Prepared by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel, Canberra
Olympic Insignia Protection
Regulations 1993
Statutory Rules No. 234, 1993
made under the
Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987
Compilation No. 5
Compilation date: 1 July 2015
Includes amendments up to: SLI No. 90, 2015
Registered: 21 August 2015
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About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Olympic Insignia Protection Regulations 1993 that
shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2015 (the
compilation date).
This compilation was prepared on 19 August 2015.
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information
about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled
law.
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not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For
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Contents 1 Name of Regulations .........................................................................1
2 Definitions.........................................................................................1
3 Application for registration of olympic design—fee .........................1
4 Application for extension of protection period—registered
olympic designs: fee ..........................................................................1
5 Times for public inspection of Register.............................................2
6 Correction of Register of Olympic Designs.......................................2
6A Period for doing certain acts—office not open for business ..............2
6B Days when office not open for business ............................................2
6C Period for doing certain acts—acts to which section 14A
does not apply....................................................................................3
7 Register of licences for copyright in the olympic symbol and
for protected designs..........................................................................3
8 Register of licences for use of protected olympic expressions ..........4
9 Period of effect of notice of objection to importation........................4
Endnotes 5
Endnote 1—About the endnotes 5
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key 6
Endnote 3—Legislation history 7
Endnote 4—Amendment history 8
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Regulation 1
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1 Name of Regulations
These Regulations are the Olympic Insignia Protection
Regulations 1993.
2 Definitions
In these Regulations:
Act means Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987.
approved form means a form mentioned in subsection 14 (1) of the
Act.
Designs Regulations means the Designs Regulations 1982.
3 Application for registration of olympic design—fee
For the purposes of paragraph 10 (2) (b) of the Act, the fee for an
application for registration of an olympic design is an amount
equal to the amount of the fee prescribed under regulation 4 of the
Designs Regulations for the lodging of an application for the
registration of a design.
4 Application for extension of protection period—registered olympic
designs: fee
For the purposes of paragraph 11 (2) (b) of the Act, the fee for an
application for extension of the protection period in relation to a
registered olympic design is an amount equal to the amount of the
fee prescribed under regulation 4 of the Designs Regulations for
the lodging of a request for the second extension of the period of
registration of a design.
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Regulation 5
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5 Times for public inspection of Register
For the purposes of subsection 12 (3) of the Act, the times at which
the Designs Office is open to the public in accordance with
regulation 53 of the Designs Regulations are prescribed.
6 Correction of Register of Olympic Designs
(1) On a request being made in the approved form, the Registrar may
amend an entry in the Register of Olympic Designs for the
purposes of correcting a clerical error or an obvious mistake.
(2) The Registrar may, of his or her own initiative, amend an entry in
the Register of Olympic Designs to correct a clerical error or an
obvious mistake.
6A Period for doing certain acts—office not open for business
For subsection 14A (1) of the Act, the circumstance is that the act
is done at the Designs Office.
Note: Subsection 14A (1) provides as follows:
‘(1) If the last day of a period provided by this Chapter (except this
section), or regulations made for the purposes of this Chapter, for
doing an act is a day when the Designs Office is not open for business,
the act may be done in prescribed circumstances on the next day when
the office is open for business.’.
6B Days when office not open for business
(1) For paragraph 14A (2) (a) of the Act, the days on which the
Designs Office is not open for business are:
(a) Saturday; and
(b) Sunday; and
(c) Australia Day; and
(d) Anzac Day.
(2) For paragraph 14A (2) (b) of the Act, the table sets out prescribed
persons.
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Regulation 6C
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Item Person
1 The Director General of IP Australia
2 The Deputy Director General of IP Australia
3 Another person who:
(a) is an SES employee of IP Australia; and
(b) acts with the agreement of the Director General of IP Australia
4 Another person who:
(a) is an SES employee of IP Australia; and
(b) acts with the agreement of the Deputy Director General of IP Australia
5 Another person who:
(a) is an SES employee of IP Australia; and
(b) acts with the agreement of another SES employee of IP Australia
Note: SES employee is explained in section 34 of the Public Service
Act 1999. That meaning is applied generally to Commonwealth
legislation by section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
(3) For paragraph 14A (2) (b) of the Act, the prescribed way of
publishing a declaration is in the Official Journal of Designs.
