Contracts and Residuals with Tess Chappell and Miles Hunt

Details

  •  9 April 2026
     12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Online (Equity Members 18+)
Applications Open 23 March 2026 6:00 am
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Synopsis

  •  9 April 2026
     12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

A chance to hear from Equity’s National Industrial Officers Tess Chappell and Miles Hunt on performers’ employment contracts, usage payments and residuals.

This will be of particular interest for new members and a refresher for established members.

The discussion will cover the following topics:

  • Contract basics, how to negotiate an employment contract before signing and how to use your contract during your employment.
  • Usage – upfront buyouts and the curse of in perpetuity.
  • Residuals – backend payments and where they come from;
  • Agreements – how usage and residuals work in film, TV and streaming;
  • MEAA negotiations and payments for performers;
  • Commercials and rollovers
  • The difficulty with streamers; and
  • International Perspective – SAG and other jurisdictions and Q and A

Please note: This event is at 12pm AEST (Sydney/Melbourne time) and 2pm NZ time. You will be sent a Zoom link to tune in.

Online (Equity Members 18+)

Host(s)

  • Miles Hunt

    Miles Hunt is a National Industrial Officer working within Equity at MEAA. He deals with industrial issues for members (individually and collectively) and negotiates agreements (for film and TV) on behalf of members. He was a Personal Injury Lawyer for 10 years and has been working in screen at MEAA for the last 6 years. He is currently negotiating the screen agreements with Screen producers Australia while helping to deal with the threat of AI in our industry.

  • Tess Chappell

    Tess Chappell is a National Industrial Officer in Equity at MEAA, providing advice to and advocating for performers in the live performance industry. Tess joined MEAA after working for over 4 years as plaintiff employment lawyer. Prior to legal practice, Tess completed a Bachelor of Performing Arts and was involved in the Melbourne independent theatre community as a production manager and stage manager.
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