# What contingency percentages do public agencies state, on what base, and who controls or may withhold against it?

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- updated: 2026-10-23T16:35:19.732Z
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Stated figures are jurisdiction- and date-specific and use different bases: Screen NSW (New South Wales, Australia; 18 June 2026): minimum 10% of below-the-line costs, a lower amount possible with co-investor or broadcaster agreement, in which case it may withhold overheads and the guarantor and lender must also approve. Telefilm Canada (April 2024 CFFF/Talent to Watch budget requirements): minimum 8% of B+C in the Contingency account; its 27 July 2016 completion protection policy used at least 6% of B+C when no lender or guarantor sets one. Screen Australia's glossary describes contingency as often 10% of below the line minus indirect costs (a description, not a funding rule). No source read says who may draw contingency in day-to-day operation; the stated controls are withholding conditions and guarantor requirements.

Stated figures are jurisdiction- and date-specific and use different bases: Screen NSW (New South Wales, Australia; 18 June 2026): minimum 10% of below-the-line costs, a lower amount possible with co-investor or broadcaster agreement, in which case it may withhold overheads and the guarantor and lender must also approve. Telefilm Canada (April 2024 CFFF/Talent to Watch budget requirements): minimum 8% of B+C in the Contingency account; its 27 July 2016 completion protection policy used at least 6% of B+C when no lender or guarantor sets one. Screen Australia's glossary describes contingency as often 10% of below the line minus indirect costs (a description, not a funding rule). No source read says who may draw contingency in day-to-day operation; the stated controls are withholding conditions and guarantor requirements.

Curator qualifications: 6 of 6 excerpts present. Screen NSW full passage: 10% minimum on below-the-line; 'in some cases where co-investors or broadcasters agree, Screen NSW may approve a slightly lower amount'; then may withhold production company overheads until completion of shoot, may include withholding of producer's fee, and 'Completion Guarantor & Lender would also need to approve, as applicable'.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://content.screen.nsw.gov.au/assets/Program-Documents/Production-Finance-Guidelines_20260618.pdf",
      "note": "Screen NSW Production Finance Program Guidelines (18 June 2026) PDF (equals pin); Wayback 20241214020131 Telefilm Budgets and Production Financing Requirements 2024 (equals pin); Wayback 20180712184338 Telefilm completion protection policy (equals pin; latest CDX capture); Screen Australia glossary (live; bytes differ from pin f770a08b, excerpt present); TroyGould Pub-056 PDF (equals pin)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://telefilm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Budgets-and-Production-Financing-Requirements_2024.pdf",
      "note": "Screen NSW Production Finance Program Guidelines (18 June 2026) PDF (equals pin); Wayback 20241214020131 Telefilm Budgets and Production Financing Requirements 2024 (equals pin); Wayback 20180712184338 Telefilm completion protection policy (equals pin; latest CDX capture); Screen Australia glossary (live; bytes differ from pin f770a08b, excerpt present); TroyGould Pub-056 PDF (equals pin)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://telefilm.ca/wp-content/uploads/completion-protection-policy.pdf",
      "note": "Screen NSW Production Finance Program Guidelines (18 June 2026) PDF (equals pin); Wayback 20241214020131 Telefilm Budgets and Production Financing Requirements 2024 (equals pin); Wayback 20180712184338 Telefilm completion protection policy (equals pin; latest CDX capture); Screen Australia glossary (live; bytes differ from pin f770a08b, excerpt present); TroyGould Pub-056 PDF (equals pin)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/australian-screen-industry-glossary-of-terms/",
      "note": "Screen NSW Production Finance Program Guidelines (18 June 2026) PDF (equals pin); Wayback 20241214020131 Telefilm Budgets and Production Financing Requirements 2024 (equals pin); Wayback 20180712184338 Telefilm completion protection policy (equals pin; latest CDX capture); Screen Australia glossary (live; bytes differ from pin f770a08b, excerpt present); TroyGould Pub-056 PDF (equals pin)"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.troygould.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Pub-056.pdf",
      "note": "Screen NSW Production Finance Program Guidelines (18 June 2026) PDF (equals pin); Wayback 20241214020131 Telefilm Budgets and Production Financing Requirements 2024 (equals pin); Wayback 20180712184338 Telefilm completion protection policy (equals pin; latest CDX capture); Screen Australia glossary (live; bytes differ from pin f770a08b, excerpt present); TroyGould Pub-056 PDF (equals pin)"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] Stated figures are jurisdiction- and date-specific and use different bases: Screen NSW (New South Wales, Australia; 18 June 2026): minimum 10% of below-the-line costs, a lower amount possible with co-investor or broadcaster agreement, in which case it may withhold overheads and the guarantor and lender must also approve. Telefilm Canada (April 2024 CFFF/Talent to Watch budget requirements): minimum 8% of B+C in the Contingency account; its 27 July 2016 completion protection policy used at least 6% of B+C when no lender or guarantor sets one. Screen Australia's glossary describes contingency as often 10% of below the line minus indirect costs (a description, not a funding rule). No source read says who may draw contingency in day-to-day operation; the stated controls are withholding conditions and guarantor requirements. · locator: Screen NSW Production Finance Program Guidelines (18 June 2026) PDF (equals pin); Wayback 20241214020131 Telefilm Budgets and Production Financing Requirements 2024 (equals pin); Wayback 20180712184338 Telefilm completion protection policy (equals pin; latest CDX capture); Screen Australia glossary (live; bytes differ from pin f770a08b, excerpt present); TroyGould Pub-056 PDF (equals pin) · source: https://content.screen.nsw.gov.au/assets/Program-Documents/Production-Finance-Guidelines_20260618.pdf

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