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Copyright Act 1994

Acts permitted in relation to copyright works - Public administration

59: Parliamentary and judicial proceedings

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"Using copyright material for parliament or court cases is allowed"

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You do not break copyright laws when you do things for parliamentary or judicial proceedings. This means you can use copyrighted material for these purposes without infringing copyright. You are also allowed to report on parliamentary or judicial proceedings without breaking copyright laws.

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Part 3Acts permitted in relation to copyright works
Public administration

59Parliamentary and judicial proceedings

  1. Copyright is not infringed by anything done for the purposes of parliamentary or judicial proceedings.

  2. Copyright is not infringed by anything done for the purposes of reporting parliamentary or judicial proceedings.

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  • 1962 No 33 ss 19(4), 20(7)