Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

TRADE MARKS REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 3A.4

  (1)   After receiving an AFS request the Registrar must, as soon as practicable, assess the AFS request having regard to the requirements of Part   4 of the Act and form an opinion whether or not:

  (a)   the AFS request would, if submitted in that form as an application for registration under Part   4 of the Act, be in accordance with that Part; and

  (b)   there would be grounds under Division   2 of Part   4 of the Act for rejecting the AFS request.

  (2)   After forming an opinion the Registrar must, as soon as practicable, inform the requester of:

  (a)   the opinion; and

  (b)   the procedural requirements of regulation   3A.5 for making an amendment to the AFS request; and

  (c)   the procedural requirements for making an application for the registration of a trade mark under Part   4 of the Act.

  (3)   The Registrar may inform the requester:

  (a)   in writing, by mail, fax or email; or

  (b)   by telephone; or

  (c)   in person.