Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A registered patent attorney who has been charged with a serious offence must, within 14 days after being charged, notify the Designated Manager, in writing, of the charge.
(2) If the registered patent attorney:
(a) fails to comply with subregulation (1); and
(b) does not have a reasonable excuse for failing to comply;
the failure to comply constitutes unsatisfactory professional conduct.