Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00249:reg:7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00249
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 7
Character Range: 3673–4894

7  Purposes of the special account
  For the purposes of paragraph 78(1)(c) of the Act, the purposes for which amounts may be debited from the special account are as follows:
 (a) to develop and administer intellectual and industrial property systems, including the provision of property rights in inventions, trademarks, designs and plant breeders' rights;
 (b) to repay to an original payer amounts credited to the special account or to the former special account, after any necessary payments made for the purposes mentioned in paragraph (a);
 (c) to carry out activities that are incidental to a purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) including, but not limited to:
 (i) the administration of the special account; and
 (ii) dealing with direct and indirect costs;
 (d) to reduce the balance of the special account (and, therefore, the available appropriation for the special account) without making a real or notional payment, including to give effect to the remittance of amounts to the Official Public Account as agreed between the Finance Minister and the responsible minister;
 (e) to repay amounts where an Act or other law requires or permits the repayment of an amount received.

Part 3—Transitional provisions