Attorney-General's Department

Information And Correspondence Concerning Amendments To The Constitution And Annual Report Of Audio-Visual Copyright Society Limited Trading As Screenrights, From 1.1.22 – 4.12.25.

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This disclosure contains correspondence and documents concerning Screenrights' (Audio-Visual Copyright Society Limited) constitutional amendments notified to the Attorney-General in November 2023. The primary document is a letter from Screenrights to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus dated 7 November 2023, advising that the organisation's Constitution was replaced with unanimous board support at its 34th Annual General Meeting on 26 October 2023, in accordance with section 113ZA of the Copyright Act 1968. The letter explains the previous Constitution (in operation since 1996) was outdated, containing references to repealed provisions including Parts VA and VB of the Copyright Act. The updated Constitution modernises language and revises the organisation's objects to reflect legislative changes and current member services. The disclosure includes the new Constitution and a table of significant amendments. Extensive personal identifiers are redacted under section 22(1) (privacy provisions).

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