The Lending Rights Online service is currently experiencing intermittent issues with registrations and title claims. We are working to resolve these issues.

Public and Educational Lending Rights - Closing date for submitting title claims

Title claims for the 2025-26 programs need to be lodged by 31 March 2025 for eligible books or editions you have not claimed.  You may submit title claims for books published between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024.  Ebooks and audiobook title claims can now be submitted for Lending Rights.

 Edition(s) not previously claimed, published between

Closing date for submitting claims 

 First eligible program year - providing cut-off date is met

 First payment - if payment is due and claim cut-off met 

1 Jan 2019- 31 Dec 2024

 31 March 2025

2025-26

  June 2026

Please refer to Lending Rights Funding and Frequently asked questions for more information

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New Claimant

If you have never registered for Lending Rights, please click below to start your registration process to submit your claim. You only need to register once for lending rights. If you have issues registering please call 1800672842 for assistance or email your query to lendingrights@arts.gov.au

New Claimant - Register
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Existing Claimant

Registered claimants can access their accounts by signing in using your claimant number and password (your claimant number identifies you in our database and links all books for which you have claimed). If you are having difficulties logging into your account, please call 1800672842 for assistance or email your query to lendingrights@arts.gov.au

Existing Claimant - Sign In