Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PATENTS ACT 1990 - SECT 200

             (1)  A registered patent attorney:

                     (a)  is entitled to prepare all documents, transact all business and conduct all proceedings for the purposes of this Act; and

                     (b)  has such other rights and privileges as are prescribed.

             (2)  A communication between a registered patent attorney and the attorney's client in intellectual property matters,, and any record or document made for the purposes of such a communication, are privileged to the same extent as a communication between a solicitor and his or her client.

             (3)  Nothing in this section authorises a registered patent attorney to prepare a document to be issued from or filed in a court or to transact business, or conduct proceedings, in a court.

             (4)  In this section:

"intellectual property matters" means:

                     (a)  matters relating to patents; or

                     (b)  matters relating to trade marks; or

                     (c)  matters relating to designs; or

                     (d)  any related matters.