tcd to 1 5 performance, per \\ ccL A fu rther ortkr i, ,ought that any
performance" pcrfurmcd b) a pcrrurmcr in cxcc-i:-. or 1 5 per per!(irmer per
week arc to at!ract a loading of S.iO per performance.
Thc,e i"ue, attracted serious oppo,i1 ion from the employer. The hulk
of their argumenh contained in their outline of -iuhmi ....-iion.... and expanded in
their final -,uhmi :-,,:-,,ion'.-- \\ere di rected toward\ the"c clai m.<.,. Bccau:-.c ur the
:-,trcngth or oppo'.--it ion mounted 1t i:-. necc-,-iary that thc....c argument:-, he
thorough!) con...,idered.
ClHhidcr.ihk e, i denCL' \\ a" prc....cnk'd to !he Crn11111i ...."i()!l L'()!h.:crning the
e·u rrenl linanc 1 a l , iahi ! i t ) ol the Park. I t " 'I\ clear un the· c, idcnce 01· Mr
G ri ftcrt particularly. bu t a l ,u ,upported b, 1he c, idcncc of :Vlr Freeman. 1hat
the Park i "' currenlly cncountcnng r i nancial d i ffic u l t ic-,. ' I hc-ie ha\ c hccn
caused by 1he c!Tcc1 of ihe· tran,kr of the operation rrom Kuramla to
Smithfieid. a general dcdmc i n touri ....m and ha \ c lk'Cll 1..'\<.tCL'rhatcd b) the
"lump in the A..,i�rn cumumIL''-i \\ hich ha" rc ....,u lted in k\,cr touri-.,h. On \1r
(Jri !Tcrt · ..., C\ Jdcncc. the Park cannlll "ltpp<irt an: 1 ncrca\l' . ..., tlJ financial
co1rnrntrncnt-., c\pcc i a l l ) labour cthh \\hich \\ou l d he the rc:--ti l t i f ...how
!uad i ng:-. arc a\\ardcd. On hi" c\ idcncl..' there i" e\ cr: pro:-.pcd of the Park
becoming un\ 1ablc 1f thi-, \\a:-, tu hapJX'n. At prc:-,,cnt the Par� i'"' c lo,-,cl y
monitoring a l l c , penditun.: to cn-iurc t h a t thL' :-.tnct co\·c1ianh impo:-.ed h y i t s
financier .... arc not breached. \V ithout tra\ er:-,ing t h e detailcJ l l nancial
infnrmattun prc...,cillcd to the Cornrn1 ":-,,JOJl 11 \\ a-, clear dll t/11..· evidence th<1t to
....pcc i f ) a maximum nu mber of pcrrurrnance-i per perhirmcr and to l ! npo:-.e
....hu\\ loading.., \\nt! l d Gll!\e '.--C\ Cre llnancial "trc:-." to till' Parh.. and may
u l t i mate!) forcL' 1h c l o..,urc. In -iuch (ircurn-itanLT\ JI \\ot!ld he U ll \\ I �c and
llll\\ <-l!Tantcd for the Cumrni'.--"ion lo rn�ikc po-iil i \ L' !!ndi ng" i n rcL1t ion to
thc"L' i-i-.,uc.., during tiK' nom i n a l l i fe or tile cu rrent r\grccment a" cxpre:-,,:-.cd i n
cl ause I .'i. I . De,pik th1, hm1 c 1 cr I hci ic , c the rncrih o f c l ai m, shou l d ,till
hL' addrc...,...,cd to pro\·idc ',OJllL' a--,-ii'italllT to the partic-i.
The Park contend .... that performer:-. arc not ! i k c trad i tional theatrical
pcrrorrner, and thcrcf; ,rc' 1raditionc1 I .-\\\ard rc,tricti"n, arc i nappruprtalc. To
-.,upport the 1'ir'.--t part of thi" 1.:ontcntio11 L\ idcni..:c wa'-- kd from a range of
\\ itne'-i-.,e'-i about the I) pc or preparation genera ! l ) urnkrtakcn h) perl ormers.
