Copyright Act 1994

Acts permitted in relation to copyright works - Public administration

60: Royal commissions and statutory inquiries

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"Using copyrighted material for Royal commissions and inquiries is allowed"

You do not break copyright laws when you do things for a Royal commission or inquiry. This means you can use copyrighted material for the proceedings of a Royal commission, commission of inquiry, ministerial inquiry, or statutory inquiry. You can also report on public proceedings without breaking copyright laws. You can share reports from these inquiries with the public without breaking copyright laws. This includes reports that have copyrighted material in them. The reports can be given to the public without getting in trouble for copyright infringement. Copyright laws do not apply when you share these reports with the public. This helps people know what happened during the inquiry. It also helps people understand the findings of the Royal commission or inquiry.

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Part 3Acts permitted in relation to copyright works
Public administration

60Royal commissions and statutory inquiries

Copyright is not infringed by anything done for the purposes of the proceedings of a Royal commission, commission of inquiry, ministerial inquiry, or statutory inquiry.
Copyright is not infringed by anything done for the purposes of reporting any proceedings of a Royal commission, commission of inquiry, ministerial inquiry, or statutory inquiry that are held in public.
Copyright in a work is not infringed by the issue to the public of copies of the report of a Royal commission, commission of inquiry, ministerial inquiry, or statutory inquiry containing the work or material from it.