Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation applies if:
(a) before the commencement day disciplinary proceedings had been commenced against an incorporated patent attorney by the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys under Part 5 of Chapter 20A of the old regulations; and
(b) the proceedings had not been completed under the old regulations before the commencement day.
(2) Despite the amendments and repeals made by Schedule 1 to the Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Single Economic Market and Other Measures) Regulation 2016 , on and after the commencement day:
(a) Division 2 of Part 10 of Chapter 20, and Part 5 of Chapter 20A, of the old regulations continue to apply in relation to the proceedings; and
(b) the appointment of the person constituting the Patents and Trade Marks Attorneys Disciplinary Tribunal conducting the proceedings is continued in force for the purpose of completing the proceedings; and
(c) the Minister may, if necessary, appoint a person under regulation 20.63 or 20.64 of the old regulations in the circumstances mentioned in those regulations for the purpose of completing the proceedings; and
(d) for the purposes of the proceedings, references in Part 5 of Chapter 20A of the old regulations to the Professional Standards Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys are taken to be references to the Trans - Tasman IP Attorneys Board.