TheCopyright Amendment (Film Directors’ Rights) Act 2005 came into force by proclamation on 19 December 2005. The Act amends the Copyright Act 1968
to give, for the first time, film directors a copyright in the films
they direct. The Act provides rights to directors to share, as
copyright owners, in remuneration for the retransmission of films
included in free-to-air broadcasts. A fact sheet on the Act is
available from the Attorney-General’s Department’s website .