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MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS (INDICIA AND IMAGES) PROTECTION BILL 2014

 

 

 

2013-2014 

 

The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

Major Sporting Events (Indicia and 

Images) Protection Bill 2014 

 

No.      , 2014 

 

(Sport) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to provide for the regulation of the 

use for commercial purposes of indicia and images 

associated with certain major sporting events, and 

for related purposes 

   

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

Part 1--Preliminary

 

1

 

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

 

Commencement ................................................................................. 2

 

Objects of this Act ............................................................................. 2

 

Simplified outline of this Act ............................................................. 3

 

Act binds the Crown .......................................................................... 4

 

Application of Act ............................................................................. 4

 

Additional operation of Act ............................................................... 4

 

Part 2--Interpretation

 

6

 

Simplified outline of this Part ............................................................ 6

 

Dictionary .......................................................................................... 6

 

10 

Interpretation provisions for protected indicia and images ................ 9

 

11 

When protected indicia and images are applied to goods and 

services .............................................................................................. 9

 

12 

When protected indicia or images are used for commercial 

purposes ........................................................................................... 10

 

13 

Presumption relating to advertising or promotion etc. ..................... 12

 

14 

Criticism, review and provision of information ............................... 12

 

Part 3--Regulation of use of protected indicia and images for 

commercial purposes

 

13

 

Division 1--Introduction

 

13

 

15 

Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 13

 

Division 2--Regulation of use of protected indicia and images 

for commercial purposes

 

15

 

16 

Regulation of use of protected indicia and images for 

commercial purposes ....................................................................... 15

 

17 

Persons involved in contravening section 16 ................................... 16

 

Division 3--Registration requirements for authorised persons

 

17

 

18 

Register of authorised persons ......................................................... 17

 

19 

State/Territory register provisions may apply .................................. 18

 

20 

Person on register taken to be authorised person ............................. 18

 

21 

Notifying Secretary and Customs CEO of changes to 

registers ............................................................................................ 19

 

Part 4--Importation of goods

 

20

 

Division 1--Introduction

 

20

 

22 

Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 20

 

 

 

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Division 2--Objection to importation and seizure of goods

 

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Notice of objection to importation ................................................... 22

 

24 

Limitation on giving notices of objection to importation ................ 22

 

25 

Seizure of goods by Customs CEO .................................................. 23

 

26 

Notice of seizure .............................................................................. 25

 

27 

Inspection, release etc. of seized goods ........................................... 26

 

Division 3--Forfeiture or release of seized goods

 

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Consent to forfeiture of seized goods .............................................. 28

 

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Claim for release of seized goods .................................................... 28

 

30 

Seized goods not claimed are forfeited ............................................ 28

 

31 

Late claim for release of seized goods ............................................. 29

 

32 

Objector to be notified of claim ....................................................... 29

 

33 

Release of seized goods ................................................................... 29

 

34 

Forfeiture or release of seized goods--by court following 

application for injunction ................................................................. 31

 

35 

Goods released but not collected are forfeited ................................. 32

 

36 

Disposal of goods forfeited to the Commonwealth .......................... 32

 

37 

Power of Customs CEO to retain control of goods .......................... 33

 

Division 4--Miscellaneous

 

34

 

38 

Failure to comply with undertaking etc. .......................................... 34

 

39 

Insufficient security ......................................................................... 34

 

40 

Commonwealth not liable for loss etc. suffered because of 

seizure .............................................................................................. 35

 

41 

Determinations about owners of goods ............................................ 35

 

42 

Notice to Customs CEO of imports by official users ....................... 35

 

43 

Modification in relation to Norfolk Island etc. ................................ 35

 

Part 5--Remedies

 

36

 

44 

Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 36

 

45 

Injunctions ....................................................................................... 36

 

46 

Interim injunctions ........................................................................... 37

 

47 

Corrective advertisements ................................................................ 38

 

48 

Damages or accounts of profits ........................................................ 38

 

49 

Consent for authorised persons to pursue remedies ......................... 39

 

50 

Remedies under this Part are additional ........................................... 40

 

Part 6--Groundless threats

 

41

 

51 

Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 41

 

52 

Groundless threats of legal proceedings .......................................... 41

 

 

 

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Part 7--Miscellaneous

 

44

 

53 

Simplified outline of this Part .......................................................... 44

 

54 

Copyright, design and trade mark rights not affected ...................... 44

 

55 

Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws ............................ 44

 

56 

Constitutional safety net--acquisition of property .......................... 45

 

57 

Implied freedom of political communication ................................... 46

 

58 

Rules ................................................................................................ 46

 

Schedule 1--Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup 

2015

 

47

 

AFC Asian Cup 2015 is a major sporting event .............................. 47

 

Authorising body for AFC Asian Cup 2015 .................................... 47

 

Event bodies for AFC Asian Cup 2015 ........................................... 47

 

Protected indicia for AFC Asian Cup 2015 ..................................... 47

 

When protected indicia and images relate to an event body 

for the AFC Asian Cup 2015 ........................................................... 50

 

Protection period for AFC Asian Cup 2015 ..................................... 50

 

Schedule 2--Cricket World Cup 2015

 

51

 

Cricket World Cup 2015 is a major sporting event .......................... 51

 

Authorising body for Cricket World Cup 2015 ............................... 51

 

Event bodies for Cricket World Cup 2015 ....................................... 51

 

Protected indicia for Cricket World Cup 2015 ................................ 51

 

When protected indicia and images relate to an event body 

for the Cricket World Cup 2015 ...................................................... 54

 

Protection period for Cricket World Cup 2015 ................................ 54

 

Schedule 3--Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games

 

55

 

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games is a major sporting 

event ................................................................................................. 55

 

Authorising body for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth 

Games .............................................................................................. 55

 

Event bodies for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games ............. 55

 

Protected indicia for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth 

Games .............................................................................................. 55

 

When protected indicia relate to an event body for the Gold 

Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games ................................................. 57

 

When protected images relate to an event body for the Gold 

Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games ................................................. 57

 

Protection period for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth 

Games .............................................................................................. 58

 

 

 

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Avoiding inconsistency between this Act and the 

Commonwealth Games Arrangements Act 2011 (Qld) .................... 58

 

Applying register provisions of the Commonwealth Games 

Arrangements Act 2011 (Qld) .......................................................... 58

 

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Limitation for actions for damages or account of profits ................. 58

 

 

 

 

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A Bill for an Act to provide for the regulation of the 

use for commercial purposes of indicia and images 

associated with certain major sporting events, and 

for related purposes 

The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

Part 1--Preliminary 

   

1  Short title 

 

  This Act may be cited as the Major Sporting Events (Indicia and 

Images) Protection Act 2014. 

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Part 1  Preliminary 

   

 

Section 2 

 

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2  Commencement 

 

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

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

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

according to its terms. 

 

Commencement information 

Column 1 

Column 2 

Column 3 

Provision(s) 

Commencement 

Date/Details 

1.  Sections 1 and 

2 and anything in 

this Act not 

elsewhere covered 

by this table 

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 

 

2.  Sections 3 to 

58 

The later of: 

(a) the day after this Act receives the Royal 

Assent; and 

(b) 1 July 2014. 

 

3.  Schedules 1, 2 

and 3 

At the same time as the provision(s) covered 

by table item 2. 

 

Note: 

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

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

this Act. 

 

(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  Objects of this Act 

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(1)  The objects of this Act are: 

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(a)  to protect and further the position of Australia as a participant 

15 

in, and a supporter of, sporting movements of international 

16 

significance; and 

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(b)  to assist in protecting the relations, and in ensuring the 

18 

performance of the obligations, of Australian governments 

19 

and other Australian bodies with, and to, international bodies 

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Preliminary  Part 1 

   

 

Section 4 

 

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responsible for major sporting events associated with those 

movements that are held in Australia. 

 

(2)  These objects are achieved by facilitating the raising of revenue in 

relation to major sporting events through the regulation of the use 

for commercial purposes of the indicia and images associated with 

those events. 

4  Simplified outline of this Act 

This Act provides special protection in relation to the use for 

commercial purposes of indicia and images connected with certain 

major sporting events. The major sporting events are identified in 

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the Schedules to this Act. 

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Generally speaking, a person cannot use a major sporting event's 

12 

protected indicia or images for commercial purposes during the 

13 

event's protection period, unless the person is an official user for 

14 

the event (as defined in this Act). 

15 

A person does not contravene this prohibition if the person is 

16 

authorised to use, or is not prevented from using, the indicia or 

17 

images for commercial purposes under a provision of a law of a 

18 

State or Territory that is prescribed by the rules or specified in the 

19 

Schedule to this Act that covers the event. 

20 

There must be a register, either under this Act or under a State or 

21 

Territory law, that sets out details about authorisations to use 

22 

indicia and images for each event. The register must be published 

23 

on the internet. 

24 

Goods that are imported into Australia that have had a major 

25 

sporting event's protected indicia or images applied to them can be 

26 

seized by Customs and forfeited to the Commonwealth if the 

27 

designated owner's use of the indicia or images for commercial 

28 

purposes in relation to the goods would contravene the prohibition 

29 

in this Act. 

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Part 1  Preliminary 

   

 

Section 5 

 

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There are a number of remedies available to official users for a 

major sporting event, such as injunctions, damages or an account 

of profits, and corrective advertisements. Some official users need 

consent before seeking these remedies. 

If an official user makes a groundless threat to make an application 

or bring an action under this Act, any person aggrieved may bring 

an action in a relevant court seeking a declaration or injunction, or 

damages for loss that the person has suffered as a result of the 

threat. 

5  Act binds the Crown 

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  This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities. 

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6  Application of Act 

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  This Act extends to: 

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(a)  Norfolk Island; and 

14 

 

(b)  the Territory of Christmas Island; and 

15 

 

(c)  the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. 

