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An Act to amend the Copyright Act 1968, and for
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Contents 1 Short title ...........................................................................................1
2 Commencement.................................................................................2
3 Schedules...........................................................................................3
Schedule 1—Uses that do not infringe copyright 4
Part 1—Main amendments 4
Copyright Act 1968 4
Part 2—Consequential amendments 25
Copyright Act 1968 25
Part 3—Transitional provisions 39
Schedule 2—Duration of copyright 45
Copyright Act 1968 45
Schedule 3—Minor amendments 55
Part 1—References to Attorney-General 55
Copyright Act 1968 55
Part 2—Preconditions for making regulations 58
Copyright Act 1968 58
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Copyright Amendment (Disability Access
and Other Measures) Act 2017
No. 49, 2017
An Act to amend the Copyright Act 1968, and for
related purposes
[Assented to 22 June 2017]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act is the Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other
Measures) Act 2017.
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2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
according to its terms.
Commencement information
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3
Provisions Commencement Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3
and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 22 June 2017
2. Schedule 1 A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.
However, if the provisions do not commence
within the period of 6 months beginning on
the day this Act receives the Royal Assent,
they commence on the day after the end of
that period.
3. Schedule 2 1 January 2019. 1 January 2019
4. Schedule 3,
Part 1
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
23 June 2017
5. Schedule 3,
Part 2
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.
However, if the provisions do not commence
within the period of 6 months beginning on
the day this Act receives the Royal Assent,
they commence on the day after the end of
that period.
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
according to its terms.
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Schedule 1—Uses that do not infringe copyright
Part 1—Main amendments
Copyright Act 1968
1 Subsection 10(1)
Insert:
copyright material means anything in which copyright subsists.
Note: This definition does not apply in Subdivision E of Division 3 of
Part VI or Division 2 of Part VII (use of copyright material for the
Crown): see sections 153DF and 182B.
organisation assisting persons with a disability means:
(a) an educational institution; or
(b) a not-for-profit organisation with a principal function of
providing assistance to persons with a disability (whether or
not the organisation has other principal functions).
original form: a library or archives holds copyright material in
original form if the material is held in the collection comprising
the library or archives in a form that embodies the material as
initially prepared by the author or maker of the material.
Example: A manuscript of a literary, dramatic or musical work.
Note: This definition does not apply in Division 6 of Part III: see
subsection 54(6).
person with a disability means a person with a disability that
causes the person difficulty in reading, viewing, hearing or
comprehending copyright material in a particular form.
2 After Part IV
Insert:
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Part IVA—Uses that do not infringe copyright
Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part
113D Simplified outline of this Part
The following do not infringe copyright in any copyright material:
(a) certain use by or for persons with a disability;
(b) certain use for the purposes of libraries, archives and
key cultural institutions;
(c) certain use by educational institutions.
Note 1: Other provisions of this Act, including Parts III, IV, VC, VII and X, provide that certain other use of copyright material does not infringe copyright.
Note 2: A person may circumvent an access control technological protection measure to enable the person to do an act that, under this Part, does not infringe copyright (if the act is prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 116AN(9)(c)).
Division 2—Access by or for persons with a disability
113E Fair dealing for purpose of access by persons with a disability
(1) A fair dealing with copyright material does not infringe copyright
in the material if the dealing is for the purpose of one or more
persons with a disability having access to copyright material
(whether the dealing is by any of those persons or by another
person).
(2) The matters to which regard must be had, in determining whether
the dealing is a fair dealing for the purposes of this section, include
the following matters:
(a) the purpose and character of the dealing;
(b) the nature of the copyright material;
(c) the effect of the dealing upon the potential market for, or
value of, the material;
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(d) if only part of the material is dealt with—the amount and
substantiality of the part dealt with, taken in relation to the
whole material.
113F Use of copyright material by organisations assisting persons
with a disability
An organisation assisting persons with a disability, or a person
acting on behalf of such an organisation, does not infringe
copyright in copyright material by using the material if:
(a) the use is for the sole purpose of assisting one or more
persons with a disability to access the material in a format
that the person or persons require because of the disability
(whether the access is provided by or on behalf of the
organisation or by another body or person); and
(b) the organisation, or the person acting on behalf of the
organisation, is satisfied that the material (or a relevant part
of the material) cannot be obtained in that format within a
reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price.
Division 3—Libraries and archives
Subdivision A—Public libraries, parliamentary libraries and
archives
113G Libraries
This Subdivision applies to a library if:
(a) all or part of the collection comprising the library is
accessible to members of the public directly or through
interlibrary loans; or
(b) the principal purpose of the library is to provide library
services for members of a Parliament.
Note 1: For references to a Parliament, see section 12.
Note 2: This Subdivision also applies to archives (within the meaning of
section 10).
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113H Preservation
(1) An authorized officer of a library or archives does not infringe
copyright in copyright material by using the material if:
(a) the use is for the purpose of preserving the collection
comprising that or another library or archives; and
(b) either or both of the following subparagraphs apply:
(i) the authorized officer’s library or archives holds the
material in original form;
(ii) the authorized officer is satisfied that a copy of the
material cannot be obtained in a version or format that is
required for that purpose, consistent with best practice
for preserving such collections.
(2) An authorized officer of a library or archives does not infringe
copyright in copyright material (the preservation copy) by making
the preservation copy available to be accessed at the library or
archives if:
(a) subsection (1) applied to the making of the preservation copy
because it was done for the purpose of preserving the
collection comprising the library or archives; and
(b) the preservation copy is in electronic form; and
(c) the body administering the library or archives takes
reasonable steps to ensure that a person who accesses the
preservation copy at the library or archives does not infringe
copyright in the preservation copy.
Note: Other uses of the preservation copy might not infringe copyright
because of other provisions of this Act, such as section 49
(Reproducing and communicating works by libraries and archives for
users).
113J Research
(1) An authorized officer of a library or archives does not infringe
copyright in copyright material by using the material if:
(a) the material forms part of the collection comprising the
library or archives; and
(b) the library or archives holds the material in original form;
and
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(c) the use is for the purpose of research carried out at that or
another library or archives.
(2) An authorized officer of a library or archives does not infringe
copyright in copyright material (the research copy) by making the
research copy available to be accessed at the library or archives if:
(a) subsection (1) applied to the making of the research copy
because it was done for the purpose of research carried out at
the library or archives; and
(b) the research copy is in electronic form; and
(c) the body administering the library or archives takes
reasonable steps to ensure that a person who accesses the
research copy at the library or archives does not infringe
copyright in the research copy.
Note: Other uses of the research copy might not infringe copyright because
of other provisions of this Act, such as section 49 (Reproducing and
communicating works by libraries and archives for users).
113K Administration of the collection
An authorized officer of a library or archives does not infringe
copyright in copyright material by using the material if the use is
for purposes directly related to the care or control of the collection
comprising the library or archives.
Subdivision B—Key cultural institutions
113L Meaning of key cultural institution
A library or archives is a key cultural institution if the body
administering it:
(a) has, under a law of the Commonwealth or a State or
Territory, the function of developing and maintaining the
collection comprising the library or archives; or
(b) is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this
paragraph.
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113M Preservation
(1) An authorized officer of a key cultural institution does not infringe
copyright in copyright material by using the material if:
(a) the material forms part of the collection comprising the key
cultural institution; and
(b) the authorized officer is satisfied that the material is of
historical or cultural significance to Australia; and
(c) the use is for the purpose of preserving the material; and
(d) either or both of the following subparagraphs apply:
(i) the key cultural institution holds the material in original
form;
(ii) the authorized officer is satisfied that a copy of the
material cannot be obtained in a version or format that is
required for that purpose, consistent with best practice
for preserving such copyright material.
Note: If the use of the copyright material does not meet the requirements of
this subsection, the authorized officer might be able to rely on
subsection 113H(1) instead.
(2) An authorized officer of a key cultural institution does not infringe
copyright in copyright material (the preservation copy) by making
the preservation copy available to be accessed at the key cultural
institution if:
(a) subsection (1) applied to the making of the preservation copy
because it was done for the purpose of preserving copyright
material that formed part of the collection comprising the key
cultural institution; and
(b) the preservation copy is in electronic form; and
(c) the body administering the key cultural institution takes
reasonable steps to ensure that a person who accesses the
preservation copy at the key cultural institution does not
infringe copyright in the preservation copy.
Note: Other uses of the preservation copy might not infringe copyright
because of other provisions of this Act, such as section 49
(Reproducing and communicating works by libraries and archives for
users).
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Division 4—Educational institutions—statutory licence
113N Simplified outline of this Division
An educational institution may copy or communicate certain
copyright material for educational purposes if the body
administering the educational institution agrees to pay equitable
remuneration to a collecting society.
113P Copying and communicating works and broadcasts
Works
(1) The body administering an educational institution does not infringe
copyright in a work by copying or communicating the whole or a
part of the work if:
(a) a remuneration notice that applies to the educational
institution and the work is in force under section 113Q; and
(b) the work is not:
(i) a computer program; or
(ii) a compilation of computer programs; or
(iii) a work included in a broadcast; and
(c) the copying or communicating occurs solely for the
educational purposes of:
(i) the educational institution; or
(ii) another educational institution, if a remuneration notice
that applies to the other educational institution and the
work is in force under section 113Q; and
(d) the amount of the work copied or communicated does not
unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the owner
of the copyright; and
(e) the copying or communicating complies with:
(i) any relevant agreement between the relevant works
collecting society and the body administering the
educational institution; and
(ii) any relevant determination made by the Copyright
Tribunal under subsection (4) of this section.
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Broadcasts
(2) The body administering an educational institution does not infringe
copyright in copyright material by copying, or communicating a
copy of, the whole or a part of a broadcast if:
(a) a remuneration notice that applies to the educational
institution and the material is in force under section 113Q;
and
(b) the material is:
(i) the broadcast; or
(ii) a work, sound recording or cinematograph film included
in the broadcast; and
(c) the copying or communicating occurs solely for the
educational purposes of:
(i) the educational institution; or
(ii) another educational institution, if a remuneration notice
that applies to the other educational institution and the
material is in force under section 113Q; and
(d) the copying or communicating complies with:
(i) any relevant agreement between the broadcasts
collecting society and the body administering the
educational institution; and
(ii) any relevant determination made by the Copyright
Tribunal under subsection (4) of this section.
(3) For the purposes of Part XIA, each performer in a performance is
taken to have authorised the copying, or the communicating a
copy, of the whole or a part of:
(a) a broadcast of the performance; or
(b) the content of a broadcast of the performance;
if subsection (2) applies to the copying or communicating.
Note: The effect of this subsection is that no right of action and no offence
occurs, in respect of the copy or communication, under Part XIA
(Performers’ protection).
Questions determined by Copyright Tribunal
(4) The Copyright Tribunal may determine a question relating to
copying or communicating mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) if:
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(a) the relevant collecting society and the body administering the
relevant educational institution fail to determine the question
by agreement under subparagraph (1)(e)(i) or (2)(d)(i); and
(b) the society or the body applies to the Tribunal to have the
Tribunal determine the question.
Note: Section 153A sets out the procedure of the Copyright Tribunal in
dealing with the application.
Copies and communications subsequently used for other purposes
(5) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) do not apply, and are taken never to
have applied, to copying, or communicating a copy, by a body
administering an educational institution if the copy is, with the
consent of the body:
(a) used for a purpose other than the educational purposes of an
educational institution; or
(b) given to the body administering another educational
institution, if no remuneration notice that applies to the other
educational institution and the relevant copyright material is
in force under section 113Q; or
(c) sold or otherwise supplied for a financial profit.
Content of certain broadcasts
(6) This section applies to the content of a broadcast in the same way
as this section applies to a broadcast if the content of the broadcast
was:
(a) electronically transmitted using the internet at the same time,
or at substantially the same time, as the broadcast; or
(b) if the broadcast is a free-to-air broadcast—made available
online by the broadcaster of the broadcast at the same time
as, or after, the broadcast.
113Q Remuneration notices
(1) A remuneration notice is a written notice:
(a) that the body administering an educational institution gives to
a collecting society; and
(b) by which the body undertakes:
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(i) to pay to the society equitable remuneration for licensed
copying or communicating; and
(ii) to give to the society reasonable assistance to enable the
society to collect and distribute that equitable
remuneration.
Note: For equitable remuneration, see section 113R.
(2) Copying or communicating mentioned in subsection 113P(1) or (2)
is licensed copying or communicating if the copying or
communicating does not infringe copyright only because of
section 113P.
(3) A remuneration notice that a body gives to a collecting society
under this section applies to:
(a) an educational institution that the body administers; and
(b) copyright material for which the society is the collecting
society.
Note: See paragraph 113V(4)(a).
(4) However, the notice does not apply to a work to which
paragraph 113P(1)(b) applies if the society is not the works
collecting society for the eligible rights holder who owns the
copyright in the work.
Note: See paragraph 113V(4)(b).
When remuneration notice is in force
(5) A remuneration notice given under this section:
(a) comes into force on:
(i) the day on which the notice is given to the relevant
collecting society; or
(ii) a later day specified in the notice; and
(b) remains in force until it is revoked.
(6) The body administering an educational institution may, at any
time, revoke a remuneration notice the body gave to a collecting
society under this section. The body revokes the remuneration
notice by giving notice in writing to the society. The revocation
takes effect:
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(a) at the end of the period of 3 months starting on the day the
notice of revocation is given to the society; or
(b) on a later day specified in the notice of revocation.
113R Equitable remuneration
(1) The amount of the equitable remuneration that, by a remuneration
notice given to a collecting society under section 113Q, the body
administering an educational institution undertakes to pay for
licensed copying or communicating is the amount:
(a) agreed between the society and the body; or
(b) determined by the Copyright Tribunal under subsection (2).
(2) The Copyright Tribunal may determine the amount of the equitable
remuneration if:
(a) the society and the body fail to determine the amount by
agreement under paragraph (1)(a); and
(b) the society or the body apply to the Tribunal to have the
Tribunal determine the amount.
Note: Section 153A sets out the procedure of the Copyright Tribunal in
dealing with the application.
(3) A determination of the Tribunal under subsection (2) may be
expressed to have effect in relation to copying or communicating
done before the day on which the determination is made.
113S Educational institutions must assist collecting society
(1) If a remuneration notice that applies to an educational institution is
in force under section 113Q, the relevant collecting society may, in
writing (the entry notice), notify the body administering the
educational institution that the society wishes, on a day specified in
the notice, to enter the premises of the educational institution for
the purpose of reviewing the body’s compliance with:
(a) the remuneration notice; and
(b) any relevant agreements and determinations mentioned in
paragraph 113P(1)(e) or (2)(d).
(2) A person authorised in writing by the collecting society may enter
the premises of the educational institution for the purpose
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mentioned in subsection (1) after the collecting society gives the
entry notice to the body.
(3) Entry onto premises under subsection (2) may only occur:
(a) during ordinary working hours of the educational institution;
and
(b) on the day specified in the entry notice, which must not be
earlier than 7 days after the day on which the entry notice is
given.
(4) The Copyright Tribunal may determine a question relating to entry
onto premises of an educational institution under this section if:
(a) the relevant collecting society and the body administering the
educational institution fail to determine the question by
agreement; and
(b) the society or the body applies to the Tribunal to have the
Tribunal determine the question.
Note: Section 153A sets out the procedure of the Copyright Tribunal in
dealing with the application.
(5) The body administering an educational institution must:
(a) ensure that a person who enters the premises of the
educational institution under subsection (2) is provided with
all reasonable and necessary facilities and assistance for the
effective review of the body’s compliance with the
remuneration notice, agreements and determinations
mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b); and
(b) comply with any determinations of the Copyright Tribunal
made under subsection (4).
(6) A body administering an educational institution commits an
offence if the body contravenes subsection (5).
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
113T Voluntary licences
(1) Nothing in this Division affects the right of the owner of the
copyright in copyright material to grant a licence authorising any
use of that material by the body administering an educational
institution.
