Disclaimer
Ernst & Young ("Consultant" or EY) was engaged on the instructions of Live Performance Australia ("Client") to undertake an economic size and scope study of the live performance industry in Australia ("Project"), in accordance with the engagement agreement dated 21 June 2013 including the General Terms and Conditions (“the Engagement Agreement”).
The results of the Consultant’s work, including the assumptions and qualifications made in preparing the report, are set out in the Consultant's report dated 24 February 2014 ("Report"). You should read the Report in its entirety including any disclaimers and attachments. A reference to the Report includes any part of the Report. No further work has been undertaken by the Consultant since the date of the Report to update it.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing with the Consultant, access to the Report is made only on the following basis and in either accessing the Report or obtaining a copy of the Report the recipient agrees to the following terms.
1. Subject to the provisions of this notice, the Report has been prepared for the Client and may not be disclosed to any other party or used by any other party or relied upon by any other party without the prior written consent of the Consultant.
2. The Consultant disclaims all liability in relation to any other party who seeks to rely upon the Report or any of its contents.
3. The Consultant has acted in accordance with the instructions of the Client in conducting its work and preparing the Report, and, in doing so, has prepared the Report for the benefit of the Client, and has considered only the interests of the Client. The Consultant has not been engaged to act, and has not acted, as advisor to any other party. Accordingly, the Consultant makes no representations as to the appropriateness, accuracy or completeness of the Report for any other party's purposes.
4. No reliance may be placed upon the Report or any of its contents by any recipient of the Report for any purpose and any party receiving a copy of the Report must make and rely on their own enquiries in relation to the issues to which the Report relates, the contents of the Report and all matters arising from or relating to or in any way connected with the Report or its contents.
5. The Report is confidential and must be maintained in the strictest confidence and must not be disclosed to any party for any purpose without the prior written consent of the Consultant.
6. No duty of care is owed by the Consultant to any recipient of the Report in respect of any use that the recipient may make of the Report.
7. The Consultant disclaims all liability, and takes no responsibility, for any document issued by any other party in connection with the Project.
8. No claim or demand or any actions or proceedings may be brought against the Consultant arising from or connected with the contents of the Report or the provision of the Report to any recipient. The Consultant will be released and forever discharged from any such claims, demands, actions or proceedings.
9. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the recipient of the Report shall be liable for all claims, demands, actions, proceedings, costs, expenses, loss, damage and liability made against or brought against or incurred by the Consultant arising from or connected with the Report, the contents of the Report or the provision of the Report to the recipient.
10. In the event that a recipient wishes to rely upon the Report that party must inform the Consultant and, if the Consultant so agrees, sign and return to the Consultant a standard form of the Consultant’s reliance letter. A copy of the reliance letter can be obtained from the Consultant. The recipient’s reliance upon the Report will be governed by the terms of that reliance letter.