{"id":"F2016L00610","name":"Public Lending Right Scheme 1997 (Modification No. 1 of 2016)","slug":"public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2016","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":129135,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2016L00610-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public Lending Right Scheme 1997 (Modification No. 1 of 2016)","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 2016)\n\n \n\n \n\nI, Mitch Fifield, Minister for the Arts, issue the following Notice under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Public Lending Right Act 1985.\n\n \n\n \n\nDate:  26/4/16\n\nMitch Fifield\n\nMinister 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 “$2.02”, substitute “$2.11”.\n\n \n\n3. Subsection 15(2)\n\n3.1 Omit “50.5 cents”, substitute “52.75 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":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument amends only two monetary figures in the Public Lending Right Scheme 1997 (clause 2.1 replaces $2.02 with $2.11 in subsection 14(2); clause 3.1 replaces 50.5 cents with 52.75 cents in subsection 15(2)). It does not change who or what is covered by the Scheme, nor does it alter procedural rules or eligibility criteria in the text of the Notice. Therefore the legal scope of the Scheme (coverage and operative rules) is unchanged by this instrument; the effect is a modification of numeric rates only. The Notice becomes effective the day after registration (final paragraph)."},"complexity_factors":["Only two textual substitutions of numeric values (clauses 2.1 and 3.1).","No changes to eligibility, definitions or procedural provisions in the Notice itself.","Requires cross-referencing the existing Scheme and Act to understand the full financial and legal consequences (the Notice does not include that context).","Delegated‑law instrument made by the Minister under paragraph 5(1)(b) (signature block), so understanding authority is simple but requires locating that Act provision for context.","Clear effective‑date provision (takes effect the day after registration), reducing temporal ambiguity."],"plain_english_summary":"The Notice updates two monetary figures in the Public Lending Right Scheme 1997—raising $2.02 to $2.11 and 50.5c to 52.75c—under the Minister for the Arts’ delegated power. It therefore increases any payments or calculations that rely on those entries, requires administrative updates, and takes effect the day after registration. The instrument contains no policy justification or quantified fiscal estimate."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This modification performs exactly the function intended by the parent Act — it updates payment rates. The scope has not expanded beyond the original purpose of the Public Lending Right Scheme."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument: only 3 operative provisions","No defined terms — relies entirely on existing Scheme definitions","Simple mechanical amendments: two straightforward substitutions of dollar amounts","No conditional logic, cross-references, or exceptions","Single purpose: rate adjustment only, no policy changes"],"plain_english_summary":"This document updates the payment rates that Australian authors receive when their books are borrowed from public libraries.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Increases the amount paid to authors each time their book is borrowed from a library\n- Specifically updates two payment rates in the Public Lending Right Scheme 1997:\n  - **Main rate:** From $2.02 to **$2.11** per book borrowed\n  - **Reduced rate:** From 50.5 cents to **52.75 cents** per book borrowed (this applies when an author's total annual payments would otherwise exceed a cap)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Australian authors, illustrators, and other creators whose books are held in public libraries\n- The government department that administers these payments\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThe Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme compensates creators for the free use of their work in public libraries — similar to how musicians get royalties when their songs are played. This modification gives authors a small pay rise (about 4.5%) to account for inflation and cost-of-living increases since the last rate adjustment."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2016","history":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2016/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2016/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2016/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2016/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-1997-modification-no-1-of-2016/documents"}}