Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) If the registration of a former attorney has been cancelled by a Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal under paragraph 20.44(1)(a), the Panel Chair may appoint a registered patent attorney to carry on the practice of the former attorney until all outstanding matters are disposed of.
(2) If the registration of the former attorney has been suspended by a Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal under paragraph 20.44(1)(b) or 20.45(1)(a), the Panel Chair may appoint a registered patent attorney to carry on the practice of the former attorney for the period of the suspension or for a specified period, not longer than the period of suspension.
(3) The Panel Chair of a Panel of the Disciplinary Tribunal must not appoint a registered patent attorney under subregulation (1) or (2) unless the registered patent attorney consents to the appointment.
(4) This regulation does not allow a registered patent attorney
to act as a registered patent attorney on behalf of a person without the
consent of the person.