How does PPCA distribute the money it collects?
At the end of each financial year, the process of calculating the amount available to be distributed to licensors and registered Australian artists (after the deduction of administration costs) is undertaken. This process takes some months and these amounts are distributed in December of each year. The funds available for distribution are allocated on a track by track basis and distributed in one of two ways. • For recordings featuring Australian artists, an amount equivalent to 2.5% is deducted prior to making any distributions in relation to each track and allocated to charitable, educational and like purposes (including the PPCA Performers’ Trust Foundation, which administers grants for the encouragement of the performing arts). If the featured Australian artist(s) has registered with PPCA under the Artist Direct Distribution Scheme, half of the balance available for that track is payable to the registered Australian artist(s) and the other half is paid to the relevant record label.
