Lending Rights Online: Public Lending Right (PLR) & Education Lending Right (ELR)

Welcome to the Department's online service for PLR and ELR creator and publisher claimants.

 

Closing date for submitting title claims

Title claims for the 2024-25 programs need to be lodged by 31 March 2024 for eligible books or editions you have not claimed.  You may submit title claims for books published between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2023.

New Claimants

If you have never registered for Lending Rights, please click on the ‘New Claimant – Register’ button on the top right-hand corner of this page to start your registration process to submit your claim.

You only need to register once for lending rights. Your claimant number identifies you in our database and links all books for which you have claimed.

Existing Claimants

Registered claimants can access their accounts by clicking on the ‘Existing Claimant - Sign In’ button on the top right-hand corner of this page, using your claimant number and password.

If you are having difficulties logging into your account or you can’t remember your claimant number, please call 1800 672 842 for assistance.

Title Claims

If a title claim for a book was previously submitted, do not submit another claim for the same title, unless a new edition with a new ISBN is published.

Below is a guide for submitting new title claims. Claims received after the deadline will be processed in the following program year.

Year of publication of your book	Closing date for submitting claims	First eligible program year	First payment (if payment is due)
2018 to 2023	31 March 2024	2024-25	June 2024
2019 to 2024	31 March 2025	2025-26	June 2025
2020 to 2025	31 March 2026	2026-27	June 2026

 

Personal Details

Please check that your contact and banking details are up to date to ensure you receive your payment advice letter and payment.

Out of date bank account details will result in a failed payment.

Need help using Lending Rights Online?

Lending Rights Online provides you with several convenient services, allowing you to:

• submit title claims,
• view processing status of submitted claims,
• update your contact and banking details, and
• view your lending rights payment history details.

If you are having difficulties using Lending Rights Online, you can:

• contact a Lending Rights officer during AEST business hours by phoning 1800 672 842, or
• email your query to lendingrights@arts.gov.au