Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01549:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L01549
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 3949–4960

5  Eligible creator
 (1) The Committee may, in writing, determine that an individual is an eligible creator of a book.
 (2) The individual must be:
 (a) the sole creator of the book, or one of not more than 5 creators of the book; and
 (b) eligible to receive a royalty payment for the sale of copies of the book.
 (3) The Committee may have regard to:
 (a) an entry about the book in an Australian bibliographic database, that names the individual as:
 (i) a creator of the book; or
 (ii) having contributed to the book;
 (b) payments in advance for royalties and whether the creator has a significant continuing financial interest in the book; and
 (c) any other matter that the Committee considers relevant to deciding whether the individual is a creator of the book or eligible to receive a royalty payment.
Note: The effect of the Act is that this scheme applies only to creators who are:
(a) Australian citizens, wherever resident; or
(b) ordinarily resident in Australia.

Division 3—Eligible publisher