16 

7  Additional operation of Act 

17 

 

  In addition to its effect apart from this subsection, this Act also has 

18 

the effect that it would have if each reference to use for 

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commercial purposes were a reference to: 

20 

 

(a)  use for commercial purposes by: 

21 

 

(i)  a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the 

22 

Constitution applies; or 

23 

 

(ii)  a body corporate incorporated in a Territory; or 

24 

 

(b)  use for commercial purposes by any person in the course of: 

25 

 

(i)  trade or commerce with other countries; or 

26 

 

(ii)  trade or commerce among the States; or 

27 

 

(iii)  trade or commerce within a Territory, between a State 

28 

and a Territory or between the Territories; or 

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(iv)  the supply of goods or services to the Commonwealth, a 

Territory, or to an authority or instrumentality of the 

Commonwealth or of a Territory; or 

 

(c)  use for commercial purposes by any person by way of the use 

of, or in the course of providing, a postal, telegraphic, 

telephonic or other like service within the meaning of 

paragraph 51(v) of the Constitution; or 

 

(d)  use for commercial purposes of: 

 

(i)  a trade mark; or 

 

(ii)  a design that is registered, or is capable of being 

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registered, under the Designs Act 2003; or 

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(iii)  an artistic work in which copyright subsists; or 

12 

 

(e)  use for commercial purposes by any person that detrimentally 

13 

affects the rights conferred by or under this Act on an official 

14 

user that is a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the 

15 

Constitution applies. 

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Part 2  Interpretation 

   

 

Section 8 

 

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Part 2--Interpretation 

   

8  Simplified outline of this Part 

This Part contains the Dictionary and certain other interpretation 

provisions. 

The Dictionary is a list of every term that is defined in this Act. 

Many terms are defined in the Dictionary itself. If another 

provision defines the term, the Dictionary has a signpost to that 

definition. 

Many key terms are defined in relation to a major sporting event by 

10 

reference to the Schedule to this Act that covers the event. 

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9  Dictionary 

12 

 

  In this Act: 

13 

action period, in relation to particular seized goods, means the 

14 

period prescribed by the rules after notice of a claim for release of 

15 

the goods is given to the objector under section 32 of this Act. 

16 

advertisement means any writing, still or moving picture, sign, 

17 

symbol or other visual image, or any audible message, or any 

18 

combination of 2 or more of those things, that promotes: 

19 

 

(a)  goods or services; or 

20 

 

(b)  a person. 

21 

An advertisement may: 

22 

 

(c)  be in the form of a signboard; or 

23 

 

(d)  be in a newspaper or periodical; or 

24 

 

(e)  be broadcast on radio or television; or 

25 

 

(f)  be placed on a website; or 

26 

 

(g)  be in any other form. 

27 

applied has a meaning affected by section 11. 

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Interpretation  Part 2 

   

 

Section 9 

 

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Australia includes the following external Territories: 

 

(a)  Norfolk Island; 

 

(b)  the Territory of Christmas Island; 

 

(c)  the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. 

authorised person: see subsection 16(4). 

authorising body, for a major sporting event, means the body 

specified as the authorising body in the Schedule to this Act that 

covers the event. 

claim period, in relation to particular seized goods, means the 

period prescribed by the rules after notice of seizure of the goods is 

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given to the designated owner under section 26. 

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commercial purposes has the meaning given by section 12. 

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covering: see subsection 11(4). 

13 

Customs CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of Customs. 

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designated owner, in relation to goods imported into Australia, 

15 

means: 

16 

 

(a)  the person identified as the owner of the goods on the entry 

17 

made in relation to the goods under section 68 of the Customs 

18 

Act 1901; or 

19 

 

(b)  if no such entry exists--the person determined to be the 

20 

owner of the goods under section 41 of this Act. 

21 

event body, for a major sporting event, means a body specified as 

22 

an event body in the Schedule to this Act that covers the event. 

23 

expression includes a word or phrase. 

24 

infringing goods: see subsection 23(2). 

25 

label: see subsection 11(4). 

26 

major sporting event means an event that is covered by a Schedule 

27 

to this Act. 

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Section 9 

 

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objector, in relation to seized goods, means any official user for a 

major sporting event who has given a notice under section 23 in 

respect of those goods that is in force. 

official user: each of the following is an official user for a major 

sporting event: 

 

(a)  the authorising body for the event; 

 

(b)  any other event body for the event; 

 

(c)  an authorised person for the event. 

personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 

1988

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promote includes give publicity to. 

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protected images, of a major sporting event, means any visual or 

12 

aural representations that, to a reasonable person, in the 

13 

circumstances of the presentation, would suggest a connection with 

14 

the event. 

15 

protected indicia, of a major sporting event, means the protected 

16 

indicia specified in, or prescribed by rules made for the purposes 

17 

of, the Schedule to this Act that covers the event. 

18 

protected indicia and images, of a major sporting event, means 

19 

protected indicia, and protected images, of the event. 

20 

protected indicia or images, of a major sporting event, means 

21 

protected indicia, or protected images, of the event. 

22 

protection period, for a major sporting event, means the protection 

23 

period determined in accordance with the Schedule to this Act that 

24 

covers the event. 

25 

relate: for when protected indicia or images relate to an event body 

26 

for a major sporting event, see the Schedule to this Act that covers 

27 

the event. 

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relevant authorisation: see subsection 16(4). 

