Copyright Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting
with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and pursuant to section 4 of
the
Dated 23 January 1990.
BILL HAYDEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
Stewart West
Minister of State for Administrative Services
for and on behalf of the
Attorney-General
(S.R. 455/89) Cat No. 14/16.1.1990
“23a. For the purposes of this Part, ‘administering body’, ‘broadcast’, ‘collecting society’, ‘institution’, ‘relevant copyright owner’ and ‘rules’ have the same meaning respectively as in Part VA of the Act.
“23b. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 135k (1) (a) of the Act, the administering body must mark, or cause to be marked, each copy, or any container in which such copy is kept, in the following way, namely, by specifying, in relation to the copy, or, where a container is marked, in relation to each copy contained in the container:
(a) the following particulars:
(i) the name of the institution for which the administering body made the copy or caused it to be made;
(ii) a reference to Part VA of the Act;
(iii) the day on which the broadcast that was copied commenced;
(iv) where the copy was made on a day other than the day on which the broadcast commenced—the day on which the copy of that broadcast was made; or
(b) the relevant identifying number of the copy; or
(c) where particulars other than the particulars referred to in paragraph (a) have been agreed upon between the administering body and the collecting society—those other particulars.
“(2) In this regulation,
(a) identify the institution; and
(b) locate, in relation to each such copy made, a copy of the copying record made by the body, being a record made, or caused to be made, under paragraph 135k (1) (b) of the Act.
“23c. For the purposes of paragraph 135k (1) (b) of the Act. the following particulars are prescribed;
(a) the name of the institution for which the administering body made the copy or caused the copy to be made;
(b) the Part of the Act in reliance on which the copying was carried out;
(c) the day on which the copying was carried out;
(d) the title, or other identification, of the program, or of each of the programs, included in the broadcast that was copied;
(e) the name or call sign of the broadcasting station that made the broadcast;
(f) the day on which, and the time when, the broadcast commenced;
(g) the number of copies of the broadcast made by the administering body.
“23d. For the purposes of paragraph 135k (1) (c) of the Act, a retention period of 2 years is prescribed.
“23e. Copies of all records that relate to any copying of a broadcast carried out by, or on behalf of, the administering body during a period of 3 months commencing on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October in any year (being copies that are to be sent to the collecting society under paragraph 135k (1) (d) of the Act) must be sent by registered or certified mail not later than 21 days after the end of that 3 month period.
“23f. For the purposes of paragraph 135k (2) (a) of the Act, a record of the copying of a broadcast may be kept in any manner that permits the information in the record to be elicited by the use of a computer.
“23g. For the purposes of paragraph 135k (2) (b) of the Act, the form in Schedule11aa is prescribed.
“23h. For the purposes of subsection 135k (3) of the Act, the administering body must mark, or cause to be marked, each copy, or any container in which such copy is kept, in the following way, namely, by specifying, in relation to the copy, or, where a container is marked, in relation to each copy contained in the container:
(a) the particulars referred to in paragraph 23b (1) (a); or
(b) where other particulars have been agreed upon between the administering body and the collecting society—those other particulars.