The c , idcncc ,hm\ c'd that p,-rt,,rmcr, employ ed h, the Park do n"t general l y
engage i n \\armUJb n r Yoc;d excrci:-.e'.-- prior to a performance. ph; :-.ical
conditiuning i" no! part ur their routine nor are rehc<-tr"ab u .... ua!I) conducted.
l:\ idence \\a:-. giYen from an L' \pcricnLTd pct'!'orrner at \\'arner l3ros
:\lo\ 1e \\.orld. \\:arwick Comber. tlut "oilk' C\pcricnccd actur'.-- do not \\·arm
up or partake In \ Ocal L\1..Tci -ie'"' prior tu ;i ...,JH J\\ . \\'liilc I accept that each
perfunner wou l d ha\ e h i -, ur her O\\Il routine in re lation to preparation ror a
,hm1 . it \\ ould ,cem hoth on the· c, idcncc ul .\11 Comber and other, that
rninirnal or !l( ) prl'paratiun l '.-- not the norm in the cntcrurnment i ndu"tr) .
:Vlr Comber and Dianne lbincc. a l ,o fn>rn :\lm ie \\ orld. i n f ormed the
Comm i-,"i()n that their 1..·mploJcr paid performer< g) m mcmher...,h i p r cc-i and
8 May. 1 998 QUEENSLA N D GOVERNMENT I NDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 1 3
llH ff1..'t '\l'l pcrfonlll'r'• \\Crl' rp-.,'. crcd tn �tttcnd th1..' g) lll l \\ o Lia) " per \\ Cck. I n
L'',',\._'.]1(1..' [1h_\ ..., j 1._ ;i] r1t11e .... .., \\ a '-- a JPh rcq uirL'lllC!ll.
! \ l1..kl k 1..' \\;_t'-. g i \ l'!l h:
i n stark contra,! '" the ,ituat ion a 1 Tjapukat.
\lr Fre'cman and Chri., Stewart. Technical
I ) i r1..'l't0! /Opt..'I at inn', \1anagL'r or the attempt to
! r ,i i n i ii,:.2 ,1" c1 r't._·gu lar part of the performer...,· ro:-.lt..'r
introduce phj ,ical fitnc"
The i n i t i at i , e did not last
It i, <1pparcnt on the e, idcnce that the pcrrl lrmer, at Tj apu k a i operate in
J i f kr't.'llt manner to pcrfornwr" i n other ....cctor:-. ut the enterta i n ment
1 11du-.,tr\ I !lL' PL'J j()! 1111..'r" al Tjapu k a 1 ha\ c rc"isted phy-,ical condi t ioning
11 .• 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 � .ind their L' XJ10"l! I\? to other performance preparation ha'.-- been
uih.'lllh:i ,1a...,! h..' - :\e\, 1x-rfonncr" engaged hy lhc Park arc general ! ) fam i l iar
\\ ith till' tr:idit1onal da nCL'" ha\·in� hecn i ntroduCL'd to them at a n early age.
\\ h i k' llC\\ h 111 1\'d performer..., arc u:-.ual l ) g i \ en ;_1 ru n throu�h of the show i n
tl 11..· I )an1..·1..• · Th1..·a1re_ prirnaril) they hecome more profiL·icnt w i t h '-i(agc
1..' \ Pl'l"ll'llL l' ( · i .:arl: t!1l'n. their trainm¥ for the theatre and dance in p�rt i_cu_lar
1 " in !orll!al and a \\orld ,1part rrom the rigid e .\ami nation ba-icd and d1:-.C 1 pl i ne
\ 1r \\ 1._'",kTII j ( )rJll', or dance.
