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Copyright Act 1968
177Crown copyright in original works first published in Australia under direction of Crown
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177 Crown copyright in original works first published in Australia under direction of Crown
Subject to this Part and to Part X, the Commonwealth or a State is the owner of the copyright in an original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work first published in Australia if first published by, or under the direction or control of, the Commonwealth or the State, as the case may be.