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Copyright Act 1968

No. 63, 1968

Compilation No. 64

Compilation date: 11 December 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 115, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Copyright Act 1968 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 December 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
4 Extension to external Territories
5 Exclusion of Imperial Copyright Act, 1911
6 Repeal of Copyright Acts
7 Act to bind the Crown
8 Copyright not to subsist except by virtue of this Act
8A Prerogative rights of the Crown in the nature of copyright
9 Operation of other laws
9A Application of the Criminal Code
Part II—Interpretation
10 Interpretation
10AA Non‑infringing copy of a sound recording
10AB Non‑infringing copy of a computer program
10AC Non‑infringing copy of an electronic literary or music item
10AD Accessories to imported articles
11 Residence in a country not affected by temporary absence
12 References to Parliament
13 Acts comprised in copyright
14 Acts done in relation to substantial part of work or other subject‑matter deemed to be done in relation to the whole
15 References to acts done with licence of owner of copyright
16 References to partial assignment of copyright
17 Statutory employment
18 Libraries established or conducted for profit
19 References to Copyright Act,