Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A foreign State is not immune in a proceeding in so far as the proceeding concerns:
(a) the ownership of a copyright or the ownership, or the registration or protection in Australia , of an invention, a design or a trade mark;
(b) an alleged infringement by the foreign State in Australia of copyright, a patent for an invention, a registered trade mark or a registered design; or
(c) the use in Australia of a trade name or a business name.
(2) Subsection ( 1) does not apply in relation to the importation into Australia , or the use in Australia , of property otherwise than in the course of or for the purposes of a commercial transaction as defined by subsection 11(3).