Contact
For Department of Training and Workforce Development copyright/IP support and workshops, contact:
Naomi Stallard
Program Officer – Intellectual Property and Copyright
Training Sector Services
Department of Training and Workforce Development
T: 08 6212 9789 | E: sectorcapability.ip@dtwd.wa.gov.au
W: dtwd.wa.gov.au
Mon-Thurs
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Department IP information
The Department of Training and Workforce Development provides a series of copyright and IP guides for the TAFE sector on their website here:
Safe Harbour Scheme
WA TAFE colleges are now part of the Safe Harbour Scheme under the Copyright Act 1968. The National Copyright Unit has provided more information in the link below.
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Disability access exceptions
There are now two disability copying exceptions available to assist people with a disability. To find out more, see 'Disability Access Exceptions' from Smartcopying.edu.au.
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Department Lunch & Learn Copyright Webinars
WA TAFE webinars - 2026 schedule coming soon!
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Broadcast Licence webinars for CRT & NRT staff only
CRT and NRT have opted out of the Statutory Broadcast Licence for 2026. To learn how to avoid infringing copyright, CRT & NRT staff can register for a free 30-minute information webinar.
Choose a date and click on the link to register:
For any questions, please contact sectorcapability.ip@dtwd.wa.gov.au.
Webinars for publicly funded private RTOs
The Department of Training and Workforce Development now also offers publicly funded private RTOs in WA (not TAFE) a schedule of free online copyright webinars.
See the TAC Newsletter for more information.
Please contact us if you would like to organise a free copyright session for your publicly funded private RTO.
Smartcopying
Produced by the National Copyright Unit, Smartcopying is the official guide to copyright issues for Australian schools and TAFE. Some useful links include:
Other links
Learn about copyright at your own pace. This online learning module is easy to use and specially tailored to help VET practitioners interpret the copyright rules when developing learning resources.
Topics include:
An easy-to-use copyright tool adapted for Western Australian TAFE staff to help make sense of copyright.
