WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/AUS/P/3/Add.1 
17 December 2007 
 (07-5615) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/ 
 inglés 
 
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER  
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
AUSTRALIA 
 
Addendum  
 
 The present document reproduces the text1 of the following laws and regula tions, notified by Australia under 
Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/AUS/2). 
 
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- Plant Breeder’s Rights Regulatio ns (Amendment) 1995 - 1995 No.290 2 
- Plant Breeder’s Rights Amendment Re gulations 1999 (No. 1) - 1999 No.83 5 
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce 
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMEN TATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA  
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE  
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
AUSTRALIE 
 
Addendum  
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 des lois et réglementations notifiées par l'Australie au titre de l'article 63:2 
de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/AUS/2). 
 
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- Règlement sur les droits des obtente urs (modification) 1995 – 1995 n° 290 2 
- Règlement modifié sur les droits des obtenteurs 1999 (n° 1) – 1999 n° 83 5 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
 
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA  
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD  
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
AUSTRALIA 
 
Addendum  
 
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 de los siguientes leyes y reglamen tos notificados por Australia en 
virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artículo  63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/AUS/2). 
 
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- Reglamento de los Derechos de los Mejoradores de Plantas (Modificación) de 1995 - Nº 290 de 1995 2 
- Reglamento de 1999 (Nº 1) por el que se modifica el  Reglamento de los Derechos de los Mejoradores 
de Plantas - Nº 83 de 1999 5 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/AUS/P/3/Add.1 
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Statutory Rules 1995   No. 290 1 
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Plant Breeder's Rights Regulations2 (Amendment) 
 
 
 
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the 
Federal Executive Council, make th e following Regulations under the Plant Breeder's Rights 
Act 1994 . 
 
Dated 3 October 1995.    
 BILL HAYDEN 
 Governor-General 
 By His Excellency’s Command,  
 
 
BOB COLLINS 
Minister for Primary Industries and Energy 
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1.   Amendment 
 
1.1   The Plant Breeder's Rights Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations. 
 
[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901 , s. 48.] 
 
2.   Regulation 3 (Interpretation) 
 
2.1   Subregulation 3 (1):  Insert the following definition:  
“‘authorised testing establishment’  means an establishment authorised under regulation 3A.”. 
 
[NOTE: Words and expressions defined in th e Act have the same meaning in these Regulations as they do in the Act.  For 
example: 
“contracting party” means a  State, or an intergovernmental organisation, that is a party to the Convention; 
“Convention”  means the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants, a copy of the English text 
of which is set out in the Schedule to the Act. 
  IP/N/1/AUS/P/3/Add.1 
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Other words and expressions that are defined include “PBR” , “plant variety” and “breeder” .] 
 
3.   New regulation 3A 
 
3.1   After regulation 3, insert:  
Authorised testing establishment 
 
     “3A. (1)  For the purposes of conducting a test grow ing of a plant variety under section 37 of 
the Act, the Secretary may authorise, in writing, an establishment to conduct the test growing.   “(2)  An establishment may be authorised only if th e Secretary is satisfied that it is capable 
of conducting a test growing of a variety in a manner appropriate to give effect to the obligations of 
Australia under the Convention.”. 
 
4.   New regulation 4 
 
4.1   Add at the end: 
 
Refund and remission of fees in specified circumstances 
 
     “4. (1) If a person has paid, in respect of a matter, an amount greater than the prescribed fee 
for the matter, the Secretary may refund to the pe rson so much of the amount as excess to the fee. 
 
 “(2) If a service in respect of which a person has paid a fee has not been provided, or has 
been provided only in part, the Secretary may refund th e fee, or so much of the fee as is proportionate 
to the part of the service that has not been provided, as appropriate.   “(3) If a person to whom a refund could be ma de under subregulation (1) or (2) agrees, the 
Secretary may remit, against a f ee that the person subsequently b ecomes liable to pay, an amount 
equal to the amount that could be refunded.”.  
5.   Schedule (Fees) 
 5.1 Before item 1, insert: 
 “1A Designation of an approved person under section 8 
  $50 
1B Renewal of designation of  an approved person  $50”. 
 