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(2) Nothing in this Division affects the right of a performer in a
performance (within the meaning of Part XIA) to authorise the
body administering an educational institution:
(a) to make, or cause to be made, a sound recording or a
cinematograph film of the performance; and
(b) to communicate, or cause to be communicated, that recording
or film.
113U Persons acting on behalf of bodies administering educational
institutions
A reference in this Division (other than the first reference in
subsection 113S(6)) to the body administering an educational
institution includes a reference to a person acting on behalf of the
body.
Division 5—Collecting societies
Subdivision A—Declaration of collecting society
113V Declaration of collecting society
Applications
(1) A body may apply, in writing, to the Minister to be declared to be:
(a) the works collecting society for:
(i) all eligible rights holders; or
(ii) specified classes of eligible rights holders; or
(b) the broadcasts collecting society.
Declarations
(2) After receiving the application, the Minister must do one of the
following:
(a) declare the body to be a collecting society;
(b) refuse to declare the body to be a collecting society;
(c) both:
(i) refer the application to the Copyright Tribunal in the
way prescribed by the regulations; and
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(ii) notify the body of the referral.
(3) The Copyright Tribunal may declare the body to be a collecting
society if the Minister refers the application to the Tribunal under
paragraph (2)(c). The Registrar must notify the Minister of the
declaration.
Note: Section 153A sets out the procedure of the Copyright Tribunal in
dealing with the referral.
(4) A declaration of the body to be a collecting society under this
section must declare the body to be a collecting society:
(a) for either:
(i) works to which paragraph 113P(1)(b) applies; or
(ii) copyright material to which paragraph 113P(2)(b)
applies; and
(b) for:
(i) if subparagraph (a)(i) of this subsection applies—
specified classes of eligible rights holders; or
(ii) in either case—all eligible rights holders.
(5) The Minister must, by notifiable instrument, give notice of a
declaration made under this section.
Existing collecting societies
(6) If:
(a) a body is declared to be the works collecting society for an
eligible rights holder; and
(b) another body is later declared to be the works collecting
society for the eligible rights holder;
the first declaration ceases to be in effect on the day (the cessation
day) before the second declaration commences, to the extent the
first declaration relates to the eligible rights holder.
(7) If:
(a) a remuneration notice given to the first body under
section 113Q:
(i) is in force on the cessation day; and
(ii) applies to a work; and
(b) the eligible rights holder owns the copyright in the work;
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the notice ceases to be in force on the cessation day, to the extent
the notice applies to the work.
(8) A body cannot be declared to be the broadcasts collecting society
while another body is declared to be the broadcasts collecting
society.
Eligible rights holders
(9) In this Act:
eligible rights holder means:
(a) for a works collecting society—the owner of the copyright in
a work; or
(b) for the broadcasts collecting society—any of the following:
(i) the owner of the copyright in a work, a sound recording
or a cinematograph film (other than a new owner of the
copyright in a sound recording of a live performance
within the meaning of section 100AB);
(ii) a performer in a performance (within the meaning of
Part XIA).
113W Requirements for declaration of collecting society
The Minister and the Copyright Tribunal must not declare a body
to be a collecting society for eligible rights holders under
section 113V unless:
(a) the body is a company limited by guarantee and incorporated
under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory
relating to companies; and
(b) all of those eligible rights holders, or their agents, are entitled
to become its members; and
(c) its rules prohibit the payment of dividends to its members;
and
(d) its rules contain such other provisions as are prescribed by
the regulations, being provisions necessary to ensure that the
interests of the collecting society’s members who are eligible
rights holders or their agents are protected adequately,
including provisions about:
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(i) the collection of amounts of equitable remuneration
payable under remuneration notices given to the society
under section 113Q; and
(ii) the payment of the administrative costs of the society
out of amounts collected by it; and
(iii) the distribution of amounts collected by it; and
(iv) the holding on trust by the society of amounts for
eligible rights holders who are not its members; and
(v) access to records of the society by its members.
113X Revocation of declaration
(1) Subsection (2) applies if the Minister is satisfied that a body
declared to be a collecting society under section 113V:
(a) is not functioning adequately as the collecting society; or
(b) is not acting in accordance with its rules or in the best
interests of those of its members who are eligible rights
holders or their agents; or
(c) has altered its rules so that they no longer comply with
paragraphs 113W(c) and (d); or
(d) has refused or failed, without reasonable excuse, to comply
with section 113Z or 113ZA.
(2) The Minister may:
(a) revoke the declaration; or
(b) refer to the Copyright Tribunal, in the way prescribed by the
regulations, the question whether the declaration should be
revoked.
(3) The Tribunal may revoke the declaration if:
(a) the Minister refers the question to the Copyright Tribunal
under paragraph (2)(b); and
(b) the Tribunal is satisfied that paragraph (1)(a), (b), (c) or (d)
applies to the body.
The Registrar must notify the Minister of the revocation.
Note: Section 153A sets out the procedure of the Copyright Tribunal in
dealing with the referral.
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(4) A revocation under this section must specify the day on which it
takes effect.
(5) The Minister must, by notifiable instrument, give notice of a
revocation under this section.
(6) Subsection 33(3) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 does not
apply in relation to a power under section 113V of this Act to make
a declaration.
Subdivision B—Operation of collecting society
113Y Scope of this Subdivision
This Subdivision applies to:
(a) a works collecting society; or
(b) the broadcasts collecting society.
113Z Annual report and accounts
(1) The collecting society must, as soon as practicable after the end of
each financial year:
(a) prepare a report of its operations during that financial year;
and
(b) send a copy of the report to the Minister, for presentation to
the Parliament.
(2) The collecting society must keep accounting records correctly
recording and explaining the transactions of the society (including
any transactions as trustee) and the financial position of the
society.
(3) The accounting records must be kept in such a manner as will
enable true and fair accounts of the society to be prepared from
time to time and those accounts to be conveniently and properly
audited.
(4) The collecting society must:
(a) as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year,
cause its accounts to be audited by an auditor who is not a
member of the society; and
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(b) must send to the Minister a copy of its accounts as so audited.
(5) The collecting society must give its members reasonable access to
copies of all reports and audited accounts prepared under this
section.
(6) This section does not affect any obligations of a collecting society
relating to the preparation and lodging of annual returns or
accounts under the law under which it is incorporated.
113ZA Amendment of rules
The collecting society must, within 21 days after it alters its rules,
send a copy of the rules as so altered to the Minister, together with
a statement setting out:
(a) the effect of the alteration; and
(b) the reasons why it was made.
113ZB Review of distribution arrangement by Copyright Tribunal
(1) The collecting society or a member of the society may apply to the
Copyright Tribunal for review of the arrangement adopted, or
proposed to be adopted, by the society for distributing amounts it
collects in a period.
Note: Section 153A sets out the procedure of the Copyright Tribunal in
dealing with the application.
(2) After an application is made under subsection (1), the Tribunal
must make an order:
(a) confirming the arrangement; or
(b) varying the arrangement; or
(c) substituting for the arrangement another arrangement for
distributing amounts the collecting society collects in the
period.
(3) If the Tribunal makes an order varying the arrangement or
substituting for it another arrangement, the arrangement reflecting
the Tribunal’s order:
(a) has effect as if it had been adopted in accordance with the
society’s rules; and
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(b) does not affect a distribution started before the order was
made.
113ZC Operation of collecting society rules
Division 4 and this Division apply to the collecting society despite
anything in the rules of the society, but nothing in those Divisions
affects the rules so far as they can operate together with those
Divisions.
3 Subdivisions C and D of Division 3 of Part VI
Repeal the Subdivisions, substitute:
Subdivision C—Applications and referrals relating to Part IVA
153A Applications and referrals relating to Division 4 of Part IVA
(1) This section applies to an application or referral to the Tribunal
mentioned in column 1 of an item of the table in subsection (4).
(2) The parties to the application or referral are the parties mentioned
in column 2 of the item.
(3) The Tribunal must:
(a) consider the application or referral; and
(b) give the parties the opportunity to present their cases; and
(c) comply with column 3 of the item.
