Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00944:reg:6:p35
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00944
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6 (pt 35/73)
Character Range: 240584–243352

a report of the reasons for the failure.
 (2) For subregulation (1), a report may be given by:
 (a) the Board; or
 (b) if the Board approves—the examiner appointed under subregulation 20.15(2).

20.21  Supplementary Board examination
 (1) An application by a person to sit for a supplementary examination must be in the form approved by the Board.
 (2) The Board may let a candidate sit for a supplementary examination if:
 (a) the candidate:
 (i) failed an examination; and
 (ii) applies to the Board to sit for the supplementary examination within 1 month of being told of the failure; or
 (b) the candidate:
 (i) did not sit for the examination because of illness or another reason that the Board reasonably considers sufficient; and
 (ii) applies to the Board to sit for the supplementary examination within 1 month of the examination.
 (3) For an application under paragraph (2)(a), the Board may take account of an examiner's comments on the candidate's performance.
 (4) A supplementary application under paragraph (2)(b) must be accompanied by evidence of the reason for failing to sit the examination that was obtained at the time of the illness or of the occurrence of the other event giving rise to the reason.

Part 5—Maintaining registration

20.22  Requirements for remaining on Register of Patent Attorneys
 (1) To remain on the Register of Patent Attorneys, a registered patent attorney must, for every year of registration:
 (a) pay the annual registration fee set out in item 105 or 106 of Schedule 7; and
 (b) provide evidence that he or she has undertaken continuing professional education, as required by regulation 20.24.
 (2) Paragraph (1)(b) applies to a registered patent attorney who seeks to remain on the Register of Patent Attorneys for the 12 months commencing on 1 July 2009 and for each subsequent period of 12 months.

20.23  Payment of annual registration fee
 (1) The annual registration fee is payable by a registered patent attorney to whom regulation 20.26 does not apply on 1 July in a year.
 (2) The Designated Manager must, not later than 1 June in each year, give to each registered patent attorney to whom regulation 20.26 does not apply, notice of the fee that is payable.

20.24  Continuing professional education—number of hours
 (1) Subject to subregulation (3), a registered patent attorney must, in the 12 months immediately before the date on which the attorney applies for renewed registration, have completed 10 hours of activities that the Designated Manager is satisfied are appropriate for an attorney to undertake as a means of maintaining the currency of his or her professional qualifications.
 (2) The Board may publish guidelines setting out criteria for deciding whether or not activities are likely to be