Government rejects proposed changes to book protection
In July, the Productivity Commission, the Australian Government’s independent research and advisory body on a range of economic, social and environmental issues, recommended the removal of the current Parallel Import Restrictions for books. We reported on this here.
The recommendation generated significant debate and lobbying, with opponents of deregulation arguing that local writers and publishers would be detrimentally impacted by the proposals.
The Government has today announced that it has not accepted the Productivity Commission’s recommendation and will not make any changes to the current system.