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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Liaise with Indigenous communities in ethical and culturally appropriate ways
   • Seek advice from relevant personnel to establish how principles of customary law affect own dance practice
   • Take guidance and direction from cultural mentors
   • Seek advice regarding reasons for liaison to be undertaken and protocols followed
   • Make ethical arrangements for contact that respect and support cultural needs
   • Determine own rights and responsibilities in specific situations
2. Behave ethically and with respect for tradition
   • Investigate reasons for and scope of code of ethics in own sector of the arts
   • Determine parameters of and content for a code of ethics, consulting with others as required
   • Apply code of ethics and test it in the community to determine its workability
   • Act according to personal, professional and cultural values and principles
   • Advocate for and support the maintenance and renewal of traditions in appropriate ways
   • Apply knowledge of copyright requirements to ensure protection of cultural heritage and seek advice where required
3. Follow cultural protocols when rehearsing and performing
   • Comply with customary law and cultural protocols as they relate to performance
   • Implement strategies to accommodate cultural differences during performances
   • Interact with and acknowledge directors, performers and audiences in appropriate ways
   • Seek feedback from relevant community members to identify ways in which own observation of cultural protocols could be improved

Range Statement

This section specifies different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.

Code of ethics must include consideration of:

protocols permission for use of idea or material ways in which ideas and material are used social justice equal opportunity intellectual and cultural property rights copyright feedback to cultural owners and communities.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

integrate knowledge of cultural heritage, moral rights and community ethics into communication with community mentors and performances

maintain the integrity of cultural heritage and cultural knowledge for communities

seek and follow advice in order to work as an Indigenous performing artist in culturally appropriate ways

advocate for and support cultural maintenance and renewal of knowledge

comply with rules of customary laws and protocols when producing, presenting and distributing works that express Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity

comply with rules relevant to ideas and customs of the specific communities involved in the reproduction of heritage in the dance performance

consult with Elders and other advisers to apply a code of ethics

liaise with other Indigenous people in culturally supportive ways that comply with relevant protocols.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements the individual must:

demonstrate well-developed knowledge of:

own Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity

traditions of ownership and protocols relating to created work and performance in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures

common structures and operations in Indigenous communities

protocols for the sharing of information and the expression of information relating to cultural works

recognition, respect and compliance with Indigenous laws

recognition and respect for ethical dealings in the performing arts

sections of Copyright Act 1968 and Copyright Amendment Act 2006 relevant to own arts practice

moral rights protection in relation to the performance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance

Australian Indigenous cultural and intellectual property

difference between performing, mechanical and synchronisation rights

describe the function of the following organisations:

National Indigenous Arts Advocacy Association Inc.

Australian Copyright Council

Australasian Performing Right Association Limited

international copyright and collection societies.

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