New Zealand Copy Right Law 1994:

Section 52 states:

Copying By Librarians of articles in periodicals -

  1. the librarian of a prescribed library may: if the conditions contained in subsection (2) [below] of this section are complied with make for supply to any person a copy of -
    1. a literary, dramatic, or musical work, and any artistic work included in that work, this is contained in an article in a periodical: or
    2. a published edition that is an article in a periodical,

without infringing copyright in the literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work or the typographical arrangement of the published edition.

2.) the conditions referred to in section (1) [above] of this section are -
    1. That no person is supplied on the same occasion with more than one copy of the same article: and
    2. That no person is supplied on the same occasion with copies of more than one article contained in the same issue of a periodical, unless the copies supplied all relate to the same subject matter: and
    3. That, where any person to whom a copy is supplied is required to pay for the copy, the payment required is no higher than the sum consisting of the total of the cost of reproduction of the copy and a reasonable contribution to the general expenses of the library.
  1. where any person is supplied with, or otherwise comes into possession of, a copy made in accordance with this section, that person may use the copy only for the purposes of research or private study.

 

Where under section 50. Interpretation -

"Prescribed Library" means -

4.) a library of any other class of library prescribed by regulations made under this act, not being a library conducted for profit.

 We believe that these sections of the act clearly allow the NZVRS library to provide the services it does to members of the NZVRS, provided these rules are adhered with.