Past submissions

Here are submissions the Copyright Agency has made in the past on copyright issues under review.

You can see more recent submissions on our Advocacy page here.

Submission to About
Productivity Commission Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Visual Arts and Crafts

Copyright Agency submission

Joint submission with Arts Law Centre of Australia and Indigenous Art Code

February 2022
Productivity Commission The Right to Repair July 2021
Australian Government Office for the Arts Growing the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry December 2020
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts Australia’s creative and cultural industries and institutions October 2020
Australian Parliament Select Committee on the Aboriginal Flag Aboriginal Flag December 2020
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Draft news media bargaining code August 2020
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Concepts Paper on mandatory code for digital platforms June 2020
Australian Government (Treasury and Department of Communications, Cyber Security and the Arts) ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry September 2019
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Digital Platforms May 2019
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Guidelines for the Copyright Tribunal November 2018
New Zealand Government Review of New Zealand Copyright Act April 2019
Department of Communications and the Arts Copyright modernisation consultation July 2018
Canadian Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology Brief on Australian copyright law to assist 5-year review of Canadian Copyright Act May 2018
Department for Communications and the Arts Response to Draft report: Review of Code of Conduct for Australian Collecting Societies March 2018
Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) Bill 2017 January 2018
Department of Communications and the Arts Review of Copyright Regulations 1969 and the Copyright Tribunal (Procedure) Regulations 1969 October 2017
Department of Communications and the Arts Review of Code of Conduct for Copyright Collecting Societies September 2017
Department of Industry Productivity Commission report on Intellectual Property Arrangements February 2017
Inquiry into innovation and creativity: workforce for the new economy: Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Training Innovation and creativity: workforce for the new economy January 2017
Singapore Government Proposed changes to Singapore’s copyright regime October 2016
Productivity Commission Intellectual Property Arrangement: Draft Report June 2016
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement April 2016
Department of Communications and the Arts Exposure Draft: Copyright Amendment (Disabilities and Other Measures) Bill (PDF) (MS Word)

Joint submission with schools, universities and Screenrights

 February 2016
Productivity Commission Intellectual Property Arrangements: Issues Paper November 2015
Australian Law Reform Commission Traditional Rights and Freedoms—Encroachments by Commonwealth Laws: Interim Report September 2015
Treasury Department Response to competition review final report May 2015
Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015 May 2015
Competition Review Panel Draft Report: Competition Policy Review November 2014
Attorney General’s Department Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper September 2014
Senate Standing Committee on Economics Australia’s innovation system July 2014
Competition Review Panel Competition Policy Review June 2014
Australian Law Reform Commission Discussion Paper: Copyright and the Digital Economy supplementary submission) September 2013
Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications Greens ‘Fair Go for Fair Use’ Bill August 2013
Ministry for the Arts Review of artists’ resale royalty scheme July 2013
Australian Law Reform Commission Discussion Paper: Copyright and the Digital Economy July 2013
Australian Law Reform Commission Issues Paper: Copyright and the Digital Economy (supplementary submission) April 2013
Attorney General’s Department WIPO treaty for the visually impaired March 2013
US Copyright Office Artists’ resale royalty December 2012
Australian Law Reform Commission Issues Paper: Copyright and the Digital Economy November 2012
Minister for the Arts Review of the Australia Council for the Arts 2012 June 2012
Attorney General’s Department Draft terms of reference for inquiry into copyright law by Australian Law Reform Commission April 2012
Attorney General’s Department Response to consultation paper Extending legal deposit April 2012
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement February 2012
Convergence Review Panel Response to Convergence Review Interim Report February 2012
Attorney General’s Department Consultation Paper: Revising the scope of the ‘safe harbour’ scheme November 2011
Attorney General’s Department WIPO SCCR proposed instrument on access to copyright works for person with a print disability November 2011
Convergence Review Panel Submission to Convergence Review October 2011
Office for the Arts National Cultural Policy October 2011
Office for the Arts Review of private sector support for the arts July 2011
Irish Copyright Review Panel Review of the Irish Copyright and Related Rights Act 2000 July 2011
UK IP Review Call for evidence by the Independent Review of Intellectual Property and Growth (Hargreaves Inquiry) March 2011
House Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications Role and potential of the National Broadband Network February 2011
Book Industry Strategy Group Future of Australian book industry January 2011
Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law The Cooper Review and investment in the Australian art market July 2010
House Standing Committee on Education and Training April 2010
Productivity Commission Issues paper: Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements March 2010
Response to Engage February 2010 February 2010
Government 2.0 Taskforce Response to Productivity Commission Issues paper December 2009
Government 2.0 Taskforce Towards Government 2.0: an Issues Paper – response August 2009
Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy The future direction of the Digital Economy February 2009
Productivity Commission Submission – Review of Parallel Importation Laws for Books 2009 January 2009
Standing Committee on Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2008 January 2009
National Innovation System Review Expert Panel Review of the National Innovation System September 2008
Attorney General’s Department Scope of Part V Division 2AA of the Copyright Act October 2005
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs Technological protection measures (TPM) exceptions October 2005
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Proposed Australia-Japan Free Trade Agreement August 2005
Attorney General’s Department Fair Use July 2005
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australia-China Free Trade Agreement June 2005
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Proposed Australia-United Arab Emirates Free Trade Agreement May 2005
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Australian-ASEAN-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement March 2005
Senate Select Committee on Treaties Australian-ASEAN-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement May 2004

1 April 2022

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