(4) This is the table:
Applications and referrals relating to licensed copying and communicating
Item Column 1
Application or
referral
Column 2
Parties
Column 3
The Tribunal must …
1 an application made
under
paragraph 113P(4)(b)
or 113S(4)(b) to
determine a question
(a) the relevant
collecting society;
and
(b) the body
administering the
relevant
having regard to any
matters prescribed by the
regulations, determine
the relevant question
under subsection 113P(4)
or 113S(4).
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Applications and referrals relating to licensed copying and communicating
Item Column 1
Application or
referral
Column 2
Parties
Column 3
The Tribunal must …
educational
institution
2 an application made
under
paragraph 113R(2)(b)
to determine an
amount of equitable
remuneration
(a) the relevant
collecting society;
and
(b) the body
administering the
relevant
educational
institution
having regard to any
matters prescribed by the
regulations, determine
the amount of equitable
remuneration under
subsection 113R(2).
3 a referral under
paragraph 113V(2)(c)
of an application by a
body (the applicant)
to be declared to be a
collecting society
(a) the applicant; and
(b) any person made
a party under
subsection (5) of
this section
(a) declare the applicant
to be a collecting
society under
subsection 113V(3);
or
(b) refuse to declare the
applicant to be a
collecting society.
4 a referral under
paragraph 113X(2)(b
) of the question
whether a declaration
of a body to be a
collecting society
should be revoked
(a) the Minister; and
(b) the body; and
(c) any person made a
party under
subsection (5) of
this section
(a) revoke the declaration
under
subsection 113X(3);
or
(b) refuse to revoke the
declaration.
5 an application under
subsection 113ZB(1)
for review of the
arrangement adopted,
or proposed to be
adopted, by a
collecting society for
distributing amounts
it collects in a period
(a) the applicant for
the review; and
(b) the collecting
society (if it is not
the applicant);
and
(c) any member or
organization made
a party under
subsection (5) of
this section
make an order under
subsection 113ZB(2).
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(5) For the purposes of column 2 of item 3, 4 or 5 of the table, the
Tribunal may make the following person or organization a party to
the referral or application if the person or organization asks to be
made a party:
(a) in the case of item 3 or 4—a person the Tribunal thinks has a
sufficient interest in the matter;
(b) in the case of item 5—a person or organization that:
(i) the Tribunal thinks has a substantial interest in the
arrangement; and
(ii) is a member of the collecting society, or is an
organization that claims to be representative of members
of the collecting society.
4 Subsection 200(1)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(1) A teacher or student does not infringe copyright in a work by
copying the whole or a part of the work if:
(a) the copying occurs in the course of educational instruction;
and
(b) the copying is not done using:
(i) a device adapted for the production of multiple copies;
or
(ii) a device capable of producing a copy or copies by a
process of reprographic reproduction.
(1A) Copying or communicating the whole or a part of copyright
material does not infringe copyright in the material, if the material
is copied or communicated:
(a) as part of the questions to be answered in an examination; or
(b) in an answer to such a question.
(1B) In subsections (1) and (1A):
(a) a reference to copying a work or copyright material includes
a reference to making or copying an adaptation of the work
or material; and
(b) a reference to communicating copyright material includes a
reference to communicating an adaptation of the material.
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5 Subsection 10(1)
Insert:
body administering:
(a) an institution—means:
(i) if the institution is a body corporate—the institution; or
(ii) otherwise—the body or person (including the Crown)
having ultimate responsibility for administering the
institution; or
(b) a library or archives—means:
(i) if the library or archives is an archives covered by
paragraph (aa) of the definition of archives—the person
having the custody of the archives in accordance with
the relevant arrangement mentioned in that paragraph;
or
(ii) otherwise—the body (whether incorporated or not) or
person (including the Crown) having ultimate
responsibility for administering the library or archives.
broadcasts collecting society means the body declared to be a
collecting society by a declaration that is in force under
section 113V and to which subparagraph 113V(4)(a)(ii) applies.
collecting society means:
(a) a works collecting society; or
(b) the broadcasts collecting society; or
(c) a body that a declaration in force under section 135ZZT
declares to be a collecting society for the purposes of
Part VC; or
(d) a body that a declaration in force under section 135ZZZO
declares to be a collecting society for the purposes of
Part VD; or
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(e) a company that a declaration in force under section 153F
declares to be a collecting society for the purposes of
Division 2 of Part VII.
6 Subsection 10(1) (definition of copy)
Repeal the definition, substitute:
copy:
(a) of a work—means a reproduction; or
(b) of a sound recording—means a record embodying the sound
recording, or a substantial part of the sound recording,
derived directly or indirectly from a record produced on the
making of the sound recording; or
Note: See also subsection (6).
(c) of a cinematograph film—means any article or thing in which
the visual images or sounds comprising the film are
embodied; or
Note: See also subsection (5).
(d) of a broadcast—includes:
(i) a record embodying a sound recording of the whole or a
part of the broadcast; or
(ii) a copy of a cinematograph film of the whole or a part of
the broadcast.
7 Subsection 10(1) (at the end of paragraphs (aa), (a), (b) and (c) of the definition of educational institution)
Add “or”.
8 Subsection 10(1) (paragraphs (d) to (i) of the definition of educational institution)
Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
(d) a school of nursing; or
(e) an undertaking within a hospital, if the undertaking conducts
courses of study or training in the provision of:
(i) medical services; or
(ii) services incidental to the provision of medical services;
or
(f) a teacher education centre; or
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(g) an institution with the principal function of providing courses
of study or training for any of the following purposes:
(i) general education;
(ii) the preparation of people for a particular occupation or
profession;
(iii) the continuing education of people engaged in a
particular occupation or profession;
(iv) the teaching of English to people whose first language is
not English; or
(h) an undertaking within a body administering an educational
institution, if:
(i) the educational institution is of a kind referred to in a
preceding paragraph of this definition; and
(ii) the principal function, or one of the principal functions,
of the undertaking is the provision of teacher training to
people engaged as instructors in educational institutions
of a kind mentioned in a preceding paragraph of this
definition, or of 2 or more such kinds; or
(i) an institution, or an undertaking within a body administering
an educational institution of a kind referred to in a preceding
paragraph of this definition, if:
(i) the principal function, or one of the principal functions,
of the institution, or undertaking, is the providing of
material to educational institutions of a kind referred to
in a preceding paragraph of this definition, or 2 or more
such kinds; and
(ii) that activity is undertaken for the purpose of helping
those institutions in their teaching purposes.
9 Subsection 10(1)
Insert:
eligible rights holder has the meaning given by
subsection 113V(9).
government has the meaning given by subsection 182B(1).
government copy has the meaning given by subsection 182B(1).
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10 Subsection 10(1)
Repeal the following definitions:
(a) definition of institution assisting persons with an
intellectual disability;
(b) definition of institution assisting persons with a print
disability.
11 Subsection 10(1)
Insert:
key cultural institution has the meaning given by section 113L.
licensed copying or communicating has the meaning given by
subsection 113Q(2).
Parliament: see section 12.
12 Subsection 10(1) (definition of person with a print disability)
Repeal the definition.
13 Subsection 10(1)
Insert:
record embodying a sound recording means:
(a) a record produced upon the making of the sound recording;
or
(b) a record that:
(i) embodies the sound recording; and
(ii) is derived directly or indirectly from a record produced
upon the making of the sound recording.
remuneration notice means:
(a) a notice mentioned in section 113Q; or
(b) a notice mentioned in section 135ZZL; or
(c) a notice mentioned in section 135ZZZJ.
rules, of a collecting society, means the constitution of the society.
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works collecting society means a body declared to be a collecting
society by a declaration that is in force under section 113V and to
which subparagraph 113V(4)(a)(i) applies.
14 Paragraphs 10(3)(a), (b), (c), (f), (h), (ha), (l) and (m)
Repeal the paragraphs.
15 Subsection 10(5)
Omit “For the purposes of the definition of copy in subsection (1), such
a copy includes”, substitute “A reference to a copy of a cinematograph
film includes a reference to”.
