(1) The repeal and substitution of regulation 3.2 made by Part 7 of Schedule 2 to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Regulations 2018 applies in relation to patent requests filed under subsection 29(1) of the Act on or after the commencement of that Part.
(2) The amendments of regulation 3.2A made by Part 7 of Schedule 2 to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Regulations 2018 apply in relation to patent requests filed under subsection 29(1) of the Act on or after the commencement of that Part.
(3) The amendment of regulation 3.2B made by Part 7 of Schedule 2 to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Regulations 2018 applies in relation to complete applications made on or after the commencement of that Part.
(4) The amendments of regulations 3.2C and 3.18 made by Part 7 of Schedule 2 to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Regulations 2018 apply in relation to an applicant's compliance with the requirements of subsection 29A(5) of the Act on or after the commencement of that Part (regardless of when the PCT application was made).
(5) The amendments of regulation 3.5AD made by Part 7 of Schedule 2 to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Regulations 2018 apply in relation to PCT applications made on or after the commencement of that Part.
(6) The amendments of regulations 10.1 and 10.2 made by Part 7 of Schedule 2 to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Regulations 2018 apply in relation to requests made under subsection 104(1) of the Act on or after the commencement of that Part.
(7) The amendment of regulation 22.16 made by Part 7 of Schedule 2 to the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Regulations 2018 applies in relation to documents received at the Patent Office on or after the commencement of that Part.