Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation applies if:
(a) on or after 1 January 2012 -- an applicant asks the Commissioner for leave to amend a complete specification; and
(b) the complete specification relates to an application for a standard patent; and
(c) the applicant has not filed a request for examination of the patent request and complete specification relating to the application; and
(d) the applicant asks the Commissioner to defer considering the request for leave to amend until the Commissioner examines the patent request and complete specification.
(2) The request for leave to amend the complete specification is
taken to be filed immediately after the applicant files the request for
examination of the patent request and complete specification.