Last updated 12 February 2026
The Copyright Tribunal of Australia has jurisdiction to determine the rate of payment and other conditions of statutory licences and other licences administrated by copyright collecting societies. The Copyright Tribunal as the jurisdiction to enable different amounts to be determined in relation to different classes of materials copied, as well as in relation to different institutions or different classes of students of an institution. It also has the power to declare a collecting society, the manner of paying royalty for copying musical works, record-keeping and inspection of records under statutory licences and alternative dispute resolution. The Copyright Tribunal can also make the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission a party to proceedings before the Copyright Tribunal where appropriate.