Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) For paragraph 222A(2)(a) of the Act, the days on which the Patent Office, or a sub - office of the Patent Office (if any), is not open for business are:
(a) Saturday; and
(b) Sunday; and
(c) Australia Day; and
(d) Anzac Day.
(2) For paragraph 222A(2)(b) of the Act, the table sets out prescribed persons.
Item | Person |
1 | The Director General of IP Australia |
2 | The Deputy Director General of IP Australia |
3 | Another person who: (a) is an SES employee of IP Australia; and (b) acts with the agreement of the Director General of IP Australia |
4 | Another person who: (a) is an SES employee of IP Australia; and (b) acts with the agreement of the Deputy Director General of IP Australia |
5 | Another person who: (a) is an SES employee of IP Australia; and (b) acts with the agreement of another SES employee of IP Australia |
Note: SES employee is explained in section 34 of the Public Service Act 1999 . That meaning is applied generally to Commonwealth legislation by section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(3) For paragraph 222A(2)(b) of the Act, the prescribed way of publishing a declaration is in the Official Journal .