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of legal proceedings
Division 5—Works made before 1 July, 1912
243 Interpretation
244 Application
245 Rights conferred by Copyright Act, 1911
246 Performing rights
247 Contributions to periodicals
248 Assignments and licences
Part XIA—Performers' protection
Division 1—Preliminary
248A Interpretation
248B Educational purposes
248C Exempt recordings cease to be exempt recordings in certain circumstances
248CA Protection period
248D Private and domestic use
248F Application
Division 2—Actions by performers
248G What constitutes unauthorised use
248H Copying sound recordings for broadcasting
248J Actions for unauthorised use
248K Exercise of jurisdiction
248L Appeals
248M Jurisdiction of Federal Court
248MA Jurisdiction of Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)
248N Right to bring an action not assignable
Division 3—Offences
Subdivision A—General offences
248P Scope of this Subdivision
248PA Unauthorised direct recording during protection period
248PB Unauthorised indirect recording during protection period
248PC Unauthorised communication to public during 20‑year protection period
248PD Playing unauthorised recording publicly during 20‑year protection period
248PE Possessing equipment to make or copy unauthorised recording
248PF Copying unauthorised recording
248PG Unauthorised copying of exempt recording
248PH Unauthorised copying of authorised sound recording
248PI Selling etc. unauthorised recording
248PJ Distributing unauthorised recording
248PK Commercial possession or import of unauthorised recording
248PL Exhibiting unauthorised recording in public by way of trade
248PM Importing unauthorised recording for exhibition by way of trade
Subdivision B—Acts relating to sound recordings of performances given before 1 July 1995
248QA Scope of this Subdivision
248QB Possessing equipment for copying unauthorised sound recording
248QC Copying unauthorised sound recording
248QD Selling etc. unauthorised sound recording
248QE Distributing unauthorised sound recording
248QF Commercial possession or import of unauthorised sound recording
248QG Exhibiting unauthorised sound recording in public by way of trade
248QH Importing unauthorised sound recording for exhibition by way of trade
Subdivision C—Prosecution and infringement notices
248R Courts in which offences may be prosecuted
248S Protection against multiple proceedings for same act
248SA Infringement notices
Subdivision D—Destruction or delivery up of unauthorised recordings
248T Destruction or delivery up of unauthorised recordings
Division 4—Extension of protection to foreign countries
248U Application to foreign countries
248V Denial of protection to citizens of countries not giving adequate protection to Australian performances
Part XII—Regulations
249 Regulations
The Schedule
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

An Act relating to copyright and the protection of certain performances, and for other purposes

Part I—Preliminary