Contemporary Music Festival Viability Fund

The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• the submission of this application does not guarantee funding will be granted for any application, and Sound NSW expressly reserves its right to accept or reject this application at its discretion;
• they must bear the costs of preparing and submitting this application and Sound NSW does not accept any liability for such costs, whether or not this application is ultimately accepted or rejected;
• they have read the Funding Guidelines for the Program and has fully informed themselves of the relevant program requirements;
• applications and any additional materials cannot be submitted after the advertised closing date and time;
• Sound NSW has the right to investigate any information provided in this application and/or to request additional information;
• applications cannot be modified after being submitted (other than where additional information or clarification is sought from Sound NSW or Sound NSW otherwise approves the amendment);
• funding will not be released if the applicant has outstanding acquittals for other projects;
• Sound NSW has the right to withdraw any offer of funding or demand the return of funds already paid if a declaration is found to be incorrect or misleading;
• Sound NSW staff are available 9am-5pm Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) during the grant round to provide technical and general guideline advice. Staff are not able to provide advice on content or choices required within my application; and 
• the information provided in this application can be used for marketing purposes by Sound NSW and/or the NSW Government.

By submitting this application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• if this application is successful, the relevant details of the project will be made public, including details such as the names of the applicant and any partnering organisation (state government agency or non-government organisation), project title, description, location, anticipated time for completion and amount awarded;
• Sound NSW will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that any information received in or in respect of this application which is clearly marked ‘Commercial-in-confidence’ or ‘Confidential’ is treated as confidential, however, such documents will remain subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act);
• in some circumstances Sound NSW may release information contained in this application form and other relevant information in relation to this application in response to a request lodged under the GIPA Act or otherwise as required or permitted by law;
• all information supplied as part of this application will be true and accurate to the best of their knowledge;
• all activities proposed by this application will be conducted in accordance with current legislation, including but not limited to, complying with Working with Children legislation;
• the information provided for the title and description may be used for media and communication purposes; and 
• I have the authority to complete and submit this application on the entity’s behalf.

By submitting this Application form, the Applicant acknowledges and agrees that:

• Sound NSW is required to comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) (the Privacy Act) and that any personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) collected by Sound NSW in relation to the program will be handled in accordance with the Privacy Act and its privacy policy (available here);
• the information they provide to Sound NSW in connection with this application will be collected and stored on a database and will only be used for the purposes for which it was collected (including, where necessary, being disclosed to other Government agencies in connection with the assessment of the merits of an application) or as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act;
• it has taken steps to ensure that any person whose personal information (as defined by the Privacy Act) is included in this application has consented to the fact that the Department and other Government agencies may be supplied with that personal information, and has been made aware of the purposes for which it has been collected and may be used.