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The ASA is continually acting as an advocate for the rights of professional authors. This page enables members and the public to remain aware of our activities and positions on issues relevant to the rights of authors and of relevance to the cultural development of Australia.

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2010

August 2010

Submission to the 2nd roundtable on the Educational Use of Internet Materials
>> Read Submission (PDF)

Election 2010: An Absence of initiatives for authors
>> Read Media Release (PDF)

NAVA ArtsPeak calls for Arts Policy
>> Read Media Release (PDF)

Subsmission to ACARA on the Y11-12 English Curriculum
>> Read submission (PDF)

July 2010

Submission to ArtsNSW Funding Administration
RE: Application for 2011-2013 Triennial Arts Funding Program by Western Sydney Young People's Literature Project
>> Read submission

June 2010

Letter in support of Express Media's application to the Australian Government's 'Youth Development and Support Program' to initiate a National Young Writers' Month.
>> Read submission

April 2010

Submission to the Standing Committee on Education and Training
RE: Inquiry into School Libraries and Teacher Librarians in Australian Schools
>>Read submission

2008

November 2008

Joint letter to Productivity Commission
Re: Copyright Restrictions on the Parallel Importation of Books into Australia
>> Read submission

October 2008

Letter to Dr Ken Henry AC - Chair, Taxation Review Panel
Re: Australia's future tax system
>> Read submission

August 2008

Letter to The Hon Robert McClelland, Attorney General
Re: Parallel Imports
>> Read submission

Letter to The Hon Robert McClelland, Attorney General
Re: Parallel Imports
From: The Australian Copyright Council
>> Read submission

July 2008

Letter to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd from Jenny Darling, President Australian Literary Agents Association
Re: Parallel Imports
>> Read submission

Letter to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd from Nick Earls
Re: Parallel Imports
>> Read submission

Letter to Bookseller & Publisher  from Garth Nix
Re: Parallel Imports
>> Read submission

>> Read a summary of the situation on The Australian's website.

May 2008

Submission to Mr Frank Sartor
Minister for Planning, Minister for Redfern Waterloo and Minister for the Arts
Re: Review of NSW Cultural Grants Program Report
>> Read submission

April 2008

Submission to Mr Simon Cordina, Assistant Secretary
Content, Programs and Regulation Branch
Department of Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy
Re: Review of the Extension of Legal Deposit
>> Read submission

February 2008

Submission to Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Re: Authors in Priority Schools Pilot Project - Final Report
>> Read submission

January 2008

Submission to Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister and Julia Gillard, Minister for Education
Re: Support for teacher librarians.
>> Read submission 

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2007

October 2007

Submission to Arts NSW
Re: NSW Cultural Grants program review
>> Read submission 

July 2007

Submission to Jackie Morris, Committee Secretary, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Re: Inquiry into the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Terrorist Material) Bill 2007
>> Read submission 

June 2007

Submission to the Hon John Howard, Prime Minister
Re: Tax free status of awards for creators
>> Read submission 

Submission to Senator the Hon. George Brandis
Re: Tax free status of awards for creators
>> Read submission 

May 2007

Submission to Philip Ruddock, Attorney General
Re: Material that advocates terrorist acts discussion paper
>> Read submission or view on the Parliamentary Committee's website

February 2007

Submission to Senator the Hon. Helen Coonan
Re: Communications Legislation (Content Services) Amendment Bill
>> Read submission 

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2006

October 2006

Submission to Senator Payne, Chair
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Department of the Senate
Re:  Copyright Amendment Bill 2006 and related Regulations.
>> Read submission or view on the Parliamentary Committee's website

Submission to Professor James Lahore, Chairman
Copyright Law review Committee

Submission on Fair use >> Read submission

Submission to Copyright Law Review Committee on Crown copyright
>> Read submission

 

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• And much more...

  

 
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