Under the copyright laws of Australia from the Copyright
Act 1968, then amended in 2000, Section 47C.
Back-ups can be made when:
(a) the reproduction is made by, or on behalf of, the
owner or licensee of the copy (the original copy ) from which the
reproduction is made; and
(b) the reproduction is made for use only by, or on behalf of, the owner or licensee of the original copy; and
(c) the reproduction is made for any of the following purposes:
(i) to enable
the owner or licensee of the original copy to use the reproduction in lieu
of the original copy
and to store the original copy;
(ii) to
enable the owner or licensee of the original copy to store the reproduction
for use in lieu of the original copy
if the original copy is lost, destroyed or rendered unusable;
(iii) to enable the owner or licensee of the original copy to use the reproduction
in lieu of the original copy,
or of another reproduction made under this subsection, if the original copy,
or the other reproduction, is lost,
destroyed or rendered unusable.