\lr Sic\\ :irt �a , e e, 1dcnce· of the di lkrcncc, between the performer, at
r1 :ipul-.ai ,1nd 1h:"c \\ ho perl,,rmed i n prnfc"ional theatre. I Mr Stewart
,.__·Li !l ll' t\ 1 T 1apu�a1 \\ ith ,m L' \tcn'>i\ c hackground in prok'.--:-.ional theatre). He
i hlL'(i tlw !ul !(l\\ l ll� attribute.., u! prok""ional pcrfDrmcr-.,:.-
:il l' rcqui red to attend \\ hen cal led
1 l'n1�n1"c the authont: of ...,tagc manager"
undcr...,t;ind till· di ...,1..·iplinc.... and \\orking" of the theatre
\\L'<tr u i.... tumc" pn)\ tlkd
r1..'h1..·c1r·�c <h 1Tq u 1 r1..·d
It i --. 1 1 11mTc""'ir;, fur ;ne to n:ach -,pecifi c concl u'.--i rn1<., for the rea:-,,orh for
thL·"e d 1 fk 1 1..·111..·l"�- liu\\l'\ 1..'L I \\Ott l d \ Cllturl' In "uppo"c that lack of
�llll\\ kd�..._• :md !hL' rath1..-r tk\ihlc \\ork L'll\ ironmcnt ha\ c 1..'0lltributcd.
l ·.\ Hkncl' \\ a" g i \ 1..'ll h) hoth \i1 r h·cernan and Mr SteY\ art or the frcedonh
:21 \ ('!l \(1 pt.'i rnr mLT " ll1 -,ekTt t ill' theatre the) \\ i"hcd to perf()rm in. the role"
th�·_\ \\ i"h'-·d !ll pl:'._: :rnd \\ hen. t o d1,c<trd thL' co ....tu mc\ pro\ ickd and thL'
l r1..·1..·d( 11:l !ll !llU\ 1,: drtHl!1d the Par k ·1 11l' i r C\ idcllCL' a l ,o highl ighted the
tokr,mn' di .... pla:,. cd t() i rrl'gu lar a!tcndancc. 1 ha \ e not di:-.counll'd the i mpact
ol Lul tura! d l i ft.T1..'ncc...,. ho\\L� \ er. given the e\ idencc of ind1gcnou:-. performer-,
( i rah'1'l1 B l anrn i < 'f Banhu nma Dance ·1 roupel and ( iary Lang and
( , d lce·n \\ a l l . Pn>e-ram \1anas:cr . . \horiμinal and Torre, S 1 ra i t I s l a nder Art,.
tl11..· . \rh ( )f1ll·1..·. it \L'L'lll" that cult ure -,huu!d not he the o\ crriding factor ;_h
portr�t_\ 1..'d h: th1..· cmp! o_\ L'l .
H , I \ i n,c , 1e·,1cd tlw perfonnancc, at Tjapu b i . Warner Bro, :\lm ie
W , ,, Id and . \u,,1e· Wor l d it i, e·kar thal the performer, at T_japukat arc
p1..T l Pn111..'1 " 1n t l11..· gc11cr; d l y u tKkr .... tood \Cnsc of the \\ ord. Certai n l y their
pn 1l �·-.,"ion�t l i c.,rn and pul i ..,h i s not to the '.--tandard of \\'arncr B ro'.-- l'\/1ovie
\\ 1 1rld hut .'_21 \ l'll thl.· C\ JkTJl'ncc and trai ning of the pcrl()rmer\ there that i -i
J h \\ U lll'\Jk'1._·!cd. Th1..· performer..., ,it T .iapukai arc not lc�ser perfonner"
h1..·1..·ath1..' tht...' l t quali!> h difkrent.
I 1 1..')1..'d the Park · " contention that it:-. performer-., arc not l i ke traditional
P1..'rl 1 H r11;,_T" and lh1..·rcfl•rc traditional a\\ard re-,triction\ '.--hou l d not appl
( ·1..·r Lrn1!; - a" the L'\·idcncc �1nd thi:-. dcci\ion ..,how,_ there are d i fference-., i n
tr:i i n 1 11g, pr cr:a1:1 t i,Jn and ddi\ er; but t h e u)rc clcmenh of a performance
r1..·m:i 1 n . rhh \·ic\\ "ll Jlp()rh that L\.flr1..'',\ed in the pre\ iou'.-- -,cct ion. I a m aJ ..,o
, , 1 the· \le'\\ that ihe· lack of k nll\1kdgc ahout h<l\\ preparation alkcl\ the
q u ,<iit, of i lll' performance r a , \\ e l l a, the heal t h and longevity of the'
J1L' r!( i1·ml..'r l '--fwuld not be u"cd a-i an argument a�ain\1 them
I \\a" 11( )\ pn l\ 1dcd \\ i lh a h i -,tun uf ltll' rationale of "hO\\ loadin�"
ho\h' \ 1..T 1 1 "eL'm" that the\ ha\ c a duai effect: fir'.--t l v to act a,..., a deterrcnt.... to
1..'mplu:,cr" 111 rL'quirrng luo nun: pcri(ffmancc" -from a performer and
"L'L'ondl;, 111 hL'lp '--:ik�uard 1hc health and "akt_\ of a pcrrorrncr.
The Par!,, <-trgu1..'" that the Au :-.'.--ic \Vorld Certified A2:recment contain'-i no
rl..'...,triL· t iun-., (lll the numhl:r or pcrformanCL''.-- pu· perf( H"Ill�r nor doc..._ it impo:-.e
,how loadi ng,. Apparent!) the Drcanl\\or l d Agreement abo doc, not
cont a i n .... uch pn)\ ision:-.. Actor:-. Equity is not a party to either Agreement.
perhap� accounting for the ab:-.cncc of thc�c pnl\ i�ion:-.. The Commi��ion did
not i nspect or take c, idence \I ith rc,pcct to Drcamwmld but rclc, ant
i n formation \\ a� pru\ ided b) Peter Cu"t. (:iL'neral :V·Ianaf':CL ,\u-.,:-ie \\'orld.
The i nhlrmation regardi ng Au..,�ie \Vorld i .-i that a maximu m of ten
perfonnancc'.-- hy indigcnou\ perl()rmer'.-- arc conducted in any week. The
norm i, eight. The duration of the ,ht>\\ , w hich is l arge!:, the pcrl,,rmance or
dance:-,, i � �() mi nute\. From the "uhmi '.--:-.ion-, and document.tr) material
prm idcd h, Actor\ Equit, i t 1, clear that ,ho\\ loading, do not become a
feature or the act i n Q i ndustr, until at least twc l \ e show, per week or le\\ than
one hour:-. duratio;1 arc p;rformcJ. Fewer performances arc requi red of
dancer\. l n ,uch c i rcu mstances '-ihO\\ loaJing-., \\ ould nut be rcle\'ant to the
Au\\ie World ,ituation.
A siQnilicant number of Award, and Certified Agreement, were
produced hy the t_;nion and table, of compari,om \I ith regard to a n umhcr ol
J.,,ey i:-.sucs were abo provided for my a:-.:-.i'.--tance. f--rom these l cannot
conclude with an; certa111ty that a .. ,ho\\ loading·· industrv standard in term,
of a rate or nu mhcr of performance� can he c<.,ta h l i :-.hcd for the entertainment
i ndustry a, a whole. howe,er. i t i , ,ak to conclude. I hclievc. that .,hu\\
loadin�-" arc a general feature of t h i \ industry acros:-. the country. I t i .-i abo
clear that the n u mber of :-.ho\\� no\\ being g i Yen at Tjapu kai arc far i n e.xcc�
of that requi red for actor, and dancer, \\hose employ ment i, regul ated by an
indu:-.trial i n '-.trumcnL
Ha\ i n � a:-.....c-i�ed a l ! of the c\·idence. \uhmi\sion:-. and Joc umcntation I
have rcach�d the , iew that rostcring performer, for ] '; ,ho\\, per week in the
Creation Theatre and thirty ,how, per \\ Cek in the Dance Theatre i ,
exces:-.iYe. \\1 h i l e t h e degree of ah\enteei\rn mean\ t h a t m a n y performer\ d o
n o t actu a l h gi , e this n umber of performance, per \leek t h e nu rnhcr, arc ,ti l l
far i n exec\\ o r i ndustt) standard,. I t ,cem, that the clkct of the numher ol
--.ho\\� req u ired to be performed ha:-. not -;eriou:-.ly been con'>idcred a\ a n i �\UC
affect in� attendance at \\ork. In lll\' \ icw a more rea! i.-,tic nu mber ot
perform�ance:-. :-.houl d he c�tabl i '.--hcd 1{a\·ing regard to 1..,uch factor:-. a:-. the
health and ,alcty of performer,. the duration ur the ,how,. the physical
i ntcn,itv of the ,hm\\ and the fad that the performance, in the Dance
Thcatr; arc olicn performed i n hot and humid cond1t iom. A, Mr Stewart
,aid, when these condition, prc , a i lcd compl a i nt s ahout the nu mber of
performance-, \\ere rromptcd. There may he .<.,ome \ :_due in ohta111ing the
a\\i\lancc of M, Chcner> 10 a"i,t w ith the,c matter, and from M , Vi a l l tu
addrC'.--\ :-.omc of the c u ltural i -i-,uc-i.
