Commonwealth Numbered Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Download] [Help]

RESALE ROYALTY RIGHT FOR VISUAL ARTISTS ACT 2009 (NO. 125, 2009) - NOTES

 

No. 125, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  


Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                               2

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 2

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2

3............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 3

4............ Act binds the Crown.......................................................................... 4

5............ External Territories............................................................................. 5

Part 2--Resale royalty right                                                                                             6

Division 1--When does resale royalty right arise?                                      6

6............ Resale royalty right............................................................................ 6

7............ What is an artwork?........................................................................... 6

8............ What is commercial resale of an artwork?......................................... 7

9............ No resale royalty right on certain works............................................ 7

10.......... No resale royalty right unless consideration above threshold............ 8

11.......... Resale royalty right on artworks in existence when Act commences. 8

Division 2--Who holds resale royalty right?                                                   9

12.......... Who holds resale royalty right?.......................................................... 9

13.......... Meaning of identified........................................................................ 10

14.......... Residency test.................................................................................. 11

15.......... Succession test.................................................................................. 11

16.......... Share of resale royalty right where there is more than one artist..... 12

17.......... Presumptions in relation to artist..................................................... 13

Division 3--Rate of resale royalty                                                                       14

18.......... Rate of resale royalty....................................................................... 14

Division 4--Liability to pay resale royalty                                                       15

19.......... Resale royalty a debt due to holders of resale royalty right............. 15

20.......... Liability to pay resale royalty.......................................................... 15

21.......... When does the liability to pay resale royalty arise?........................ 15

Division 5--Collecting resale royalty                                                                16

22.......... Collecting society to publish notice of the commercial resale of an artwork on its website   16

23.......... Collection of resale royalty by the collecting society...................... 16

24.......... Presumptions to be made in enforcement proceedings brought by the collecting society       17

25.......... Resale royalty right under this Act only enforceable in Australian jurisdiction      17

26.......... If resale royalty is paid to the collecting society.............................. 17

27.......... Notice of resale royalty right............................................................ 18

28.......... Notice of commercial resale.............................................................. 18

29.......... Requesting information about the commercial resale of an artwork. 19

30.......... Recovery of amount wrongly paid by the collecting society........... 20

31.......... Return of unclaimed resale royalty................................................... 21

Division 6--Other characteristics of resale royalty right                        22

32.......... Duration of resale royalty right........................................................ 22

33.......... Resale royalty right absolutely inalienable....................................... 22

34.......... Waiver etc......................................................................................... 22

Part 3--The collecting society                                                                                       23

35.......... Appointment of the collecting society............................................. 23

36.......... Revocation of appointment.............................................................. 24

37.......... Annual report and accounts.............................................................. 24

38.......... Amendment of rules......................................................................... 25

Part 4--Civil penalties                                                                                                       27

Division 1--Obtaining an order for a civil penalty                                      27

39.......... Court may order person to pay pecuniary penalty for contravening civil penalty provision                27

40.......... What is a civil penalty provision?..................................................... 28

41.......... Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence................. 28

42.......... Persons involved in contravening civil penalty provision................ 28

43.......... Recovery of a pecuniary penalty..................................................... 29

Division 2--Civil penalty proceedings and criminal proceedings      30

44.......... Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings.................................... 30

45.......... Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings.................................. 30

46.......... Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings.................................... 30

47.......... Evidence given in proceedings for penalty not admissible in criminal proceedings 30

Part 5--Miscellaneous                                                                                                       32

48.......... Offence--unauthorised dealing with information............................. 32

49.......... Review by Administrative Appeals Tribunal.................................. 33

50.......... Jurisdiction of Federal Court............................................................ 33

51.......... Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court.................................. 33

52.......... Additional effect of Act.................................................................... 34

53.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 34

 


 

 

Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act 2009

No. 125, 2009

 

 

 

An Act to create a right to resale royalty in relation to artworks, and for related purposes

[Assented to 9 December 2009]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

  



AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback