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Public Lending Right Act 1985

No. 200, 1985

Compilation No. 10

Compilation date: 14 October 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 38, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Public Lending Right Act 1985 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 October 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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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
1 Short title
2 Commencement
2A Objects of Act
3 Interpretation
4 Extension to external Territories
5 Public Lending Right Scheme
6 Payments under scheme
7 Public Lending Right Committee
8 Functions of Committee
9 Membership of Committee
10 Remuneration and allowances
11 Resignation
12 Termination of office
13 Acting Chairperson
14 Acting members
15 Disclosure of interests
16 Meetings
16A Conduct of meetings
16B Resolutions without meetings
17 Delegation
18 Staff
19 Annual report
20 Review of certain decisions of Committee
21 Statements to accompany notification of decisions
22 Offences
23 Recovery of overpayments
24 Evidence of payment
25 Payments inalienable
26 Payment to personal representative
27 Regulations
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

An Act to provide for payments in respect of Australian books held in Australian libraries