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the Protocol; and
 (b) be filed with the International Bureau through the intermediary of the Trade Marks Office.
 (2) The applicant must use the official form issued by the International Bureau or another form that requires the same information and uses the same format as the official form.

17A.8  Functions of Registrar
 (1) The Registrar must perform the functions, under the Protocol, of the Office of origin in relation to:
 (a) the application; and
 (b) if the application results in an international registration, the international registration.
 (2) In particular, the Registrar must:
 (a) check the application; and
 (b) certify that the information in the application corresponds with the information held by the Registrar in respect of the application for registration of the trade mark (the basic application) or the registration of the trade mark (the basic registration), as the case requires; and
 (c) if the application results in an international registration—notify the International Bureau if the basic application or the basic registration is withdrawn, restricted or cancelled or lapses, expires or otherwise ceases to have effect in respect of some or all of the goods or services listed in the international registration:
 (i) within 5 years after the date of the international registration; or
 (ii) after that time, if the action that resulted in the basic application or the basic registration being so affected began before the end of that 5 year period.
Note: The detailed functions for the Office of origin are set out in the Protocol and the Madrid Regulations.

17A.9  Time limit for Registrar to send application to International Bureau
  The Registrar must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the application is received by the International Bureau within 2 months after the date on which it is filed.

17A.10  Subsequent designations
 (1) The holder of an international registration for which the Trade Marks Office is the Office of the Contracting Party of the holder may make a request for territorial extension in accordance with Article 3ter (2) of the Protocol.
 (2) The request may be made to the International Bureau through the intermediary of the Trade Marks Office.
 (3) If a request is made through the Trade Marks Office, the Registrar must perform the functions, under the Protocol, of the Office of the Contracting Party of the holder in relation to the request.

Division 3—International registration designating Australia

Subdivision 1—General

17A.11  Purpose of Division
  This Division makes provision for dealing with a request to extend to Australia the protection resulting from international registration of a trade mark.

17A.12  Registrar to examine, and report on, IRDA
  If the Registrar receives from the International Bureau a notification of an IRDA, the Registrar must examine and report on:
 (a)