Copyright Law Review Committee

Crown Copyright

Bibliography

Cases

Amalgamated Society of Engineers v Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd (1920) 28 CLR 129

Atkins v Company of Stationers (1666) Carter 89

Attorney-General (NSW) v Butterworth & Co (Australia) Ltd (1937) 38 SR (NSW) 195

Austin v the Commonwealth (2003) 77 ALJR 491

Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v the Commonwealth (1992) 177 CLR 106

Baillieu v Australian Electoral Commission (1996) 63 FCR 210

Bank of NSW v The Commonwealth (1948) 76 CLR 1

Bank Voor Handel en Scheepvaart NV v Administrator of Hungarian Property [1954] AC 584

Banks v Manchester 128 US 244 (1888).

Bayside City Council v Telstra Corporation Limited [2004] HCA 19 (28 April 2004)

Catnic Components Lt v Hill & Smith Ltd [1978] F.S.R. 405

Commonwealth v Fairfax (1980) 147 CLR 39

Commonwealth of Australia v Oceantalk Australia [1998] 34 FCA

Commonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 158 CLR 1

Commonwealth v Rhind (1966) 119 CLR 584

The Company of Stationers v Seymour (1677) 1 Mod 256

Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v State Bank of NSW (1992) 174 CLR 219

Desktop Marketing Systems v Telstra (2002) 55 IPR 1

Director-General of Education v Public Service Association of New South Wales (1985) 4 IPR 552

Dunn v R [1896] 1 QB 116

Ex parte Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd; Re Australian Broadcasting Commission (1982) 42 ALR 58

Eyre & Strahan v Carnan (1781) Bac Abr, Volume VI 509

FCT v Official Liquidator of EO Farley Ltd (1940) 63 CLR 278

FCT v Barrett (1973) 129 CLR 395

Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Official Liquidator of EO Farley Ltd (1940) 63 CLR 278

Inglis v Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia (1969) 119 CLR 334

Ironside v H.M Attorney-General [1988] 197

Kruger v The Commonwealth (1997) 190 CLR 1

Land Transport Safety Authority of New Zealand v Glogau [1999] 1 NZLR 261

Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 189 CLR 520

Linter Group Ltd (in liq) v Price Waterhouse (2000) VSC 90

Maguire v Simpson (1977) 139 CLR 362

Melbourne Corporation v The Commonwealth (1947) 74 CLR 31

Millar v Taylor (1769) 4 Burr 2303

Manners v Blair (1828) III Blight NS 391, 4 ER 1379

Nelan v Downes (1917) 23 CLR 546

News Pty Ltd v Wills (1992) 177 CLR 1

Nintendo Co Ltd v Centronics Systems Pty Ltd (1994) 181 CLR 134

Nixon v A-G [1930] 1 Ch 566

Performing Right Society v Mitchell and Booker (Palais de Danse) Ltd [1924] 1 KB 762

Queensland Electricity Commission v The Commonwealth (1985) 159 CLR 192

Queensland Stations Pty Ltd v FCT (1945) 70 CLR 539

Re Australasian Performing Right Association Ltd; Re Australian Broadcasting Commission (1982) 45 ALR 153

Re Hawthorn Pty Ltd & ors v State Bank of South Australia and anor (1993) 112 ALR 691

Reference by Australian Spatial Copyright Collections Ltd [2004] ACopyT 1 (5 May 2004)

Roper v Streater (1672) Bac. Abr. 7^th ed., Vol. VI, London 1832

State Bank of NSW v Commonwealth Bank of Australia (1986) 161 CLR 639

State Electricity Commission of Victoria v City of South Melbourne (1968) 118 CLR 504

Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16

Superannuation Fund Investment Trust v Commissioner of Stamps (SA) (1979) 26 ALR 99

Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd (1994) 182 CLR 104

The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge v Richardson (1802) 6 Ves Jun 691, 31 ER 1260

Townsville Hospitals Board v Council of the City of Townsville (1982) 149 CLR 282

Universities of Oxford and Cambridge v Eyre & Spottiswoode Ltd [1964] 1 Ch 736

Victoria v Australian Building Construction Employees’ and Builders Labourers’ Federation (1982) 152 CLR 25

VUWSA v Government Printer [1973] 2 NZLR 21

West Lakes Ltd v South Australia (1980) 25 SASR 389

Legislation

Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth)

Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 (NZ)

Archives Act 1983 (Cth)

Australia Act 1986 (Cth)

Canada Federal Law Order S1/97-5, 8 January 1997

Circuit Layouts Act 1989 (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia Constitution

Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 (Cth)

Copyright Act 1911 (Imperial)

Copyright Act 1912 (Cth)

Copyright Act 1956 (UK)

Copyright Act 1962 (NZ)

Copyright Act 1963 (Ireland)

Copyright Act 1985 C-42 (Can)

Copyright Act 1994 (NZ)

US Copyright Act 1976 (US)

Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 (Ireland)

Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48) (UK)

Council of Law Reporting Act 1969 (NSW)

Council of Law Reporting Act 1990 (Tas)

Council of Law Reporting in Victoria Act 1967 (Vic)

Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)

Crimes (Currency) Act 1981 (Cth)

Evidence Act 1958 (Vic)

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (Cth)

Freedom of Information Act 1989 (ACT)

Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth)

Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW)

Freedom of Information Act 1992 (Qld)

Freedom of Information Act 1991 (SA)

Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic)

Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA)

Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)

Law Reporting Act 1981 (WA)

Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (Cth)

Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Public Records Act 1973 (Vic)

Public Service Act 1999 (Cth)

Public Service Management and Employment Act 1998 (Vic)

Public Sector Act 1922 (Cth)

Public sector information, re-use of, Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003.

Public sector information, re-use of, Regulation (EC) 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001.

Racial Vilification Act 1996 (Cth)

Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)

US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004 (Cth)

Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth)

International agreements

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) 1994

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Berne Convention) 1886, as revised.

United Nations, ‘Draft Declaration of Principles’, World Summit on the Information Society, UN, Geneva 2003

WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) 1996

Articles

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Books, reports and other publications

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The Copyright Law Review Committee is a specialist advisory body established in 1983 to inquire into and report to Government on specific copyright law issues.

Note: The law as contained in this report is stated as at January 2005.