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Copyright Act 1968
153PReferences relating to declaration of collecting society
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153P References relating to declaration of collecting society
(1) This section has effect if the Minister refers to the Copyright Tribunal under section 135ZZT an application of a body to be declared a collecting society.
(2) The parties to the reference are the applicant and any person made a party by the Tribunal.
(i) whether the applicant should be declared to be a collecting society for all relevant copyright owners (as defined in Part VC) or a particular class of relevant copyright owners;
(ii) whether another body should cease to be the collecting society for any of the relevant copyright owners (as defined in Part VC) if the applicant is declared to be a collecting society.
(a) declare the applicant to be a collecting society under section 135ZZT; or
(5) If the Tribunal declares the applicant to be the collecting society under section 135ZZT, the Registrar must publish notice of the declaration in the Gazette.