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Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act 2009
29Requesting information about the commercial resale of an artwork
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#### 29 Requesting information about the commercial resale of an artwork
(1) If the collecting society believes on reasonable grounds that a person is:
(a) a seller under a commercial resale of an artwork; or
(b) a buyer under a commercial resale of an artwork; or
(c) an agent of a seller or buyer under a commercial resale of an artwork; or
(d) an art market professional otherwise involved in a commercial resale of an artwork;
the collecting society may, in writing, request the person to give the collecting society information in relation to the commercial resale relevant to determining:
(e) the amount of any resale royalty payable on the commercial resale under this Act; and
(f) who is liable to make the payment.
(2) If:
(a) a request is made to a person in accordance with subsection (1); and
(b) the commercial resale in relation to which the request was made occurred within 6 years before the request was made;
the person must comply with the request within 90 days after it is given.
Civil penalty:
(a) for an individual—100 penalty units;
(b) for a body corporate—500 penalty units.