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PATENTS ACT 1990 - NOTES

PATENTS ACT 1990 - NOTES

No. 83, 1990

Compilation No. 51

Compilation date: 18 November 2023

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 91, 2023

Registered: 8 December 2023

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Patents Act 1990 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 18 November 2023 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

 

 

 

Contents

Chapter 1--Introductory

1 Short title

2 Commencement

2A Object of this Act

3 Definitions

5 Associated applications

6 Deposit requirements

7 Novelty, inventive step and innovative step

7A Meaning of useful

9 Secret use

10 Certain international applications to be taken to have been given an international filing date

11 Act binds the Crown

12 Application of Act

12A Application of the Criminal Code

Chapter 2--Patent rights, ownership and validity

Part 1--Patent rights

13 Exclusive rights given by patent

14 Assignment of patent

Part 2--Ownership

15 Who may be granted a patent?

16 Co-ownership of patents

17 Directions to co-owners

Part 3--Validity

Division 1--Validity

18 Patentable inventions

19 Certificate of validity

20 Validity of patent not guaranteed

21 Validity not implied by making or refusal of non-infringement declaration

Division 2--Matters not affecting validity

22A Validity not affected by who patent is granted to

22 Invalidity in relation to one claim not to affect validity in relation to other claims

23 Validity not affected by publication etc. after priority date

24 Validity not affected by making information available in certain circumstances

25 Validity: patents of addition

26 Validity not affected in certain cases involving amendments

Division 3--Notice of matters affecting validity

27 Notice of matters affecting validity of standard patents

28 Notice of matters affecting validity of innovation patents

Chapter 3--From application to acceptance

Part 1--Patent applications

Division 1--Applications

29 Application for patent--general rules

29A Applications for patents--special rules for PCT applications

29B Applications for patents--special rules for Convention applications

30 Filing date

31 Joint applicants

32 Disputes between applicants etc.

33 Applications by opponents etc.

34 Applications by eligible persons arising out of Court proceedings

35 Applications by eligible persons following revocation by Commissioner

36 Other applications by eligible persons

37 Complete application may be treated as provisional

38 Time for making complete application

Division 2--Specifications

40 Specifications

41 Specifications: micro-organisms

42 Micro-organisms ceasing to be reasonably available

Division 3--Priority dates

43 Priority dates

43AA Disclosure in basic applications

Part 2--Examination of standard patent requests and specifications

Division 1A--Preliminary search and opinion

43A Preliminary search and opinion

Division 1--Examination

44 Request for examination

45 Examination

Part 3--Acceptance

Division 1--Acceptance of standard patents

49 Acceptance of patent request: standard patent

49A Postponing acceptance of patent request: standard patent

50 Application or grant may be refused in certain cases

50A Revocation of acceptance

51 Appeal

Division 2--Acceptance of innovation patents

52 Formalities check and acceptance of innovation patents

Chapter 4--Publication

53 Publication of certain information about applicants etc.

54 Notice of publication

55 Documents open to public inspection

56 Certain documents and information not to be published or open to public inspection

56A Publication and inspection of PCT applications

57 Effect of publication of complete specification

58 Result of search may be disclosed

Chapter 5--Opposition to grant of standard patent

59 Opposition to grant of standard patent

60 Hearing and decision by Commissioner

Chapter 6--Grant and term of patents

Part 1--Grant

61 Grant of standard patent

62 Grant and publication of innovation patent

63 Joint patentees

64 Grant: multiple applications

65 Date of patent

Part 2--Term

67 Term of standard patent

68 Term of innovation patent

Part 3--Extension of term of standard patents relating to pharmaceutical substances

70 Applications for extension of patent

71 Form and timing of an application

72 Notification and public inspection of application

73 Withdrawal of application

74 Acceptance or refusal of application

75 Opposition to grant of extension

76 Grant of extension

77 Calculation of term of extension

78 Exclusive rights of patentee are limited if extension granted

79 Rights of patentee if extension granted after patent expires

79A Commissioner not to make decision if court proceedings pending

Chapter 6A--Divisional applications

79B Divisional applications prior to grant of patent

79C Divisional applications for innovation patents may be made after grant of an innovation patent

