Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A complete specification for a standard patent must:
(a) be in the approved form; and
(b) be in English; and
(c) comply substantially with the requirements of Schedule 3.
(2) If the Commissioner treats a complete specification for a standard patent as having been filed, the Commissioner may, within 1 month from the date of filing of the specification, direct the applicant to do anything necessary to ensure that the specification complies with the requirements mentioned in subregulation (1).
Note See regulation 3.5 for what happens if certain information required for an application is not filed.
(3) The complete application to which the complete specification relates lapses if an applicant to whom a direction has been given does not comply with the direction before:
(a) if subregulation (4) applies -- the end of the period specified in the direction under paragraph (4) (b); or
(b) in any other case -- the later of:
(i) the end of 3 months from the day on which the direction was given; and
(ii) the day on which the specification becomes open to public inspection.
(4) This subregulation applies if:
(a) the direction is given to assist the Commissioner in deciding whether a filed abstract is in accordance with these Regulations; and
(b) the Commissioner has specified in the direction a period of not less than 1 month within which the applicant must comply with the direction.
(5) If an application lapses under subregulation (3), the Commissioner must:
(a) advertise that fact in the Official Journal ; and
(b) tell the applicant of the lapse.