Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The Designated Manager must not approve an applicant for registration as a patent attorney unless the applicant has, or is entitled to:
(a) a level 5 or higher AQF, or NZQF, qualification that the Board is satisfied is an appropriate qualification for a patent attorney; or
(b) a qualification awarded by an overseas institution that the Board is satisfied is equivalent to a level 5 or higher AQF, or NZQF, qualification.
(2) The Board must not be satisfied that a person has an AQF or NZQF qualification unless the qualification, or a course taken for the purpose of the qualification:
(a) is in a field of science or technology that contains potentially patentable subject matter; and
(b) involves a depth of study that the Board considers is sufficient to provide an appropriate foundation for practise as a patent attorney.
(3) The Board must not be satisfied that a qualification from a foreign institution is equivalent to an AQF or NZQF qualification unless the qualification, or a course taken for the purpose of the qualification:
(a) is in a field of science or technology that contains potentially patentable subject matter; and
(b) involves a depth of study that the Board considers is sufficient to provide an appropriate foundation for practise as a patent attorney.