14CLegal deposit orders

14C Legal deposit orders

14C Legal deposit orders

(1) The head librarian of a legal deposit library may, by order in writing (a legal deposit order) served on a person who publishes library material in this State, direct the person to—

(a) deliver a copy of the material free of charge to the library, or

(b) make the material available to the library free of charge so that a copy can be made.

(2) A legal deposit order must identify the library material to which it applies by specifying the library material or specifying a class of library material.

(3) A legal deposit order may apply to library material that is not yet in existence at the time the order is made and may be of unlimited duration.

(4) A legal deposit order may specify a reasonable time within which library material must be delivered or made available for copying as required by the order.

(5) A legal deposit order requiring library material to be delivered to the library must specify the manner and form in which the material must be delivered.

(6) A person must not fail to comply with a legal deposit order.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.

(7) If a legal deposit order applies to more than one item of library material, a failure to comply with the order in relation to each item is a separate offence for the purposes of subsection (6).

(8) If a person fails to deliver library material or make it available for copying as required by a legal deposit order, a further legal deposit order may be made in relation to the library material.

(9) The regulations may make further provision for or with respect to legal deposit orders.

ss 14A–14E: Ins 2019 No 2, Sch 1 [9].