Commons:Government works/Oceania
This page gives overviews of rules for government works in different countries or territories of Oceania. These are works made by or for a national or sub-national government, or works whose copyright is held by a national or sub-national government. The rules are "transcluded" from individual page sections giving the rules for each territory.
Countries of Oceania
COM:GVT Australia
Australia
Under the Copyright Act 1968 (consolidated as of 22 December 2017):
- The Commonwealth or a State is the owner of the copyright in an original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work made by, or under the direction or control of, the Commonwealth or the State, as the case may be.[1968–2017 Sec.176(2)]
- Copyright in a literary, dramatic or musical work of which the Commonwealth or a State is the owner ... (a) where the work is unpublished—continues to subsist so long as the work remains unpublished; and (b) where the work is published—subsists, or, if copyright in the work subsisted immediately before its first publication, continues to subsist, until the expiration of 50 years after the expiration of the calendar year in which the work was first published.[1968–2017 Sec.180(1)]
Copyright tags
- {{PD-Australia}} – for Australian photographs published 70 years after the death of the creator, or photographs taken prior to 1955
- {{PD-Australia-currency}} – for coins designed before 1 May 1969
- {{PD-AustraliaGov}} – for government works whose copyright has expired.
- {{DFAT}} - for works from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Currency
Not OK for coins or banknotes designed on or after 1 May 1969.
OK for coins or banknotes designed before 1 May 1969, but under the following conditions: Derivative works of images of banknotes are expressly forbidden. Low resolution images of banknotes are allowed for editorial or educational purposes, as long as only one side of a bank note is featured. See website for details of exact size requirements for images.
Designs from prior to 1 May 1969 are in the public domain, and should use the tag {{PD-Australia-currency}}.
COM:GVT Fiji
Fiji
No information available
COM:GVT Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
No information available
COM:GVT Kiribati
Kiribati
Under the 2018 Act, "work" does not include any work that is an official text, or a translation, of a legislative, administrative, or legal nature.[2018 Art.3]
These are not protected.
Under the former Copyright Act 1956 of England,
- For literary, dramatic or musical works made by or under the direction or control of Her Majesty or a Government department, copyright (a) where the work is unpublished, subsists so long as the work remains unpublished, and (b) where the work is published, subsists for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first published.[1956 Sec.39(3)]
- Copyright in an artistic work to which Her Majesty is entitled subsists for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was made.[1956 Sec.39(4)]
COM:GVT Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
No information available
COM:GVT Nauru
Nauru
No information available
COM:GVT New Zealand
New Zealand
Under the New Zealand Copyright Act of 1994 as of 30 December 2018,
- Where a work is made by a person employed or engaged by the Crown ... the Crown is the first owner of any copyright in the work.[1994-2018 Sec.26(1)]
- Crown copyright shall expire ... at the end of the period of 100 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work is made.[1994-2018 Sec.26(3b)]
- Some government publications are not subject to copyright, including bills, acts, regulations, court judgments, royal commission and select committee reports, etc.[1994-2018 Sec.27]
COM:GVT Palau
Palau
No information available
COM:GVT Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
No information available
COM:GVT Samoa
Samoa
No information available
COM:GVT Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
No information available
COM:GVT Tonga
Tonga
No information available
COM:GVT Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Under the Copyright Act 1956 of England,
- For literary, dramatic or musical works made by or under the direction or control of Her Majesty or a Government department, copyright (a) where the work is unpublished, subsists so long as the work remains unpublished, and (b) where the work is published, subsists for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first published.[1956 Sec.39(3)]
- Copyright in an artistic work to which Her Majesty is entitled subsists for 50 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was made.[1956 Sec.39(4)]
COM:GVT Vanuatu
Vanuatu
No information available
Other areas
COM:GVT American Samoa
American Samoa
No information available
COM:GVT Clipperton Island
Clipperton Island
No information available
COM:GVT Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
No information available
COM:GVT Cook Islands
Cook Islands
No information available
COM:GVT French Polynesia
French Polynesia
No information available
COM:GVT Guam
Guam
No information available
COM:GVT Hawaii
Hawaii
No information available
COM:GVT New Caledonia
New Caledonia
No information available
COM:GVT Niue
Niue
No information available
COM:GVT Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island
No information available
COM:GVT Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
No information available
COM:GVT Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands
No information available
COM:GVT Tokelau
Tokelau
No information available
COM:GVT Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna
No information available
Partly
COM:GVT British Overseas Territories
British overseas territories
No information available
COM:GVT Overseas France
Overseas France
No information available
COM:GVT Indonesia
Indonesia
No information available
COM:GVT French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
No information available
COM:GVT United States Minor Outlying Islands
United States Minor Outlying Islands
No information available
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