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Treaty Series United Nations - 50

1950


AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY WASHINGTON,

D.

C.

ORDER Commonwealth of Australia to wit. (Signed) W. J. MCKELL Governor-General.

By His Excellency the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia.

WHEREAS by virtue of the Copyright Act 1912-1935 the Imperial Act known as the Copyrigth Act, 1911 (in this Order referred to as " the Imperial Copyright Act ") extends to the Commonwealth of Australia subject to such modifications and additions relating to procedure or remedies or necessary to adapt the Imperial Copyright Act to the circumstances of the Commonwealth of Australia as are set forth in the Copyright Act 1912-1935:

AND WHEREAS by reason of conditions arising out of the wars in which His Majesty is at present engaged difficulties have been experienced by citizens of

the United States of America in complying with the requirements of the Imperial Copyright Act as the first publication within the Commonwealth of Australia of their works first published in the United States of America during the present war:

AND WHEREAS the Governor-General has been advised that the Government of the United States of America has undertaken to grant such extension of time as may be deemed appropriate for the fulfilment of the conditions and formalities prescribed by the laws of the United States of America with respect to the works of citizens of Australia first produced or published outside the United States of America and subject to copyright or to renewal of copyright under the laws of the United States including works subject to ad interim copyright:

AND WHEREAS by reason of the said undertaking by the Government of the United States of America the Governor-General is satisfied that the said Government has made, or has undertaken to make, such provision as it is expedient to require for the protection of works first made or published, during the period commencing on the third day of September, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, and ending one year after the termination of all the wars in which His Majesty is engaged at the commencement of this Order, within the Commonwealth of Australia and entitled to copyright under Part I. of the Imperial Copyright Act : AND WHEREAS by the Imperial Copyright Act authority is conferred upon

the Governor-General, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, to extend, by Order, the application of the Imperial Copyright Act to certain classes of foreign works within the Commonwealth of Australia: No. 909

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