Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DESIGNS ACT 2003 - SECT 59

             (1)  Subject to section 58, the Registrar must refuse to publish a design if:

                     (a)  the design is disclosed in a design application in respect of which the Registrar has given notice under subsection 57(3); and

                     (b)  the applicant has not responded to the notice or amended the application in such a way that the Registrar is satisfied as mentioned in subsection 57(2).

             (2)  The Registrar must notify the applicant in writing of a refusal under subsection (1). The notice must set out the reasons for the refusal.