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 AUSTRALIAN COPYRIGHT ACT 6oi

of the lecturing right in a lecture to bring actions or suits or institute proceedings for infringements of his lecturing right.

75. Delivery of books to registrar.— (i.) Every person Deposit applying for the registration of the copyright in any book

shall deliver to the Registrar two copies of the whole book with all maps and illustrations belonging thereto, finished and coloured in the same manner as the best copies of the book are published and bound, sewed, or stitched together, and on the best paper on which the book is printed.

(2.)^ Every person applying for the registration of the copyright in any work of art shall deliver to the Registrar one copy of the work of art or a photograph of it.

(3.) The Registrar shall refuse to register the copyright in any book or work of art until subsections (i) and (2) of this section have been complied with.

(4.) One copy of each book delivered to the Registrar in pursuance of this section shall be forwarded by him to the librarian of the Parliament, and the other copy shall be re- tained by the Registrar, until otherwise prescribed.

76. False representation to registrar. Patents Act, 1903, s. False repre- 112. — No person shall wilfully make any false statement sentation or representation to deceive the Registrar or any officer in

the execution of this part of this Act, or to procure or in- fluence the doing or omission of any thing in relation to this part of this Act or any matter thereunder. Penalty: Three years' imprisonment.

PART VIII. — MISCELLANEOUS

77. Provision against suppression of books. — If the Gov- Suppression ernor-General is satisfied that the owner of the copyright o^ books

in any book, or of the performing right in any dramatic work or musical work, or of the lecturing right in any lecture, has refused, after the death of the author, to re- publish or allow repubUcation of the book, or the public performance of the dramatic or musical work, or the pub- lication as a book of the lecture, and that by reason thereof the book, dramatic work, musical work, or lecture is with- held from the public, he may grant any person applying for