Libraries Act 1982

Subject to this section, if a person or body publishes material to which this section applies, the person or body must, within 1 month after publication, provide a copy of the material to the Board, and a copy to the Parliamentary Librarian, at the person's own expense.

A person or body may, by notice in writing to the person or body from the Parliamentary Librarian, be exempted from providing all or a specified part of the material required to be provided to the Parliamentary Librarian under subsection (1).

If material to which this section applies is published in various forms of differing quality, the copies to be provided under subsection (1) must be of the finest quality (unless provided in electronic form under subsection (4)).

A copy of material may only be provided under subsection (1) in electronic form—

if it is material or material of a kind prescribed by regulation; or

in the case of material to be provided to the Board—with the agreement in writing of the Board; or

in the case of material to be provided to the Parliamentary Librarian—with the agreement in writing of the Parliamentary Librarian.

A receipt must be issued for material provided under this section.

This section applies to material of South Australian origin, or material that has particular relevance to this State, in the form of—

a book, or a part or division of a book; or

a newspaper, magazine, journal or pamphlet; or

a map, plan, chart or table; or

printed music; or

a record, cassette, film, video or audio tape, CD, DVD or other item made available to the public, designed to store and facilitate the reproduction of visual images, sound or information.

This section does not apply to—

a second or subsequent edition of material referred to in subsection (6) that does not differ from a former edition; or

material or material of a kind prescribed by regulation.