6C Period for doing certain acts—acts to which section 14A does not
apply
For subsection 14A (7) of the Act, an act done in relation to
proceedings in a court or a tribunal is prescribed.
7 Register of licences for copyright in the olympic symbol and for
protected designs
For subsection 18A (1) of the Act the particulars for a licence that
are to be included in the Register are:
(a) the name and address of the holder of the licence; and
(b) the period for which the licence is granted; and
(c) a description of the articles to which a protected design may
be applied under the licence; and
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(d) if the licence relates to copyright in the olympic symbol, a
statement to that effect; and
(e) if the licence relates to a protected design:
(i) a statement to that effect; and
(ii) one or more representations of the design sufficient to
give a true indication of the design.
8 Register of licences for use of protected olympic expressions
(1) For subsection 40 (1) of the Act, the particulars for a licence that
are to be included in the Register are:
(a) the name and address of the licensed user; and
(b) the period for which the licence is granted; and
(c) the protected olympic expressions that may be used under the
licence; and
(d) a description of the goods and services to which a protected
olympic expression may be applied under the licence.
Note: Subsection 28 (1) of the Act explains when an expression is applied to
goods or services.
(2) In this regulation:
licensed user has the meaning given by section 23 of the Act.
9 Period of effect of notice of objection to importation
For subsection 52 (5) of the Act, the period for a notice of
objection to importation is 4 years beginning when the notice is
given to the Comptroller-General of Customs in accordance with
section 52 of the Act.
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnotes about misdescribed amendments and other matters are included in a
compilation only as necessary.
Abbreviation key—Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history—Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that
has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes
commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving
or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at
the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information
about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance
with a provision of the law.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe
the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can
be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled
law and the abbreviation “(md)” added to the details of the amendment included
in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the
abbreviation “(md not incorp)” is added to the details of the amendment
included in the amendment history.
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Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
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Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
A = Act o = order(s)
ad = added or inserted Ord = Ordinance
am = amended orig = original
amdt = amendment par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
c = clause(s) /sub-subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x pres = present
Ch = Chapter(s) prev = previous
def = definition(s) (prev…) = previously
Dict = Dictionary Pt = Part(s)
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
Div = Division(s) Reg = Regulation/Regulations
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have reloc = relocated
effect renum = renumbered
F = Federal Register of Legislative Instruments rep = repealed
gaz = gazette rs = repealed and substituted
LI = Legislative Instrument s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003 Sch = Schedule(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
effect SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment SR = Statutory Rules
cannot be given effect Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
mod = modified/modification SubPt = Subpart(s)
No. = Number(s) underlining = whole or part not
commenced or to be commenced
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Endnote 3—Legislation history
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Endnote 3—Legislation history
Number and year FRLI registration or
gazettal
Commencement
date
Application, saving
and transitional
provisions
1993 No. 234 9 Sept 1993 9 Sept 1993
2002 No. 12 21 Feb 2002 21 Feb 2002 —
2007 No. 40 23 Mar 2007
(F2007L00650)
r 1–10 and Sch 1, 2, 3, 5
and 6: 27 Mar 2007
(r 2(a))
Sch 4 and 8: 1 Apr 2007
(r 2 (b))
Sch 7: 27 Mar 2007 (r 2
(c))
—
2011 No. 62 16 May 2011
(F2011L00773)
1 July 2011 (r 2) —
2011 No. 217 29 Nov 2011
(F2011L02480)
Sch 1 (Part 2): 27 Dec
2011 (r 2(a))
—
90, 2015 19 June 2015
(F2015L00854)
Sch 2 (item 180): 1 July
2015 (s 2(1) item 2)
—
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Endnote 4—Amendment history
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Endnote 4—Amendment history
Provision affected How affected
r. 1 .................................................rs. 2002 No. 12
r. 2 .................................................rs. 2002 No. 12
Heading to r. 6 ...............................rs. 2002 No. 12
r. 6A ..............................................ad. 2007 No. 40
r. 6B...............................................ad. 2007 No. 40
am. 2011 No. 62; No 217, 2011
r. 6C...............................................ad. 2007 No. 40
r. 7 .................................................ad. 2002 No. 12
r. 8 .................................................ad. 2002 No. 12
r. 9 .................................................ad. 2002 No. 12
am No 90, 2015
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