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.
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 here.
For more information on CAL's licence for institutions assisting people with a disability, go to the following information sheets:
- Statutory licence for institutions assisting people with an intellectual disability (pdf format)
- Statutory
licence for institutions assisting people with an intellectual disability
(html)
- Statutory licence for institutions assisting people with a print disability (pdf format)
- Statutory licence for institutions assisting people with a print disability (html)
OR contact CAL's Licensing department, tel: 02 9394 7600 or email info@copyright.com.au