Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) If the Registrar receives an application from a claimant, the Registrar must publish a notice:
(a) stating that the application has been made; and
(b) inviting any interested person to register as a party to the proceedings; and
(c) stating that any registration under paragraph (b) must be made 1 month or less after the notice is published.
(2) The notice must be published in a manner that the Registrar thinks appropriate.
(3) The Registrar must also give a notice in writing to the following, stating that the application has been made:
(a) the owner of the trade mark concerned;
(b) any person who asked the GIC to determine a GI that could be confused with the trade mark.