Public Lending Right Scheme (Payment Rates) Modification 2025
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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
Public Lending Right Scheme (Payment Rates) Modification 2025
I, Tony Burke, Minister for the Arts, make the following instrument.
Dated 18 3 2025.
Tony Burke
Minister for the Arts
Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
Schedule 1—Modifications
Public Lending Right Scheme 2016
1 Name
This instrument is the Public Lending Right Scheme (Payment Rates) Modification 2025.
2 Commencement
The whole of this instrument commences on the day after it is registered.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Public Lending Right Act 1985.
4 Schedules
The Public Lending Right Scheme 2016 is modified as set out in Schedule 1 to this instrument.
Schedule 1—Modifications
Public Lending Right Scheme 2016
1 Subsection 14(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(2) The creators’ public lending right rate of payment is provided by the following table:
| Estimated number of copies of a book | Rate of payment |
|---|---|
| Up to 1,500 copies | $2.30 per copy |
| 1,501 – 2,000 copies | $2.32 per copy |
| 2,001 – 10,000 copies | $2.35 per copy |
| 10,001 – 60,000 copies | $2.24 per copy |
| 60,001 copies or more | $1.75 per copy |
2 Subsection 15(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:
(2) The publishers’ public lending right rate of payment is provided by the following table: