IP/N/1/AUS/14  
IP/N/1/AUS/O/8  
 
26 February 2018  
(18-1221) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER  ARTICLE 63.2  OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
AUSTRALIA: INTELLECT UAL PROPERTY LEGISLA TION AMENDMENT (SING LE  
ECONOMIC MARKET AND OTHER MEASURES) REGU LATION 2016  
 
 
Notifying Member  AUSTRALIA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Single Economic Market and 
Other Measures) Regulation  2016 
 
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_1072_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/6 (Patents Regulations 1991)  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/P/6*&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/AUS/T/4 (Trade Marks Regulations 1995 ) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/T/4*&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChang ed=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/AUS/D/4  (Designs Regulations 2004)  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/AUS/D/4*&Language=English&Cont
ext=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/AUS/P/3 (Plant Breeder's Rights Regulations 1994)  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSourc
e=Cat&query=@Symbol Match=IP/N/1/AUS/P/3*&Language=English&Conte
xt=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 IP/N/1/AUS/14 • IP/N/1/AUS/O/8  
 
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  This Regulation amend s the: 
 
 Patents Regulations 1991  and the Trade Marks Regulations 1995  to enable the 
implementation of a single, trans -Tasman patent attorney regime (Schedules 1 and 2);  
 
 the Designs Regulations 2004 and the Plant Breeder 's Rights Regulations 1994  to allow an 
address for the service of documents to be in New Zealand (Schedule 3);  
 
 the Patents Regulations and Trade Marks Regulations to ensure consistency with 
international obligations (Schedule 4);  
 
 the Trade Marks Regulations to allow the Registrar  of Trade Marks to identify, and refuse 
to protect, unclearly specified goods or services set out in international trade mark 
applications (Schedule 5);  
 
 the Trade Marks Regulations and the Plant Breeder 's Rights Regulations to reflect the 
changes to the a dministration of Norfolk Island made in July 2016 (Schedule 6).  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text  English  
Date of adoption  17 August 2016  
Entry into force  15 November 2016, 24 February 2017 and 1 July 2017 as set out in 
regulation 2 of the Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Single 
Economic Market and Other Measures) Regulation  2016 
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  15 February 2018  
Other information  https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2016L01754  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  IP Australia  
Discovery House  
47 Bowes Street  
Philip ACT  
AUSTRALIA 2606