Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00944:reg:5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00944
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5 (pt 3/11)
Character Range: 341036–343724

perform an act, file a document or produce evidence that is not provided for by the Act or these Regulations, the Commissioner may give notice to the person requiring him or her to perform the act, file the document or produce the evidence, specified in the notice.

22.15  Requirements for filing documents
 (1) An abstract that is filed must be in English.
 (2) A document required to be in an approved form that is filed must be in English.
 (3) If any other document is filed:
 (a) the document must be in English and be in the form (if any) specified in a direction under section 214B of the Act; or
 (b) the following apply:
 (i) the document (the original document) must be filed with a document (the translated document) that is a translation of the original document into English;
 (ii) the translated document must be in the form (if any) specified in a direction under section 214B of the Act.
 (4) However, this regulation does not apply to documents relating to a basic application that are prescribed under subsection 43AA(1) of the Act.
Note: For a list of these documents, see subregulation 3.14D(1).

22.15A  Certificate of verification and corrected translation
 (1) This regulation applies if:
 (a) a translation of a document into English is filed; and
 (b) the Commissioner reasonably believes that the translation does not accurately reflect the contents of the document.
 (2) The Commissioner may, by notification given to the person who filed the document, require the person to do either of the following within 2 months after the day the notification is given to the person:
 (a) file a corrected translation of the document and a certificate of verification for the corrected translation;
 (b) file a certificate of verification for the translation.
 (3) If:
 (a) the notification is given in relation to an application for a standard patent; and
 (b) the person to whom the notification is given is the applicant for the standard patent; and
 (c) the person does not comply with the notification within the period specified in subregulation (2); and
 (d) the application for the standard patent has not been accepted;
the application for the standard patent lapses at the end of that period.
 (4) If an application lapses under subregulation (3), the Commissioner must:
 (a) advertise that fact in the Official Journal; and
 (b) notify the applicant that the application has lapsed.
 (5) If:
 (a) the notification is given in relation to a translation filed as part of a notice of an assertion under subsection 27(1) or 28(1) of the Act; and
 (b) the person to whom the notification is given does not comply with the notification within the period specified in