{"id":"F2013L00682","name":"Public Lending Right Scheme 1997 (Modification No. 1 of 2013)","slug":"public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2013","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":172858,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2013L00682-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-04","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public Lending Right Scheme 1997 (Modification No. 1 of 2013)","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\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 2013)\n\n \n\n \n\nI, Michael Danby, Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts, issue the following Notice under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Public Lending Right Act 1985.\n\n \n\nDate: 22 April 2013\n\nMichael Danby\n\nParliamentary Secretary for the Arts\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 “$1.86”, substitute “$1.96”.\n\n \n\n3. Subsection 15(2)\n\n3.1 Omit “46.5 cents”, substitute “49 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":1701},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This modification is a routine administrative update to payment rates (indexation). It does not expand or alter the underlying purpose of the Public Lending Right Scheme, which remains compensating creators for the public lending of their books."},"complexity_factors":["Only two operative provisions","Straightforward substitution amendments with no conditional language or exceptions","No cross-references to external legislation beyond citation of the parent Act","No defined terms or interpretation sections"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis notice updates the payment rates that Australian authors, illustrators, and publishers receive under the Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme. This is the government program that pays creators when their books are held in public lending libraries.\n\n**The changes**\n\n*   **Standard rate:** Increased from **$1.86 to $1.96** per eligible book held in libraries.\n*   **Illustrated materials rate:** Increased from **46.5 cents to 49 cents** per eligible book (this typically applies to payments for the visual content in books).\n\n**Who it affects**\n\nAustralian creators (authors, illustrators, publishers) who are registered for PLR payments, and the library authorities that calculate these entitlements."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2013","history":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2013/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2013/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2013/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2013/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2013/documents"}}