Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00944:reg:6:p29
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00944
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 29/73)
Character Range: 225569–228324

person to practise as a patent attorney;
 (d) one or more statements of skill, for the purposes of regulation 20.11;
 (e) a declaration, by the applicant, that he or she:
 (i) has not, in the 5 years preceding the application, committed an offence prescribed by subregulation 20.12(1); and
 (ii) is not under sentence of imprisonment for an offence prescribed by subregulation 20.12(2);
 (f) a declaration, by another person, that the applicant is of good fame, integrity and character.
 (2) A declaration under paragraph (1)(f) must contain details of the basis of the opinion that the applicant is of good fame, integrity and character.

20.4  Certificate of registration
  If the Designated Manager registers a person as a patent attorney, the Designated Manager must give the person a certificate of registration.

20.5  Evidence of academic qualifications
 (1) The Board must be satisfied that a person has a qualification mentioned in regulation 20.6 if:
 (a) the person makes an application in the form approved by the Board; and
 (b) the application is accompanied by:
 (i) evidence that the person has the qualification; and
 (ii) the original or a certified copy of an academic record that shows the units that make up the qualification.
 (2) The Board must, within 42 days of deciding whether or not it is satisfied that the person has the qualification, notify the person, in writing, of its decision.
Note: A decision that a person does not have a qualification is reviewable under regulation 22.26.

20.6  Academic qualifications
 (1) The Designated Manager must not approve an applicant for registration as a patent attorney unless the applicant has, or is entitled to:
 (a) a level 5 or higher AQF, or NZQF, qualification that the Board is satisfied is an appropriate qualification for a patent attorney; or
 (b) a qualification awarded by an overseas institution that the Board is satisfied is equivalent to a level 5 or higher AQF, or NZQF, qualification.
 (2) The Board must not be satisfied that a person has an AQF or NZQF qualification unless the qualification, or a course taken for the purpose of the qualification:
 (a) is in a field of science or technology that contains potentially patentable subject matter; and
 (b) involves a depth of study that the Board considers is sufficient to provide an appropriate foundation for practise as a patent attorney.
 (3) The Board must not be satisfied that a qualification from a foreign institution is equivalent to an AQF or NZQF qualification unless the qualification, or a course taken for the purpose of the qualification:
 (a) is in a field of science or technology that contains potentially patentable subject matter; and
 (b) involves a depth of study that the Board considers is