29 

relevant court means: 

30 

 

(a)  the Federal Court of Australia; or 

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Section 10 

 

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(b)  the Federal Circuit Court of Australia; or 

 

(c)  a court of a State or Territory that has jurisdiction in relation 

to matters arising under this Act. 

rules means rules made under section 58. 

seized goods means goods seized under section 25. 

supply: see subsection 12(4). 

this Act includes the rules. 

working day means a day that is not: 

 

(a)  a Saturday; or 

 

(b)  a Sunday; or 

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(c)  a public holiday in the Australian Capital Territory. 

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10  Interpretation provisions for protected indicia and images 

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(1)  The use in this Act of the words "indicia" and "images" is not 

13 

intended to express a contrary intention for the purposes of 

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section 23 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901

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Note: 

Paragraph 23(b) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 provides that 

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words in the plural include the singular. 

17 

 

(2)  For the purposes of this Act, any protected indicia that are 

18 

represented in a language other than English are taken to be 

19 

protected indicia. 

20 

11  When protected indicia and images are applied to goods and 

21 

services 

22 

 

(1)  Without limitation, protected indicia or images are applied to 

23 

goods or services if: 

24 

 

(a)  in the case of goods--the indicia or images: 

25 

 

(i)  are woven in, impressed on, worked into, or affixed or 

26 

annexed to, the goods; or 

27 

 

(ii)  are applied to any covering, document, label, reel or 

28 

thing in or with which the goods are, or are intended to 

29 

be, dealt with or provided in the course of trade; or 

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Section 12 

 

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(b)  in the case of goods or services--the indicia or images: 

 

(i)  are used in an advertisement that promotes the goods or 

services; or 

 

(ii)  are used in an invoice, price list, catalogue, brochure, 

business letter, business paper or other commercial 

document that relates to the goods or services. 

 

(2)  For the purposes of this Act, if: 

 

(a)  an advertisement promotes a particular person; and 

 

(b)  the person provides goods or services; and 

 

(c)  it would be concluded, by a reasonable person, that the 

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advertisement was designed to enhance the commercial 

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image of the person mentioned in paragraph (a); 

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the advertisement is taken to promote those goods or services. 

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(3)  For the purposes of Parts 4 and 5, protected indicia or images are 

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applied to goods by a person if: 

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(a)  the goods are imported into Australia for the purpose of sale 

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or distribution by the person; and 

17 

 

(b)  when imported, the goods have already had the indicia or 

18 

images applied to them. 

19 

 

(4)  In this Act: 

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covering includes packaging, frame, wrapper, container, stopper, 

21 

lid or cap. 

22 

label includes a band or ticket. 

23 

12  When protected indicia or images are used for commercial 

24 

purposes 

25 

 

(1)  A person (the user) uses a major sporting event's protected indicia 

26 

or images for commercial purposes if: 

27 

 

(a)  the user causes the event's protected indicia or images to be 

28 

applied to the user's goods or services; and 

29 

 

(b)  the application is for the primary purpose of advertising or 

30 

promoting, or enhancing the demand for, the goods or 

31 

services; and 

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Section 12 

 

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(c)  the application would suggest, to a reasonable person, that 

the user is or was a sponsor of, or is or was the provider of 

other support for: 

 

(i)  the major sporting event; or 

 

(ii)  any other event arranged by an event body for the major 

sporting event in connection with the major sporting 

event. 

Note: 

This rule is affected by sections 13 (presumption relating to 

advertising etc.) and 14 (criticism, review and provision of 

information). 

10 

 

(2)  A person (the secondary user) also uses a major sporting event's 

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protected indicia or images for commercial purposes if: 

12 

 

(a)  another person has used the event's protected indicia or 

13 

images for commercial purposes as described in 

14 

subsection (1) in relation to goods or services; and 

15 

 

(b)  the other person is not an official user for the event; and 

16 

 

(c)  any of the following applies: 

17 

 

(i)  for goods or services--the secondary user supplies, or 

18 

offers to supply, the goods or services; 

19 

 

(ii)  for goods--the secondary user exposes the goods for 

20 

supply by the secondary user; 

21 

 

(iii)  for goods--the secondary user keeps the goods for 

22 

supply by the secondary user or by another person. 

23 

Note: 

This rule is affected by sections 13 (presumption relating to 

24 

advertising etc.) and 14 (criticism, review and provision of 

25 

information). 

26 

 

(3)  Subsection (2) does not apply for the purposes of sections 23 

27 

(notice of objection to importation of goods) and 25 (seizure of 

28 

goods by Customs CEO). 

29 

 

(4)  In this Act: 

30 

supply includes: 

31 

 

(a)  in the case of goods--supply (including resupply) by way of 

32 

sale, exchange, lease, hire or hire-purchase; and 

33 

 

(b)  in the case of services--provide, grant or confer. 

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13  Presumption relating to advertising or promotion etc. 

 

  The application of protected indicia or images by a person for the 

primary purpose of advertising or promoting, or enhancing the 

demand for, the goods or services, is prima facie sufficient to 

suggest the existence of a sponsorship arrangement, or the 

provision of other support, for the purposes of paragraph 12(1)(c). 

