Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OLYMPIC INSIGNIA PROTECTION ACT 1987 - SECT 52

             (1)  Subject to this section, the AOC or a licensed user may give the CEO a written notice objecting to the importation, after the day on which the notice is given, of goods that have applied to them a protected olympic expression that the designated owner of the goods is not authorised by, or licensed under, this Chapter to use for commercial purposes in relation to the goods.

             (2)  A notice:

                     (a)  is to be given together with any prescribed document; and

                     (b)  is to be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).

             (3)  A licensed user may only give a notice in relation to a protected olympic expression that the person is licensed to use.

             (4)  A notice given by the AOC or a licensed user may be revoked at any time by written notice given to the CEO by the person who gave the original notice.

             (5)  Unless sooner revoked, a notice ceases to have effect at the end of the prescribed period. This subsection has effect subject to subsection (6).

             (6)  If:

                     (a)  a notice given by a licensed user is not revoked under subsection (4); and

                     (b)  the licence expires or is revoked;

the notice ceases to have effect on the day on which the licence ceases to be in force.

             (7)  A reference in this section to the use of protected olympic expressions for commercial purposes does not include a reference to use covered by subsection 30(3).