WORLD TRADE IP/N/1/AUS/1/Rev.1
14October 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4221)
Original: English Council forTrade-Related Aspects
ofIntellectual Property Rights
NOTIFICATION OFLAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE AGREEMENT
Australia
Revision
Bymeans ofacommunication, dated 18April 1996, Australia hasnotified itslawsand
regulations onindustrial property under Article 63.2oftheAgreement, withreference totheprocedures
reflected indocument IP/C/2. With regard tothetextsofthese lawsandregulations, reference has
beenmade totheWIPO collections.
Thepresent document comprises boththeabove-mentioned notification ofindustrial property
lawsandregulations andtheearlier notifications from Australia relating toitscopyright lawsand
regulations (seedocuments IP/N/1/AUS/1 andIP/N/1/AUS/Add.6/Supp.1).IP/N/1/AUS/1/Rev.1
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LAWS AND REGULATIONS ASNOTIFIED BYAUSTRALIA
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2OFTHE TRIPS AGREEMENT
I. General Texts*
- Circuit Layouts Act19891(Reprinted asat31May1991)
- Circuit Layout Regulations2(S.R. 1990 No.302)
- Plant Breeders 'Rights Act3(No.110of1994)
[Commencement 10.11.94]
- Plant Breeders 'Rights Regulations4(S.R. 1994 No.352)
[Commencement 10.11.94]
- Plant Breeders 'Rights Regulations Amendment4(S.R. 1994 No. 353)
[Commencement 1.1.95]
- National Security (Industrial Property) Regulations5(Reprinted asat1956)
[Commencement 12.4.56]
- National Security (Supplementary) Regulations6(Reprinted asat1956)
[Commencement 17.7.44]
Legislation Protecting Specific Words orSymbols7
- Olympic Insignia Protection Act1987 (No.27of1987)
- Olympic Insignia Protection Amendment Act(No.44of1994)
- Olympic Insignia Protection Regulations (S.R. 1993 No.234)
*Only relevant amendments areincluded
1Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/AUS/L/1
2Thetextofthese regulations canbefound indocument IP/N/1/AUS/L/2
3Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/AUS/P/2
4Thetextofthese regulations canbefound indocument IP/N/1/AUS/P/3
5Thetextofthese regulations canbefound indocument IP/N/1/AUS/I/2
6Thetextofthese regulations canbefound indocument IP/N/1/AUS/I/3
7Thetextofthese laws andregulations canbefound indocument IP/N/1/AUS/I/4-12IP/N/1/AUS/1/Rev.1
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- Advance Australia Logo Protection Act1984 (No.20of1984)
[Commencement 13.10.83]
- Statute Law(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act(No.1)1986 (No.76of1986)
[Commencement 24.6.86]
- Jurisdiction ofCourts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act1987 (No.23of1987)
[Commencement 26.5.87]
- Section 12oftheInternational Organizations (Privileges andImmunities) Act1963
(Reprinted asat30September 1993) [Protection ofnames, etc.]
- Australian Bicentennial Authority Act1980 (Reprinted asat30September 1992)
- BoyScouts 'Association Act1924 (Reprinted asat31March 1983)
- Statute Law(Miscellaneous Provisions) (No.1)Act1984 (No.72of1984)
[Commencement 24.7.84]
- Defence (Prohibited Words andLetters) Regulations Amendment
(Reprinted asat30September 1981)
[Commencement 31.7.82]
- Defence (Prohibited Words andLetters) Regulations Amendment (S.R. 1990No.378)
[Commencement 6.12.90]
- Protection ofWord "ANZAC" Regulations (Nos. 2and216of1921)
[Commencement 11.11.21]
- Protection ofWord "ANZAC" Regulations (S.R. 1959 No.29)
[Commencement 7.5.59]
- Protection ofWord "ANZAC" Regulations (S.R. 1962 No.79)
[Commencement 13.9.62]
- Protection ofWord "ANZAC" Regulations (S.R. 1978 No.27)
[Commencement 28.2.78]
- Protection ofWord "ANZAC" Regulations (S.R. 1979 No.41)
[Commencement 26.7.79]
- Protection ofWord "ANZAC" Regulations (S.R. 1989 No.419)
[Commencement 8.1.90]
- Section 15oftheGeneva Conventions Act1957 (Reprinted asat20March 1991
- Geneva Conventions Amendment Act1991 (S.R. 1991 No.27)
[Commencement 28.3.91]IP/N/1/AUS/1/Rev.1
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- Section 41CoftheHealth Insurance Commission Act1973 (Reprinted asat31March 1994)
- Human Services andHealth Legislation Amendment Act1994 (No.80of1994)
[Commencement 23.6.94]
- Regulation 5oftheHealth Insurance Commission Regulations
(Reprinted asat30November 1993)
II. Copyright andRelated Rights8
- Copyright Act1968 (Reprinted asat31October 1992)
- Copyright (World Trade Organization Amendments) Act1994 (No.149of1994)
- LawandJustice Legislation Amendment Act(No.141of1994)
- Agricultural andVeterinary Chemicals (Consequential Amendments) Act1994
(No.37of1994)
- Copyright Regulations (Reprinted asat30November 1993) and
Amending Regulation No.228of1993
- Copyright (International Protection) Regulations (Reprinted asat30June1992) and
Amending Regulations No.214of1993 andNo.114of19949
- Copyright Tribunal (Procedure) Regulations (Reprinted asat31January 1984)
III. Patents
Basic Texts10
- Patents, Trade Marks, Designs andCopyright Act1939-1973
- Statute LawRevision Act1973 (No.216of1973)
- Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act1976 (No.91of1976)
[Commencement 22.12.75]
8Thetexts ofthese laws andregulations canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/AUS/1/Add.1-7
9ThetextsofafurtheramendmenttotheseregulationscanbefoundindocumentIP/N/1/AUS/1/Add.6/Supp.1
10Thetextsofthese lawsandregulations canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/AUS/I/1, IP/N/1/AUS/I/1/Add.1
andIP/N/1/AUS/P/1IP/N/1/AUS/1/Rev.1
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- Patents Act1990 (No.83of1990)
- Industry, Technology andCommerce Legislation Amendment Act1991
(No.66of1991)
- Industry, Technology andRegional Development Legislation Amendment Act1994
(No.58of1994)
- Industry, Science andTechnology Legislation Amendment Act1994
(No.108of1994)
- Patents (World Trade Organization Amendments) Act1994
(No.154of1994)
[Commencement S.4-7and12,1.7.95; others 10.1.95]
Other Texts
- Patents Regulations (Reprinted asat31January 1994)
- Patents Regulations (Amendment) (S.R. 1994 No.182)
- Patents Regulations (Amendment) (S.R. 1994 No.317)
- Patents Regulations (Amendment) (S.R. 1994 No.387)
- Patents Regulations (Amendment) (S.R. 1995 No.16)
- Patents Regulations (Amendment) (S.R. 1995 No.20)
IV. Utility Models
- Provisions onpetty patents, seelegislation under III
V. Industrial Designs
Basic Texts11
- Patents, Trade Marks, Designs andCopyright Act1939-1973
- Statute LawRevision Act1973 (No.216of1973)
- Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act1976 (No.91of1976)
- Designs Act1906 (Reprinted asat31August 1994)
11Thetexts ofthese laws canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/AUS/I/1, IP/N/1/AUS/I/1/Add.1 and
IP/N/1/AUS/D/1IP/N/1/AUS/1/Rev.1
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Other Texts
- Designs Regulations (Reprinted asat30June1994)
- Designs Regulations (Amendment) (S.R. 1994 No.315)
- Designs Regulations (Amendment) (S.R. 1995 No.19)
VI. Trademarks
Basic Texts12
- Patents, Trade Marks, Designs andCopyright Act1939-1973
- Statute LawRevision Act1973 (No.216of1973)
- Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act1976 (No.91of1976)
- Trade Marks Act1995
[Commencement 1.1.96]
Other Texts
- Trade Marks Regulations
[Commencement 1.1.96]
- Trade Marks Regulations (Amendment) (S.R. 1996 No.3)
[Commencement: reg9,1.1.96; other regs, 25.1.96]
VII. Indications ofSource andAppellations ofOrigin
Basic Texts13
- Australian Wine andBrandy Corporation Act1980 (Reprinted asat30April 1993)
- Australian Wine andBrandy Corporation Amendment Act1993 (No.93of1993)
[Commencement 16.12.93]
- Primary Industries andEnergy Amendment Act(No.2)1994 (No.129of1994)
[Commencement 29.6.94]
12Thetexts ofthese laws canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/AUS/I/1, IP/N/1/AUS/I/1/Add.1 and
IP/N/1/AUS/T/1
13Thetexts ofthese laws canbefound indocuments IP/N/1/AUS/G/1 andIP/N/1/AUS/G/1/Add.1IP/N/1/AUS/1/Rev.1
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Other Texts
- Australian Wine andBrandy Corporation (Exports) Regulations (S.R. 156of1981)
[Commencement 23.6.81]
- Australian Wine andBrandy Corporation (Exports) Regulations (S.R. 161of1986)
[Commencement 30.6.86]
- Australian Wine andBrandy Corporation (Exports) Regulations (S.R. 374of1993)
[Commencement 24.12.93]
- Australian Wine andBrandy Corporation Regulations (Amendment) (S.R. 338of1994)
[Commencement 11.10.94]
VIII. Trade Names andUnfair Competition
Basic Texts14
- Trade Practices Act1974 (Reprinted asat31December 1994)
Other Texts
- Trade Practices Regulations (Reprinted asat30November 1994)
- Trade Practices Regulations (Amendment) (No.248of1995)
[Commencement 17.8.95]
- Trade Practices Regulations (Amendment) (No.330of1995)
[Commencement 6.11.95]
IX. Employees 'Inventions
Nonapplicable.
X. Treaties
Multilateral Treaties
- Convention Establishing theWorld Intellectual Property Organization (1967)
- Paris Convention, of20March 1883, fortheProtection ofIndustrial Property
- NiceAgreement, of15June1957, Concerning theInternational Classification ofGoods and
Services forthePurposes oftheRegistration ofMarks (ratification oftheGeneva Act)
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, Washington 19June1970
14Thetextofthislawcanbefound indocument IP/N/1/AUS/O/1IP/N/1/AUS/1/Rev.1
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- Strasbourg Agreement, of24March 1971, Concerning theInternational Patent Classification
- Budapest Treaty ontheInternational recognition oftheDeposit ofMicroorganisms forthe
Purposes ofPatent Procedure, of28April 1977
- International Convention fortheProtection ofNewVarieties ofPlants (1961)
Bilateral Treaties
INDIA
- Agreement dated 23January 1963between theGovernment oftheCommonwealth ofAustralia
andtheGovernment oftheRepublic ofIndia withrespect tothemutual protection ofpriority
oninventions asaresult ofwhich theRepublic ofIndiawasproclaimed aConvention Country
forthepurposes ofthePatents Act1952andremains aConvention Country under thePatents
Act1990.