16 Subsection 10(6)
Omit “For the purposes of paragraph 10(3)(c), a reference to a copy of a
sound recording includes”, substitute “A reference to a copy of a sound
recording includes a reference to”.
17 Sections 10A and 47A
Repeal the sections.
18 Subsections 49(2) and (2C) (note)
Omit “subsection 51A(1), to replace the article or published work
because it was damaged, had deteriorated or had been lost or stolen”,
substitute “subsection 113H(1) (Preservation)”.
19 Subsection 49(9) (note)
Omit “, 203D”.
20 Subsection 50(2) (note)
Omit “subsection 51A(1), to replace the article or published work
because it was damaged, had deteriorated or had been lost or stolen”,
substitute “subsection 113H(1) (Preservation)”.
21 Subsection 50(10) (note)
Omit “, 203D”.
22 Sections 51A and 51B
Repeal the sections.
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23 At the end of paragraph 53(a)
Add “and”.
24 Paragraph 53(b)
Omit “, section 51 or 51A”, substitute “or section 51”.
25 At the end of paragraph 53(b)
Add “and”.
26 Paragraph 53(d)
Omit “section 51A or”.
27 At the end of section 54
Add:
Original form
(6) The definition of original form in subsection 10(1) does not apply
in this Division.
28 Section 100AH (note)
Omit “a relevant right holder under section 135A”, substitute “an
eligible rights holder under subsection 113V(9)”.
29 Section 100AH (note)
Omit “135ZB,”.
30 Sections 110B and 110BA
Repeal the sections.
31 Subparagraph 112(a)(i)
Omit “or 44”, substitute “, 44 or 113E”.
32 Subparagraph 112(a)(ii)
Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:
(ii) a use of the whole or a part of that work, being a use
that, because of section 49, 50, 113F, 113H, 113J,
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113K, 113M, 113P or 182A, does not infringe copyright
in that work; or
33 Subparagraph 112(b)(i)
Omit “or 44”, substitute “, 44 or 113E”.
34 Subparagraph 112(b)(ii)
Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:
(ii) a use of a whole or a part of one of those works, or a use
of the whole or parts of some or all of those works,
being a use that, because of section 49, 50, 113F, 113H,
113J, 113K, 113M, 113P or 182A, does not infringe
copyright in that work or those works.
35 Section 112AA
Repeal the section.
36 Section 116AB (definition of copyright material)
Repeal the definition.
37 Section 132AA (definition of copyright material)
Repeal the definition.
38 Section 134B (definition of copyright material)
Repeal the definition.
39 Parts VA and VB
Repeal the Parts.
40 Section 135ZZI (definition of rules)
Repeal the definition.
41 Section 135ZZZF (definition of rules)
Repeal the definition.
42 Subdivision A of Division 3 of Part VI
Repeal the Subdivision.
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43 Section 149A
Repeal the section.
44 Before section 153E
Insert:
153DF Meaning of copyright material
In this Subdivision:
copyright material has the same meaning as in Division 2 of
Part VII.
45 Subdivision F of Division 3 of Part VI
Repeal the Subdivision.
46 Subsection 195A(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(3) A reference in this Part to an educational institution includes a
reference to an institution that has at any time been an educational
institution.
47 Paragraphs 195B(1)(a) and (b)
Repeal the paragraphs.
48 Paragraph 195B(1)(e)
Omit “135P(1A)(b), 135ZZB(1A)(b)”, substitute “113V(2)(b)”.
49 Paragraph 195B(1)(f)
Omit “135Q(2)(a), 135ZZC(2)(a)”, substitute “113X(2)(a)”.
50 Subsection 195B(2)
Repeal the subsection.
51 Subsection 195B(4)
Omit “(2) or”.
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52 Subsection 195B(4)
Omit “(2)(b) or (c) or (3)(b), as the case requires,”, substitute “(3)(b)”.
53 Subsections 200(3) and (4)
After “subsections (1),”, insert “(1A),”.
54 Section 200AA
Repeal the section.
55 Paragraph 200AB(1)(b)
Omit “, (3) or (4)”, substitute “or (3)”.
56 Subsection 200AB(4)
Repeal the subsection.
57 Subsection 200AB(6) (examples 1 and 2)
Repeal the examples, substitute:
Example: Paragraph (a)—Without using a device adapted for producing multiple
copies or a device that can produce copies by reprographic
reproduction, a school teacher copies a literary work in the course of
educational instruction. Under subsection 200(1), the copying is not an
infringement of copyright in the work, so this section does not apply.
58 After subsection 200AB(6)
Insert:
(6AA) In working out, for the purposes of subsection 113Q(2) (about the
meaning of licensed copying or communication), whether copying
or communicating does not infringe copyright only because of
section 113P, disregard this section.
59 Subsection 200AB(6A)
Omit “, (3)(c) or (4)(c)”, substitute “or (3)(c)”.
60 Subparagraph 203A(1)(b)(i)
Omit “, 50, 51A or 110B”, substitute “or 50”.
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61 Section 203D
Repeal the section.
62 Section 203E (heading)
Repeal the heading, substitute:
203E Inspection of records and declarations retained in records of
libraries and archives
63 Subsection 203E(1)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(1) The owner of the copyright in a work, sound recording or
cinematograph film, or the agent of such an owner, may notify the
officer in charge of a library or archives, in writing, that he or she
wishes to inspect, on a day specified in the notice:
(a) all the relevant declarations retained in the records of the
library or archives that relate to the making, in reliance on
section 49 or 50, of copies of works or parts of works or of
copies of other subject-matter; or
(b) such of those declarations as:
(i) relate to the making, in reliance on section 49 or 50, of
copies of works or parts of works or of copies of other
subject-matter; and
(ii) were made during a period specified in the notice.
(2) The day specified in the notice must be an ordinary working day of
the library or archives that is at least 7 days after the notice is
given.
64 Paragraphs 203F(a) and 203G(a)
Omit “, 50, 51A or 110B”, substitute “or 50”.
65 Subsection 203H(1)
Omit “, 50 or 51A”, substitute “or 50”.
66 Subsection 203H(2)
Repeal the subsection.
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67 Paragraph 203H(4)(a)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(a) the person makes a notation described in subsection (1) on a
reproduction of a work or part of a work; and
68 Subsection 203H(5)
Omit “subsections (1) and (2)”, substitute “subsection (1)”.
69 Subparagraphs 203H(5)(b)(iv) and (c)(iv)
Omit “those subsections apply”, substitute “that subsection applies”.
70 Subsections 203H(6) to (10)
Repeal the subsections.
71 Subsection 248A(1) (at the end of paragraph (aa) of the definition of exempt recording)
Add:
Note: See subsection (1A).
72 Subsection 248A(1) (paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of the definition of exempt recording)
Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
(c) a direct or indirect sound recording or cinematograph film of
a performance if the recording or film is made:
(i) by, or on behalf of, the body administering an
educational institution; and
(ii) solely for the educational purposes of that or another
educational institution; or
Note: See section 248B.
(d) a direct or indirect sound recording or cinematograph film of
a performance if the recording or film is a fair dealing with
the performance for the purpose of one or more persons with
a disability having access to copyright material; or
(e) a direct or indirect sound recording or cinematograph film of
a performance if the recording or film is made:
(i) by, or on behalf of, an organisation assisting persons
with a disability; and
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(ii) solely for the purpose of assisting one or more persons
with a disability to access copyright material in a format
that the person or persons require because of the
disability (whether the access is provided by or on
behalf of the organisation or by another body or
person); or
(ea) a direct or indirect sound recording or cinematograph film of
a performance if the recording or film is made by an
authorized officer of a library or archives to which
Subdivision A of Division 3 of Part IVA applies solely for
any of the following purposes:
(i) the purpose of preserving the collection comprising that
or another library or archives to which that Subdivision
applies;
(ii) the purpose of research carried out at that or another
library or archives to which that Subdivision applies;
(iii) purposes directly related to the care of control of the
collection comprising the library or archives; or
(eb) a direct or indirect sound recording or cinematograph film of
a performance if the recording or film is made by an
authorized officer of a key cultural institution solely for the
purpose of preserving copyright material that:
(i) forms part of the collection comprising the key cultural
institution; and
(ii) the authorized officer is satisfied is of historical or
cultural significance to Australia; or
73 Subsection 248A(1) (paragraphs (ja) and (k) of the definition of exempt recording)
Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
(ja) a copy of a sound recording if:
(i) paragraph (aa), (c), (d), (e), (ea), (eb), (fa), (g) or (j)
applies to the sound recording; and
(ii) the copy is made solely for a purpose mentioned in any
of those paragraphs (other than paragraph (j)); or
(k) a copy of a cinematograph film if:
(i) paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (ea), (eb), (f), (g) or (j)
applies to the film; and
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(ii) the copy is made solely for a purpose mentioned in any
of those paragraphs (other than paragraph (j)); or
74 Subsection 248A(1) (paragraph (n) of the definition of exempt recording)
Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
(n) a copy of a sound recording or cinematograph film of a
performance if:
(i) paragraph (j) applies to the recording or film; and
(ii) the copy is made by a person who believes, due to a
fraudulent or innocent representation made to the
person, that the performer has authorised the making of
the copy; or
75 Subsections 248C(1A) and (2)
Repeal the subsections, substitute:
(1A) A sound recording, or a copy of a sound recording, ceases to be an
exempt recording if it:
(a) is an exempt recording because it was made for a purpose
mentioned in paragraph (aaa), (aa), (c), (d), (e), (ea), (eb) or
(fa) of the definition of exempt recording in
subsection 248A(1); and
(b) is used for a purpose not mentioned in those paragraphs
without the authority of the performer.
(2) A cinematograph film, or a copy of a cinematograph film, ceases to
be an exempt recording if it:
(a) is an exempt recording because it was made for a purpose
mentioned in paragraph (a), (aaa), (b), (c), (d), (e), (ea), (eb)
or (f) of the definition of exempt recording in
subsection 248A(1); and
(b) is used for a purpose not mentioned in those paragraphs
without the authority of the performer.
76 Subsection 248G(1) (note)
Repeal the note, substitute:
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Note: An educational institution can copy and communicate a broadcast of a
performance without the authority of the performer in some
circumstances: see Division 4 of Part IVA.
77 Subsection 248PC(7) (note 2)
Omit “or other”.
78 Subsection 248PC(7) (note 2)
Omit “sections 135E and 135F”, substitute “Division 4 of Part IVA”.
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79 Definitions
In this Part:
new law means the Copyright Act 1968, as amended by this Schedule.
old law means the Copyright Act 1968, as in force immediately before
the commencement of this item.
80 Preservation and research
(1) Subsection 113H(2) of the new law applies to copyright material that
was made:
(a) under subsection 51A(1) or 110B(1) or (2) of the old law;
and
(b) for the purpose of preserving or replacing copyright material
that formed part of a collection;
as if:
(c) subsection 113H(1) of the new law applied to the making of
the material; and
(d) the material had been made for the purpose of preserving the
collection.
(2) Subsection 113J(2) of the new law applies to copyright material that
was made:
(a) under subsection 51A(1) or 110B(1) or (2) of the old law;
and
(b) for the purpose of research that was, or was to be, carried out
at a library or archives;
as if:
(c) subsection 113J(1) of the new law applied to the making of
the material; and
(d) the material had been made for the purpose of research
carried out at the library or archives.
(3) Subsection 113M(2) of the new law applies to copyright material that
was made:
(a) under section 51B, 110BA or 112AA of the old law; and
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(b) for the purpose of preserving or replacing copyright material
held in a collection;
as if:
(c) subsection 113M(1) of the new law applied to the making of
the material; and
(d) the material had been made for the purpose of preserving
copyright material that formed part of the collection.
81 Key cultural institutions
A regulation:
(a) made for the purposes of subparagraph 51B(1)(a)(ii),
110BA(1)(a)(ii) or 112AA(1)(a)(ii) of the old law; and
(b) in force immediately before the commencement of this item;
has effect, from that commencement, as if it had been made for the
purposes of paragraph 113L(b) of the new law.
82 Educational and other institutions
(1) Despite the repeal of subsection 135E(2) of the old law by this
Schedule, if:
(a) a copy or communication was made before the
commencement of this item; and
(b) a thing mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that
subsection is done, in relation to the copy or communication,
on or after that commencement;
that subsection applies to the making of the copy or communication, in
relation to the thing done.
(2) Despite the repeal of subsection 135U(2) of the old law by this
Schedule, if:
(a) a copy is made before the commencement of this item; and
(b) a thing mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that
subsection is done, in relation to the copy, on or after that
commencement;
that subsection applies to the making of the copy, in relation to the thing
done.
(3) Despite the repeal of subsection 135ZZH(1) of the old law by this
Schedule, if:
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(a) a copy, record or version was made before the
commencement of this item; and
(b) a thing mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of that
subsection is done, in relation to the copy, record or version,
on or after that commencement;
that subsection applies to the making or communication of the copy,
record or version, in relation to the thing done.
83 Educational institutions—licensed copying and communicating
Applications
(1) The following table has effect in relation to an application mentioned in
column 1 which the Copyright Tribunal did not fully deal with before
the commencement of this item:
Applications
Item Column 1
An application made under …
Column 2
has effect, from the
commencement of this item, as if
the application had been made
under …
1 subsection 135ZWAA(2) or
135ZX(2A) of the old law
paragraph 113P(4)(b) of the new law
for the purposes of
subparagraph 113P(1)(e)(ii).
2 subsection 135JAA(2) or 135K(2A)
of the old law
paragraph 113P(4)(b) of the new law
for the purposes of
subparagraph 113P(2)(d)(ii).
3 subsection 135H(1), 135J(1),
135JA(1), 135ZV(1), 135ZW(1) or
135ZWA(1) or (2) of the old law
paragraph 113R(2)(b) of the new
law.
4 section 135SA or 135ZZEA of the
old law
subsection 113ZB(1) of the new law.
(2) To avoid doubt, at the commencement of this item, the parties to an
application to which item 4 of the table applies are the persons or
organizations that were parties to the application immediately before
that commencement.
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Agreements, determinations, remuneration notices and orders
(3) The following table has effect:
Agreements, determinations, remuneration notices and orders
Item Column 1
If …
Column 2
is in force immediately before the
commencement of this item, it has
effect, from that commencement, as
if it had been …
1 an agreement made under
subsection 135ZWAA(2) or
135ZX(2A) of the old law
made under
subparagraph 113P(1)(e)(i) of the
new law.
2 an agreement made under
subsection 135JAA(2) or 135K(2A)
of the old law
made under
subparagraph 113P(2)(d)(i) of the
new law.
3 a determination made under
subsection 135ZWAA(2) or
135ZX(2A) of the old law
made under subsection 113P(4) of the
new law for the purposes of
subparagraph 113P(1)(e)(ii).
4 a determination made under
subsection 135JAA(2) or
135ZK(2A) of the old law
made under subsection 113P(4) of the
new law for the purposes of
subparagraph 113P(2)(d)(ii).
5 a remuneration notice given under
Part VA or VB of the old law
given under section 113Q of the new
law.
6 an agreement made under
subsection 135H(1), 135J(1),
135JA(1), 135ZV(1), 135ZW(1) or
135ZWA(1) or (2) of the old law
made under paragraph 113R(1)(a) of
the new law.
7 a determination made under
subsection 135H(1), 135J(1),
135JA(1), 135ZV(1), 135ZW(1) or
135ZWA(1) or (2) of the old law
made under subsection 113R(2) of
the new law.
8 an order made under
paragraph 153DE(4)(b) of the old
law
made under paragraph 113ZB(2)(b)
of the new law in relation to each
works collecting society.
9 an order made under
paragraph 153BAD(4)(b) of the old
law
made under paragraph 113ZB(2)(b)
of the new law in relation to the
broadcasts collecting society.
