Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsItem 203A of the table in clause 2 of Schedule 7, as inserted by the Intellectual Property Legislation Amendment (Fee Amounts and Other Measures) Regulations 2024 , applies in relation to an application for a standard patent, whether made before, on or after the commencement of that instrument, if:
(a) the applicant asks, under section 44 of the Act, for an examination of a patent request and specification relating to the application on or after that commencement; and
(b) the first examination report date in relation to the application occurs after the applicant so asks.