Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00166:reg:4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00166
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4
Character Range: 3849–4916

4  Extension of protection period—approved active constituents
 (1) This section deals with extending the protection period in relation to protected information that is information or results that relate to an active constituent that has been approved.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph 34KA(3)(a) of the Code, the provisions are the following:
 (a) subsection 26B(1) of the Code;
 (b) subsection 27(1) or (2) of the Code.
 (3) For the purposes of paragraph 34KA(3)(b) of the Code, the application must be seeking to vary instructions for use of the active constituent to add a use (the new use) of a kind (if any) covered by Division 1 of Part 3 of this order.
 (4) Subject to subsection (5), the protection period in relation to the protected information referred to in subsection (1) is extended if the APVMA varies those instructions for use to add the new use.
 (5) The protection period in relation to the protected information referred to in subsection (1) is not extended if the total length of all previous extensions of that protection period is 5 years.