Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A request for examination of a complete specification relating to an innovation patent must be in the approved form.
(2) If the Commissioner decides, under paragraph 101A(a) of the Act, to examine a complete specification, the Commissioner must notify the patentee about the decision.
(3) If a request is made under paragraph 101A(b) of the Act by a person other than the patentee, the Commissioner must notify the patentee about the request.
(4) A request for examination of a complete specification can be withdrawn only:
(a) by the person who made the request; and
(b) before examination of the complete specification has begun; and
(c) if the Commissioner is satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that the request was made in error.
(5) If examination of a complete specification has begun, no further requests for examination of the specification can be made.