IP/N/1/AUS/13  
IP/N/1/AUS/I/22  
 
26 February 2018  
(18-1224) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMEN T 
AUSTRALIA: INTELLECT UAL PROPERTY LAWS AM ENDMENT ACT 2015 (SC HEDULE 4 –  
AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAN D SINGLE ECONOMIC MA RKET)  
 
 
Notifying Member  AUSTRALIA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act 2015  (Schedule 4 – Australia 
New Zealand Single Economic Market)  
Subject matter  Industrial property (general)  
 
Nature of 
notification   Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
 Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/IP/AUS/18_1070_00_e.pdf  
 
Notification status   First notification  
 Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/AUS/P/5  (Patents Act 1990  (Patents Act 1990 - Act No.83 of 
1990 as amended. ) Consolidated as on 1 April 2002, including 
amendments up to Act 160 of  2001)  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/P/5*&Language=English&Co
ntext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/AUS/T/3 (Trade Marks Act 1995  (Trade Marks Act 1995 - Act 
No. 119 of 1995 as amended) . Consolidated as in force on 
20 October  1999) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/T/3*&Language=English&Co
ntext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/AUS/T/1  (Trade Marks Act 1995  (Trade Marks Act 1995 - 
No. 119 of 1995) ) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/T/1*&Language=English&Co
ntext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 IP/N/1/AUS/13 • IP/N/1/AUS/I/22  
 
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IP/N/1/AUS/D/5 (Designs Act 2003  (Designs Act 2003 - No. 147, 
2003) ) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/D/5*&Language=English&Co
ntext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/AUS/P/2 (Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 ) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/P/2*&Language=English&Co
ntext=ScriptedSearches&languageUICh anged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/AUS/P/2/Add.1 (Plant Breeder's Rights Amendment Act 2002 
- No. 148, 2002 ) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?Dat aSour
ce=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/P/2/Add.1*&Language=Engli
sh&Context=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true#  
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
- Makes necessary amendments to the Patents Act 1990  to implement the trans -Tasman patent 
attorney regulatory regime.  
- Makes consequential amendments to the Trade Marks Act 1995  to allow the Trans -Tasman IP 
Attorneys Board to regulate Australian registered trade marks attorneys, continuing the role of 
the fo rmer Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys. New Zealand 
does not currently have a trade mark attorney profession, but a number of patent attorneys 
practise as trade mark specialists.  
- Amends the Australian Designs Act 2003 , Paten ts Act 1990 , Plant Breeder 's Rights Act 1994  
and Trade Marks Act 1995  to allow applicants for these IP rights to provide a single address for 
service in either Australia or New Zealand. This will mean that applicants for IP rights in both 
these countries w ill not need to nominate an address for service in each country.  
- Minor consequential amendments were also made to the corresponding regulations, where 
required.  
Language(s) of 
notified legal text  English  
Date of adoption  25 February 2015  
Entry into force  24 February 2017  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date of 
notification  15 February 2018  
Other information  More information is available  at:  
 
 https://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/about -us/legislation/ip -laws-
amendment -act-2015  
 
Agency or authority 
responsible  IP Australia  
Discovery House  
47 Bowes Street  
Philip ACT  
AUSTRALIA 2606