Reform round-up

Copyright and the Digital Economy (ALRC Report 122)

On 15 June 2017, the Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and other Measures) Bill passed the Senate. The amendment will enable people with disabilities to access and enjoy books and other material in formats they can use, such as braille, large print or DAISY audio. This is consistent with recommendations in ALRC Report 122, in particular Rec 16-1.

Connection to Country: Review of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (ALRC Report 126)

The Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 passed the Senate on 14 June 2017. The amendments implement two ALRC recommendations. Recommendation 10-1  stated that the current provision, which requires a traditional decision-making process to be used to authorise an applicant unless such a process does not exist, should be amended to ensure that claim groups can choose whether to use a traditional decision-making process or an agreed-upon decision-making process. Recommendation 10-2 stated that the current provision, which requires a traditional decision-making process to be used to authorise ILUAs unless such a process does not exist, should be amended to ensure that claim groups can choose whether to use a traditional decision-making process or an agreed-upon decision-making process.