Australian Government: Attorney-General's Department
Australian Government: Attorney-General's DepartmentAchieving a Just and Secure Society

Copyright in packaging and labelling - January 2000

The Copyright Amendment Act (No.1) became law on 30 July 1998.  Schedule 2 of the Act will reform copyright law as it relates to the importation of packaging and labelling, with effect from the end of January 2000.  From then, parallel importation of 'non-infringing accessories' will not be able to be prevented by using the copyright materials on, or with the accessories.