{"id":"F2008L01136","name":"Public Lending Right Scheme 1997 (Modification No. 1 of 2008)","slug":"public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":73330,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L01136-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public Lending Right Scheme 1997 (Modification No. 1 of 2008)","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 2008)\n\n \n\n \n\nI, PETER GARRETT AM, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, issue the following Notice under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Public Lending Right Act 1985.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nDated 14 April 2008\n\n \n\n \n\nPETER GARRETT AM\n\nMinister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts\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 “$1.47”, substitute “$1.57”.\n\n \n\n3. Subsection 15(2)\n\n3.1 Omit “36.75 cents”, substitute “39.25 cents”.\n\n \n\nThis instrument takes effect on the day following the day of its registration in the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.\n\n_______________________________\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1562},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This modification maintains the existing scope of the Public Lending Right Scheme. It performs routine indexation of payment rates without altering the categories of eligible creators, libraries, books, or the fundamental structure of the scheme established by the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative provisions (sections 2 and 3)","Simple text substitution amendments with no conditional logic","No defined terms, interpretation sections, or cross-references","Amends only monetary values, not legal rights or obligations","Total length of 4 paragraphs including preamble"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument increases the payment rates that Australian authors, illustrators and publishers receive when their books are borrowed from public libraries under the **Public Lending Right (PLR) Scheme**.\n\nThe modification updates two specific payment amounts to account for inflation:\n\n*   **Standard rate**: Increased from **$1.47 to $1.57** per eligible book (subsection 14(2))\n*   **Reduced rate**: Increased from **36.75 cents to 39.25 cents** per eligible book (subsection 15(2))\n\nThese payments compensate creators for the free use of their books in public library lending systems. The changes ensure that royalty payments keep pace with economic conditions. The new rates took effect automatically the day after this instrument was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2008","history":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2008/documents"}}