Institutions assisting people with disabilities
March 2009
Copyright law in Australia is set out in the Copyright Act 1968 (the Act).
The Act provides certain copying concessions to institutions assisting the disabled in the form of a statutory copying licence. CAL is the collecting society approved by the Attorney-General to administer the statutory licence for institutions assisting the disabled.
On certain conditions this licence permits these institutions to make sound recordings, Braille versions, large-print versions, translations and photographic/picture versions of copyright works without infringing the copyright owner’s rights.
CAL also provides users under this licence a searchable catalogue of master copies free of charge. The information provided for this catalogue is with the approval of the institution making the master copy. Contact us for more information.
Only institutions eligible for copying under the statutory licences for institutions assisting people with disabilities may register to use this catalogue.
If you wish to apply for the licence, but your organisation is not an educational institution, you need to make an application to the Attorney-General. You can download the draft letter to apply for a declaration.
For more information on CAL's licence for institutions assisting people with a disability, please refer to the following information sheets:
More information
For more information call 1800 066 844 (toll free within Australia), +61 2 9394 7600 or email masters@copyright.com.au.