Attorney-General's media release (26 October 2025): the Government rules out a text and data mining exception (Hon Michelle Rowland MP, Attorney-General, media release, 26 October 2025)
Australia has no text and data mining exception and the Government has ruled one out, so a buyer training on copyrighted records needs a licence or another defence.
Dated 18 Oct 2026Source checked 18 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“The Government stands behind Australia’s creative industries and, by ruling out a Text and Data Mining Exception, is providing certainty to Australian creators.”
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