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Producer Offset and Co-Production Unit FAQs (Screen Australia; last updated 23 July 2026)

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Source: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Producer-Offset-FAQs.pdf

Companion to docs--screenaustralia-gov-au--producer-offset-guidelines. HTTP Last-Modified observed 2026-07-23.

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  "usefulness": "Screen Australia's FAQ for Producer Offset applicants: the attachment checklist for provisional and final certificates (full general ledger, final cost report, estimates-to-complete list, QAPE spreadsheet, auditor's statement), assessment timeframes, and edge cases such as financier legal fees and archival footage.",
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Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] Indicative assessment times for complete applications: provisional certificates 8-10 weeks, final certificates 12-16 weeks. · locator: FAQ 12 source
[sourced_fact] The timeframes are measured from when POCU has received a complete application. · locator: FAQ 12 source
[sourced_fact] Agreements submitted for final certificates must be properly executed and carry an accurate execution date. · locator: FAQ 11 source
[sourced_fact] Penalty warning for false or misleading statements in final certificate applications. · locator: FAQ 11 source
[sourced_fact] The above-the-line cap does not apply to feature documentaries; a separate Final QAPE spreadsheet without the cap is provided. · locator: FAQ 19 source
[inference] The FAQ's final-certificate checklist (general ledger in PDF and Excel, ledger subset on a QAPE-spreadsheet tab, final cost report, estimates-to-complete list, auditor's statement) is a ready-made list of workpapers for an expenditure-tracking system. · locator: FAQ 11 table source
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