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PLANT BREEDER'S RIGHTS ACT 1994

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Definitions  
  • 4 Definition of  
  • 5 Definition of breeding  
  • 6 Genetic modification  
  • 8 Approved persons  
  • 9 Act to bind Crown  
  • 9A Application of the  
  • 9B Extension to Norfolk Island  
  • 10 Extent of Act  

PART 2--PLANT--BREEDER'S RIGHT

  • 11 General nature of PBR  
  • 12 Extension of PBR to cover essentially derived varieties  
  • 13 Extension of PBR to cover certain dependent plant varieties  
  • 14 Extension of PBR to harvested material in certain circumstances  
  • 15 Extension of PBR to products obtained from harvested material in certain circumstances  
  • 16 Certain acts done for private, experimental or breeding purposes do not infringe PBR  
  • 17 Conditioning and use of farm saved seed does not infringe PBR  
  • 18 Restrictions on exercise of PBR in certain circumstances  
  • 19 Reasonable public access to plant varieties covered by PBR  
  • 20 PBR is personal property  
  • 21 Registrar must be notified of an assignment of PBR  
  • 22 Duration of PBR  
  • 23 Exhaustion of PBR  

PART 3--APPLICATION--FOR PLANT BREEDER'S RIGHT

DIVISION 1--The making of the application
  • 24 Right to apply for PBR  
  • 25 Right to apply for PBR is personal property  
  • 26 Form of application for PBR  
  • 27 Names of new plant varieties  
  • 28 Applications to be given priority dates  
  • 29 Priority dates arising from foreign application  
  • 30 Acceptance or rejection of applications  
  • 31 Requests for variation of application  
  • 32 Notification of decisions on requests to vary application  
  • 33 Withdrawal of application  
  • DIVISION 2--Dealing with the application after its acceptance
  • 34 Detailed description in support of application to be given to Registrar  
  • 35 Objection to application for PBR  
  • 36 Inspection of applications and objections  
  • 37 Test growing of plant varieties  
  • 38 Characteristics of plant varieties bred or test grown outside Australia  
  • DIVISION 3--Provisional protection
  • 39 Provisional protection  
  • DIVISION 4--Essential derivation
  • 40 Essential derivation for PBR-protected varieties--declaration  
  • 41 Essential derivation for PBR-protected varieties--test growing  
  • 41A Essential derivation for non-PBR-protected second varieties--application for declaration  
  • 41B Essential derivation for non-PBR-protected varieties--publication of applications  
  • 41C Essential derivation for non-PBR-protected varieties--opportunity to be heard  
  • 41D Essential derivation for non-PBR-protected varieties--declaration  
  • 41E Essential derivation for non-PBR-protected varieties--test growing  
  • 41F Essential derivation for non-PBR-protected varieties--application lodged for PBR in second variety  

PART 4--THE--GRANT AND REVOCATION OF PLANT BREEDER'S RIGHT

DIVISION 1--Grant of Plant Breeder's Right
  • 43 Registrable plant varieties  
  • 44 Grant of PBR  
  • 45 Grant of PBR to be exclusive  
  • 46 Grant of PBR to be entered on Register  
  • 47 Notice of grant of PBR  
  • 48 Effect of grant of PBR  
  • 49 PBR may be subject to conditions  
  • DIVISION 2--Revocation of Plant Breeder's Right or declaration of essential derivation
  • 50 Revocation of PBR  
  • 51 Entry of particulars of revocation  
  • 52 Surrender of PBR  

PART 5--ENFORCEMENT--OF PLANT BREEDER'S RIGHT

  • 53 Infringement of PBR  
  • 54 Actions for infringement  
  • 54A Counterclaims to actions for infringement  
  • 55 Declarations as to non-infringement  
  • 56 Jurisdiction of the Federal Court  
  • 56A Jurisdiction of Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)  
  • 57 Innocent infringement  
  • 57A Application for relief from unjustified threats  
  • 57B Court's power to grant relief  
  • 57C Counterclaim for infringement  
  • 57D Notification of PBR in a plant variety not a threat  
  • 57E Liability of legal practitioner  

PART 6--ADMINISTRATION

  • 58 Registrar of Plant Breeder's Rights  
  • 59 Delegation  
  • 60 Certain persons not to acquire PBR  
  • 61 Register of Plant Varieties  
  • 62 Inspection of Register  
  • 62A Registrar's power to rectify Register  

PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 68 Public notices  
  • 69 Notices inviting submissions in respect of certain regulations  
  • 70 Genetic resource centres  
  • 71 The herbarium  
  • 72 Agents may act in matters relating to PBR  
  • 72A Notifications by Registrar under this Act or regulations  
  • 72B Manner in which documents may be lodged with or given to Registrar  
  • 72C Approved means of lodging or giving documents  
  • 73 Service of documents  
  • 74 Infringement offences  
  • 75 Offences other than infringement offences  
  • 76 Conduct by directors, employees and agents  
  • 76A Doing act when PBR office reopens after end of period otherwise provided for doing act  
  • 76B Computerised decision-making  
  • 77 Applications for review  
  • 78 Repeal  
  • 79 Compensation for acquisition of property  
  • 80 Regulations  
  • 80A Approved means of paying a fee  

PART 9--TRANSITIONAL

  • 81 Definitions  
  • 82 Plant variety rights under old Act to be treated as PBR under this Act  
  • 83 Applications for plant variety rights lodged and criminal proceedings begun before commencing day  
  • 84 Other applications and proceedings under old Act  
  • 86 Register of Plant Varieties  

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