Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00455:section:228:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00455
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 228 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 277255–280093

filing and publication of abstracts of complete specifications; and
 (h) making provision for and in relation to opposition proceedings; and
 (ha) setting out the formalities checking process for innovation patents including, in particular, the following matters:
 (i) specifying the formalities requirements (including compliance with the requirements of subsections 18(2) and (3) and 29(4A) and (4B)) that must be met in respect of an application for an innovation patent; and
 (ii) empowering the Commissioner to direct an applicant for an innovation patent to do such things as are necessary to ensure that those formalities requirements are met; and
 (iii) providing for the lapsing of the application if such a direction is not complied with within a time specified in the regulations; and
 (iv) providing for the restoration of an application that has so lapsed; and
 (i) setting out the checking process for PCT applications including, in particular, the following matters:
 (i) specifying the requirements that must be met in respect of a PCT application, once the applicant has complied with subsection 29A(5);
 (ii) empowering the Commissioner to direct an applicant to do such things as are necessary to ensure that those requirements are met;
 (iii) providing for the lapsing of the PCT application if such a direction is not complied with within a time specified in the regulations;
 (ia) making provision for and in relation to:
 (i) empowering the Commissioner, in relation to a provisional patent application, to direct the applicant to do such things as are necessary to ensure that the provisional specification complies with the requirements of subsection 29(4); and
 (ii) the provisional specification being taken not to have been filed if such a direction is not complied with within a time specified in the regulations; and
 (j) empowering the Commissioner to direct an applicant for a standard patent to do such things as are necessary to ensure that the patent request or complete specification is in accordance with the requirements of subsection 29(4A) or (4B) and:
 (i) providing for the lapsing of the application if such a direction is not complied with within a time specified in the regulations; and
 (ii) providing for the restoration of an application that has so lapsed; and
 (k) empowering the Commissioner to hear and determine the question whether a person is an interested person for the purpose of doing any act permitted to be done under this Act by an interested person; and
 (m) providing for appeals against decisions of the Commissioner made under the regulations; and
 (n) making provision for and in relation to the practice and procedure of prescribed courts in proceedings under this Act, including provision prescribing the time within which any proceeding may be started or anything else