Public Lending Right Scheme (Electronic Books and Audiobooks) Modification 2023

I, Tony Burke, Minister for the Arts, make the following instrument.

Dated 7 March 2023

Tony Burke

Minister for the Arts

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Schedules

Schedule 1—Modifications

Public Lending Right Scheme 2016

1  Name

  This instrument is the Public Lending Right Scheme (Electronic Books and Audiobooks) Modification 2023.

2  Commencement

  The whole of this instrument commences on the day after it is registered.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Public Lending Right Act 1985.

4  Schedules

  The Public Lending Right Scheme 2016 is modified as set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.

Schedule 1—Modifications

Public Lending Right Scheme 2016

1  Section 3 (definition of book)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

book means a work that has been published, and includes:

 (a) printed books;

 (b) electronic books; and

 (c) audiobook versions of the kinds of works referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b),

but excludes:

 (d) magazines and other serial publications;

 (e) books designed for a single use (for example sticker books and workbooks); and

 (f) any other material determined by the Committee to be excluded from the Scheme.

Note: A determination under paragraph (f) is a legislative instrument within the definition of the Legislation Act 2003.

2  Subsection 6(5)

Omit “reprinting”, substitute “re-releasing”.

3  Paragraph 8(1)(e)

Before “who”, insert “in the case of a printed book,”.

4  Paragraph 8(2)(e)

Before “who”, insert “in the case of a printed book,”.

5  Paragraph 10(1)(d)

After paragraph 10(1)(d), insert “and”.

6  Paragraph 10(1)(e)

After paragraph 10(1)(e), omit “; and”.

7  Paragraph 10(1)(f)

Repeal the paragraph.

8  Subsection 10(1) (second note)

Repeal the note.

9  Subsection 10(3)

Omit “reprint”, substitute “re-release”.

10  Subsection 11(4)

Omit “reprinted”, substitute “re-released”.

11  Section 12 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

12   Revised or re-released editions

12  Subsection 12(1)

Omit “re-issued”, substitute “re-released”.

13  Subsection 12(2)

Omit “re-issued”, substitute “re-released”.

14  Subsection 14(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

 (2) The creators’ public lending right rate of payment is provided by the following table:

15  Subsection 15(2)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

 (2) The publishers’ public lending right rate of payment is provided by the following table: