OLYMPIC INSIGNIA PROTECTION ACT 1987

This compilation was prepared on 27 March 2007
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 106 of 2006

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing ,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Chapter 1--Introduction 1

Part 1.1--Introduction 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

1A......... Simplified outline ................................................................................ 1

Chapter 2--Copyright and design protection 2

Part 2.1--Introduction 2

2............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 2

2A......... Artistic work of olympic torch and flame may be prescribed ............ 4

3............ Act to bind Crown .............................................................................. 4

4............ Extension of Act to external Territories ............................................. 4

Part 2.2--Copyright protection 5

5............ Ownership etc. of copyright in the olympic symbol ......................... 5

Part 2.3--Design protection 6

6............ Ownership of design of olympic symbol ........................................... 6

7............ Monopoly of design ........................................................................... 6

8............ Infringement of monopoly in protected design .................................. 6

9............ Remedies for infringement of monopoly in protected design ............. 8

9A......... Trade Practices Act 1974 provides further remedies .......................... 8

10.......... Registration of designs ........................................................................ 9

11.......... Extension or reduction of protection periods in relation to registered olympic designs 10

11A....... Reduction of protection periods for registered torch and flame designs 12

12.......... Register of Olympic Designs ............................................................ 12

13.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 13

14.......... Approved forms ............................................................................... 13

14A....... Doing act when Designs Office reopens after end of period otherwise provided for doing act 13

Part 2.4--Miscellaneous 15

15.......... Certain purported dispositions or charges to be void ...................... 15

16.......... Validation of certain licences ............................................................ 15

17.......... Application of the Copyright Act 1968 ............................................ 16

18.......... Protected designs not to be registered under the Designs Act 1906 . 17

18A....... AOC to maintain Register of licences ............................................... 17

19.......... Certain marks not to be registered under the Trade Marks Act 1995 17

20.......... Preservation of certain existing rights ............................................... 18

21.......... Compensation for acquisition of property ....................................... 19

Chapter 3--Protected olympic expressions 20

Part 3.1--Introduction 20

Division 1--General provisions 20

22.......... Object of Chapter ............................................................................. 20

23.......... Definitions ........................................................................................ 20

24.......... Protected olympic expressions ......................................................... 22

25.......... Chapter binds the Crown ................................................................. 22

26.......... Application of Chapter .................................................................... 22

27.......... Additional operation of Chapter ...................................................... 23

Division 2--Use for commercial purposes etc. 24

28.......... Application of expressions or statements ........................................ 24

29.......... Sponsorship‑like support ................................................................. 24

30.......... Use for commercial purposes ........................................................... 25

31.......... Exemption--statements about past participation of Olympians .... 27

32.......... Exemption--statements about preparation or training of Olympians by sporting organisations and institutes 28

33.......... Exemption--statements about sports‑related personal services ...... 29

34.......... Exemption--statements about supply of goods or services to past teams or Games 30

35.......... Certain uses not alone sufficient to suggest sponsorship or sponsorship‑like support 31

Part 3.2--Protection of protected olympic expressions 32

36.......... Regulation of use of protected olympic expressions ........................ 32

37.......... Persons involved in contraventions of section 36 ............................ 32

Part 3.3--Licensing 33

38.......... Licensing by the AOC ...................................................................... 33

39.......... Limitation on licence ......................................................................... 33

40.......... AOC to maintain Register of licences ............................................... 33

Part 3.4--Enforcement 34

Division 1--Remedies 34

41.......... Injunctions ........................................................................................ 34

42.......... Interim injunctions ............................................................................ 35

43.......... Corrective advertisements ................................................................ 35

44.......... Damages ............................................................................................ 35

45.......... Account of profits ............................................................................ 36

46.......... Destruction or delivery of goods ...................................................... 36

47.......... Consent of the AOC to institute remedial proceedings .................... 37

48.......... Other remedies .................................................................................. 37

Division 2--Importation of goods 39

49.......... Definitions ........................................................................................ 39

50.......... Determinations about owners of goods ............................................ 39

51.......... Importation of goods by the AOC ................................................... 40

52.......... Notice of objection to importation ................................................... 40

53.......... Consent of the AOC to giving of notices ......................................... 41

54.......... CEO may seize goods ....................................................................... 41

55.......... Notice of seizure ............................................................................... 42

56.......... Forfeiture of goods--by consent ...................................................... 43

57.......... Release of goods--no application for injunction .............................. 43

58.......... Application for injunction--additional parties, relief etc. ................ 43

59.......... Disposal of goods ordered to be forfeited ........................................ 45

60.......... Power of CEO to retain control of goods ......................................... 45

61.......... Insufficient security .......................................................................... 45

62.......... Commonwealth not liable for loss etc. suffered because of seizure . 45

