Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Extension to external Territories .......................................................... 1

4............ Act binds the Crown ........................................................................... 1

5............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

6............ Residence not affected by temporary absence ..................................... 3

7............ Application to circuit layouts made before commencement ................. 3

8............ Commercial exploitation ...................................................................... 4

9............ Exclusive right .................................................................................... 4

10.......... Making an eligible layout .................................................................... 4

11.......... Originality ........................................................................................... 4

12.......... Licence of owner of EL rights ............................................................. 5

13.......... Substantial part of eligible layout ........................................................ 5

14.......... References to all joint makers .............................................................. 5

15.......... References to any one or more joint makers ........................................ 5

Part II--EL rights in eligible layouts                                                                          6

Division 1--Ownership and nature of EL rights                                            6

16.......... Ownership of EL rights ...................................................................... 6

17.......... Nature of EL rights ............................................................................. 6

18.......... EL rights to subsist without regard to makers who are not eligible persons              7

Division 2--Infringement of EL rights                                                                 8

19.......... Infringement ........................................................................................ 8

Division 3--Acts that are not infringements of EL rights                         9

20.......... Innocent commercial exploitation ........................................................ 9

21.......... Copying for private use ....................................................................... 9

22.......... Copying for research or teaching purposes ....................................... 10

23.......... Evaluation or analysis ....................................................................... 10

24.......... Commercial exploitation of eligible layouts previously exploited under licence        10

25.......... Use for purposes of defence or security ............................................ 11

Part III--Remedies for infringements of El rights                                           13

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                             13

26.......... Application of Part to counterclaims ................................................. 13

Division 2--Actions by owner of EL rights                                                     14

27.......... Actions for infringement ................................................................... 14

28.......... Limitation of actions .......................................................................... 14

Division 3--Proceedings where EL rights subject to exclusive licence   15

29.......... Application ........................................................................................ 15

30.......... Rights of exclusive licensee .............................................................. 15

31.......... Joinder of owner or exclusive licensee as a party .............................. 15

32.......... Defences available against exclusive licensee .................................... 16

33.......... Assessment of damages where exclusive licence granted ................. 16

34.......... Apportionment of profits between owner and exclusive licensee ...... 16

35.......... Separate actions in relation to the same infringement ........................ 16

36.......... Liability for costs .............................................................................. 17

Division 4--Proof of facts in actions                                                                   18

37.......... Presumptions as to subsistence and ownership of EL rights ............. 18

38.......... Affidavit evidence ............................................................................. 18

39.......... Evidentiary labels .............................................................................. 18

Division 5--Jurisdiction and appeals                                                                  20

40.......... Exercise of jurisdiction ...................................................................... 20

41.......... Appeals ............................................................................................. 20

Part IV--Miscellaneous                                                                                                     21

42.......... Eligible foreign countries .................................................................. 21

43.......... Limitation on power of courts to grant relief in proceedings under this Act              21

44.......... Prospective ownership of EL rights .................................................. 21

45.......... Assignments and licences of EL rights ............................................. 22

46.......... Groundless threats of legal proceedings ............................................ 22

47.......... Jurisdiction of Federal Court of Australia ......................................... 23

48.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 23

49.......... Consequential amendments of other Acts ......................................... 23

Schedule--Consequential amendments                                                                   24

Copyright Act 1968                                                                                                    24

Designs Act 1906                                                                                                        24

Trade Practices Act 1974                                                                                          24

Notes                                                                                                                                              27

  

Notes to the Circuit Layouts Act 1989

Note 1

The Circuit Layouts Act 1989 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 28, 1989 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Circuit Layouts Act 1989	28, 1989	22 May 1989	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Oct 1990 (see Gazette 1990, S261)
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1990	115, 1990	21 Dec 1990	Part 3 (ss. 40-48): Royal Assent (a)	--
Australian Citizenship (Transitionals and Consequentials) Act 2007	21, 2007	15 Mar 2007	Schedules 1-3: 1 July 2007 (see s. 2(1) and F2007L01653) Remainder: Royal Assent	--

(a)     The Circuit Layouts Act 1989 was amended by Part 3 (sections 40-48) only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1990, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted    am. = amended    rep. = repealed    rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
S. 5......................................	am. No. 115, 1990; No. 21, 2007
S. 14....................................	am. No. 115, 1990
Ss. 20-23............................	am. No. 115, 1990
S. 25....................................	am. No. 115, 1990
S. 42....................................	am. No. 115, 1990