WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/AUS/T/2/Add.1 
21 December 2007 
 (07-5705) 
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 Intellectual Property Laws Amendment 
(Border Interception) Act 1999 - No. 144, 1999, no tified by Australia under Article 63.2 of the 
Agreement (see document IP/N/1/AUS/2). 
 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
 
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA  
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE  
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
AUSTRALIE 
 
Addendum
 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 de la Loi n° 144 de 1999, portant modification des lois 
sur la propriété intellectuelle (saisie à la frontière),  notifiée par l'Australie au titre de l'article 63:2 de 
l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/AUS/2). 
 
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 la Ley de Modificación de las Leyes sobre 
Propiedad Intelectual (Interceptación en frontera) de 1999 - Nº 144, 1999, notificado por Australia en virtud de lo dispuesto en el párrafo 2 del artícul o 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/AUS/2). 
                                                     
 
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/AUS/T/2/Add.1 
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Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Border Interception) Act 1999 
 No. 144, 1999 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
   An Act to amend legislation relating to intellectual property, and for related purposes   IP/N/1/AUS/T/2/Add.1 
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  Contents 
 
 1 Short title   2 Commencement 
 
 3 Schedule(s)   4 Application and saving  Schedule 1—Sydney 2000 Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 1996 
 
Schedule 2—Trade Marks Act 1995 IP/N/1/AUS/T/2/Add.1 
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Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Border Interception) Act 1999 
 No. 144, 1999 __________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
An Act to amend legislation relating to intellectual property, and for related purposes 
 
[Assented to 3 November 1999 ] 
 
The Parliament of Australia enacts: 
 
1  Short title 
 
 This Act may be cited as the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Border Interception) 
Act 1999 . 
 
2  Commencement 
 
 This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. 
 
3  Schedule(s) 
 
 Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this  Act is amended or repealed as set out in the 
applicable items in the Schedule concerned, an d any other item in a Schedule to this Act has 
effect according to its terms. 
 
4  Application and saving 
 
     (1) The amendments made by this Act to the Sydney 2000 Games (Indicia and Images) 
Protection Act 1996  and the Trade Marks Act 1995  apply in relation to goods imported into 
Australia on or after the commencement of this Act. 
      (2) Despite those amendments, those Acts con tinue to apply after the commencement of this Act, 
in relation to goods imported into Australia before the commencement of this Act (the goods ), 
as if those amendments had not been made. 
 
     (3) If something was done before the comm encement of this Act in relation to the goods: 
  (a) that thing continues to have effect; and   (b) those Acts continue to apply in relation to that thing; 
 
 after the commencement of this Act, as if those amendments had not been made.   IP/N/1/AUS/T/2/Add.1 
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  Schedule 1—Sydney 2000 Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 1996 
   
1  Section 29 (definition of designated owner ) 
 
     Repeal the definition, substitute:  
 designated owner , in relation to goods imported into Australia, means: 
  (a) the person identified as the owner of the goods on the entry made in relation to the 
goods under section 68 of the Customs Act 1901 ; or 
 
 (b) if no such entry exists—the person dete rmined to be the owner of the goods under 
section 29A of this Act. 
 
2  After section 29 
 
     Insert:  
29A  Determinations about owners of goods 
 
 The CEO or an officer of Customs (within the meaning of subsection 4(1) of the Customs 
Act 1901 ) may determine that a person is the owner of goods for the purposes of 
paragraph (b) of the definition of designated owner  if the person is an owner (within the 
meaning of that subsection) of the goods. 
  IP/N/1/AUS/T/2/Add.1 
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  Schedule 2—Trade Marks Act 1995 
   
1  Section 6 (definition of designated owner ) 
 
     Repeal the definition, substitute:  
 designated owner , in relation to goods imported into Australia, means: 
  (a) the person identified as the owner of the goods on the entry made in relation to the 
goods under section 68 of the Customs Act 1901 ; or 
 
 (b) if no such entry exists—the person dete rmined to be the owner of the goods under 
section 133A of this Act. 
 
2  After section 133 
 
     Insert:  
133A  Determinations about owners of goods 
 
 The Customs CEO or an officer of Customs (within the meaning of subsection 4(1) of the 
Customs Act 1901 ) may determine that a person is the owner of goods for the purposes of 
paragraph (b) of the definition of designated owner  if the person is an owner (within the 
meaning of that subsection) of the goods. 
 
 Note: For designated owner  see section 6. 
     
   
 
    
[Minister’s second reading speech made in— 
House of Representatives on 25 August 1999 Senate on 22 September 1999]   (161/99) 
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