Olympic Insignia Protection Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1) (Cth)

Olympic Insignia Protection Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 2002 No. 122

I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987.

Dated 14 February 2002

PETER HOLLINGWORTH

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

IAN MACFARLANE

Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources

1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the Olympic Insignia Protection Amendment Regulations 2002 (No. 1).

2Commencement

 These Regulations commence on gazettal.

3Amendment of Olympic Insignia Protection Regulations

Schedule 1 amends the Olympic Insignia Protection Regulations.

Schedule 1Amendments

(regulation 3)

  

[1]Regulation 1

substitute

1Name of Regulations

 These Regulations are the Olympic Insignia Protection Regulations 1993.

[2]Regulation 2

substitute

2Definitions

 In these Regulations:

Act means Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987.

approved form means a form mentioned in subsection 14 (1) of the Act.

Designs Regulations means the Designs Regulations 1982.

[3]Regulation 6, heading

substitute

6Correction of Register of Olympic Designs

[4]Subregulation 6 (1)

omit

Register

insert

Register of Olympic Designs

[5]Subregulation 6 (2)

omit

Register

insert

Register of Olympic Designs

[6]After regulation 6

insert

7Register of licences for copyright in the olympic symbol and for protected designs

 For subsection 18A (1) of the Act the particulars for a licence that are to be included in the Register are:

• (a)

  the name and address of the holder of the licence; and

• (b)

  the period for which the licence is granted; and

• (c)

  a description of the articles to which a protected design may be applied under the licence; and

• (d)

  if the licence relates to copyright in the olympic symbol, a statement to that effect; and

• (e)

  if the licence relates to a protected design:

  • (i)

    a statement to that effect; and

  • (ii)

    one or more representations of the design sufficient to give a true indication of the design.

8Register of licences for use of protected olympic expressions

• (1)

  For subsection 40 (1) of the Act, the particulars for a licence that are to be included in the Register are:

  • (a)

    the name and address of the licensed user; and

  • (b)

    the period for which the licence is granted; and

  • (c)

    the protected olympic expressions that may be used under the licence; and

  • (d)

    a description of the goods and services to which a protected olympic expression may be applied under the licence.

Note   Subsection 28 (1) of the Act explains when an expression is applied to goods or services.

• (2)

  In this regulation:

licensed user has the meaning given by section 23 of the Act.

9Period of effect of notice of objection to importation

 For subsection 52 (5) of the Act, the period for a notice of objection to importation is 4 years beginning when the notice is given to the CEO in accordance with section 52 of the Act.

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1993 No. 234.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette