Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00478:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00478
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 1821–2428

5  Section 43 (registrable plant varieties)
 (1) This section applies to:
 (a) an application made before 1 July 2017 in relation to which a decision has not been made under section 44 of the PBR Act before 1 July 2017; and
 (b) an application made on or after 1 July 2017.
 (2) For the purposes of an application mentioned in subsection (1), the reference in paragraph 43(6)(a) of the PBR Act to Australia is taken always to have included Norfolk Island.
Note: Australia (when used in a geographical sense) has included Norfolk Island since 1 July 2016—see section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.