What law governs copyright in Australia?
Copyright Act 1968
Copyright exists in works and other subject-matter by virtue of the Copyright Act 1968. The only exception to this is in relation to certain limited prerogative rights of the Crown in respect of copyright in Acts of Parliament.
Regulations
The Copyright Regulations 1969, the Copyright Tribunal (Procedure) Regulations 1969 and the Copyright (International Protection) Regulations 1969 specify matters related to the operation of the Copyright Act.
Access to the law
The Copyright Act and Regulations are constantly under review and are amended from time to time. Access to electronic versions of Commonwealth legislation is available through the Attorney-General's Department’s legal information retrieval system, ComLaw.
- ComLaw - Attorney-General's Department’s legal information retrieval system
- Latest consolidation of the Copyright Act 1968 - ComLaw
- Latest consolidation of the Copyright Regulations 1969 - ComLaw
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