Provisions relating to the moral rights of performers – flowing from our obligations under the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) to accede to the WIPO Performances & Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) – were passed as part of the AUSFTA implementation legislation, but only came into effect on 26 July 2007 when Australia acceded to the WPPT.

(The relevant provisions are printed as “Note 2” to the current hardcopy Copyright Act (Reprint 12), but have been incorporated into the online version of the Act).

• AUSFTA text

• Copyright Act (consolidated)

• WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty