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Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2008 introduced by Arts Minister
On 27 November 2008, the Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists
Bill 2008 was introduced into the House of Representatives by the
Minister for the
Environment, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett MP.
The
Bill has been referred to the House of Representatives Standing
Committee on Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts, to report
by 20 February 2009. Submissions are due by 23 January 2009, and the Committee will hold public hearings on 5 and 6 February 2009.
More:
- Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2008
- Background information on resale royalty right
- House of Representatives Standing Committee inquiry
- Hansard for 27 November 2008 (including the Minister's Second Reading Speech on the Bill at page 2)