| year | inquiry/report | legislative change* | international |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Copyright Act 1905 | ||
| 1912 | Copyright Act 1912 | ||
| 1959 | Spicer Committee: review of Australia’s copyright law | ||
| 1968 | Copyright Act 1968 | ||
| 1969 | Copyright Act 1968 in force | ||
| 1974 | Franki Committee: photocopying | ||
| 1980 | Copyright Amendment Act 1980 | ||
| 1983 | Copyright Amendment Act 1983 |
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| 1984 | CLRC: meaning of ‘publication’ | Copyright Amendment Act 1984 | |
| 1985 | CLRC: Churches | ||
| 1986 | Copyright Amendment Act 1986 |
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| 1987 | CLRC: Performers’ rights | ||
| 1988 | CLRC: Importation
CLRC: Moral Rights |
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| 1989 | Copyright Amendment Act 1989 | ||
| 1990 | CLRC: Conversion damages
PSA: book prices |
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| 1991 | Copyright Amendment Act 1991: importation of books | ||
| 1993 | Copyright Amendment (Re-Enactment) Act 1993 | ||
| 1994 | CLRC: Journalists
CCG: Highways to Change |
Copyright (World Trade Organization Amendments) Act 1994 | GATT/TRIPS |
| 1995 | CLRC: Computer software | ||
| 1996 | WIPO ‘internet’ treaties | ||
| 1997 | |||
| 1998 | CLRC: Simplification of the Copyright Act Part 1 | Copyright Amendment Act (No. 1) 1998 | |
| 1999 | CLRC: Simplification of the Copyright Act Part 1
NCC: s51(3) of TPA |
Copyright Amendment (Computer Programs) Act 1999 | |
| 2000 | CLRC: Copyright Tribunal
IPCRC: IP and competition |
Copyright Amendment (Digital Agenda) Act 2000 | |
| 2002 | CLRC: Copyright and Contract
Myer Committee: report on visual arts and crafts |
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| 2003 | Copyright Amendment (Parallel Importation) Act 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Phillip Fox: Digital Agenda review
JSCT review of AUSFTA Senate Committee review of AUSFTA Department for the Arts: resale royalty discussion paper |
US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004 Copyright Legislation Amendment Act 2004 |
Australia–US Free Trade Agreement |
| 2005 | CLRC: Crown copyright | Copyright Amendment (Film Directors’ Rights) Act 2005 | |
| 2006 | LACA: technological protection measures | Copyright Amendment Act 2006 (Cth) | |
| 2007 | Department of the Arts Discussion Paper on Legal Deposit | ||
| 2008 | Cutler: review of Australia’s innovation system | ||
| 2009 | Government 2.0 Taskforce
PC: parallel importation of books Government White Paper on Innovation Department of Communications: Digital Economy Future Directions |
Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act 2009 | |
| 2010 | PC: Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements | Resale royalty scheme in force | |
| 2011 | BISG report | ||
| 2012 | Department of Communications: Convergence Review | WIPO Beijing treaty for audiovisual performances | |
| 2013 | National Cultural Policy
BICC report |
WIPO ‘Marrakesh’ treaty for visually impaired | |
| 2014 | ALRC report: Copyright and the Digital Economy report |
* comprehensive list of amendments in Copyright Act Endnote 3: Legislative History
ACRONYMS
| AGD | Attorney General’s Department |
| ALRC | Australian Law Reform Commission |
| AUSFTA | Australia-US Free Trade Agreement |
| BICC | Book Industry Collaborative Council |
| BISG | Book Industry Strategy Group |
| CCG | Copyright Convergence Group |
| CLRC | Copyright Law Review Committee |
| CMC | Cultural Ministers Council |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| IPCRC | Intellectual Property and Competition Review Committee |
| JSCT | Joint Standing Committee on Treaties |
| LACA | House of Representatives Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee |
| NCC | National Competition Council |
| PC | Productivity Commission |
| PSA | Prices Surveillance Authority |
| TPA: Trade Practices Act | |
| TRIPS | Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
| WTO | World trade Organization |
12 August 2014
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