EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO. 207
Issued by the Authority of the Minister for Science and Technology
The purpose of the amendments is to vary certain of the fees prescribed in the Second Schedule to the Patent Attorneys Regulations with effect from 3 October 1983. Details of the proposed amendments are set out below.
Regulation 1 sets a date of commencement of 3 October 1983.
Regulation 2 amends items 1, 5 and 6 of the Second Schedule by altering the level of fees.
In arriving at the new scale of fees the Patent Office has given full and proper consideration to all factors relevant to the fixation of fees. Fees in respect of Patent Attorneys were last reviewed in 1982 and the existing scale has had effect since 1 October 1982. Current Government policy requires the Office to cover expenditure by receipts. Estimates for 1983/84 indicate that the proposed variations in fees will have this result in respect of the operation of the Board of Examiners of Patent Attorneys.
Consultations have taken place on the question of fees with the main interest groups, namely the Institute of Patent Attorneys of Australia and the Australian Manufacturers’ Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Trade Mark Association.
Proposed and current fees are compared in the attached table.
PATENT ATTORNEYS REGULATIONS
SECOND SCHEDULE
| ITEM/MATTER | CURRENT FEE | PROPOSED FEE |
|
| $ | $ |
1 | On lodging application for admission as a candidate at the examination - per subject | 20 | 10 |
2 | On lodging an application for a grant of a supplementary examination - per subject | 20 | (no change) |
3 | On lodging application for report as to reasons for failure - per subject | 20 | (no change) |
4 | On lodging application for a certificate of the Board under regulation 22 | 20 | (no change) |
5 | On lodging application for registration as a patent attorney. | 100 | 120 |
6 | Annual registration fee payable by patent attorney...... | 170 | 200 |
7 | On lodging application for restoration of name of patent attorney which has been removed under regulation 32 | 100 | (no change) |