{"id":"F2024L00424","name":"Public Lending Right Scheme (Payment Rates) Modification 2024","slug":"public-lending-right-scheme-payment-rates-modification-2024","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":442356,"registerId":"F2024L00424-fast-fetch-1775957377308","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Public Lending Right Scheme (Payment Rates) Modification 2024","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\ntitle: Attachment A Public Lending Right Scheme (Electronic Books and Audiobooks) Modification 2023\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nPublic Lending Right Scheme (Payment Rates) Modification 2024\n\nI, Tony Burke, Minister for the Arts, make the following instrument.\n\n \n\nDated  27 March 2024.\n\n \n\nTony Burke\n\nMinister for the Arts\n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Schedules\n\nSchedule 1—Modifications\n\nPublic Lending Right Scheme 2016\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Public Lending Right Scheme (Payment Rates) Modification 2024.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n  The whole of this instrument commences on the day after it is registered.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Public Lending Right Act 1985.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  The Public Lending Right Scheme 2016 is modified as set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.\n\nSchedule 1—Modifications\n\nPublic Lending Right Scheme 2016\n\n1  Subsection 14(2)\n\nRepeal the subsection, substitute:\n\n (2) The creators’ public lending right rate of payment is provided by the following table:\n\n| Estimated number of copies of a book | Rate of payment |\n| --- | --- |\n| Up to 2,000 copies | $2.30 per copy |\n| 2,001 – 5,000 copies | $2.28 per copy |\n| 5,001 – 20,000 copies | $2.26 per copy |\n| 20,001 – 70,000 copies | $2.20 per copy |\n| 70,001 copies or more | $1.89 per copy |\n\n\n2  Subsection 15(2)\n\nRepeal the subsection, substitute:\n\n (2) The publishers’ public lending right rate of payment is provided by the following table:\n\n| Estimated number of copies of a book | Rate of payment |\n| --- | --- |\n| Up to 2,000 copies | 57.5 cents per copy |\n| 2,001 – 5,000 copies | 57.0 cents per copy |\n| 5,001 – 20,000 copies | 56.5 cents per copy |\n| 20,001 – 70,000 copies | 55.0 cents per copy |\n| 70,001 copies or more | 47.25 cents per copy |\n\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the function suggested by its title — modifying payment rates. It does not expand the scheme to new categories of works, change eligibility criteria, or alter administrative procedures. It is a routine, narrow update to existing financial provisions."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 4 formal sections plus Schedule)","Only two substantive modifications: replacing two subsections with simple tables","No defined terms section — relies entirely on definitions in the parent Act (Public Lending Right Act 1985) and principal Scheme (Public Lending Right Scheme 2016)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the instrument itself","Straightforward tabular data with clear numerical thresholds","Single purpose: updating payment rates only"],"plain_english_summary":"This law updates payments under Australia’s Public Lending Right scheme, replacing fixed tables with a sliding scale so per-copy rates fall as estimated library borrows rise. It changes how creators and publishers are compensated when libraries lend their works.\n\nCreators now receive $1.89–$2.30 per estimated copy and publishers $0.4725–$0.575, paid by the agency running the PLR based on lending data — a royalty balance between rewarding hits and spreading funds."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not expand or narrow who is eligible under the Public Lending Right Scheme; it only replaces the per-copy payment tables in subsections 14(2) and 15(2) (creators and publishers) with new tiered rates. It therefore changes payment levels and distribution but not the scheme's scope or eligibility criteria."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow amendment scope: only substitutes the rate tables in subsection 14(2) (creators) and subsection 15(2) (publishers), limiting legal complexity.","Tiered rate structure with multiple thresholds (Up to 2,000; 2,001–5,000; 5,001–20,000; 20,001–70,000; 70,001+), adding administrative steps to determine applicable band per title.","Reliance on an 'estimated number of copies' creates operational ambiguity: methodology for estimation, evidence, disputes and record-keeping will affect implementation and compliance costs.","Differential rates for creators versus publishers introduces distributional effects and may change incentives for rights allocation or reporting.","Immediate commencement (‘day after registration’) shortens lead time for administrative and budgeting adjustments.","Legal basis under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Public Lending Right Act 1985 centralises discretion to the Minister to set payment rates; limited legislative guidance in this instrument about review or adjustment mechanisms."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument replaces the per-copy payment tables in the Public Lending Right Scheme so creators and publishers are paid new tiered rates based on an estimated number of copies. It affects authors, illustrators and publishers who receive PLR payments, and the Commonwealth as the payer, by changing how much is paid per lending-unit and which copy-number bands determine payment, requiring administrators to classify books by estimated print runs and adjust budgets accordingly."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-payment-rates-modification-2024","history":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-payment-rates-modification-2024/history","analysis":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-payment-rates-modification-2024/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-payment-rates-modification-2024/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-payment-rates-modification-2024/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/public-lending-right-scheme-payment-rates-modification-2024/documents"}}