Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Without limiting when a work is made public , it is made public when:
(a) the work, or an adaptation of the work, is:
(i) published, performed in public, broadcast or otherwise communicated to the public; or
(ii) if the work is an artistic work--exhibited in public; or
(b) if the work is an artistic work included in a cinematograph film--the film is seen in public; or
(c) if the work is a building--the building has been constructed; or
(d) records of the work, or of an adaptation of the work, are:
(i) offered to the public (whether or not for sale); or
(ii) exposed for sale to the public.
(2) Without limiting when copyright material other than a work is made public , the material is made public when:
(a) it is published; or
(b) if the material is a sound recording--it is:
(i) heard in public; or
(ii) communicated to the public; or
(c) if the material is a cinematograph film--it is:
(i) seen in public (to the extent it consists of visual images); or
(ii) heard in public (to the extent it consists of sounds); or
(iii) communicated to the public; or
(d) copies of the material are:
(i) offered to the public (whether or not for sale); or
(ii) exposed for sale to the public.
(3) Subsections 29(4) to (7) apply, for the purposes of this section, in relation to making public in the same way as those subsections apply in relation to publication.