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Copyright Act 1994 (reprinted as at 7 October 2011)

Year of current version:	2011
Date of entry into force of original text:	January 1, 1995
Date of Text (Enacted):	December 15, 1994
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Notes:	This consolidated version of the Copyright Act, which was last amended by the Copyright Amendment Act 2011 (Act No. 72 of 2011), incorporates all the amendments up to October 7, 2011 (see Part 5 of the 'Notes' section on page 293 for a complete listing of the consolidated amendments).
Related Legislation:	Amends Commerce Act 1986 (reprinted as at 15 September 2011) (NZ126) Layout Designs Act 1994 (reprinted as at 01 December 2002) (NZ096) Relates to Copyright (General Matters) Regulations 1995 (reprinted as at 7 October 2011) (NZ127) Copyright (Border Protection) Regulations 1994 (reprinted as at 29 September 2003) (NZ103) Copyright Act Commencement Order 2000 (NZ070) Copyright (Application to Other Countries) Order 1995 (reprinted as at 07 December 2000) (NZ106) Copyright (Parallel Import Notice Fee) Regulations 1995 (NZ018) Is amended by Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008 (reprinted as at 31 October 2008) (NZ123) Copyright Amendment Act 1999 (NZ069) Copyright (Removal of Prohibition on Parallel Importing) Amendment Act 1998 (NZ063) Copyright Amendment Act 1997 (NZ062) Copyright Amendment Act 1996 (NZ052)
Historical Versions:	Repeals Copyright (International Organisations) Order 1964 (NZ104) Supersedes Copyright Act 1994 (reprinted as at 7 July 2010) (NZ102) Copyright Act 1994 (NZ015)
WIPO Lex No.:	NZ125

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