{"id":"F2005L00903","name":"Public Lending Right Scheme 1997 (Modification No. 1 of 2005)","slug":"public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2005","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":34344,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2005L00903-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public Lending Right Scheme 1997 (Modification No. 1 of 2005)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nCOMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nPublic Lending Right Act 1985\n\n \n\n \n\nPublic Lending Right Scheme 1997 (Modification No. 1 of 2005)\n\n \n\n \n\nI, CHARLES RODERICK KEMP, Minister for the Arts and Sport, issue the following Notice under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Public Lending Right Act 1985 (the Act).\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated  29 March   2005\n\n    ROD KEMP\n\nMinister for the Arts and Sport\n\n_______________________________\n\n \n\n \n\n1. Modification\n\n1.1 The Public Lending Right Scheme 1997 is modified as set out in this Notice.\n\n \n\n2. Subsection 14(2)\n\n2.1 Omit “$1.37”, substitute “$1.40”.\n\n \n\n3. Subsection 15(2)\n\n3.1 Omit “34.25 cents”, substitute “35 cents”.\n\n_______________________________\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1514},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This modification operates entirely within the original scope of the Public Lending Right Scheme. It does not alter eligibility criteria, administrative processes, or the fundamental purpose of compensating creators for public library lending; it merely updates the specific monetary values payable under the existing framework."},"complexity_factors":["Two simple textual substitutions of dollar amounts","No defined terms, interpretation section, or cross-references","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","Purely administrative rate adjustment with no policy changes"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis instrument updates the payment rates for the **Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme** — a program that pays Australian authors, illustrators, and publishers when their books are borrowed from public libraries.\n\n**The changes**\n\n*   **Creator rate:** Increases the payment to book creators (authors and illustrators) per copy of their book held in public libraries from **$1.37 to $1.40**.\n*   **Publisher rate:** Increases the payment to eligible publishers per book copy held in libraries from **34.25 cents to 35 cents**.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nAustralian book creators and publishers registered under the PLR scheme, as well as the government department administering these lending-rights payments.\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nThis is a routine administrative adjustment to ensure compensation rates keep pace with economic conditions (such as inflation), maintaining fair payment to creators for the public use of their work through library lending."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2005","history":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2005/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2005/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2005/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2005/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2005/documents"}}