Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person may provide to the Registrar material relating to whether a registered design is new or distinctive within the meaning of Division 1 of Part 4 of Chapter 2. The material may be provided even if the person has not made a request under subsection 63(1) that the design be examined.
(2) The material is to be provided in accordance with the regulations.
(2A) A person must not provide to the Registrar material in the form of a physical article, other than a document, unless the Registrar has given the person an approval to do so.
(2B) If a person provides material to the Registrar under subsection (1), the material may be accompanied by evidence, in the form of a declaration, of the publication of the material.
Note: The regulations deal with the making of declarations.
(3) If a person provides material to the Registrar under subsection (1), the Registrar must:
(a) notify the registered owner of the design that the material has been provided; and
(b) provide a copy of the material to the registered owner of the design.
(4) Nothing in this section is to be taken to require the Registrar to examine a design under Part 3.
(5) The Registrar must make a copy of material provided to the Registrar under subsection (1) available for public inspection.