Legislation to reform the Australia Council into Creative Australia and to establish the national music development agency Music Australia, as well as Creative Workplaces, have passed the parliament today.
The Creative Australia Bill 2023 and Creative Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 repeals the Australia Council Act 2013 and delivers on commitments made by the Australian Government through its national cultural policy Revive.
“The passage of the legislation to establish the new Creative Australia, Music Australia and Creative Workplaces is an exciting new development and gets us even closer to seeing the creation of a national music development agency,” said APRA AMCOS Chief Executive Dean Ormston.
“The establishment of Music Australia with $ 69.4 million in funding will, for the first time in the nation’s history, provide an opportunity for a whole-of-government, cross-portfolio, strategic and long-term relationship with the breadth of the Australian contemporary music industry.
“This is the biggest change to the way the Commonwealth supports, invests and works with the contemporary music industry. Now that the legislation has passed, the processes to establish Music Australia as part of Creative Australia will need to remain thorough, rigorous and methodical.
“The next ten years will be critical if Australia is to realise future job creation and build skills in music – one of the fastest growing global creative industries at the forefront of cultural expression, community building, innovation, and economic growth.
“Music Australia will be at the heart of how our nation responds to that opportunity and we look forward to working with both the Australian Government and the new Creative Australia to get the policy and investment settings right."
Creative Australia Bill 2023 Highlights
Music Australia
Creative Workplaces