Legal Deposit Act 2012 (WA)

Western Australia Legal Deposit Act 2012 Western Australia Legal Deposit Act 2012 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Short title 2 2. Commencement 2 3. Purpose of Act 2 4. Terms used 2 5. Term used: WA Internet document 5 6. Crown bound 5 Part 2 — Deposit of public documents with State Librarian 7. Application of Part 6 8. Copies of public documents to be given to State Librarian 6 9. Direction to comply with s. 8 6 10. State Librarian may grant exemption from s. 8 7 Part 4 — Legal proceedings 14. Civil action to obtain copies of public documents 8 15. Civil action to require publishers to provide assistance to State Librarian 9 16. Who may commence criminal proceedings 9 17. Other powers of court in criminal proceedings 9 Part 5 — General 18. Publishers to assist State Librarian to preserve and access deposited copies of certain documents 11 19. Regulations 12 20. Regulations: consultation 13 Part 6 — Consequential amendments to Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 21. Act amended 15 22. Section 12 amended 15 23. Section 13 amended 15 24. Section 15 amended 15 25. Section 16 amended 16 Notes Compilation table 17 Uncommenced provisions table 17 Defined terms Western Australia Legal Deposit Act 2012 An Act to facilitate the preservation of the State's published documentary heritage for current and future generations by — * requiring the deposit with the State Librarian of copies of certain published material; and * authorising the State Librarian to require that certain material published on the Internet be deposited with the State Librarian, and to make consequential amendments to the Library Board of Western Australia Act 1951 and for related purposes. The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Short title This is the Legal Deposit Act 2012.