Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00944:reg:6:p54
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00944
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 54/73)
Character Range: 288216–291018

a person or body under this Chapter may be exercised in Australia or New Zealand.
 (2) A power that is conferred on a person or body under this Chapter may be exercised in Australia or New Zealand.
 (3) For the purposes of this Chapter and subject to regulation 20A.1B, it is immaterial whether an act or omission mentioned in this Chapter took place in New Zealand.
 (4) For the purposes of this Chapter and subject to regulation 20A.1B, it is immaterial whether a matter mentioned in this Chapter concerns something that took place in New Zealand.

20A.1B  Conduct in New Zealand does not constitute an offence under this Chapter
  A person is not liable to be prosecuted for an offence against these Regulations if the act or omission constituting the offence occurred in New Zealand.

20A.2  Definitions
  In this Chapter:
annual registration fee means the fee set out in item 109 or 110 of Schedule 7.
professional indemnity insurance means insurance for claims that may be made against the company in relation to its business, practices or acts as an incorporated patent attorney.

Part 2—Obtaining registration for first time

20A.3  Form of application
  An application for registration as an incorporated patent attorney must:
 (a) be in writing, in a form approved by the Designated Manager; and
 (b) be accompanied by the following evidence and material:
 (i) the name of each patent attorney director of the company;
 (ii) evidence that the company is a registered company under the Corporations Act 2001 or the Companies Act 1993 of New Zealand;
 (iii) evidence that the company has adequate and appropriate professional indemnity insurance; and
 (c) be accompanied by the fee set out in item 108 of Schedule 7.

20A.4  Certificate of registration
  If the Designated Manager registers a company as an incorporated patent attorney, the Designated Manager must give the company a certificate of registration as soon as practicable.

Part 3—Maintaining registration

20A.5  Requirements for remaining on Register of Patent Attorneys
 (1) To remain on the Register of Patent Attorneys, a registered incorporated patent attorney must, for every year of registration, pay the annual registration fee.
 (2) The Designated Manager must, not later than 1 June in each year, give to each registered incorporated patent attorney notice of the fee that is payable.
 (3) The annual registration fee is payable on 1 July each year by a registered incorporated patent attorney:
 (a) whose name is on the Register of Patent Attorneys on that day; and
 (b) that has not asked the Designated Manager, under regulation 20A.6, to remove its name from the Register of Patent Attorneys.

Part 4—Removal from Register of Patent Attorneys

20A.6  Voluntary removal of name from Register of Patent Attorneys