14  Criticism, review and provision of information 

 

  Doing any of the following is not alone sufficient to suggest the 

existence of a sponsorship arrangement, or the provision of other 

support, for the purposes of paragraph 12(1)(c): 

10 

 

(a)  using protected indicia or images for the primary purpose of 

11 

criticism or review; 

12 

 

(b)  using protected indicia or images for the primary purpose of 

13 

providing information, including through reporting news and 

14 

presenting current affairs. 

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Introduction  Division 1 

 

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Part 3--Regulation of use of protected indicia and 

images for commercial purposes 

Division 1--Introduction 

15  Simplified outline of this Part 

Generally speaking, a person cannot use a major sporting event's 

protected indicia or images for commercial purposes during the 

event's protection period, unless the person is an official user for 

the event (that is, either an event body or an authorised person for 

the event). 

Event bodies can use the event's protected indicia or images for 

10 

commercial purposes during the protection period if the indicia or 

11 

images relate to the body. 

12 

Authorised persons can use the event's protected indicia or images 

13 

for commercial purposes during the protection period if the use of 

14 

the indicia or images is in accordance with the relevant 

15 

authorisation given by the event body to which the indicia or 

16 

images relate (or by a person on behalf of, or as authorised by, that 

17 

event body). 

18 

A person does not contravene the prohibition in this Act against 

19 

using a major sporting event's protected indicia or images for 

20 

commercial purposes if the person is authorised to use, or is not 

21 

prevented from using, the indicia or images for commercial 

22 

purposes under a provision of a law of a State or Territory that is 

23 

prescribed by the rules or specified in the Schedule to this Act that 

24 

covers the event. 

25 

An authorising body for a major sporting event must establish and 

26 

maintain a register, either under this Act or under a State or 

27 

Territory law, that sets out details about relevant authorisations 

28 

given to authorised persons for the event. The register must be 

29 

published on the internet. 

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Division 1  Introduction 

 

Section 15 

 

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Use by a person of protected indicia or images is taken to be use by 

an authorised person that is covered by a relevant authorisation if 

details of an authorisation in relation to the indicia or images are 

included on the relevant register in relation to the person. 

The authorising body must notify the Secretary of the Department 

and the Customs CEO of changes to the register. 

   

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Regulation of use of protected indicia and images for commercial purposes  Division 2 

 

Section 16 

 

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Division 2--Regulation of use of protected indicia and 

images for commercial purposes 

16  Regulation of use of protected indicia and images for commercial 

purposes 

Person must not use protected indicia or images unless authorised 

 

(1)  A person must not use a major sporting event's protected indicia or 

images for commercial purposes during the event's protection 

period, except as provided by subsection (2) or (3). 

Note: 

There may be an exception under subsection (5) if the person is 

authorised to use, or is not prevented from using, the indicia or images 

10 

for commercial purposes under certain State or Territory laws. 

11 

 

(2)  An event body for a major sporting event may use any of the 

12 

event's protected indicia and images that relate to the event body 

13 

for commercial purposes during the event's protection period. 

14 

Note: 

For when protected indicia and images relate to an event body for a 

15 

major sporting event, see the Schedule to this Act that covers the 

16 

event. 

17 

Authorisation for authorised persons 

18 

 

(3)  An authorised person for a major sporting event may use, in 

19 

accordance with the relevant authorisation, any of the event's 

20 

protected indicia and images for commercial purposes during the 

21 

event's protection period. 

22 

Meaning of authorised person 

23 

 

(4)  A person is an authorised person for a major sporting event if the 

24 

person has written authorisation (the relevant authorisation) from 

25 

either of the following to use any or all of the event's protected 

26 

indicia or images for commercial purposes: 

27 

 

(a)  an event body to which the protected indicia or images relate; 

28 

 

(b)  another person on behalf of, or as authorised by, such an 

29 

event body. 

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Division 2  Regulation of use of protected indicia and images for commercial purposes 

 

Section 17 

 

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Note 1: 

For when protected indicia or images relate to an event body for a 

major sporting event, see the Schedule to this Act that covers the 

event. 

Note 2: 

An event body may also be an authorised person for the event if the 

event body has a relevant authorisation in relation to particular 

protected indicia or images. 

Exception--authorisation etc. under State/Territory law 

 

(5)  Despite subsection (1), a person who uses a major sporting event's 

protected indicia or images for commercial purposes does not 

contravene this section if the person is authorised to use, or is not 

10 

prevented from using, the indicia or images for commercial 

11 

purposes under a provision of a law of a State or Territory that is: 

12 

 

(a)  specified in the Schedule to this Act that covers the event; or 

13 

 

(b)  prescribed by the rules in relation to the event. 

14 

Indicia that closely resemble protected indicia 

15 

 

(6)  For the purposes of subsection (1), the use of an indicium that so 

16 

closely resembles a protected indicium for a major sporting event 

17 

that a reasonable person is likely to mistake it for the protected 

18 

indicium is taken to be the use of that protected indicium. 

