| Payments 2007 | |
| Funding amount | 2006-2007 = AU $ 7.4 Million (€ 4.4 Million) |
| Source of funding | National Government |
| Legal Status | PLR Act (1985), program since 1974 The objectives of PLR are : to make payments to Australian creators of books in Australian creators of books and to publishers of books in Australia, in recognition that income is lost from books being available for loan |
| Adminstrative Framework | Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts |
| Method of Calculation | If 50 or more copies of an eligible book are estimated to be held in Austrailian Libraries a payment is made |
| No of Sample Libraries | 53 |
| Rate Per Copy | AU $ 1.43 (€ 0.86) for creators 35.22 cents(€ 0.22) for publishers |
| No of Registered Authors | |
| No of Payments | 8,923 - 8,570 creators, 353 publishers |
| Total Payment Amount | Approx AU $ 7 Million (€ 4.2 Million) |
| Average Payment | AU $ 761.77 (€ 477.63) |
| Maximum Threshold | No |
| Minimum Threshold | Yes - AU $ 50 (€ 31.33) |
| Residency/Citizenship Requirements | Australian citizens whereever they reside Non-citizens who are resident in Australia |
| Language Requirement | No |
| PLR Payments Continue After An Authors Death | No |
| Eligibility Material | |
| Books | Yes - providing it has been offered for sale and has no more than 5 creators |
| Audio Visual | No |
| Music | No |
| Other | No |
| Eligible Contributors | |
| Authors | Yes - must be entitled to royalties |
| Are shares fixed? | |
| Illustrators | Yes - must be entitled to royalties |
| Are shares fixed? | |
| Photographs | Yes identified as illustrators, must be entitled to royalties |
| Are shares fixed? | |
| Editors/Compilers | Yes - must be entitled to royalties |
| Are shares fixed? | |
| Translators | Yes - must be entitled to royalties |
| Are shares fixed? | |
| Adaptors/Retellers | No |
| Are shares fixed? | |
| Publishers | Yes - their business must consist wholly or substantially of the pulication of books and who regularly publish in Australia; a self publisher; or a non-profit organisation |
| Are shares fixed? | |
| Copyright Holders | No |
| Other | |