2013-2014-2015 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

Trade Marks Amendment (Iconic 

Symbols of National Identity) Bill 2015 

 

No.      , 2015 

 

(Mr Katter) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the Trade Marks Act 

1995, and for related purposes 

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

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Short title ........................................................................................... 1

 

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Commencement ................................................................................. 1

 

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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2

 

Schedule 1--Amendments

 

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Trade Marks Act 1995

 

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A Bill for an Act to amend the Trade Marks Act 

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1995, and for related purposes 

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The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

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1  Short title 

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  This Act may be cited as the Trade Marks Amendment (Iconic 

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Symbols of National Identity) Act 2015. 

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2  Commencement 

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(1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table 

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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with 

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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Commencement information 

Column 1 

Column 2 

Column 3 

Provisions 

Commencement 

Date/Details 

1.  The whole of 

this Act 

The day after this Act receives the Royal 

Assent. 

 

Note: 

This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally 

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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of 

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this Act. 

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(2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. 

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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it 

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may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 

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3  Schedules 

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  Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 

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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule 

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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Amendments  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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Schedule 1

--Amendments 

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Trade Marks Act 1995 

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1  After subsection 39(1) 

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Insert: 

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(1A)  An application for the registration of a trade mark must be rejected 

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if the trade mark consists of a sign that is of national significance, 

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or iconic value, to the people of Australia. 

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2  Subparagraph 39(2)(b)(ii) 

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After "(1)", insert "or (1A)". 

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3  After section 84A 

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Insert: 

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84AA  Registration must be revoked--trade mark consisting of sign 

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of national significance or iconic value 

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Requirement to revoke 

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(1)  The Registrar must (subject to subsections (2) and (3)) revoke the 

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registration of a trade mark if the trade mark consists of a sign that 

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is of national significance, or iconic value, to the people of 

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Australia. 

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Prerequisites to revocation decision 

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(2)  The Registrar may revoke the registration of the trade mark only if 

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the Registrar gives notice of the proposed revocation to each of the 

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following persons in accordance with the regulations: 

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(a)  the registered owner of the trade mark; 

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(b)  any person recorded under Part 11 as claiming a right in 

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respect of, or an interest in, the trade mark. 

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Note: 

For registered owner see section 6. 

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(3)  The Registrar must not revoke the registration of the trade mark 

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without giving each of the following persons the opportunity to be 

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heard: 

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(a)  the registered owner of the trade mark; 

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(b)  any person recorded under Part 11 as claiming a right in 

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respect of, or an interest in, the trade mark. 

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Note: 

For registered owner see section 6. 

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4  Subsection 84C(1) 

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After "84A", insert ", 84AA". 

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5  Section 84D 

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After "84A", insert "or 84AA". 

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6  Application of amendments 

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(1) 

Section 39 of the Trade Marks Act 1995, as in force at the 

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commencement of this Schedule, applies in relation to an application 

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for the registration of a trade mark that is determined on or after that 

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commencement, whether the application is made before, at or after that 

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commencement. 

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(2) 

Section 84AA of the Trade Marks Act 1995, as in force at the 

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commencement of this Schedule, applies in relation to a trade mark 

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whether it is registered before, at or after that commencement. 

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