19 

17  Persons involved in contravening section 16 

20 

 

  For the purposes of this Act, a person is taken to have contravened 

21 

section 16 if: 

22 

 

(a)  the person has attempted to contravene section 16; or 

23 

 

(b)  the person has aided, abetted, counselled or procured a 

24 

person to contravene section 16; or 

25 

 

(c)  the person has induced, or attempted to induce, a person, 

26 

whether by threats or promises or otherwise, to contravene 

27 

section 16; or 

28 

 

(d)  the person has been in any way, directly or indirectly, 

29 

knowingly concerned in, or party to, the contravention by a 

30 

person of section 16; or 

31 

 

(e)  the person has conspired with others to contravene 

32 

section 16. 

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Division 3--Registration requirements for authorised 

persons 

18  Register of authorised persons 

Register of authorised persons 

 

(1)  The authorising body for a major sporting event must establish and 

maintain a register of authorised persons for the event. 

Note: 

Section 19 (State/Territory registers) provides an exception to the 

requirements in this section. 

Details to be included in register 

 

(2)  The authorising body must include in the register the following 

10 

details for each relevant authorisation given to an authorised 

11 

person for the event: 

12 

 

(a)  the name and principal place of business of the authorised 

13 

person; 

14 

 

(b)  the protected indicia or images for the event that are covered 

15 

by the authorisation; 

16 

 

(c)  the circumstances in which the authorised person is 

17 

authorised to use those indicia or images for commercial 

18 

purposes; 

19 

 

(d)  if the authorisation is to use the indicia or images only during 

20 

a specified period--that period; 

21 

 

(e)  the date on which the details are included; 

22 

 

(f)  any other matter prescribed by the rules. 

23 

 

(3)  If a relevant authorisation ceases to be in force for an authorised 

24 

person, the authorising body for the event must update the register 

25 

to include the date of effect of that cessation. 

26 

Publishing the register 

27 

 

(4)  The authorising body must publish the register (including as 

28 

updated under subsection (3)) on the authorising body's website 

29 

and in any other manner prescribed by the rules. 

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Division 3  Registration requirements for authorised persons 

 

Section 19 

 

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Giving information to authorising bodies 

 

(5)  If a person other than an authorising body has given a relevant 

authorisation as mentioned in subsection 16(4), that person must 

give the authorising body sufficient information to allow the 

authorising body to comply with this section. 

19  State/Territory register provisions may apply 

 

(1)  Section 18 does not apply in relation to a relevant authorisation for 

a major sporting event if: 

 

(a)  the Schedule to this Act that covers the event specifies, or the 

rules prescribe in relation to the event, a provision of a law of 

10 

a State or Territory that establishes a register (the 

11 

State/Territory register) relating to authorisations to use 

12 

expressions or images in relation to the event; and 

13 

 

(b)  the State/Territory register contains information about the 

14 

relevant authorisation. 

15 

 

(2)  Before making rules for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) in relation 

16 

to a major sporting event, the Minister must be satisfied that: 

17 

 

(a)  substantially the same details in relation to authorisations to 

18 

use expressions or images in relation to the event are required 

19 

to be included in the State/Territory register as would 

20 

otherwise be required to be included under subsections 18(2) 

21 

and (3) of this Act; and 

22 

 

(b)  the State/Territory register is required to be published on the 

23 

internet. 

24 

20  Person on register taken to be authorised person 

25 

 

(1)  If details about an authorisation given to a person are included in 

26 

the register referred to in section 18, or the State/Territory register 

27 

referred to in section 19: 

28 

 

(a)  the person is taken to be an authorised person for the major 

29 

sporting event concerned; and 

30 

 

(b)  the use for commercial purposes of any protected indicia or 

31 

images referred to in the register in relation to the 

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authorisation or the person is taken to be covered by a 

relevant authorisation given to the authorised person. 

 

(2)  However, if the register specifies circumstances in which, or a 

period during which, the person is authorised to use protected 

indicia or images, then the relevant authorisation referred to in 

paragraph (1)(b) is taken only to cover the use of the indicia or 

images in those circumstances or during that period. 

Note: 

The effect of this section is that a person can rely on the details 

included in the register when working out whether another person is 

an authorised person for the purposes of other provisions of this Act, 

10 

including: 

11 

(a)  paragraph 12(2)(b) (secondary use of protected indicia or images 

12 

for commercial purposes); and 

13 

(b)  Part 4 (importation of goods). 

14 

21  Notifying Secretary and Customs CEO of changes to registers 

15 

 

  The authorising body must give the Secretary of the Department 

16 

and the Customs CEO written notice of any change to the register 

17 

referred to in section 18, or the State/Territory register referred to 

18 

in section 19, as soon as practicable after the change is made. 

19 

   

Part 4  Importation of goods 

Division 1  Introduction 

 

Section 22 

 

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Part 4--Importation of goods 

Division 1--Introduction 

22  Simplified outline of this Part 

An official user for a major sporting event (the objector) can give 

the Customs CEO a notice objecting to the importation of 

infringing goods in relation to the event. 

Generally, the Customs CEO must seize any infringing goods 

imported after the objection notice is given. The Customs CEO 

may decide not to seize goods if one or more objectors have not 

given a written undertaking, or security, to cover the 

10 

Commonwealth's likely expenses if the goods were seized. The 

11 

Customs CEO may permit objectors to inspect seized goods. 

