New South Wales Agencies Licensing of Crown Copyright

What is Crown Copyright?

Crown Copyright applies to copyright material created by or for the services of government. Where copyright material is created by a third party contractor, the material will be Crown Copyright unless an agreement with the contractor states otherwise. Crown Copyright material is generally identified by a copyright notice and includes material such as:

• Judicial decisions and court transcripts of courts and tribunals of New South Wales;
• Legislation of the New South Wales parliament;
• reports, website pages and other literary works;
• photographs and artworks, and artistic works used as logos;
• computer code and databases; and
• vdeo and audio recordings.

New South Wales agencies that represent the Crown in right of New South Wales will hold Crown Copyright.

The Attorney General is the Minister responsible for Crown Copyright. The Commercial and Transactional team within Legal, Department of Communities and Justice, advises the Attorney General on the administration of Crown Copyright. The Attorney General's delegate for dealings with Crown Copyright is the General Counsel, Department of Communities and Justice.

The Attorney General’s approval is required in relation to licensing and assignment of Crown Copyright. The Attorney General has approved Guidelines, attached below, to streamline the administration of Crown Copyright.

NSW agencies wishing to licence Crown Copyright should consult these Guidelines.

Third parties wishing to licence Crown Copyright should address their inquiry to the agency which originated the material.

Further enquiries regarding Crown Copyright may be addressed to Legal, Department of Communities and Justice at Enquiries-DCJLegal@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Crown Copyright Guidelines

• Crown Copyright Guidelines for NSW agencies (PDF, 348.1 KB)