Australian Government: Attorney-General's Department
Australian Government: Attorney-General's DepartmentAchieving a Just and Secure Society

Issues and reviews

The Attorney-General's Department deals with a variety of copyright issues including:

A number of copyright reviews have occurred in these areas:

2008
Copying photos and films for private use

Review of sections 47J and 110AA of the Copyright Act 1968

2005
Subscription Broadcasts Protecting subscription broadcasts
Fair use 'Fair Use' review
Review of one per cent cap Review of one per cent cap on licence fees paid to copyright owners for playing sound recordings on the radio
2003
Digital Agenda Reforms  Copyright Digital Agenda Reforms
2000
Enforcement  'Cracking down on copycats: Enforcement of copyright in Australia - Parliament of Australia'
IP and Competition  The Ergas Committee Report: Review of intellectual property legislation under the Competition Principles Agreement
Directors' Rights  Proposal for a Directors' copyright in films
1997
Music and Small Business  Don't Stop the Music - A report of the inquiry into copyright, music and small business - Parliament of Australia
Digital Agenda Reforms Copyright reform and the Digital Agenda