MELBOURNE 2006 COMMONWEALTH GAMES (INDICIA AND IMAGES) PROTECTION ACT 2005 NO. 68, 2005

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Objects of Act  
• 4 Act binds the Crown  
• 5 Application of Act  
• 6 Additional operation of Act  

PART 2--DEFINITIONS AND OTHER INTERPRETATION PROVISIONS

• 7 Definitions and other interpretation provisions  
• 8 Application of Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games indicia and images  
• 9 Meaning of commercial purposes  
• 10 Presumption relating to advertising or promotion etc.  
• 11 Criticism, review and provision of information  

PART 3--PROTECTION

• 12 Regulation of use of Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games indicia and images  
• 13 Persons involved in contravening section 12  

PART 4--IMPORTATION OF GOODS, REMEDIES AND GROUNDLESS THREATS

Division 1--Standing of authorised users to give notices and pursue remedies

• 14 Consent of Corporation to giving of notices etc.  
• 15 Request for consent  
• 16 Consent must not be unreasonably refused  

Division 2--Importation of goods

• 17 Determinations about owners of goods  
• 18 Copy of register to be supplied by the Corporation to the Customs CEO  
• 19 Notice to Customs CEO of imports by the Corporation, the ACGA or the CGF  
• 20 Notice of objection to importation  
• 21 Customs CEO may seize goods  
• 22 Notice of seizure  
• 23 Forfeiture of goods—by consent  
• 24 Release of goods—no application for injunction  
• 25 Application for injunction—additional parties, relief etc.  
• 26 Disposal of goods ordered to be forfeited  
• 27 Power of Customs CEO to retain control of goods  
• 28 Insufficient security  
• 29 Commonwealth not liable for loss etc. suffered because of seizure  
• 30 Modification in relation to Norfolk Island etc.  

Division 3--Remedies

• 31 Injunctions  
• 32 Interim injunctions  
• 33 Corrective advertisements  
• 34 Damages or accounts of profits  
• 35 Other remedies  

Division 4--Groundless threats

• 36 Groundless threats of legal proceedings  
• 37 Counterclaim in action on groundless threats  

PART 5--JURISDICTION AND PROCEEDINGS OF PRESCRIBED COURTS

• 38 Prescribed courts  
• 39 Jurisdiction of Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Court  
• 40 Jurisdiction of other prescribed courts  
• 41 Transfer of proceedings  

PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

• 42 Requirements for the Register  
• 43 Trade mark and design rights  
• 44 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws  
• 45 Avoiding direct inconsistency between this Act and the Commonwealth Games Arrangements Act 2001 of Victoria  
• 46 Compensation for acquisition of property  
• 47 Cessation of operation of Act  
• 48 Regulations