10 an order made under made under paragraph 113ZB(2)(c)
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Item Column 1
If …
Column 2
is in force immediately before the
commencement of this item, it has
effect, from that commencement, as
if it had been …
paragraph 153DE(4)(c) of the old
law
of the new law in relation to each
works collecting society.
11 an order made under
paragraph 153BAD(4)(c) of the old
law
made under paragraph 113ZB(2)(c)
of the new law in relation to the
broadcasts collecting society.
Collecting societies
(4) A declaration:
(a) made under section 135ZZB of the old law in relation to a
body; and
(b) in force immediately before the commencement of this item;
has effect, from that commencement, as if it were a declaration made
under section 113V of the new law and to which
subparagraph 113V(4)(a)(i) applied.
(5) A declaration:
(a) made under section 135P of the old law in relation to a body;
and
(b) in force immediately before the commencement of this item;
has effect, from that commencement, as if it were a declaration made
under section 113V of the new law and to which
subparagraph 113V(4)(a)(ii) applied.
(6) Section 113Z of the new law applies to financial years ending on or
after the commencement of this item.
84 Inspection notices
A notice:
(a) given under paragraph 203E(1)(a) of the old law; and
(b) specifying a day occurring on or after the day this item
commences;
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has effect, from that commencement, as if it had been given under
subsection 203E(1) of the new law.
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1 Subsection 10(1)
Insert:
generally known: without limiting when the identity of the author
of a work is generally known, the identity is generally known if it
can be ascertained by reasonable enquiry.
made public has a meaning affected by section 29A.
2 Subsection 14(2)
Omit “180,”.
3 After section 29
Insert:
29A Making public
(1) Without limiting when a work is made public, it is made public
when:
(a) the work, or an adaptation of the work, is:
(i) published, performed in public, broadcast or otherwise
communicated to the public; or
(ii) if the work is an artistic work—exhibited in public; or
(b) if the work is an artistic work included in a cinematograph
film—the film is seen in public; or
(c) if the work is a building—the building has been constructed;
or
(d) records of the work, or of an adaptation of the work, are:
(i) offered to the public (whether or not for sale); or
(ii) exposed for sale to the public.
(2) Without limiting when copyright material other than a work is
made public, the material is made public when:
(a) it is published; or
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(b) if the material is a sound recording—it is:
(i) heard in public; or
(ii) communicated to the public; or
(c) if the material is a cinematograph film—it is:
(i) seen in public (to the extent it consists of visual
images); or
(ii) heard in public (to the extent it consists of sounds); or
(iii) communicated to the public; or
(d) copies of the material are:
(i) offered to the public (whether or not for sale); or
(ii) exposed for sale to the public.
(3) Subsections 29(4) to (7) apply, for the purposes of this section, in
relation to making public in the same way as those subsections
apply in relation to publication.
4 Sections 33 and 34
Repeal the sections, substitute:
33 Duration of copyright in original works
(1) This section applies to copyright that subsists in a work under this
Part.
Works first made public before 1 January 2019
(2) The following table has effect if the work was first made public
before 1 January 2019.
Duration of copyright—works first made public before 1 January 2019
Item Column 1
If …
Column 2
the copyright continues
to subsist until …
1 no other item of this table applies 70 years after the
calendar year in which
the author of the work
died.
2 (a) the work is:
(i) a literary work (other than a
70 years after the
calendar year in which
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Item Column 1
If …
Column 2
the copyright continues
to subsist until …
computer program); or
(ii) a dramatic work; or
(iii) a musical work; or
(iv) an engraving; and
(b) the author of the work has died; and
(c) the work was not first made public before
the author died; and
(d) item 3 does not apply
the work was first made
public.
3 the identity of the author of the work is not
generally known at any time before the end of
70 years after the calendar year in which the
work was first made public
70 years after the
calendar year in which
the work was first made
public.
Works never made public, and works first made public on or after
1 January 2019
(3) The following table has effect if the work was not first made public
before 1 January 2019.
Duration of copyright—works not first made public before 1 January 2019
Item Column 1
If …
Column 2
the copyright continues
to subsist until …
1 no other item of this table applies 70 years after the
calendar year in which
the author of the work
died.
2 (a) the identity of the author is not generally
known at any time before the end of 70
years after the calendar year in which the
work was made; and
(b) the work is not first made public before the
end of 50 years after the calendar year in
which the work was made
70 years after the
calendar year in which
the work was made.
3 (a) the identity of the author is not generally 70 years after the
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Item Column 1
If …
Column 2
the copyright continues
to subsist until …
known at any time before the end of 70
years after the calendar year in which the
work was first made public; and
(b) the work is first made public before the
end of 50 years after the calendar year in
which the work was made
calendar year in which
the work was first made
public.
5 Sections 79 and 80
Repeal the sections, substitute:
79 References to any one or more of joint authors
A reference in section 32 to the author of a work is taken to be a
reference to any one or more of the authors of the work if the work
is a work of joint authorship.
79A References to the identity of none of joint authors being
generally known
A reference in any of the following provisions to the identity of the
author of a work not being generally known is taken to be a
reference to the identity of none of the authors of the work being
generally known if the work is a work of joint authorship:
(a) item 3 of the table in subsection 33(2);
(b) item 2 or 3 of the table in subsection 33(3).
80 References to whichever of joint authors died last
A reference in any of the following provisions to the author of a
work is taken to be a reference to the author who died last if the
work is a work of joint authorship to which section 81 does not
apply:
(a) item 1 or 2 of the table in subsection 33(2);
(b) item 1 of the table in subsection 33(3);
(c) section 51.
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6 Subsection 81(2)
Omit “or could be ascertained by reasonable inquiry”.
7 Subsection 81(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(3) A reference in any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (3A)
to the author of the work is taken to be a reference to:
(a) the author whose identity was disclosed; or
(b) if the identity of 2 or more of the authors was disclosed—
whichever of those authors died last.
(3A) The provisions are as follows:
(a) item 1 or 2 of the table in subsection 33(2);
(b) item 1 of the table in subsection 33(3).
8 Paragraph 81(4)(b)
Omit “or can be ascertained by reasonable inquiry”.
9 Sections 93 and 94
Repeal the sections, substitute:
93 Duration of copyright in sound recordings and films
(1) This section applies to copyright that subsists in copyright material
under this Part, if the material is:
(a) a sound recording; or
(b) a cinematograph film.
Copyright material first made public before 1 January 2019
(2) The copyright continues to subsist until 70 years after the calendar
year in which the copyright material was first made public if the
material was first made public before 1 January 2019.
Copyright material never made public, and material first made
public on or after 1 January 2019
(3) The following table has effect if the copyright material was not
first made public before 1 January 2019.
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1 January 2019
Item Column 1
If …
Column 2
the copyright continues
to subsist until …
1 the copyright material is first made public
before the end of 50 years after the calendar
year in which the material was made
70 years after the
calendar year in which
the material was first
made public.
2 item 1 does not apply 70 years after the
calendar year in which
the copyright material
was made.
10 At the end of paragraph 129(2)(a)
Add “and”.
11 Paragraph 129(2)(c)
Omit “or can be ascertained by reasonable inquiry”.
12 Sections 180 and 181
Repeal the sections, substitute:
180 Duration of Crown copyright in original works, sound
recordings and films
Copyright in copyright material subsists until 50 years after the
calendar year in which the material is made if:
(a) the material is a work, sound recording or cinematograph
film; and
(b) the Commonwealth or a State:
(a) is the owner; or
(b) would, but for an agreement to which section 179
applies, be the owner;
of copyright in the material.
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13 Before section 184
Insert:
Division 1—Foreign countries
14 Before section 186
Insert:
Division 2—International organizations
15 At the end of paragraph 187(1)(a)
Add “and”.
16 Paragraph 187(1)(b)
Repeal the paragraph.
17 At the end of paragraph 187(2)(a)
Add “and”.
18 Paragraph 187(2)(b)
Repeal the paragraph.
19 At the end of section 187
Add:
(4) This section has effect subject to section 188A.
20 At the end of paragraph 188(1)(a)
Add “and”.
21 Paragraph 188(1)(b)
Repeal the paragraph.
