Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The Registrar must assess the adequacy of a statement of grounds and particulars.
(2) If the Registrar decides that the statement is adequate, the Registrar must give a copy of the statement to the holder of the IRDA.
(3) If the Registrar decides that the statement is inadequate:
(a) the Registrar may direct the opponent to rectify the inadequacy by filing more information on the basis for one or more of the grounds; or
(b) if all the grounds are inadequately particularised, the Registrar may dismiss the opposition: or
(c) if only some of the grounds are inadequately particularised, the Registrar may:
(i) delete from the statement some or all of the material that is inadequate; and
(ii) treat the result as the statement for the purposes of these Regulations; and
(iii) give a copy of the amended statement to the opponent.
(4) If the Registrar decides that the statement is still inadequate after the information is filed under paragraph (3)(a):
(a) the Registrar may dismiss the opposition; or
(b) the Registrar may:
(i) delete from the statement some or all of the material that is inadequate; and
(ii) treat the result as the statement for the purposes of these Regulations; and
(iii) give a copy of the amended statement to the opponent.
(5) If the Registrar decides that the information filed under paragraph (3)(a) rectifies the inadequacy of the statement, the Registrar must give a copy of the statement and the information filed in relation to paragraph (3)(a) to the holder of the IRDA.
(6) The opponent may apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision under this regulation to dismiss the opposition or delete material from the statement of grounds and particulars.
(7) Regulation 17A.31 does not apply to this regulation.