Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) At any time before the Registrar makes a decision about an objection to a proposed GI, but after the end of a period specified by the Registrar for the filing of evidence, a party may apply to the Registrar, in writing, to file new evidence.
(2) An application must include a statement:
(a) describing the new evidence; and
(b) giving the reasons why the new evidence was not filed within the specified period.
(3) If, after considering the application, the Registrar decides that it is reasonable to allow the filing of the new evidence, he or she must set a date by which the new evidence must be filed.
(4) If the new evidence is filed by the date mentioned in subregulation (3), the Registrar must send a notice to the other parties telling them that the new evidence is filed and setting a reasonable period for the parties to file evidence in answer to it.