63.......... Modification in relation to Christmas Island etc. ............................. 45

Division 3--Groundless threats 47

64.......... Groundless threats of legal proceedings ........................................... 47

65.......... Counterclaim in action on groundless threats ................................... 47

Part 3.5--Jurisdiction of prescribed courts etc. 49

66.......... Prescribed courts .............................................................................. 49

67.......... Jurisdiction of Federal Court ............................................................ 49

68.......... Jurisdiction of other prescribed courts ............................................. 49

69.......... Transfer of proceedings .................................................................... 49

Part 3.6--Miscellaneous 51

70.......... Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws ........................... 51

71.......... Preservation of existing rights ........................................................... 51

72.......... Acquisition of property ................................................................... 52

73.......... Implied freedom of political communication .................................... 52

74.......... Chapter has effect in addition to contracts ....................................... 53

75.......... Validation of certain licences ............................................................ 53

Chapter 4--Regulations 54

Part 4.1--Regulations 54

76.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 54

Schedule--Outline of the olympic symbol 55

Notes 57

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987	27, 1987	26 May 1987	23 June 1987
Olympic Insignia Protection Amendment Act 1994	44, 1994	15 Mar 1994	15 Mar 1994	--
Olympic Insignia Protection Amendment Act 2001	156, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001	--
Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2006	7, 2006	7 Mar 2006	Schedule 1 (item 9): 13 Mar 2006 (see s. 2(1) and F2006L00764)	--
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2006	106, 2006	27 Sept 2006	Schedule 12 (item 3): 27 Mar 2007	--

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Title.......................................	am. No. 156, 2001
Chapter 1
Heading to Chapt. 1..............	ad. No. 156, 2001
Part 1.1
Heading to Part I...................	rep. No. 156, 2001
Heading to Part 1.1............... of Chapt. 1	ad. No. 156, 2001
S. 1A....................................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Chapter 2
Heading to Chapt. 2..............	ad. No. 156, 2001
Part 2.1
Heading to Part 2.1............... of Chapt. 2	ad. No. 156, 2001
S. 2.......................................	am. No. 44, 1994; No. 156, 2001
S. 2A....................................	ad. No. 44, 1994; No. 156, 2001
Ss. 3, 4.................................	am. No. 156, 2001
Part 2.2
Heading to Part II..................	rep. No. 156, 2001
Heading to Part 2.2............... of Chapt. 2	ad. No. 156, 2001
S. 5.......................................	am. No. 44, 1994; No. 156, 2001
Part 2.3
Heading to Part III..................	rep. No. 156, 2001
Heading to Part 2.3............... of Chapt. 2	ad. No. 156, 2001
S. 6.......................................	rs. No. 44, 1994
	am. No. 156, 2001
Ss. 7, 8.................................	am. No. 44, 1994; No. 156, 2001
S. 9A....................................	ad. No. 44, 1994
	am. No. 156, 2001
S. 10.....................................	rs. No. 44, 1994
	am. No. 156, 2001
S. 11.....................................	am. No. 44, 1994; No. 156, 2001
S. 11A..................................	ad. No. 44, 1994
	am. No. 156, 2001
S. 12.....................................	am. No. 44, 1994
S. 14A..................................	ad. No. 106, 2006
Part 2.4
Heading to Part IV................	rep. No. 156, 2001
Heading to Part 2.4............... of Chapt. 2	ad. No. 156, 2001
Ss. 15, 16.............................	am. No. 44, 1994; No. 156, 2001
S. 17.....................................	am. No. 44, 1994
S. 18A..................................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Heading to s. 19...................	am. No. 156, 2001
S. 19.....................................	am. No. 44, 1994; No. 156, 2001
S. 20.....................................	am. No. 44, 1994; No. 156, 2001
S. 21.....................................	am. No. 156, 2001
Chapter 3
Chapt. 3................................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Part 3.1
Division 1
S. 22.....................................	ad. No. 156, 2001
S. 23.....................................	ad. No. 156, 2001
	am. No. 7, 2006
Ss. 24--27.............................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Division 2
Ss. 28--35.............................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Part 3.2
Ss. 36, 37.............................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Part 3.3
Ss. 38--40.............................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Part 3.4
Division 1
Ss. 41--48.............................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Division 2
Ss. 49--63.............................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Division 3
Ss. 64, 65.............................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Part 3.5
Ss. 66--69.............................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Part 3.6
Ss. 70--75.............................	ad. No. 156, 2001
Chapter 4
Heading to Chapt. 4..............	ad. No. 156, 2001
Part 4.1
Heading to Part 4.1 of ......... Chapt.4	ad. No. 156, 2001
S. 22 Renumbered s. 76 ...........	No. 156, 2001

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