Patents Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Administration
12. Officers not to furnish information
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An officer or person employed in the Registry shall not, except when required or authorised by this Act, or under a direction in writing of the
Registrar or by order of a court —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Patents and includes any Deputy Registrar of Patents holding office under this Act;
furnish information on a matter which is being, or has been, dealt with under this Act;
prepare, or assist in the preparation of, a document required or permitted by or under this Act to be lodged in the Registry; or
conduct a search in the records of the Registry.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or both.
Patents
Terms defined in s 2
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means the Registrar of Patents and includes any Deputy Registrar of Patents holding office under this Act;
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Patent Agents
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