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Copyright Act 1968
153VReferences relating to revocation of declaration of collecting society
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153V References relating to revocation of declaration of collecting society
(1) This section has effect if the Minister refers to the Copyright Tribunal under paragraph 135ZZZP(2)(b) the question whether the declaration of a body as a collecting society should be revoked.
(2) The parties to the reference are:
(a) the Minister; and
(b) the collecting society; and
(b) the Tribunal thinks that the person has a sufficient interest in the question whether the declaration of the collecting society should be revoked.
(4) After giving each party an opportunity to present its case, the Tribunal must:
(a) revoke the declaration of the collecting society under subsection 135ZZZP(3); or
(b) refuse to revoke the declaration.
(5) If the Tribunal revokes the declaration of the collecting society:
(a) the revocation must specify the day on which it takes effect; and
(b) the Registrar must publish notice of the revocation in the Gazette.