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(e), (f) and (g)—
  Omit the paragraphs.
Patents Act 1952                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Paragraph 35 (1) (e)—
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Omit "and".
New paragraph 35 (1) (g)—
  At the end of sub-section 35 (1), add the following word and paragraph:
      "; and (g) where the application is accompanied by a complete specification or a petty patent specification—shall, unless sub-section (1b) applies, be accompanied by an abstract, prepared in accordance with the regulations, of the specification.".
New sub-sections 35 (1a), (1b) and (1c)—
  After sub-section 35 (1), insert the following sub-sections:
"(1a) The Commissioner may amend, or require the applicant to amend, an abstract lodged in accordance with paragraph (1) (g).
"(1b) Where the application is accompanied by a complete specification or a petty patent specification and, on lodgment of the application, the applicant pays the fee prescribed for the purposes of this sub-section, an officer in the Patent Office shall prepare an abstract of the specification.
"(1c) An abstract prepared under paragraph (1) (g) or sub-section (1b) shall not be taken into account in construing the specification to which it relates.".
Sub-paragraph 52a (1) (a) (ii)—
  Omit "made in another country".
Sub-paragraph 52b (1) (b) (ii)—
  Omit "made in another country".
Section 58—
  Repeal the section, substitute the following section:

SCHEDULE 1—continued
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 "58. An investigation or report referred to in this Act or in the Treaty defined in sub-section 58a (1) or the furnishing of information under section 30 does not in any way guarantee the granting or validity of a patent (whether in Australia or elsewhere), and the Commonwealth, the Commissioner, or an officer or person employed in the Patent Office, is not liable by reason of, or in connection with, any such investigation, report or furnishing of information or any proceedings consequent on any such investigation, report or furnishing of information.".
Sub-section 58c (6)—
 After "24", insert "or 39".
Sub-section 58e (2)—
 Omit "and (f) and with the requirements of sub-section 35 (2)", substitute ", (f) and (g) and with the requirements of sub-sections 35 (1b) and (2)".
Section 58f—
 Repeal the section, substitute the following section:
 Preservation of priority dates
  "58f. Where—
    (a) an application (in this section referred to as the 'relevant application') is lodged under this Act;
    (b) not later than 12 months after the date of lodgment of the relevant application, the applicant files in a receiving Office an international application to which section 58b applies; and
    (c) a claim in the international application is fairly based on matter disclosed in the specification accompanying the relevant application.
 the priority date of the claim shall be the date of lodgment of the relevant application.".
Pig Industry Research Act 1971                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Paragraph 9 (1) (a)—
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Omit