"v1 ' Chcncry was a,,cd h) the Co1111ni"ion to comment on \I hcther
,IHJ\\\ of ,hortcr durauon a ffected the nu mber of performance, ahlc to he
performed. Lnfortu na1cly she wa, u nable to a"i,t me. The d,,c u mcntatirnt
pro, idcd by the Union a l so doc, not addrc" thi, matter H,)we,cr it :,ecm, a
rca..,onahlc a-i-,umption that g i \ ell the duration of the :-.ho\\ \ hoth in thL'
Creation and Dance Theatres. a greater nu mber of performancc-i cou l d he
tolerated. Thi'.-- \\ ould he c:-.pecia l l y :-.u \\ hen intcn<.,Jl) \\ a\ not a factor. c�.
the Creation Theatre. It i, a lso noted that ,m a, eragc only 1 -+ m i nute, of the
Dance Theatre performance i ., dance.
I do not propose to c,tahfoh a specific nu mber o f performance, pet
performer per ,1cek - that should he a ,natter left to the negoti a t i ng partic,.
hm1 evcr. the propo,al contai ned in Draft � of the Certified .\greemcnt and
no\\ propo,cd a, a fal l hack position of the Gnion wou l d not appear to he
u n rc1'.--onahlc. I t pr{)po-,cd an a\·craμe of I ) pcrf()rmancc:-. per per1(H'mcr per
\\eck over a four \leek cvck with the abi l i t y for thi, to he i ncreased lo 2 5
\\ i t h the \\ rittcn agreement of t h e employee concerned.
Ba,cd on a l l that which ha, hccn put hcfore me I aho consider that ,omc
\"alue c'\ish in the deterrent factor of -,ho\\ loading:-.. l accept :vlr Freeman·..,
e\"idencc that no worh..cr-i compensation dai111:-,, ha\ e hecn !oJged h)
performer:-, but that may he more due to g.ood l uck_ or again_ l ac k ot
k nowledge hy perfon1icr'.--. Reference \\ a\ made in e\ idcnce hy one pa "t
pcrlimncr at Tjapukai of an injur) i ncu rred h, h i m at work hut \\ hich \\ent
unreported. It \\<.h clear from m y i n .-ipection that pcr/()rrncr-; can he at ri'.--1'
c,pec ial l j in the Dance Theatre and if no \\ annup,. cool dmv n , or physical
conditioning arc engaged in a.'-i a matter or cour,e.
The e\·idencc from performer" and the H u ma n Rc-,ou1Tc" !\1anager ol
Warner Bro, M m e \Vorld. Tony L i ne,. ,h,mcd that the cmplo, cr \l<Ht l d l i ke
to remm c ,ho\\ loadmg,. The employer there contend, that they arc an
u nncces\ary restriction and i m pede flexihi ! i t ) . The performer'.-- have \trongl)
resi:-.ted :-,uch attempt\ hy manaμemcnt and the newly negot iated Certified
Agreement reta i n'.-- the c urrent rc:-.triction.., _
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Official source: https://www.sclqld.org.au/caselaw/QIRC/1998/186