Public Consultation Underway for Australian Copyright Enforcement Regime
On 24 November 2022, the Australian Attorney-General the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP announced the Attorney-General’s Department intention to release an issues paper for public consultation, as the first stage of a review into Australia’s current copyright enforcement regime. The broad aim of the review is to understand:
- Current and emerging copyright enforcement priorities and challenges;
- Whether Australia’s copyright enforcement regime remains relevant, effective and proportionate; and
- Whether existing enforcement mechanisms need to be strengthened, and if so, how this could be done without imposing unreasonable administrative or economic burdens.