Chapter 7--Patents of addition

80 Chapter does not apply to innovation patents

81 Grant of patent of addition

82 Revocation of patent and grant of patent of addition instead

83 Term of patent of addition

85 Revocation of patent for main invention

86 Renewal fees not payable

87 Fees payable where patent of addition becomes an independent patent

Chapter 9--Re-examination of standard patents

96A Chapter does not apply to innovation patents

97 Re-examination of complete specifications

98 Report on re-examination

99 Statement by applicant or patentee

100 Copies of report to be given to court

100A Refusal to grant patent--re-examination before grant

101 Revocation of patent--re-examination after grant

Chapter 9A--Examination, re-examination and opposition-innovation patents

Part 1--Examination of innovation patents

101A Examination may be requested or Commissioner may decide to examine

101B Examination of an innovation patent

101C How and when examination to be carried out

101E Certificate of examination

101EA Revocation of certificate of examination

101F Revocation of innovation patents following examination under section 101B

Part 2--Re-examination of innovation patents

101G Re-examination of complete specifications of innovation patents

101H Patentee statements

101J Revocation of innovation patent following re-examination

101K Relevant proceedings and re-examination

101L Copies of report to be given to court

Part 3--Opposition to innovation patents

101M Opposition to innovation patent

101N Hearing and decision by the Commissioner

101P Relevant proceedings and opposition

Chapter 10--Amendments

Part 1--Amendments that are not allowable

102 What amendments are not allowable?

103 Consent of mortgagee or exclusive licensee needed

Part 2--Amendments of patent requests, specifications and other filed documents

104 Amendments by applicants and patentees

105 Amendments directed by court

106 Amendments directed by Commissioner: patents

107 Amendments directed by Commissioner: applications for standard patents

109 Appeal

Part 3--Miscellaneous

110 Advertisement of amendment of complete specification

112 Pending proceedings

112A Decisions on appeal

113 Persons claiming under assignment or agreement

114 Priority date of claims of certain amended specifications

114A Objection cannot be taken to certain amended specifications

115 Restriction on recovery of damages etc.

116 Interpretation of amended specifications

Chapter 11--Infringement

Part 1--Infringement and infringement proceedings

117 Infringement by supply of products

118 Infringement exemptions: use in or on foreign vessels, aircraft or vehicles

119 Infringement exemptions: prior use

119A Infringement exemptions: acts for obtaining regulatory approval of pharmaceuticals

119B Infringement exemptions: acts for obtaining regulatory approval (non-pharmaceuticals)

119C Infringement exemptions: acts for experimental purposes

120 Infringement proceedings

121 Counter-claim for revocation of patent

121A Burden of proof--infringement of patent for a process

122 Relief for infringement of patent

123 Innocent infringement

Part 2--Non-infringement declarations

124 Interpretation

125 Application for non-infringement declaration

126 Proceedings for non-infringement declarations

127 Effect of non-infringement declarations

Part 3--Unjustified threats of infringement proceedings

128 Application for relief from unjustified threats

129 Court's power to grant relief if threats related to a standard patent or standard patent application

129A Threats related to an innovation patent application or innovation patent and court's power to grant relief

130 Counter-claim for infringement

131 Notification of patent not a threat

132 Liability of legal practitioner or patent attorney

Chapter 12--Compulsory licences and revocation of patents

Part 1--Introduction

132A Simplified outline of this Chapter

Part 2--Compulsory licences (general)

132B Simplified outline of this Part

133 Compulsory licences--general

134 Revocation of patent after grant of compulsory licence under section 133

136 Orders to be consistent with international agreements

136A Dealing with allegation of contravention of application law

Part 3--Patented pharmaceutical invention compulsory licences (for manufacture and export to eligible importing countries)

Division 1--Introduction

136B Simplified outline of this Part

136C Relationship between Parts 2 and 3

Division 2--Patented pharmaceutical invention compulsory licences

136D PPI compulsory licences--applications for orders

136E PPI compulsory licences--orders

136F PPI compulsory licences--terms

136G PPI compulsory licences--amendment

136H PPI compulsory licences--revocation

Division 3--Remuneration

136J PPI compulsory licences--remuneration

Division 4--General

136K PPI compulsory licences--nature of orders

136L PPI compulsory licences--consistency of orders with international agreements