12 

The Customs CEO must notify the designated owner if goods are 

13 

seized. The designated owner may either consent to the forfeiture 

14 

of the goods to the Commonwealth, or make a claim for release of 

15 

the goods. If a claim is not made during the claim period, the goods 

16 

are forfeited to the Commonwealth. 

17 

If a claim is made during the claim period, the Customs CEO must 

18 

notify each objector. An objector must apply for an injunction 

19 

under section 45 before the end of the action period, otherwise the 

20 

Customs CEO must release the goods to the designated owner. 

21 

If an application for an injunction is made, the court may: 

22 

 

(a) 

order the release of the goods; or 

23 

 

(b) 

order that the goods be forfeited to the Commonwealth. 

24 

If the court orders the release of the goods, the court may also 

25 

order that compensation be paid to the designated owner. 

26 

The Customs CEO must release the goods if no order of the court 

27 

is in force within 20 working days after the application is made, or 

28 

at any time if each objector consents. 

29 

   

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Introduction  Division 1 

 

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The Customs CEO may also release seized goods at any time if 

satisfied that there are no reasonable grounds for believing that the 

designated owner's use of the indicia or images for commercial 

purposes in relation to the goods would contravene section 16 and 

no objector has made an application for an injunction. 

However, the Customs CEO may retain control of goods if 

required or allowed under any other Commonwealth law. 

An official user must notify the Customs CEO if the official user is 

importing goods that have any of the event's protected indicia or 

images applied to them. 

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Part 4  Importation of goods 

Division 2  Objection to importation and seizure of goods 

 

Section 23 

 

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Division 2--Objection to importation and seizure of goods 

23  Notice of objection to importation 

 

(1)  An official user for a major sporting event may give the Customs 

CEO a written notice objecting to the importation, after the date of 

the notice, of infringing goods. 

 

(2)  Goods are infringing goods if a major sporting event's protected 

indicia or images have been applied to them, which the designated 

owner of the goods is not authorised by this Act to use for 

commercial purposes in relation to the goods. 

Note: 

Subsection 12(3) limits when indicia or images are used for 

10 

commercial purposes for the purposes of this section. 

11 

 

(3)  The notice must be accompanied by any fee or document 

12 

prescribed by the rules. 

13 

 

(4)  A notice may be revoked at any time by written notice given to the 

14 

Customs CEO by the objector. 

15 

 

(5)  A notice ceases to be in force at the earliest of the following times: 

16 

 

(a)  when the notice is revoked; 

17 

 

(b)  at the end of the major sporting event's protection period; 

18 

 

(c)  for a notice given by an authorised person in relation to 

19 

protected indicia or images covered by the relevant 

20 

authority--at the end of the period during which the person is 

21 

authorised to use the protected indicia or images. 

22 

24  Limitation on giving notices of objection to importation 

23 

 

(1)  A person may only give a notice under section 23 in relation to a 

24 

major sporting event's protected indicia or images if: 

25 

 

(a)  the person is an event body for the event and the protected 

26 

indicia or images relate to the event body; or 

27 

 

(b)  the person is an authorised person for the event and the 

28 

protected indicia or images are covered by the relevant 

29 

authorisation. 

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Objection to importation and seizure of goods  Division 2 

 

Section 25 

 

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Note 1: 

For when protected indicia or images relate to an event body for a 

major sporting event, see the Schedule to this Act that covers the 

event. 

Note 2: 

An event body may also be an authorised person for the event if the 

event body has a relevant authorisation in relation to particular 

protected indicia or images. 

Authorised persons require consent 

 

(2)  An authorised person for a major sporting event may not give a 

notice under section 23 in relation to protected indicia or images 

covered by a relevant authorisation except with the written consent 

10 

of the person (the authoriser) who gave the authorisation. 

11 

Note: 

See also subsection 49(4) (consent not required in order to apply for 

12 

injunction relating to conduct involving seized goods). 

13 

 

(3)  The authoriser is taken to have given the consent if: 

14 

 

(a)  the authorised person gives the authoriser a written request 

15 

for the consent; and 

16 

 

(b)  the authoriser neither gives nor refuses that consent before 

17 

the end of the third working day following the day on which 

18 

the request was given. 

19 

 

(4)  Consent under subsection (2) must not be unreasonably refused. 

20 

25  Seizure of goods by Customs CEO 

21 

Customs CEO must seize goods 

22 

 

(1)  The Customs CEO must seize goods that are subject to the control 

23 

of the Customs (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901) if: 

24 

 

(a)  the goods were manufactured outside Australia and imported 

25 

into Australia; and 

26 

 

(b)  it appears to the Customs CEO that the goods are infringing 

27 

goods in relation to a major sporting event; and 

28 

 

(c)  there is in force under section 23 a notice of objection to 

29 

importation that relates to the goods; and 

30 

 

(d)  the Customs CEO does not make a decision under 

31 

subsection (2) or (3) in relation to the goods. 