5.2   Item 6, Columns 2 and 3: 
 Omit paragraph (a), substitute:   “(a) a variety tested under section 37 to establish that the variety is 
distinct, uniform and stable: 
  (i) if the testing is conducted by an authorised 
establishment;  
 
 (ii) in any other case  
 
   $  800 $1400”. 
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  NOTES 
 
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette  on 10 October 1995. 
 
2. Statutory Rules 1994 No. 352 as amended by 1994 No. 353.  IP/N/1/AUS/P/3/Add.1 
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Plant Breeder’s Rights Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1)Plant Breeder's Rights Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1) 
 
Statutory Rules 1999 No. 83 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
 I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations under the  Plant Breeder's 
Rights Act 1994.  
 
Dated 28 May 1999.   
 
 
WILLIAM DEANE 
Governor-General 
 By His Excellency’s Command, 
 
   MARK VAILE 
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
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Plant Breeder’s Rights Amendment Regulations 1999 (No. 1)1 
 
Statutory Rules 1999 No. 832 
 
made under the 
 
Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 
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Contents 
 
 1 Name of regulations 
 
 2 Commencement   3 Amendment of Plant Breeder’s Rights Regulations  
Schedule 1 Amendments 
 
   
1 Name of regulations 
 
 These regulations are the Plant Breeder’s Rights Amendment Regulations 1999 (No.1).  
 
2 Commencement 
 
 These regulations commence on gazettal.  
 
3 Amendment of Plant Breeder’s Rights Regulations 
 
 Schedule 1 amends the Plant Breeder’s Rights Regulations.  IP/N/1/AUS/P/3/Add.1 
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  Schedule 1 Amendments 
  (regulation 3) 
 
[1] Regulation 1 
 
     substitute 
 
 1 Name of regulations 
 
  These regulations are the Plant Breeder’s Rights Regulations 1994.  
 
[2] After subregulation 3A (2) 
 
     insert 
  (3) The Secretary must give the opera tor of the establishment written notice of: 
   (a) the Secretary’s decision whethe r to authorise the establishment; and 
   (b) if the decision is a refusal — the reasons for that decision.  
 (4) Subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 , application may be made to 
the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for revi ew of a decision of the Secretary to 
refuse to authorise an establishment. 
 
[3] Regulation 4 (second occurring)  
 
     substitute 
 
     5 Refund and remission of fees in specified circumstances 
 
 (1) If a person has paid, in respect of a matte r, an amount greater than the prescribed fee 
for the matter, the Secretary may refund to  the person so much of the amount as is 
excess to the fee. 
  (2) If a service in respect of which a person h as paid a fee has not been provided, or has 
been provided only in part, the Secretary may re fund the fee, or so much of the fee as 
is proportionate to the part of the service that has not been provided, as appropriate. 
  (3) If a person to whom a refund could be ma de under subregulation (1) or (2) agrees, the 
Secretary may remit, against a fee that the person subsequently becomes liable to pay, an amount equal to the amount  that could be refunded. 
 
 (4) The Secretary must give each person to whom subregulation (1) or (2) applies written 
notice of: 
               (a) the Secretary’s decision whether to refund or remit an amount, a fee or part of 
a fee (as the case may be); and 
 
  (b) if the decision is a refusal — the reasons for that decision.   (5) Subject to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 , application may be made to 
the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision of the Secretary: IP/N/1/AUS/P/3/Add.1 
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  (a) to refuse to refund:     (i) an amount paid in excess of a prescribed fee; or  
   (ii) a fee for a service that has not been provided; or 
                            (iii) so much of a fee as is proportionate to the part of a service that has 
not been provided; or 
 
  (b) to refuse to remit an amount equa l to an amount that could be refunded. 
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Notes 
 
1. These regulations amend Statutory Rules 1994 No . 352, as amended by 1994 No. 353; 1995 No. 290. 
 
2. Made by the Governor-General on 28 May 1999, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette  
on 4 June 1999.  
 
 
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