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IP/N/1/AUS/C/24  
 
16 May 2019  
(19-3404)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
AUSTRALIA : COPYRIGHT (INTERNATI ONAL PROTECTION) AME NDMENT REGULATIONS 2 018 
Notifying Member  AUSTRALIA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Copyright (International Protection) Amendment Regulations 2018  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/IP/AUS/19_2098_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/AUS/C/19, IP/N/1/AUS/10 ; IP/N/1/AUS/C/15 ; IP/N/1/AUS/C/4 ; 
IP/N/1/AUS/1/Add.6 ; IP/N/1/AUS/1/Add.6/Suppl.1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Regulation updates the protection provided to foreign countries under the Copyright 
(International Protection) Regulations 1969. The Regulation extends protection for secondary uses  
of sound recordings in Australia to recordings from an additional 32 countries which provide 
equivalent protection to Australian sound recordings.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  27 November 2018; Schedule 1, Part 1 on 27 November 2018  
Schedule 1, Part 2 on 1 January 2019  
All other provisions not mentioned in Schedule above on 27 November 2018.  
 
Other date   Adoption : 27 November 2018  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  8 April 2019  IP/N/1/AUS/18 • IP/N/1/AUS/C/24  
 
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  Other information  The Copyright (International Protection) Amendment Regulations 2018 are 
also available at:  
 
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018L01609  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Department of Communications and the Arts  
GPO Box 2154  
Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia  
Telephone: +61 2 6271 1000  
 
 