s 232 Preservation and replacement — copying material in public collections
232.—(1) If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to make a copy of any of the following material:(a) an authorial work; (b) a sound recording; (c) a film; (d) a recording of a protected performance. (2) The conditions are —(a) the material was or is part of a public collection; (b) the copy is made by or on behalf of the custodian of the public collection; (c) the copy is —(i) made to preserve the material against loss, deterioration or damage; (ii) made in a different format from the format in which the material is embodied, to preserve the material against the obsolescence of the latter format; (iii) made to replace the material because of loss, deterioration or damage; or (iv) made for some other purpose; (d) if the copy is made under paragraph (c)(i) or (ii) — the copy is not made accessible to the public, except to replace a copy of the material that was previously accessible to the public; (e) if the copy is made under paragraph (c)(i), (ii) or (iii) — before the copy is made, an authorised officer of the public collection —(i) makes a reasonable investigation; and (ii) declares that he or she is satisfied that a new copy of the material (or, in the case of paragraph (c)(ii), a new copy of the material in the different format) could not be obtained within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price; (f) if the copy is made under paragraph (c)(iv) — the copy is the sole copy made under this section; and (g) the copy is notated according to section 301.