5Definitions

5 Definitions

In this Act:

appointed member means a member of the Committee covered by paragraph 13(a), (b), (c) or (d).

Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.

Australian creator of a book means:

(a) an Australian person who is the author of the whole or a part of the book; or

(b) an Australian person who:

(i) has illustrated or translated the whole or a part of the book; or

(ii) has otherwise contributed a significant proportion of original content to the whole or a part of the book.

Note: See also subsection 8(3).

Australian person means:

(a) an individual who is an Australian citizen; or

(b) an individual who is a permanent resident of Australia.

Australian publisher means:

(a) a body corporate that is incorporated in Australia and that carries on a business that consists of, or includes, the publishing of books in Australia; or

(b) a registered charity that publishes books in Australia to advance the charity’s purposes and that satisfies the requirements (if any) prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph; or

(c) an Australian creator of a book who also publishes the book in Australia; or

(d) a person or body that satisfies the requirements prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.

book:

(a) includes an ebook, an audiobook and any other thing prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph; but

(b) does not include any thing prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this paragraph.

Chair means the Chair of the Committee.

Committee means the Public and Educational Lending Rights Committee established by section 10.

Deputy Chair means the Deputy Chair of the Committee.

member means a member of the Committee and includes the Chair and Deputy Chair.

paid work means work for financial gain or reward (whether as an employee, a self‑employed person or otherwise).

permanent resident of Australia means a person who is a permanent resident within the meaning of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007.

Public and Educational Lending Rights Scheme means the scheme made under section 8, as the scheme is in force from time to time.

registered charity means an entity that is registered under the Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Commission Act 2012 as the type of entity mentioned in column 1 of item 1 of the table in subsection 25‑5(5) of that Act.

reviewable decision means a decision that is made under the Public and Educational Lending Rights Scheme and that is prescribed by the rules for the purposes of this definition.