Designs Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997No. 344 1

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Designs Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Designs Act 1906.

Dated 8 December 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. MOORE

Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism

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1.   Commencement

1.1   Regulation 3 commences on 1 January 1998.

[NOTE:  The remainder of these Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s 48.]

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Designs Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Schedule 2 (Fees)

3.1   Omit the Schedule, substitute:

 SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 4

FEES

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Matter	Fee
1	On lodging an application for the registration of a design	$90
2	On lodging a request for expedited consideration of an application for the registration of a design	$90
3	On lodging an application under subsection 27B (2) of the Act for an extension of time on the ground specified in paragraph 27B (2) (a) of the Act:
(a) for each month, or part of a month, of extension sought; and	$65
(b) if the application is lodged after the end of the time to be extended	$90
4	For granting an extension of time, on the ground specified in paragraph 27B (2) (a) of the Act, greater than that applied for by the applicant—for each month, or part of a month, of extension granted	$65, less any amount paid under paragraph (a) of item 3
5	On lodging an application under subsection 27B (2) of the Act for an extension of time on the ground specified in paragraph 27B (2) (b) of the Act	$65
6	On lodging a request for extension of the period of registration:
(a) under subsection 27A (2) of the Act—for the first extension	$55
(b) under subsection 27A (12) of the Act—for the second extension	$90
(c) under subsection 27A (13) of the Act—for the third extension	$135
7	On lodging a notice of opposition under subregulation 27 (1) or 29A (1)	$500
8	On lodging an application under subregulation 29 (2) or 29AA (2) for the grant of a licence	$65
9	On lodging:
(a) a request for the exercise of the Registrar's discretionary powers; or	$500
(b) a request for a hearing	$500
10	On appearing at a hearing	$500, less any amount paid under item 9 in relation to the hearing
11	For supply of a certificate by the Registrar	$15
12	For supply of a duplicate certificate of registration	$65
13	For supply of a copy of an extract from the register or another document	$10
14	For taxing costs under subregulation 50A (3)	$65

4.   Schedule 2A (Convention countries for the purposes of the Act)

4.1   Omit the Schedule, substitute:

 SCHEDULE 2A Subregulation 7A (1)

 

CONVENTION COUNTRIES

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzogovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Canada

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

Colombia

Congo

Costa Rica

Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Denmark (including Faroe Islands)

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Estonia

Fiji

Finland

France (including all Overseas Departments and Territories)

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Holy See

Honduras

Hong Kong, China

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of

Korea, Republic of

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Netherlands (including the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba)

New Zealand (excluding the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau)

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Norway

Pakistan

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russian Federation

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

San Marino

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

South Africa

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Surinam

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Syrian Arab Republic

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Togo

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom (including the Isle of Man)

United Republic of Tanzania

United States of America (including all territories and possessions, including the Commonwealth

of Puerto Rico)

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Venezuela

Viet Nam

Yugoslavia

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 9 December 1997.

2. Statutory Rules 1982 No. 72 as amended by 1984 No. 256; 1986 No. 263; 1988 No. 103; 1989 Nos. 95 and 313; 1990 Nos. 29, 239 and 240; 1991 Nos. 65 and 455; 1992 Nos. 149, 445 and 452; 1993 Nos. 114 and 342; 1994 Nos. 180 and 315; 1995 Nos. 19 and 426; 1996 No. 270.