Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2009

Type: Government
Portfolio: Environment, Heritage and the Arts
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Establishes a resale royalty right for visual artists and an accompanying statutory scheme. The resale royalty right will entitle visual artists to a royalty payment on the sale price of any commercial resale of their original works of art valued over $1,000, be inalienable and endure for the life of the artist plus 70 years.

Progress

House of Representatives
27 Nov 2008	Introduced and read a first time
27 Nov 2008	Second reading moved
19 Mar 2009	Second reading debate
18 Aug 2009	Referred to Main Committee
19 Aug 2009	Second reading debate
20 Aug 2009	Second reading debate
07 Sep 2009	Second reading debate
07 Sep 2009	Second reading agreed to
07 Sep 2009	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 4 government agreed to
08 Sep 2009	Reported from Main Committee
08 Sep 2009	Third reading agreed to

Senate
09 Sep 2009	Introduced and read a first time
09 Sep 2009	Second reading moved
26 Nov 2009	Second reading debate
26 Nov 2009	Second reading agreed to
26 Nov 2009	Committee of the Whole debate
26 Nov 2009	Third reading agreed to

26 Nov 2009	Text of bill as passed both Houses
09 Dec 2009	Assent Act no.: 125 Year: 2009

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Revised explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5900] MILNE, Sen Christine

House of Representatives
Government [sheet RB425]

Schedules of amendments

Main Committee Schedule

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (27/11/2008): House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts
Committee report (23/02/2009)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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