22 At the end of paragraph 188(2)(a)
Add “and”.
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23 Paragraph 188(2)(b)
Repeal the paragraph.
24 At the end of paragraph 188(3)(a)
Add “and”.
25 Paragraph 188(3)(b)
Repeal the paragraph.
26 At the end of section 188
Add:
(5) This section has effect subject to section 188A.
27 At the end of Part VIII
Add:
188A Duration of international organization copyright
(1) This section applies to copyright that subsists in copyright material
under section 187 or 188.
Copyright material first made public before 1 January 2019
(2) The copyright continues to subsist, subject to subsection (4), until
70 years after the calendar year in which the copyright material
was first made public if the material was first made public before
1 January 2019.
Copyright material never made public, and material first made
public on or after 1 January 2019
(3) The following table has effect, subject to subsection (4), if the
copyright material was not first made public before 1 January
2019.
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1 January 2019
Item Column 1
If …
Column 2
the copyright continues
to subsist until …
1 the copyright material is first made public
before the end of 50 years after the calendar
year in which the material was made
70 years after the
calendar year in which
the material was first
made public.
2 item 1 does not apply 70 years after the
calendar year in which
the copyright material
was made.
Editions
(4) If the copyright material is an edition to which subsection 188(3)
applies, the copyright continues to subsist until 25 years after the
calendar year in which the edition was first made public.
28 Sections 233 to 235
Repeal the sections, substitute:
235 Crown copyright in films
(1) This section applies to a cinematograph film made before the
commencement of this Act.
(2) Section 178 does not apply in relation to the film.
(3) Sections 176, 177 and 180 apply:
(a) in relation to the film in accordance with subsection 222(1) if
the film was an original dramatic work (within the meaning
of section 204); and
(b) in relation to photographs forming part of the film in the
same way as those sections apply in relation to photographs
not forming part of a cinematograph film.
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29 Application of amendments
The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to copyright
material made before, on or after the commencement of this item.
30 Transitional provision
If the amendments made by this Schedule would have the effect that
copyright in copyright material ceased to subsist at a time occurring
before the commencement of this item, that copyright ceases to subsist
on the commencement of this item, instead of at that earlier time.
31 Compensation for acquisition of property
(1) If the operation of this Schedule would result in an acquisition of
property (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution)
from a person otherwise than on just terms (within the meaning of that
paragraph), the Commonwealth is liable to pay a reasonable amount of
compensation to the person.
(2) If the Commonwealth and the person do not agree on the amount of the
compensation, the person may institute proceedings in:
(a) the Federal Court of Australia; or
(b) the Supreme Court of a State or Territory;
for the recovery from the Commonwealth of such reasonable amount of
compensation as the court determines.
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Part 1—References to Attorney-General
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1 Section 135ZZX
Omit “Attorney-General”, substitute “Minister”.
2 Subsection 183(6)
Omit “by the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth or the
Attorney-General of the State.”, substitute:
by:
(a) in the case of the Commonwealth—the Minister; or
(b) in the case of a State—the Minister of the State with
responsibility for copyright.
3 Subsection 183D(1)
Omit “Attorney-General”, substitute “Minister”.
4 Paragraph 183D(4)(b)
Omit “Attorney-General”, substitute “Minister”.
5 Subsection 183D(5)
Omit “Attorney-General” (wherever occurring), substitute “Minister”.
6 Section 183E
Omit “Attorney-General”, substitute “Minister”.
7 Transitional—amendments do not affect things done
Things done under amended provisions
(1) Subitem (2) applies to a thing done under a provision of the Copyright
Act 1968 if:
(a) the provision is amended by an item of this Part; and
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(b) the thing was in force immediately before the
commencement of that item.
(2) The thing has effect, after the commencement of that item, as if it had
been done under that provision as amended by that item. However, this
is not taken to change the time at which the thing was actually done.
Amendments do not affect requirements for things done
(3) Subitem (4) applies to a thing done under the Copyright Act 1968 if:
(a) the thing was in force, and complied with a requirement of
that Act, immediately before the commencement of an item
of this Part; and
(b) immediately after the commencement of that item, the thing
fails to comply with that requirement solely because of the
amendments of that Act made by that item.
(4) Disregard those amendments when considering, on and after the
commencement of that item, whether the thing complies with that
requirement.
Meaning of thing done
(5) In this item, a thing done includes:
(a) the making of an instrument; and
(b) the making of a decision.
8 Instrument may deal with transitional etc. matters
(1) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules prescribing
matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or
application provisions) relating to the amendments or repeals made by
this Part.
(2) To avoid doubt, the rules may not do the following:
(a) create an offence or civil penalty;
(b) provide powers of:
(i) arrest or detention; or
(ii) entry, search or seizure;
(c) impose a tax;
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(d) set an amount to be appropriated from the Consolidated
Revenue Fund under an appropriation in this Act or an Act
amended by this Part;
(e) directly amend the text of this Act or an Act amended by this
Part.
(3) This Part (other than subitem (2) of this item) does not limit the rules
that may be made for the purposes of subitem (1).
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9 Subsection 10(1)
Insert:
international agreement means:
(a) a convention to which Australia is a party; or
(b) an agreement or arrangement between Australia and a foreign
country, including an agreement, arrangement or
understanding between a Minister and an official or authority
of a foreign country.
10 Subsection 184(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(3) Before the Governor-General makes a regulation for the purposes
of subsection (1) applying a provision of this Act in relation to a
country other than Australia:
(a) the country must be a party to an international agreement
specified, in relation to the provision of this Act, by the
regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or
(b) the Minister must be satisfied that adequate protection is or
will be given under the law of the country to owners of
copyright under this Act in the class of works or other
subject-matter to which the provision of this Act relates.
11 Subsection 185(1)
Repeal the subsection.
12 Subsection 185(2)
Omit “Regulations made for the purposes of this section may”,
substitute “The regulations may, subject to subsection (3),”.
13 Subsection 185(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
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(3) Before the Governor-General makes a regulation for the purposes
of subsection (2) in relation to a country:
(a) the Minister must be satisfied that that the law of the country:
(i) does not give adequate protection to Australian works;
or
(ii) does not give adequate protection in relation to a class
or classes of such works;
(whether the lack of protection relates to the nature of the
work or the nationality, citizenship or country of residence of
its author, or all of those matters); and
(b) the Minister must have regard to the nature and extent of that
lack of protection.
14 Subsection 186(1)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(1) The regulations may, subject to subsection (1A), declare an
organization:
(a) of which 2 or more countries, or the Governments of 2 or
more countries, are members; or
(b) that is constituted by persons representing 2 or more
countries, or representing the Governments of 2 or more
countries;
to be an international organization to which this Act applies.
(1A) Before the Governor-General makes a regulation for the purposes
of subsection (1) in relation to an organization, the Minister must
be satisfied that it is desirable that this Act should apply in relation
to the organization.
15 Subsection 248U(3)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(3) Before the Governor-General makes a regulation for the purposes
of subsection (1) applying a provision of this Part in relation to a
foreign country:
(a) the country must be a party to an international agreement
specified, in relation to the provision of this Part, by the
regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or
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(b) the Minister must be satisfied that adequate protection is or
will be given under the law of the country to performers in
performances:
(i) protected under this Act; and
(ii) to which the provision of this Part relates.
16 Subsection 248V(1)
Repeal the subsection.
17 Subsection 248V(2)
Omit “Regulations made for the purposes of this section may”,
substitute “The regulations may, subject to subsection (3),”.
18 At the end of section 248V
Add:
(3) Before the Governor-General makes a regulation for the purposes
of subsection (2) in relation to a foreign country:
(a) the Minister must be satisfied that that the law of the country
does not give adequate protection to Australian performances
(whether the lack of protection relates to all or any of the
ways that the provisions may be applied by the regulations
under subsection 248U(1)); and
(b) the Minister must have regard to the nature and extent of that
lack of protection.
19 Application of amendments
The amendments made by items 10 to 18 of this Schedule apply in
relation to a regulation made on or after the commencement of this
item.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 22 March 2017
Senate on 29 March 2017]
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