Copyright Act, 1963

General provisions as to jurisdiction of the Controller.

30.—Subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act, the Controller shall have jurisdiction to determine disputes arising between licensing bodies and persons requiring licences, or organisations claiming to be representative of such persons, either—

(a) on the reference of a licence scheme to the Controller, or

(b) on the application of a person requiring a licence either in accordance with a licence scheme or in a case not covered by a licence scheme.