Entertainment and Broadcasting Industry - Live
Theatre and Concert (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Industrial Relations Secretary.
State Wage Case 2025
(Case No. 288864 of 2025)
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Before The Honourable
Justice Taylor
The Honourable Justice
Chin
The Honourable Justice
Paingakulam
Senior Commissioner
Constant
Commissioner McDonald
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29 August 2025
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VARIATION
1. Delete subclause
6.2 and 6.3 of clause 6, Relationship with Other Awards, of the award published
1 October 2025 (398 I.G. 292) and insert in lieu thereof:
6.2 This award is
made following a variation on adoption of National Decisions under section 52
of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 as part of the State Wage
Case 2025, and rescinds and replaces the Entertainment and Broadcasting
Industry – Live Theatre and Concert (State) Award, published 26 June 2025, (397
I.G. 3023), as varied on 4 August 2025 (see State Wage Case 2024 – Review of
Minimum Rates Awards (No 2) [2025] NSWIRComm 1059).
6.3 This award
remains in force until varied or rescinded.
2. Delete the year
"2024" and insert in lieu thereof "2025".
3. Delete the word
"Queen’s" in paragraph 31.1.1 of clause 31, Public Holidays and
insert in lieu thereof the word "King’s".
4. Delete Part 9 -
Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
PART 9 - MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Rates of Pay
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Previous Rate $
State Wage Case
2024 (3.75%) from first full pay period
1 September 2024
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Current Rate $
State Wage Case
2025 (3.50%) from first full pay period
1 September 2025
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Theatrical Employee Level 1
|
915.91
|
947.97
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Theatrical Employee Level 2
|
970.17
|
1,004.13
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Theatrical Employee Level 3
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1,012.80
|
1,048.25
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Theatrical Employee Level 4
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1,077.76
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1,115.48
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Theatrical Employee Level 5
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1,112.94
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1,151.89
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Theatrical Employee Level 6
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1,179.97
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1,221.27
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Theatrical Employee Level 7
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1,250.27
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1,294.03
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Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances
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Item
No.
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Clause
No.
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Previous
Rate $
State
Wage Case 2024 from first full pay period
1
September 2024
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Current
Rate $
State
Wage Case 2025 from first full pay period
1
September 2025
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|
1
|
19.1.1
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Heads
of Department Supplying Own tools
|
13.15
|
13.61
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2
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19.1.1
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Other
Employees providing basic tools
|
1.36
|
1.41
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3
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19.2
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Laundry
Allowance - Blouses and Shirts
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4.00
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4.14
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4
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19.2
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Laundry
Allowance - Other Garments
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10.39
|
10.75
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5
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19.2
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Laundry
Allowance - Other than weekly employees
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3.19
|
3.30
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6
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19.2
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Laundry
Allowance - Other Employees Maximum per week
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14.47
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14.98
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7
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19.3
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Front
of House - Shoes other than black
|
2.60
|
2.69
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8
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19.3
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Front
of House - Shoes other than black maximum per week
|
6.60
|
6.83
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9
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19.4.1(a)
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Costume
more unusual than reasonably necessary engaged by the week
|
9.89
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10.24
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10
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19.4.1(b)
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Costume
more unusual than reasonably necessary - other than engaged by the week
|
1.97
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2.04
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11
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19.5.1
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Allowance
per recording
|
164.14
|
169.88
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12
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22.5
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Meal
Allowance
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12.67
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13.11
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13
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22.6
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Meal
Allowance
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19.27
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19.94
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14
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33.8.2
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Travel
period less than one week
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230.56
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238.63
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15
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33.8.3
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Travel
period greater than one week - per week
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805.45
|
833.64
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16
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33.8.3
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Travel
period greater than one week -per night
|
161.13
|
166.77
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17
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37.8.6(a)
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Cash
Allowance per week
|
805.45
|
833.64
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18
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37.8.6(b)
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Cash
Allowance per night
|
161.13
|
166.77
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19
|
33.9
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Meals
- per day
|
70.64
|
73.11
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20
|
33.9
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Meals
- maximum per week
|
353.28
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365.64
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21
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33.1
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Incidentals
- per day
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22.79
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23.59
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22
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33.1
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Incidentals
- maximum per week
|
113.98
|
117.97
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Table 3 - Reimbursement of Expenses
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Destination
|
Previous Rate $
State Wage Case
2024 (3.75%) from first full pay period
1 September 2024
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Current Rate $
State Wage Case
2025 (3.50%) from first full pay period
1 September 2025
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Sydney
and Melbourne
|
1,385.72
|
1434.22
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Adelaide,
Hobart, Perth and Brisbane
|
1,048.08
|
1084.76
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Canberra
|
1,222.09
|
1264.86
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Other
Places
|
955.32
|
988.76
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5. This variation will
take effect from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or
after 1 September 2025.
I. TAYLOR J., President
D. CHIN J., Vice President
J. PAINGAKULAM J., Deputy President
N. CONSANT, Senior Commissioner
J. McDONALD, Commissioner
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.