“23j. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 135p (3) (d) of the Act, in relation to the rules of the collecting society, the following provisions are prescribed, namely:
(a) that accounting periods be determined, in accordance with the rules, by the collecting society for accounting purposes and that no such period extend beyond 30 June in any year;
(b) that a consistent practice be followed with regard to attributing the receipts and expenditure of the collecting society to a particular accounting period;
(c) that the collecting society exercise reasonable diligence in the collection of amounts of equitable remuneration, having regard to the expenses likely to be incurred in the collection of such amounts;
(d) that the total amount of any gifts for cultural or benevolent purposes made by the collecting society in respect of any accounting period be an amount not exceeding such percentage of the total amount of equitable remuneration received by the society in respect of that period as is specified in the rules;
(e) that the administrative costs and other outgoings of the collecting society paid by the society out of the amounts of equitable remuneration collected by it be reasonable;
(f) that the distributable amount, in respect of each accounting period of the collecting society, be allocated in accordance with a scheme of allocation (in this regulation called ‘the scheme’) that:
(i) is determined in accordance with the rules; and
(ii) includes criteria for allocation that are specified in the rules; and
(iii) provides for the allocation of potential shares in the distributable amount to qualified persons;
(g) that, in relation to each potential share in the distributable amount allocated in accordance with the scheme of the collecting society, an amount representing that potential share:
(i) where the qualified person to whom that share was allocated is, at the time of the allocation, a member of the society— be distributed, as soon as is reasonably possible after the allocation, to that qualified person; or
(ii) where the qualified person to whom that share was allocated is not, at the time of the allocation, a member of the society:
(a) be paid, as soon as is reasonably possible after the allocation, into a trust fund operated by the society for purposes referred to in paragraph (h); and
(b) subject to sub-subparagraph (c), be held in that fund in accordance with the rules of the society; and
(c) if the qualified person, or that person’s agent, becomes a member while the amount representing that person’s
potential share is held in the trust fund—be distributed to that person or that person’s agent, whichever first becomes the member, as soon as is reasonably possible after that person, or that person’s agent, as the case may be, becomes a member;
(h) that a trust fund be operated by the collecting society for purposes that include the holding on trust for any relevant copyright owner who is not a member of the society, and whose agent is not a member, of any potential share allocated to that owner in accordance with the scheme;
(i) that any part of a distributable amount, being a part that, in relation to an accounting period, cannot for any reason be allocated or distributed, be held on trust in the trust fund referred to in paragraph (h) until distribution becomes possible or until the end of a specified period of not less than 4 years, whichever happens first;
(j) that a member of the collecting society, including a member who is a relevant copyright owner or the agent of a relevant copyright owner, be entitled to reasonable access to the records of the society.
“(2) In this regulation:
‘distributable amount’ ,in relation to an accounting period of the collecting society, means the amount of equitable remuneration received by the society that is:(a) attributable to that period (in accordance with the practice of the society); or
(b) otherwise available for distribution;
after the payment or reservation, out of that amount, of:
(c) amounts attributable to that period, including:
(i) gifts made by the society; and
(ii) administrative costs and other outgoings of the society; and
(d) amounts to be carried forward, in accordance with the rules of the society, to the next accounting period;
‘equitable remuneration’ means the equitable remuneration payable by administering bodies under section 135h or 135j of the Act;
‘potential share’ ,in relation to a distributable amount, means a share in that amount in relation to which share the distribution of an amount representing that share will take place in the circumstances referred to in subparagraph (1) (g) (i) or (ii);
‘qualified person’ ,in relation to a collecting society, means:(a) a member of the collecting society who is a relevant copyright owner or the agent of a relevant copyright owner; or
(b) a relevant copyright owner who is not a member of the collecting society and whose agent, if any, is not a member.
“23k. For the purposes of this Part, ‘blank tape’, ‘collecting society’, ‘relevant copyright owner’, ‘royalty’, ‘rules’ and ‘vendor’ have the same meaning respectively as in Part VC of the Act.
“23l. For the purposes of sections 135zzr, 135zzs and 135zzt of the Act, the following organisations are prescribed:
(a) the Australian Broadcasting Corporation;
(b) the Special Broadcasting Service;
(c) any other organisation that is included in one of the following classes of organisations:
(i) bodies, whether incorporated or not, constituted by a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory;
(ii) bodies administering archives;
(iii) bodies administering libraries, other than libraries that are conducted for the profit, direct or indirect, of an individual or individuals;
(iv) bodies administering museums or art galleries;
(v) bodies administering educational institutions, institutions assisting handicapped readers or institutions assisting intellectually handicapped persons;
(vi) organisations that are the holders of licences or permits granted under the
Broadcasting Act 1942 ;(vii) organisations that are persons prescribed for the purposes of subparagraph 91 (a) (iii) of the Act;
(viii) organisations that are persons prescribed for the purposes of subparagraph 91 (c) (iii) of the Act.
“23m. For the purposes of paragraph 135zzr (a) of the Act, the following particulars of the sale are prescribed:
(a) the name of the vendor;
(b) the date of the sale;
(c) the reference number of the invoice, if any, made out by the vendor in respect of the sale.
“23n. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 135zzs (1) (b) of the Act, the following particulars of the purchase are prescribed:
(a) the name of the vendor;
(b) the date of the purchase;
(c) the name and address of the organisation or body that purchased the tape and the exemption number, if any, of that organisation or body;
(d) the reference number of the invoice, if any, given by the vendor to the purchaser in respect of the purchase.
“(2) For the purposes of subparagraph 135zzs (3) (b) (i) of the Act, the following particulars of the purchase are prescribed:
(a) the name of the vendor;
(b) the date of the purchase;
(c) the name and address of the person or body that purchased the tape.
