Public Lending Right Scheme (Electronic Books and Audiobooks) Modification 2023 (Cth)

Public Lending Right Scheme (Electronic Books and Audiobooks) Modification 2023

I, Tony Burke, Minister for the Arts, make the following instrument.

Dated   7 March 2023

Tony Burke

Minister for the Arts

Contents

1  Name........................................................................................................................................ 1

2  Commencement........................................................................................................................ 1

3  Authority.................................................................................................................................. 1

4  Schedules................................................................................................................................. 1

Schedule 1—Modifications  2

Public Lending Right Scheme 2016   2

1  Name

This instrument is the Public Lending Right Scheme (Electronic Books and Audiobooks) Modification 2023.

2  Commencement

  The whole of this instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

This instrument is made under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Public Lending Right Act 1985.

4  Schedules

The Public Lending Right Scheme 2016 is modified as set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.

Schedule 1—Modifications

Public Lending Right Scheme 2016

1  Section 3 (definition of book)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

book means a work that has been published, and includes:

(a)  printed books;

(b)  electronic books; and

(c)  audiobook versions of the kinds of works referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b),

but excludes:

(d)  magazines and other serial publications;

(e)  books designed for a single use (for example sticker books and workbooks); and

(f)  any other material determined by the Committee to be excluded from the Scheme.

Note:         A determination under paragraph (f) is a legislative instrument within the definition of the Legislation Act 2003.

2  Subsection 6(5)

Omit “reprinting”, substitute “re-releasing”.

3  Paragraph 8(1)(e)

Before “who”, insert “in the case of a printed book,”.

4  Paragraph 8(2)(e)

Before “who”, insert “in the case of a printed book,”.

5  Paragraph 10(1)(d)

After paragraph 10(1)(d), insert “and”.

6  Paragraph 10(1)(e)

After paragraph 10(1)(e), omit “; and”.

7  Paragraph 10(1)(f)

Repeal the paragraph.

8  Subsection 10(1) (second note)

Repeal the note.

9  Subsection 10(3)

Omit “reprint”, substitute “re-release”.

10  Subsection 11(4)

Omit “reprinted”, substitute “re-released”.

11  Section 12 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

12   Revised or re-released editions

12  Subsection 12(1)

Omit “re-issued”, substitute “re-released”.

13  Subsection 12(2)

Omit “re-issued”, substitute “re-released”.

14  Subsection 14(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2)  The creators’ public lending right rate of payment is provided by the following table:

Estimated number of copies of a book	Rate of payment
50 copies or more	$2.19 per copy
Table item not currently in use	Table item not currently in use

15  Subsection 15(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2)  The publishers’ public lending right rate of payment is provided by the following table:

Estimated number of copies of a book	Rate of payment
50 copies or more	54.75 cents per copy
Table item not currently in use	Table item not currently in use