(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.