“23p. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 135zzu (3) (d) of the Act, in relation to the rules of the collecting society, the following provisions are prescribed, namely:
(a) that accounting periods be determined, in accordance with the rules, by the collecting society for accounting purposes and that no such period extend beyond 30 June in any year;
(b) that a consistent practice be followed with regard to attributing the receipts and expenditure of the collecting society to a particular accounting period;
(c) that the collecting society ensure that amounts of royalties are collected, in so far as is practicable, having regard to the expenses likely to be incurred in the collection of such amounts;
(d) that the total amount of any gifts for cultural or benevolent purposes made by the collecting society in respect of any accounting period be an amount not exceeding such percentage of the total amount of the royalties received by the society in respect of that period as is specified in the rules;
(e) that the administrative costs and other outgoings of the collecting society paid by the society out of the amounts of royalties collected by it be reasonable;
(f) that the distributable amount, in respect of each accounting period of the collecting society, be allocated in accordance with a scheme of allocation (in this regulation called ‘the scheme’) that:
(i) is determined in accordance with the rules; and
(ii) includes criteria for allocation that are specified in the rules; and
(iii) provides for the allocation of potential shares in the distributable amount to qualified persons;
(g) that, in relation to each potential share in the distributable amount allocated in accordance with the scheme of the collecting society, an amount representing that potential share:
(i) where the qualified person to whom that share was allocated is, at the time of the allocation, a member of the society— be distributed, as soon as is reasonably possible after the allocation, to that qualified person; or
(ii) where the qualified person to whom that share was allocated is not, at the time of the allocation, a member of the society:
(a) be paid, as soon as is reasonably possible after the allocation, into a trust fund operated by the society for purposes referred to in paragraph (h); and
(b) subject to sub-subparagraph (c), be held in that fund in accordance with the rules of the society; and
(c) if the qualified person, or that person’s agent, becomes a member while the amount representing that person’s potential share is held in the trust fund—be distributed to that person or that person’s agent, whichever first becomes the member, as soon as is reasonably possible after that person, or that person’s agent, as the case may be, becomes a member;
(h) that a trust fund be operated by the collecting society for purposes that include the holding on trust for any relevant copyright owner who is not a member of the society, and whose agent is not a member, of any amount allocated to that owner in accordance with the scheme;
(i) that any part of a distributable amount, being a part that, in relation to an accounting period, cannot for any reason be allocated or distributed, be held on trust in the trust fund referred to in paragraph (h) until distribution becomes possible or until the end of a specified period of not less than 4 years, whichever happens first;
(j) that a member of the collecting society, including a member who is a relevant copyright owner or the agent of a relevant copyright owner, be entitled to reasonable access to the records of the society.
“(2) In this regulation:
‘distributable amount’ ,in relation to an accounting period of the collecting society, means the amount of royalties received by the society that is:(a) attributable to that period (in accordance with the practice of the society); or
(b) otherwise available for distribution;
after the payment or reservation, out of that amount, of:
(c) amounts attributable to that period, including:
(i) gifts made by the society; and
(ii) administrative costs and other outgoings of the society; and
(d) amounts to be carried forward, in accordance with the rules of the society, to the next accounting period;
‘potential share’, in relation to a distributable amount, means a share in that amount in relation to which share the distribution of an amount representing that share will take place in the circumstances referred to in subparagraph (1) (g) (i) or (ii);
‘qualified person’, in relation to a collecting society, means:(a) a member of the collecting society who is a relevant copyright owner or the agent of a relevant copyright owner; or
(b) a relevant copyright owner who is not a member of the collecting society and whose agent, if any, is not a member.
RECORD OF THE COPYING OF A
BROADCAST IN RELIANCE ON PART VA OF THE
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2. The day on which the copying was carried out: | ………………………………………… |
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5. The day on which the broadcast commenced: | ………………………………………… |
6. The time when the broadcast commenced: | ………………………………………… |
7. The number of copies made of the broadcast; | ………………………………………… |
1.
Notified in the
2. Statutory Rules 1969 No. 58 as amended by Statutory Rules 1981 Nos. 148 and 355; 1982 No. 65; 1983 Nos. 126. 128 and 293; 1984 Nos. 175 and 275; 1987 No. 34; 1988 No. 125. 1990 No. 4
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