136M PPI compulsory licences--applications heard together

Part 4--Surrender and revocation of patents

136N Simplified outline of this Part

137 Revocation on surrender of patent

138 Revocation of patents in other circumstances

Part 5--Other matters

138A Simplified outline of this Part

139 Parties to proceedings

140 Commissioner to be given copies of orders

Chapter 13--Withdrawal and lapsing of applications and ceasing of patents

141 Withdrawal of applications

142 Lapsing of applications

143 Ceasing of patents

143A Ceasing of innovation patents

143B Payment of fees

Chapter 14--Contracts

145 Termination of contract after patent ceases to be in force

Chapter 15--Special provisions relating to associated technology

147 Certificate by Director as to associated technology

148 Lapsing etc. of applications

149 Revocation of direction

150 Restoration of lapsed application

151 Reinstatement of application as an international application

152 Notice of prohibitions or restrictions on publication

153 Effect of order

Chapter 16--Jurisdiction and powers of courts

154 Jurisdiction of Federal Court

155 Jurisdiction of other prescribed courts

156 Exercise of jurisdiction

157 Transfer of proceedings

158 Appeals

159 Commissioner may appear in appeals

160 Powers of Federal Court

Chapter 17--The Crown

Part 1--Introductory

160A When an invention is exploited for Crown purposes

161 Nominated persons and patentees

Part 2--Exploitation by the Crown

163 Crown exploitation of inventions--general rule

163A Crown exploitation of inventions--emergencies

164 Crown exploitation of inventions--information to be given by relevant authority

165 Crown exploitation of inventions--terms (including remuneration)

165A Crown exploitation of inventions--court order to cease

166 Certain agreement and licences inoperative unless approved by relevant Minister

167 Sale of products

168 Supply of products by Commonwealth to foreign countries

170 Sale of forfeited articles

Part 3--Acquisitions by and assignments to the Crown

171 Acquisition of inventions or patents by Commonwealth

172 Assignment of invention to Commonwealth

Part 4--Prohibition orders

173 Prohibition of publication of information about inventions

174 Effect of prohibition orders

175 Disclosure of information to Commonwealth authority

176 International applications treated as applications under this Act

Chapter 18--Miscellaneous offences

177 False representations about the Patent Office

178 False representations about patents or patented articles

182 Officers not to traffic in inventions

183 Unauthorised disclosure of information by employees etc.

184 Other unauthorised disclosures of information

185 Commissioner etc. not to prepare documents or search records

Chapter 19--The Register and official documents

186 Register of Patents

187 Registration of particulars of patents etc.

188 Trusts not registrable

189 Power of patentee to deal with patent

190 Inspection of Register

191 False entries in Register

191A Commissioner's power to rectify register

192 Orders for rectification of Register

193 Inspection of documents

194 Information obtainable from Commissioner

195 Evidence--the Register

196 Evidence--unregistered particulars

197 Evidence--certificate and copies of documents

197AA Evidence of matters arising under PCT

Chapter 20--Patent Attorneys

Part 1--Registration, privileges and professional conduct

198 Registration of patent attorneys

199 Deregistration

200 Privileges

200A Designated Manager

Part 2--Offences

201 Acting or holding out without being registered

201A When a person carries on business, practises or acts as a patent attorney

201B Incorporated patent attorney must have a patent attorney director

202 Documents prepared by legal practitioners

202A Documents prepared by a member of a partnership

202B Documents prepared by incorporated patent attorneys and incorporated legal practices

203 Attendance at patent attorney's office

204 Time for starting prosecutions

Chapter 21--Administration

205 Patent Office and sub-offices

206 Patent Office seal

207 Commissioner of Patents

208 Deputy Commissioner of Patents

209 Delegation of Commissioner's powers and functions

210 Commissioner's powers

210A Sanctions for non-compliance with Commissioner's requirements

211 Recovery of costs awarded by Commissioner

Chapter 22--Miscellaneous

212 Copies of examination reports to be communicated

213 Making and signing applications etc.

214 Filing of documents

214A Approved means of filing documents

214B Directions by Commissioner for filing of documents

214C Directions by Commissioner for filing of evidence

215 Death of applicant or nominated person

216 Exercise of discretionary power by Commissioner

217 Assessors

218 Costs where patent invalid in part

219 Security for costs

220 Costs of attendance of patent attorney

220A Notifications by Commissioner under this Act

221 Service of documents

222 Publication of Official Journal etc.

222A Doing act when Patent Office reopens after end of period otherwise provided for doing act

223 Extensions of time

223A Computerised decision-making

224 Review of decisions

225 Conduct of employees and agents of natural persons

226 Documents open to public inspection do not infringe copyright

227 Fees payable under this Act

227AAA Approved means of paying a fee

227AB Application of administrative law regime to decisions made in New Zealand

227A Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board

227B Publishing personal information of registered patent attorneys

228 Regulations

229 Instrument determining formalities requirements for patent documents

Chapter 23--Transitional and savings provisions

237 Orders, directions etc. under 1952 Act

239 The Register of Patents and Register of Patent Attorneys

240 Registered patent attorneys

Schedule 1--Dictionary

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

 

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section  15V of the Legislation Act 2003.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.

 

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted

o = order(s)

am = amended

Ord = Ordinance

amdt = amendment

orig = original

c = clause(s)

par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)

C[x] = Compilation No. x

/sub-subparagraph(s)

Ch = Chapter(s)

pres = present

def = definition(s)

prev = previous

Dict = Dictionary

(prev ... ) = previously

disallowed = disallowed by Parliament

Pt = Part(s)

Div = Division(s)

r = regulation(s)/rule(s)

ed = editorial change

reloc = relocated

exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have

renum = renumbered

effect

rep = repealed

F = Federal Register of Legislation

rs = repealed and substituted

gaz = gazette

s = section(s)/subsection(s)

LA = Legislation Act 2003

Sch = Schedule(s)

LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Sdiv = Subdivision(s)

(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given

SLI = Select Legislative Instrument

effect

SR = Statutory Rules

(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment

Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)

cannot be given effect

SubPt = Subpart(s)

mod = modified/modification

underlining = whole or part not

No. = Number(s)

commenced or to be commenced

 

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act

Number and year

Assent

Commencement

Application, saving and transitional provisions

Patents Act 1990

83, 1990

30 Oct 1990

30 Apr 1991 (s 2(2))

 

Industry, Technology and Commerce Legislation Amendment Act 1991

66, 1991

15 June 1991

s 26: 30 Apr 1991 (s 2(4))

--

Industry, Technology and Regional Development Legislation Amendment Act 1994

58, 1994

9 Apr 1994

Sch: 29 June 1994 (s 2 and gaz 1994, No S211)

--

Industry, Science and Technology Legislation Amendment Act 1994

108, 1994

12 July 1994

s 16-19: 12 July 1994 (s 2(1))

--

Patents (World Trade Organization Amendments) Act 1994

154, 1994

13 Dec 1994

s 4-7 and 12: 1 July 1995 (s 2)
Remainder: 10 Jan 1995 (s 2)

s 3, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 17

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 1998

100, 1998

27 July 1998

Sch 1 and 2 (items 10-32): 27 Jan 1999 (s 2(3), (5))
Sch 3: 27 July 1998 (s 2(1))

Sch 1 (item 8), Sch 2 (items 31, 32) and Sch 3 (item 4)

Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999

146, 1999

11 Nov 1999

Sch 1 (items 728-730): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1), (2) and gaz 1999, No S584)

--

Patents Amendment (Innovation Patents) Act 2000

140, 2000

24 Nov 2000

Sch 1 and 2: 24 May 2001 (s 2(2))

Sch 2

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Trade Marks and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001

99, 2001

22 Aug 2001

Sch 2: 24 May 2001 (s 2(3))

--

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2003

48, 2003

26 June 2003

Sch 2 (item 8): 24 May 2001 (s 2(1) item 5)

--

Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001

55, 2001

28 June 2001

s 4-14 and Sch 3 (item 401): 15 July 2001 (s 2(1) and gaz 2001, No S285)

s 4-14

Industry, Science and Resources Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001

140, 2001

1 Oct 2001

s 4 and Sch 1 (items 86-98): 2 Oct 2001 (s 2)

s 4

Patents Amendment Act 2001

160, 2001

1 Oct 2001

Sch 1: 1 Apr 2002 (s 2(3))
Sch 2: 24 May 2001 (s 2(4))

Sch 1 (items 13, 32, 33)

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2003

48, 2003

26 June 2003

Sch 1 (item 2): 24 July 2003 (s 2(2))
Sch 2 (items 1-5): 26 Aug 2003 (s 2(3))

Sch 2 (item 5)

US Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 2004

120, 2004

16 Aug 2004

Sch 8: 16 Aug 2004 (s 2(1) item 8)

Sch 8 (item 3)

Statute Law Revision Act 2005

100, 2005

6 July 2005

Sch 1 (items 31-37): 24 May 2001 (s 2(1) item 20)

--

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2006

106, 2006

27 Sept 2006

Sch 5, 6, 8 and 9: 28 Sept 2006 (s 2(1) items 7, 9)
Sch 7: 25 Oct 2006 (s 2(1) item 8)
Sch 10 and 12 (item 4): 27 Mar 2007 (s 2(1) items 10, 12)
Sch 16 (item 1): 4 Oct 2002 (s 2(1) item 14)

Sch 5 (item 2), Sch 6 (item 2), Sch 7 (item 4), Sch 8 (item 9), Sch 9 (item  2) and Sch 10 (item 3)

Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Act 2009

131, 2009

14 Dec 2009

Sch 2 (items 8-15): 30 Jan 2012 (s 2(1) item 1)

Sch 2 (item 15)

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Act (No. 2) 2010

4, 2010

19 Feb 2010

Sch 10 (item 22): 20 Feb 2010 (s 2(1) item 13)

--

Statute Law Revision Act 2010

8, 2010

1 Mar 2010

Sch 1 (item 39): 1 Mar 2010 (s 2(1) item 4)

--

Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Act 2010

96, 2010

6 July 2010

Sch 3 (item 16): 30 Jan 2012 (s 2(1) item 13)

--

Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010

103, 2010

13 July 2010

Sch 6 (items 1, 82): 1 Jan 2011 (s 2(1) items 3, 5)

--

Statute Law Revision Act 2011

5, 2011

22 Mar 2011

Sch 7 (items 108, 109): 19 Apr 2011 (s 2(1) item 18)

--

Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011

46, 2011

27 June 2011

Sch 2 (items 905-907) and Sch 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011 (s 2(1) items  7, 12)

Sch 3 (items 10, 11)

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012

35, 2012

15 Apr 2012

Sch 1, Sch 3 (items 1-16, 32(1)-(6), 33), Sch 4 (items 1-36) and Sch  6 (items 23-86, 88-103, 133, 134): 15 Apr 2013 (s 2(1) items 2, 4, 5, 7)
Sch 2 and Sch 6 (item 87): 16 Apr 2012 (s 2(1) items 3, 6)

Sch 1 (items 55, 56), Sch 2 (item 2), Sch 3 (items 32(1)-(6), 33) and Sch 6 (items 133, 134)

Statute Law Revision Act 2013

103, 2013

29 June 2013

Sch 4 (items 17, 18): 29 June 2013 (s 2(1) item 16)

--

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2014

31, 2014

27 May 2014

Sch 1 (items 53, 54): 24 June 2014 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2015

8, 2015

25 Feb 2015

Sch 1 and Sch 5 (items 9-17, 19-21): 25 Aug 2015 (s 2(1) items 2, 8, 10)
Sch 2: 23 Jan 2017 (s 2(1) item 3)
Sch 4 (items 5-58, 81-83): 24 Feb 2017 (s 2(1) item 5)
Sch 5 (items 5, 7): 26 Feb 2015 (s 2(1) item 6)
Sch 5 (items 8, 18): 15 Apr 2013 (s 2(1) items 7, 9)
Sch 5 (item 22): 25 Feb 2015 (s 2(1) item 11)

Sch 1 (item 36), Sch 4 (items 81-83) and Sch 5 (items 7, 22)

Norfolk Island Legislation Amendment Act 2015

59, 2015

26 May 2015

Sch 2 (item 298): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item 5)
Sch 2 (items 356-396): 18 June 2015 (s 2(1) item 6)

Sch 2 (items 356-396)

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016

33, 2016

23 Mar 2016

Sch 2: 24 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015

126, 2015

10 Sept 2015

Sch 1 (items 472-474): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)
Sch 1 (item 673): 24 Feb 2017 (s 2(1) item 3)

--

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2016

4, 2016

11 Feb 2016

Sch 4 (items 1, 228): 10 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 6)

--

Statute Update Act 2016

61, 2016

23 Sept 2016

Sch 1 (item 361): 21 Oct 2016 (s 2(1) item 1)

--

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Act 2018

77, 2018

24 Aug 2018

Sch 1 (item 47) and Sch 2 (items 154-156, 161-163, 238, 239, 242, 307, 308, 312, 323-336, 351): 25 Aug 2018 (s 2(1) items 4, 7, 9, 11)
Sch 2 (items 34-42, 111, 121-128, 151, 180-194, 200, 209): 24 Feb 2019 (s 2(1) items 6, 8)

Sch 2 (items 111, 151, 156, 194, 209, 242, 312)

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Act 2020

9, 2020

26 Feb 2020

Sch 1 (item 1), Sch 2, 4, Sch 5 (items 1, 2), Sch 6 and 7: 27 Feb 2020 (s 2(1) items 2, 4)
Sch 1 (items 2-9): 26 Aug 2021 (s 2(1) item 3)
Sch 8 (items 1, 2): 26 Aug 2020 (s 2(1) item 5)

Sch 2 (items 28-32), Sch 4 (item 15), Sch 6 (item 7) and Sch 8 (item 2)

Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Act 2020

75, 2020

25 June 2020

Sch 10 (item 1): 26 June 2020 (s 2(1) item 5)

--

National Emergency Declaration (Consequential Amendments) Act 2020

129, 2020

15 Dec 2020

Sch 1 (item 36): 16 Dec 2020 (s 2(1) item 2)

--

Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2020

154, 2020

17 Dec 2020

Sch 1 (items 91, 93-96, 99): 18 Dec 2020 (s 2(1) item 2)

Sch 1 (items 93-96, 99)

Statute Law Amendment (Prescribed Forms and Other Updates) Act 2023

74, 2023

20 Sept 2023

Sch 5 (items 13-15): 18 Oct 2023 (s 2(1) item 3)

--

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Regulator Performance) Act 2023

91, 2023

17 Nov 2023

Sch 1 (items 41-43): 18 Nov 2023 (s 2(1) item 6)

--

 

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected

How affected

Chapter 1

 

s 2A....................

ad No 9, 2020

s 3.....................

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s 4.....................

rs No 140, 2000

 

rep No 35, 2012

s 6.....................

am No 100, 1998

s 7.....................

am No 140, 2000; No 160, 2001; No 46, 2011; No 35, 2012

s 7A....................

ad No 35, 2012

s 8.....................

rep No 35, 2012

s 9.....................

am No 35, 2012

s 10....................

am No 35, 2012; No 9, 2020

s 11....................

am No 59, 2015

s 12A...................

ad No 140, 2001

Chapter 2

 

Part 3

 

Division 1

 

s 18....................

am No 140, 2000

s 20....................

am No 8, 2015; No 77, 2018

Division 2

 

s 22A...................

ad No 35, 2012

s 24....................

am No 140, 2000; No 8, 2010; No 35, 2012, No 8, 2015

s 26....................

am No 35, 2012

Division 3

 

s 27....................

am No 77, 2018

s 28....................

rs No 140, 2000

 

am No 77, 2018

Chapter 3

 

Part 1

 

Division 1

 

s 29....................

am No 35, 2012; No 77, 2018

s 29A...................

ad No 35, 2012

 

am No 8, 2015; No 77, 2018

s 29B...................

ad No 35, 2012

 

am No 8, 2015; No 126, 2015

s 30....................

am No 35, 2012

s 32....................

am No 35, 2012

s 33....................

rs No 140, 2000

s 34....................

rs No 140, 2000

s 35....................

am No 140, 2000; No 35, 2012

s 36....................

rs No 140, 2000

 

am No 35, 2012; No 31, 2014

s 38....................

am No 35, 2012

s 39....................

rep No 140, 2000

Division 2

 

s 40....................

am No 140, 2000; No 106, 2006; No 35, 2012; No 8, 2015; No 77, 2018

s 41....................

am No 8, 2015

Division 3

 

s 43....................

am No 140, 2000; No 35, 2012; No 8, 2015; No 9, 2020

s 43AA..................

ad No 35, 2012

Part 2

 

Part 2 heading.............

rs No 140, 2000

Division 1A

 

Division 1A...............

ad No 35, 2012

s 43A...................

ad No 35, 2012

Division 1

 

s 45....................

am No 140, 2000; No 160, 2001; No 48, 2003; No 35, 2012

s 46....................

rep No 35, 2012

Division 2................

rep No 35, 2012

s 47....................

rep No 35, 2012

s 48....................

am No 140, 2000; No 160, 2001

 

rep No 35, 2012

Part 3

 

Division 1

 

Division 1 heading..........

ad No 140, 2000

s 49....................

am No 140, 2000; No 160, 2001; No 35, 2012; No 77, 2018

s 49A...................

ad No 35, 2012

s 50....................

rs No 140, 2000

s 50A...................

ad No 35, 2012

s 51....................

rs No 140, 2000

 

am No 35, 2012

Division 2

 

Division 2 heading..........

ad No 140, 2000

s 52....................

rs No 140, 2000

 

am No 35, 2012; No 9, 2020

Chapter 4

 

s 53....................

rs No 35, 2012

s 54....................

am No 140, 2000

s 55....................

am No 140, 2000; No 35, 2012; No 9, 2020

s 56....................

am No 66, 1991; No 9, 2020

s 56A...................

ad No 35, 2012

s 57....................

am No 140, 2000; No 35, 2012; No 31, 2014

Chapter 5

 

Chapter 5 heading...........

rs No 140, 2000

s 59....................

am No 140, 2000; No 120, 2004; No 9, 2020

s 60....................

am No 35, 2012

Chapter 6

 

Part 1

 

s 61....................

am No 160, 2001; No 35, 2012

s 62....................

rs No 140, 2000

 

am No 35, 2012

s 64....................

am No 140, 2000

s 66....................

am No 140, 2000

 

rep No 35, 2012

Part 2

 

s 67....................

am No 154, 1994

s 68....................

rs No 140, 2000

Part 3

 

Part 3 heading.............

rs No 140, 2000

Division 1 heading..........

rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

 

rep No 140, 2000

Division 1................

rep No 140, 2000

s 69....................

rep No 140, 2000

Division 2 heading..........

rep No 140, 2000

Division 2................

rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

s 70....................

rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

 

am No 100, 2005: No 5, 2011; No 8, 2015

 

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rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

 

am No 8, 2015

s 72....................

rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

s 73....................

rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

s 74....................

rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

 

am No 35, 2012; No 77, 2018

s 75....................

rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

s 76....................

rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

 

am No 77, 2018

s 76A...................

ad No 100, 1998

 

rep No 77, 2018

s 77....................

rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

s 78....................

rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

 

am No 106, 2006

 

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rep No 154, 1994

 

ad No 100, 1998

s 79A...................

ad No 100, 1998

 

am No 100, 2005

Chapter 6A

 

Chapter 6A...............

ad No 140, 2000

s 79B...................

ad No 140, 2000

 

rs No 35, 2012

s 79C...................

ad No 140, 2000

 

am No 106, 2006; No 35, 2012

Chapter 7

 

s 80....................

rs No 140, 2000

s 81....................

am No 35, 2012

s 83....................

am No 154, 1994

 

rs No 100, 1998

 

am No 100, 2005

s 84....................

rep No 154, 1994

Chapter 8.................

rep No 35, 2012

s 88....................

am No 140, 2000

 

rep No 35, 2012

s 89....................

am No 140, 2000

 

rep No 35, 2012

s 90....................

rep No 35, 2012

s 91....................

rep No 35, 2012

s 92....................

rep No 35, 2012

s 93....................

rep No 35, 2012

s 94....................

rep No 35, 2012

s 95....................

rep No 35, 2012

s 96....................

rep No 35, 2012

Chapter 9

 

Chapter 9 heading...........

rs No 140, 2000

s 96A...................

ad No 140, 2000

s 97....................

am No 66, 1991; No 160, 2001; No 35, 2012

s 98....................

am No 140, 2000; No 160, 2001

 

rs No 35, 2012

 

am No 9, 2020

s 99....................

am No 140, 2000

s 100...................

am No 66, 1991

s 100A..................

ad No 160, 2001

 

am No 35, 2012

s 101...................

am No 66, 1991; No 160, 2001; No 35, 2012

Chapter 9A

 

Chapter 9A...............

ad No 140, 2000

Part 1

 

s 101A..................

ad No 140, 2000

s 101B..................

ad No 140, 2000

 

am No 160, 2001

 

rs No 35, 2012

 

am No 9, 2020

s 101C..................

ad No 140, 2000

s 101D..................

ad No 140, 2000

 

rs No 160, 2001; No 48, 2003

 

rep No 35, 2012

s 101E..................

ad No 140, 2000

 

am No 160, 2001; No 8, 2015

 

rs No 35, 2012

 

am No 77, 2018; No 9, 2020

s 101EA.................

ad No 35, 2012

s 101F...................

ad No 140, 2000

 

am No 35, 2012

Part 2

 

s 101G..................

ad No 140, 2000

 

am No 160, 2001; No 35, 2012; No 9, 2020

s 101H..................

ad No 140, 2000

s 101J...................

ad No 140, 2000

 

am No 35, 2012

s 101K..................

ad No 140, 2000

s 101L..................

ad No 140, 2000

Part 3

 

s 101M..................

ad No 140, 2000

 

rs No 35, 2012

 

am No 9, 2020

s 101N..................

ad No 140, 2000

 

am No 35, 2012

s 101P...................

ad No 140, 2000

Chapter 10

 

Part 1

 

s 102...................

am No 140, 2000 (md); No 160, 2001; No 35, 2012; No 9, 2020

s 103...................

am No 35, 2012

Part 2

 

s 104...................

am No 120, 2004

s 105...................

am No 35, 2012

s 106...................

am No 140, 2000; No 35, 2012

s 107...................

am No 140, 2000; No 35, 2012

s 108...................

rep No 140, 2000

s 109...................

am No 140, 2000

Part 3

 

s 111...................

rep No 140, 2000

s 112A..................

ad No 35, 2012

s 114...................

am No 140, 2000

 

rs No 35, 2012

s 114A..................

ad No 140, 2000

 

am No 35, 2012

Chapter 11

 

Part 1

 

s 119...................

am No 160, 2001

 

rs No 106, 2006

 

am No 8, 2015

s 119A..................

ad No 106, 2006

 

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s 119B..................

ad No 35, 2012

s 119C..................

ad No 35, 2012

s 120...................

am No 140, 2000

s 121A..................

ad No 154, 1994

s 122...................

am No 106, 2006

Part 2

 

s 125...................

rs No 35, 2012

s 126...................

am No 140, 2000

 

rs No 35, 2012

s 127...................

rs No 35, 2012

Part 3

 

s 128...................

am No 77, 2018

s 129...................

rs No 140, 2000

s 129A..................

ad No 140, 2000

s 130...................

am No 140, 2000

s 132...................

am No 35, 2012

Chapter 12

 

Part 1

 

Part 1...................

ad No 8, 2015

s 132A..................

ad No 8, 2015

Part 2

 

Part 2 heading.............

ad No 8, 2015

s 132B..................

ad No 8, 2015

 

am No 9, 2020

s 133...................

am No 154, 1994; No 140, 2000; No 106, 2006; No 103, 2010; No 8, 2015; No 9, 2020

s 134...................

am No 140, 2000; No 106, 2006; No 103, 2010; No 8, 2015; No 9, 2020

s 135...................

am No 35, 2012

 

rep No 9, 2020

s 136A..................

ad No 106, 2006

Part 3

 

Part 3...................

ad No 8, 2015

Division 1

 

Division 1................

ad No 8, 2015

s 136B..................

ad No 8, 2015

s 136C..................

ad No 8, 2015

Division 2

 

Division 2................

ad No 8, 2015

s 136D..................

ad No 8, 2015

s 136E..................

ad No 8, 2015

 

am No 126, 2015

s 136F...................

ad No 8, 2015

s 136G..................

ad No 8, 2015

s 136H..................

ad No 8, 2015

Division 3

 

Division 3................

ad No 8, 2015

s 136J...................

ad No 8, 2015

Division 4

 

Division 4................

ad No 8, 2015

s 136K..................

ad No 8, 2015

s 136L..................

ad No 8, 2015

s 136M..................

ad No 8, 2015

Part 4

 

Part 4 heading.............

ad No 8, 2015

s 136N..................

ad No 8, 2015

s 137...................

am No 8, 2015

s 138...................

am No 140, 2000; No 120, 2004; No 35, 2012; No 9, 2020

Part 5

 

Part 5 heading.............

ad No 8, 2015

s 138A..................

ad No 8, 2015

s 139...................

am No 8, 2015

Chapter 13

 

s 141...................

rs No 140, 2000

 

am No 35, 2012

s 142...................

am No 140, 2000; No 160, 2001; No 35, 2012

s 143A..................

ad No 140, 2000

 

am No 160, 2001; No 35, 2012

s 143B..................

ad No 160, 2001

Chapter 14

 

s 144...................

am No 140, 2000

 

rep No 74, 2023

s 145...................

am No 74, 2023

s 146...................

rep No 74, 2023

Chapter 15

 

s 150...................

am No 35, 2012

s 151...................

am No 140, 2000; No 35, 2012; No 77, 2018

s 153...................

am No 140, 2000

s 155...................

am No 154, 2020

Chapter 17

 

Part 1

 

s 160A..................

ad No 9, 2020

s 162...................

rep No 9, 2020

Part 2

 

s 163...................

am No 154, 1994

 

rs No 9, 2020

s 163A..................

ad No 9, 2020

 

am No 129, 2020

s 164...................

am No 9, 2020

s 165...................

am No 154, 1994; No 9, 2020

s 165A..................

ad No 154, 1994

 

am No 9, 2020

s 166...................

rs No 9, 2020

s 167...................

am No 9, 2020

s 169...................

am No 140, 2000

 

rep No 9, 2020

s 170...................

am No 9, 2020

Part 4

 

s 174...................

am No 140, 2000

s 176...................

am No 140, 2000; No 77, 2018

Chapter 18

 

s 177...................

am No 35, 2012; No 4, 2016

s 178...................

am No 140, 2000; No 35, 2012; No 8, 2015

s 179...................

am No 140, 2001

 

rep No 35, 2012

s 180...................

am No 140, 2001

 

rep No 35, 2012

s 181...................

am No 140, 2001

 

rep No 35, 2012

s 182...................

am No 35, 2012

s 183...................

am No 35, 2012; No 8, 2015; No 77, 2018

s 185...................

rs No 100, 1998

Chapter 19

 

s 186...................

am No 140, 2000

s 187...................

rs No 140, 2000

s 189...................

am No 131, 2009

s 191...................

am No 140, 2001

s 191A..................

ad No 35, 2012; No 8, 2015

s 195...................

am No 131, 2009

 

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s 196...................

am No 131, 2009

s 197...................

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s 197AA.................

ad No 35, 2012

Chapter 20

 

Part 1

 

s 198...................

rs No 100, 1998

 

am No 35, 2012; No 8, 2015

s 199...................

am No 8, 2015

s 200...................

am No 100, 1998; No 35, 2012

s 200A..................

ad No 100, 1998

 

rs No 146, 1999

 

am No 5, 2011

Part 2

 

s 201...................

am No 100, 1998; No 55, 2001

 

rs No 35, 2012

s 201A..................

ad No 35, 2012

s 201B..................

ad No 35, 2012

s 202...................

am No 35, 2012

s 202A..................

ad No 100, 1998

s 202B..................

ad No 35, 2012

s 203...................

rs No 35, 2012

s 204...................

am No 100, 1998; No 140, 2000; No 77, 2018

Chapter 21

 

s 205...................

am No 35, 2012

s 206...................

am No 9, 2020

s 207...................

am No 58, 1994

s 208...................

am No 58, 1994

s 209...................

am No 58, 1994; No 8, 2015; No 77, 2018

s 210...................

am No 35, 2012

s 210A..................

ad No 35, 2012

Chapter 22

 

s 213...................

am No 100, 1998

s 214...................

rs No 35, 2012

 

am No 8, 2015; No 77, 2018

 

rs No 77, 2018

s 214A..................

ad No 77, 2018

s 214B..................

ad No 77, 2018

s 214C..................

ad No 77, 2018

s 215...................

am No 35, 2012

s 220...................

am No 100, 1998

s 220A..................

ad No 77, 2018

s 221...................

am No 8, 2015; No 126, 2015

s 222...................

am No 77, 2018

s 222A..................

ad No 106, 2006

 

am No 35, 2012

s 223...................

am No 66, 1991; No 154, 1994; No 140, 2000; No 160, 2001; No 48, 2003; No  35, 2012; No 8, 2015; No 77, 2018

s 223A..................

ad No 77, 2018

s 224...................

am No 100, 1998; No 140, 2000; No 35, 2012; No 8, 2015; No 77, 2018

s 225...................

am No 140, 2001; No 4, 2010

s 226...................

rs No 35, 2012

s 227...................

am No 100, 1998; No 140, 2000; No 35, 2012; No 8, 2015; No 77, 2018

s 227AAA................

ad No 77, 2018

s 227AA.................

ad No 8, 2015

 

rep No 77, 2018

s 227AB.................

ad No 8, 2015

s 227A..................

ad No 100, 1998

 

am No 8, 2015

s 227B..................

ad No 77, 2018

s 228...................

am No 140, 2000; No 35, 2012; No 8, 2015; No 126, 2015; No 61, 2016; No 77, 2018

s 229...................

rep No 103, 2013

 

ad No 77, 2018

s 230...................

rep No 103, 2013

Chapter 23

 

s 231...................

rep No 91, 2023

s 232...................

rep No 154, 1994

s 233...................

am No 66, 1991

 

rep No 91, 2023

s 234...................

rep No 91, 2023

s 235...................

rep No 91, 2023

s 236...................

rep No 91, 2023

s 238...................

rep No 91, 2023

Schedule 1

 

Schedule 1................

am No 66, 1991; No 58, 1994; No 108, 1994; No 154, 1994; No 100, 1998; No 146, 1999; No 140, 2000; No  160, 2001; No 48, 2003; No 106, 2006; No 131, 2009; No 96, 2010; No  46, 2011; No 35, 2012; No 8, 2015; No 77, 2018; No 9, 2020

 

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Schedule 2................

rep No 103, 2013