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Copyright Act 1994

Performers' rights - Miscellaneous provisions - Duration and transmission of rights

194: Transmission of performers’ rights

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"What happens to a performer's rights when they are passed on"

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You have rights as a performer, and these rights can be passed on. These rights can only be passed on as stated in sections 194A to 194J. When this Part talks about the performer, it means the person who currently has these rights.

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Part 9Performers' rights
Miscellaneous provisions: Duration and transmission of rights

194Transmission of performers’ rights

  1. The rights conferred by this Part are transmissible only in accordance with sections 194A to 194J.

  2. References in this Part to the performer, in the context of the person having rights conferred by this Part, must be construed as references to the person for the time being entitled to exercise those rights.

Notes
  • Section 194: replaced, on , by section 29 of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Amendment Act 2018 (2016 No 90).