5Eligible creator

5 Eligible creator

(1) The Committee may, in writing, determine that an individual is an eligible creator of a book. (2) The individual must be: (a) the sole creator of the book, or one of not more than 5 creators of the book; and (b) eligible to receive a royalty payment for the sale of copies of the book. (3) The Committee may have regard to: (a) an entry about the book in an Australian bibliographic database, that names the individual as: (i) a creator of the book; or (ii) having contributed to the book; (b) payments in advance for royalties and whether the creator has a significant continuing financial interest in the book; and (c) any other matter that the Committee considers relevant to deciding whether the individual is a creator of the book or eligible to receive a royalty payment.

Note: The effect of the Act is that this scheme applies only to creators who are:

(a) Australian citizens, wherever resident; or
(b) ordinarily resident in Australia.