WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/NZL/C/1/Add.3 
19 July 2004 
 (04-3088) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 
OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
NEW ZEALAND 
 
Addendum
 
  The present document reproduces the text
1 of the following laws and regulations, as notified by New 
Zealand under Article 63.2 of the Ag reement (see document IP/N/1/NZL/4 ): 
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- Copyright Amendment Act 1999 2 
- Copyright Act Commencement Order 2000 3 
 
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA 
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
NOUVELLE-ZÉLANDE 
 
Addendum
 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 des lois et réglementations ci-après, notifiées par la Nouvelle-Zélande 
au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Acco rd (voir le document IP/N/1/NZL/4): 
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- Loi de 1999 portant modification de la Loi sur le droit d'auteur 2 
- Ordonnance de 2000 sur l'entrée en vigueur de la Loi sur le droit d'auteur 3 
 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de  los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relaciona dos con el Comercio  
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL 
NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2 
DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
NUEVA ZELANDIA 
 
Addendum  
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de las siguientes leyes y reglamentos, que Nueva Zelandia 
ha notificado en virtud del párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/NZL/4): 
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- Ley de Modificación de la Ley de  Derecho de Autor, de 1999 2 
- Decreto de entrada en vigor de la Ley de Derecho de Autor, de 2000 3 
                                                      
 1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.   IP/N/1/NZL/C/1/Add.3 
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 Copyright Amendment Act 1999 
 
Public Act 1999 No 124 
Date of assent 14 October 1999  
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An Act to amend the Copyright Act 1994 
 
BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows:  
1 Short Title  
 This Act may be cited as the Copyright Amendment Act 1999, and is part of the 
Copyright Act 1994 (“the principal Act”). 
 
2 Application of Part 9 to other entities 
 
(1) Substituted s204 of principal Act. 
 
(2) Substituted definition in s169 of principal Act. 
 
(2) The substitution by subsection (1) of a new section 204 of the principal Act for the 
existing section does not affect any order made under the existing section; and any 
such order may be amended or revoked by  an order made under the substituted 
section. 
 
3 Application of Act (other than Part 9) to other entities 
 
(1) Substituted s232 of principal Act . 
 (2) Substituted  definition in s2(1) of principal Act.  
 
(3) The substitution by subsection (1) of a new section 232 of the principal Act for the 
existing section does not affect any order made under the existing section; and any 
such order may be amended or revoked by  an order made under the substituted 
section. 
 4 Spent transitional provision repealed 
  Repealed s203 of principal Act.
  IP/N/1/NZL/C/1/Add.3 
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 Copyright Act Commencement Order 2000 
 
SR 2000/245  
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Michael Hardie Boys, Governor-General 
 
Order in Council 
 
At Wellington this 13th day of November 2000 
 
Present: 
The Hon Jim Anderton presiding in Council 
 
 Pursuant to section 27(2) of the Copyri ght Act 1994, His Excellency the Governor-
General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes 
the following order. 
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Order 
 
1 Title 
  This order is the Copyright Act Commencement Order 2000.  
2 Commencement of section 27(1) of Copyright Act 1994 
  Section 27(1) of the Copyright Act 1994 comes into force on 1 April 2001.
 
 
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