Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) For paragraph 141(1)(c) of the Act, the prescribed period for an application for an innovation patent is the period:
(a) beginning when the Commissioner accepts the patent request and complete specification under subsection 52(2) of the Act; and
(b) ending when the Commissioner grants the patent under subsection 62(1) of the Act.
(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply if an order made under subsection 152(3) or 173(1) of the Act is in force.