Copyright Notice Copyright in Legislation and Other Material Notice (1996-490) [GG No 110 of 27.9.1996] (NSW)

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1996 No 490

New South Wales NOTICE
COPYRIGHT IN LEGISLATION AND OTHER MATERIAL

Whereas:

(1) it is recognised that the Crown has copyright in the legislation of New South Wales and in certain other material, including but not limited to prerogative rights and privileges of the Crown in the nature of copyright, and that it is desirable in the interests of the people of New South Wales that access to such legislation and material should not be impeded except in limited special circumstances, and
(2) a notice relating to such copyright was published in Government
Gazette No 94 of 27 August 1993, and
(3) it is expedient to extend the authorisation to publish and otherwise deal with such legislation and material, as provided for in that notice:

I, The Honourable J W Shaw QC, MLC, Attorney General for the State of New South Wales, make and publish this instrument on behalf of the State of New South Wales.
1 Definitions
legislative material means:
In this instrument:
authorisation means the authorisation granted by this instrument.
copyright includes any prerogative right or privilege of the

(a) Acts of the Parliament of New South Wales, and

(b)

statutory rules within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1987, and

(c)

environmental planning instruments within the meaning of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, and

(d)

proclamations or orders made under an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales and published in the Government Gazette, and

(e)

admission rules made under the Legal Profession Act 1987 and rules made by the costs assessors’ rules committee under section 208R of that Act, and

(f)

any other instruments that are required under any law to be made, approved or confirmed by the Governor or a Minister of State for New South Wales and that are published in the Government Gazette, and

Published in Gazette No 110 of 27 September 1996, page 6611 Page 1

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Clause 1

Notice—Copyright in legislation and other material

(g) provisions applying as a law of New South Wales, by virtue of an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales, and
(h) any of the above in the form in which they are officially printed or reprinted, and with or without the inclusion of further amendments duly made, and
(i) official explanatory notes and memoranda published in connection with any of the above, and

(j) tables of provisions, indexes or notes published with any
of the above.

State means the State of New South Wales, and includes the
Crown in right of the State of New South Wales.

2 Authorisation

Any publisher is by this instrument authorised to publish and otherwise deal with any legislative material, subject to the following conditions:

(a)
copyright in the legislative material continues to reside in State reserves the right at any time to revoke, vary or

(b)

withdraw the authorisation if the conditions of its grant are breached and otherwise on reasonable notice,

(c)

any publication of material pursuant to the authorisation must not indicate directly or indirectly that it is an official version of the material,

(d)

the arms of the State must not be used in connection with the publication of material pursuant to the authorisation, except with the further authority of the Governor (acting with the advice of the Executive Council) or of the Attorney General,

(e)

any publication of material pursuant to the authorisation is required to be accurately reproduced in proper context and to be of an appropriate standard.

3 Non-enforcement of copyright

The State will not enforce copyright in legislative material to the extent that it is published or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the authorisation. For this purpose, the authorisation has effect as a licence binding on the State.

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Notice—Copyright in legislation and other material Clause 4
4 Revocation, variation or withdrawal of authorisation
Any revocation, variation or withdrawal of the authorisation may be effected generally or in relation to specified publishers or specified classes of publishers. The authorisation may also be revoked, varied or withdrawn in relation to specified legislative material or specified classes of legislative material. Any such revocation, variation or withdrawal may be by notice in the Government Gazette, or by notice to any particular publisher, or
in any other way as determined from time to time by the Attorney
General.

5 Unauthorised Documents Act 1922
Attention is drawn to the Unauthorised Documents Act 1922, which restricts use of the State coat of arms.
6 Copyright Act 1968 of the Commonwealth
Nothing in this instrument affects the rights of any person (other than the State) under the Copyright Act 1968 of the Common wealth.
7 Previous instrument
This instrument is intended to replace the instrument published in Government Gazette No 94 of 27 August 1993 in relation to copyright, and accordingly the authorisation granted by the previous instrument is subsumed by the authorisation granted by this instrument. However, this instrument does not affect any rights or liabilities accrued or accruing under the previous instrument.
Dated at Sydney this 17th day of September 1996.

The Hon J W Shaw QC, MLC
Attorney General.

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(1)	it is recognised that the Crown has copyright in the legislation of New South Wales and in certain other material, including but not limited to prerogative rights and privileges of the Crown in the nature of copyright, and that it is desirable in the interests of the people of New South Wales that access to such legislation and material should not be impeded except in limited special circumstances, and
(2)	a notice relating to such copyright was published in Government Gazette No 94 of 27 August 1993, and
(3)	it is expedient to extend the authorisation to publish and otherwise deal with such legislation and material, as provided for in that notice:

(a)	Acts of the Parliament of New South Wales, and
(b)	statutory rules within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1987, and
(c)	environmental planning instruments within the meaning of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, and
(d)	proclamations or orders made under an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales and published in the Government Gazette, and
(e)	admission rules made under the Legal Profession Act 1987 and rules made by the costs assessors’ rules committee under section 208R of that Act, and
(f)	any other instruments that are required under any law to be made, approved or confirmed by the Governor or a Minister of State for New South Wales and that are published in the Government Gazette, and

(g)	provisions applying as a law of New South Wales, by virtue of an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales, and
(h)	any of the above in the form in which they are officially printed or reprinted, and with or without the inclusion of further amendments duly made, and

(b)	withdraw the authorisation if the conditions of its grant are breached and otherwise on reasonable notice,
(c)	any publication of material pursuant to the authorisation must not indicate directly or indirectly that it is an official version of the material,
(d)	the arms of the State must not be used in connection with the publication of material pursuant to the authorisation, except with the further authority of the Governor (acting with the advice of the Executive Council) or of the Attorney General,
(e)	any publication of material pursuant to the authorisation is required to be accurately reproduced in proper context and to be of an appropriate standard.