Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An applicant may ask the Registrar to hear the parties to opposition proceedings, if:
(a) the opponent serves a copy of a notice under subregulation 5.8 (1); or
(b) at the end of the period for service of:
(i) a copy of the evidence in support under subregulation 5.7 (1); or
(ii) a copy of the notice under subregulation 5.8 (1);
the opponent has not served a copy of the evidence in support or a copy of the notice.
(2) A party to opposition proceedings may ask the Registrar to hear the parties to the opposition proceedings, if:
(a) the applicant serves a copy of a notice under subregulation 5.11 (1); or
(b) at the end of the period for service of:
(i) a copy of the evidence in answer under subregulation 5.9 (1); or
(ii) a copy of the notice under subregulation 5.11 (1);
the applicant has not served a copy of the evidence in answer or a copy of the notice; or
(c) the opponent serves a copy of the evidence in reply under subregulation 5.12 (1) or a copy of a notice under subregulation 5.13 (1); or
(d) at the end of the period for serving:
(i) a copy of the evidence in reply under subregulation 5.12 (1); or
(ii) a copy of a notice under subregulation 5.13 (1);
the opponent has not served a copy of the evidence in reply or a copy of the notice.
(3) The Registrar must comply with a request made in accordance with subregulation (1) or (2).
(4) If:
(a) an applicant may make a request to the Registrar under subregulation (1); or
(b) a party to opposition proceedings may make a request to the Registrar under subregulation (2);
and a request is not made, the Registrar may, on his or her own initiative, give an opportunity to the parties to the opposition proceedings to be heard in relation to those proceedings.
Note Regulations 21.15 and 21.16 deal with hearings.