Legislative background of legal deposit

New South Wales publishers are obliged to deposit publications in accordance with five legislative and statutory requirements/policies:

1. The Library Act 1939 requires that NSW publishers deposit their print and digital publications to three deposit libraries – the State Library of NSW, the NSW Parliamentary Library and the University of Sydney Library.
2. The C2022-02 Deposit of New South Wales Government Publications requires that NSW government publishers deposit their print and digital publications to three deposit libraries - the State Library of NSW, the NSW Parliamentary Library, and the University of Western Sydney Library.
3. The TPG23-10 Annual Reporting Requirements requires that NSW government publishers deposit their digital annual reports to NSW State Records and Archives, University of Western Sydney Library, State Library of NSW and the NSW Parliamentary Library.
4. The Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968 requires that all Australian publishers (including NSW) deposit their publications in the National Library of Australia. For further information, contact the National Library.
5. The Commonwealth Library Deposit and Free Issue Schemes (LDS) requires that Australian government publishers deposit their publications in National, state and territory libraries.

Based on these five requirements:

NSW publishers (non-government) are required to

1. deposit their print and digital publications with the State Library of NSW (both print and digital if both published), the NSW Parliamentary Library, the University of Sydney Library and National Library of Australia. To satisfy their obligations for depositing digital publications to the State Library of NSW and the National Library of Australia, publishers should deposit to the National edeposit service - www.ned.gov.au 

NSW government publishers are required to

1. deposit their print and digital publications to the the State Library of NSW (both print and digital if both published), the NSW Parliamentary Library (both print and digital if both published), the University of Western Sydney Library (only print if no digital) and the National Library of Australia (only print if no digital).
2. deposit their annual reports to: 
   • National edeposit service – www.ned.gov.au
   • Parliamentary Library of New South Wales (GovernmentDeposit@parliament.nsw.gov.au) 
   • State Records - follow transfer procedures as outlined on www.mhnsw.au 
   • State Library of New South Wales (deposit to NED www.ned.gov.au)
   • Western Sydney University (libacq@westernsydney.edu.au)
   • National Library of Australia (deposit to NED www.ned.gov.au) 

Australian government publishers are required to

1. deposit their print and digital publications to each National, state and territory Library.