Copyright Act 2021 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Permitted Uses of Copyright Works and Protected Performances
222. Public use and enjoyment — copying for public exhibitions
Feedback & supportIf the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to make a copy of any of the following material:
copy
“copy” has the meanings given by the provisions in Subdivision (2) of Division 3 of Part 2;
an authorial work;
a sound recording;
a film;
a recording of a protected performance.
The conditions are —
the material is part of a public collection;
the copy is made by or on behalf of the custodian of the public collection;
the copy is made for the purpose of an exhibition of the material that is held —
by or on behalf of the custodian of the public collection; and
at any premises that are open to the public (whether for a fee or otherwise);
the copy is not used for any other purpose; and
before the copy is made, an authorised officer of the public collection —
makes a reasonable investigation; and
declares that he or she is satisfied that a new copy of the material could not be obtained within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price.