9Works made before 1 July 1912

9 Works made before 1 July 1912

(1) This regulation applies to a work that was made before 1 July 1912 if: (a) the work was first published or performed in a country that is a Berne Convention country, a WCT country or a WTO country; or (b) the author of the work was, at a material time, a citizen or national of, or resident in, a country that is a Berne Convention country, a WCT country or a WTO country. (2) Division 5 of Part XI of the Act applies to the work as if: (a) for the purpose of determining whether a right (existing right) subsisted immediately before the commencement of the Copyright Act, 1911: (i) the work was first published or performed in Australia; or (ii) the author of the work was, at a material time, an Australian citizen or resident in Australia; and (b) any right that, by virtue of section 24 of the Copyright Act, 1911, would have been conferred in place of any existing right were a right conferred by the Copyright Act, 1911.