Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation is made for section 199 of the Act and applies if:
(a) an individual is a registered patent attorney; and
(b) immediately before the commencement day the individual was registered as a patent attorney in New Zealand (whether or not the individual was also a registered patent attorney in Australia ) ; and
(c) on or after that commencement day, the New Zealand Commissioner of Patents advises the Designated Manager that:
(i) a New Zealand court has determined that the individual should not practise as a patent attorney in New Zealand; and
(ii) all rights of appeal in relation to the court's determination have been exhausted or have expired; and
(iii) the conduct giving rise to the court's determination occurred before the commencement day.
(2) The Designated Manager must remove the name of the
individual from the Register of Patent Attorneys as soon as practicable after
receiving the advice.