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AI summary
The Constitutional Court considered a referral by the President about the constitutionality of parts of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers' Protection Amendment Bill. It held that the referral was incompetent as to sections 6A, 7A and 8A, and made findings on the constitutionality of sections 12A to 12D, 19B and 19C.
This may be relevant to copyright and performers' protection amendments, and to the Court's treatment of the referred provisions.
Evidence from source
The exceptions in subsections 12D(1)-(5) of the CAB constitute an arbitrary deprivation of property under section 25(1) of the Constitution and are unconstitutional.
Supports: Supports the second summary sentence about findings on the constitutionality of sections 12A to 12D, 19B and 19C.