Corporate & Governance

Guidelines for Collecting Societies

• Declaration of Collecting Societies – Guidelines

Articles of Association

• Memorandum & Articles of Association

Distribution Policy

• Distribution Policy

Competing Claim Resolution Procedures

• Express Resolution Process
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Procedure for Competing Claims
• Member Request for Independent Expert Decision
• Screenrights Initiated Expert Decision

Complaints Procedure

• Complaints Handling Procedure

Other ADR Procedures

• Disputes between Screenrights and its Licensees
• Disputes between Screenrights and its Members

Sponsorship Guidelines

• Guidelines for Sponsorship

• Strategic Plan 2017/18 – 2019/20

The 2017-18 Full Report and Highlights documents will be published following tabling in parliament.

• 2016-17 Full Report (2.7mb)
• 2016-17 Highlights (1.7mb)
• 2015-16 Full Report (2.7mb)
• 2015-16 Highlights (3.9mb)
• 2014-15 Full Report (4.4mb)
• 2014-15 Highlights (4.9mb)
• 2013-14 Full Report (4.4mb)
• 2013-14 Highlights (4.9mb)

Screenrights participates in the Code of Conduct for Copyright Collecting Societies. Screenrights compliance with the code is reviewed each year by an independent expert, and the code itself is reviewed every three years.

The Code

• Code of Conduct for Copyright Collecting Societies
• Explanatory Memorandum

Annual Compliance Report – Call for Submissions Notice

• Copyright Collecting Societies Code of Conduct Call for Submissions (2018)

Triennial Reviews

• Code of Conduct of the Copyright Collecting Societies in Australia – Triennial Review (2017)
• Triennial Supplementary Report (October 2015)
• Code of Conduct of the Copyright Collecting Societies in Australia – Triennial Review (2014)
• Code of Conduct of the Copyright Collecting Societies in Australia – Triennial Review (2011)
• Code of Conduct of the Copyright Collecting Societies in Australia – Triennial Review (2008)
• Code of Conduct of the Copyright Collecting Societies in Australia – Review (2005)

Compliance Reports

• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2016/17)
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2015/16)
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2014/15)
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2013/14)
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2012/13)
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2011/12)
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2010/11) and Appendices Part I and Part II
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2009/10) and Appendix
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2008/09) and Appendix
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2007/08) and Appendix
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2006/07) and Appendix
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2005/06) and Appendix
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2004/05) and Appendix
• Code of Conduct Compliance Report (2003/04) and Appendix

• Corporate Governance Statement

• Department of Communications and the Arts Copyright modernisation consultation – Submission by Screenrights (2018)
• Productivity Commission Report into Australia’s Intellectual Property Arrangements – Submission by Screenrights (2017)
• Inquiry into innovation and creativity: workforce for the new economy (2016)
• Productivity Commission Draft Report: Intellectual Property Arrangements (2016)
• PWC Report: Understanding the costs and benefits of introducing a ‘fair use’ exception (2016)
• Screenrights Submission: Proposed reform of the Copyright Act 1968 (2016)
• Joint Submission to the Exposure Draft Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill (2016)
• Screenrights NZ Convergence Review Submission (2015)
• Productivity Commission Issue Paper: Intellectual Property Arrangements Submission (2015)
• Copyright Exceptions in the United States for Educational Uses of Copyrighted Works from the Columbia University Law Schools Kernochan Centre (2015)
• Online Copyright Infringement Discussion Paper Submission (2014)
• ALRC — Copyright and the Digital Economy — Discussion Paper (2013)
• ALRC Supplementary — Submission 1 (2013)
• ALRC Supplementary — Submission 2 (2013)
• ALRC Submission | An independent report on the US exceptions for educational use from the Columbia University Law Schools Kernochan Centre (2013)
• ALRC Supplementary — Submission 3 (2013)
• Australian Law Reform Commission | ALRC Submission (2012)
• NZ ON Air Documentary Funding Policy Discussion Paper (2012)
• Screenrights Convergence Review Submission (2012)
• Inquiry into 21st Century Learning Environment (2012)
• Screenrights ‘Safe Harbour’ Scheme Submission (2011)
• Screenrights Convergence Submission (2011)
• Screenrights submission on applications for key cultural institution status (2011)
• Screenrights submission on proposed Convergence Review (2011)
• Screenrights Convergence Submission (Oct. 2011)
• Part 4A of the Television New Zealand Act 2003 (2010)
• Australian Independent Screen Production Submission (2010)
• Part V D Copyright Act (2010)
• National Broadband Submission (2009)
• Screen Australia Stage 2 Review – Marketing Support & Promotion (2009)
• Digital Economy Future Directions Consultation Paper (2009)
• Screen Australia: Statement of Intent (2008)
• Review of sections 47J and 110AA of the Copyright Act 1968 (2008)
• Copyright licensing and collecting societies: a guide for licensees (Draft) (2007)
• New provision for Copyright (new technologies and performers’ rights) Amendment Bill (2007)
• Inquiry into provisions of Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 (2006)
• Directors submission (2005)
• Inquiry into harmonisation of legal systems (2005)
• Fair Use, July (2005)
• Piracy, July (2005)