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Division 2  Objection to importation and seizure of goods 

 

Section 25 

 

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Note: 

Subsection 12(3) limits when indicia or images are used for 

commercial purposes for the purposes of this section. 

When Customs CEO is not required to seize goods 

 

(2)  The Customs CEO may decide not to seize the goods if he or she is 

satisfied that there are no reasonable grounds for believing that 

section 16 of this Act would be contravened by the designated 

owner's use of the indicia or images for commercial purposes in 

relation to the goods. 

 

(3)  The Customs CEO may decide not to seize the goods if: 

 

(a)  the objector (or one or more of the objectors) has not given 

10 

the Customs CEO a written undertaking acceptable to the 

11 

Customs CEO to repay to the Commonwealth the expenses 

12 

(the seizure expenses) that may be incurred by the 

13 

Commonwealth if the goods were seized; or 

14 

 

(b)  if the Customs CEO has required security to be given as 

15 

mentioned in subsection (4)--the objector (or one or more of 

16 

the objectors) does not give the security. 

17 

 

(4)  The Customs CEO may require security to be given, instead of an 

18 

undertaking mentioned in paragraph (3)(a), in an amount that the 

19 

Customs CEO considers sufficient to repay the seizure expenses if: 

20 

 

(a)  an amount payable under an undertaking given under 

21 

paragraph (3)(a) by the objector (or one or more of the 

22 

objectors) in relation to other goods has not been paid in 

23 

accordance with that undertaking; and 

24 

 

(b)  the Customs CEO considers it reasonable in all the 

25 

circumstances to require the security. 

26 

 

(5)  An undertaking may be withdrawn or varied if the Customs CEO 

27 

consents in writing to a written request from the objector or 

28 

objectors to do so. 

29 

Seized goods must be kept securely 

30 

 

(6)  Goods seized under this section must be kept in a secure place as 

31 

directed by the Customs CEO. 

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Objection to importation and seizure of goods  Division 2 

 

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26  Notice of seizure 

 

(1)  As soon as practicable after goods are seized under section 25, the 

Customs CEO must give the designated owner and each objector a 

written notice (the seizure notice) identifying the goods and stating 

that the identified goods have been seized. 

 

(2)  The seizure notice must state that the goods will be released to the 

designated owner if: 

 

(a)  the designated owner makes a claim for the release of the 

goods within the claim period; and 

 

(b)  no objector has, by the end of the action period: 

10 

 

(i)  applied for an injunction under section 45 in relation to 

11 

the goods; and 

12 

 

(ii)  given the Customs CEO written notice of that 

13 

application. 

14 

 

(3)  The seizure notice must also: 

15 

 

(a)  set out the claim period for the goods; and 

16 

 

(b)  set out the action period for the goods and state that the 

17 

action period will begin only if the designated owner makes a 

18 

claim for the release of the goods; and 

19 

 

(c)  if the notice is given to an objector--state the name and the 

20 

address of the place of business or residence of the 

21 

designated owner (if known); and 

22 

 

(d)  if the notice is given to the designated owner--state the name 

23 

and the address of the place of business or residence of: 

24 

 

(i)  each objector; or 

25 

 

(ii)  if an objector has nominated a person to be the 

26 

objector's agent or representative for the purposes of 

27 

this Part--that person. 

28 

 

(4)  The Customs CEO may, at any time after the goods are seized, 

29 

give to an objector: 

30 

 

(a)  the name and the address of the place of business or 

31 

residence of any person or body (whether in or outside 

32 

Australia) that made arrangements, on behalf of the 

33 

designated owner of the goods, for the goods to be brought to 

34 

Australia or any information that the Customs CEO has, and 

35 

   

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Division 2  Objection to importation and seizure of goods 

 

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believes on reasonable grounds may help in identifying and 

locating, such a person or body; and 

 

(b)  any information (including personal information) that the 

Customs CEO has and believes on reasonable grounds may 

be relevant for the purpose of identifying and locating the 

importer of the goods; and 

 

(c)  any information (including personal information) that the 

Customs CEO has and believes on reasonable grounds may 

be relevant for the purpose of identifying and locating the 

designated owner of the goods. 

10 

27  Inspection, release etc. of seized goods 

11 

 

(1)  The Customs CEO may permit an objector or the designated owner 

12 

to inspect seized goods. 

13 

 

(2)  If an objector gives the Customs CEO the requisite undertakings, 

14 

the Customs CEO may permit the objector to remove one or more 

15 

samples of the seized goods from the custody of the Customs CEO 

16 

for inspection by the objector. 

17 

 

(3)  If the designated owner gives the Customs CEO the requisite 

18 

undertakings, the Customs CEO may permit the designated owner 

19 

to remove one or more samples of the seized goods from the 

20 

custody of the Customs CEO for inspection by the designated 

21 

owner. 

22 

 

(4)  The requisite undertakings are undertakings in writing that the 

23 

person giving the undertaking will: 

24 

 

(a)  return the sample goods to the Customs CEO at a specified 

25 

time that is satisfactory to the Customs CEO; and 

26 

 

(b)  take reasonable care to prevent damage to the sample goods. 

27 

 

(5)  If the Customs CEO permits inspection of the seized goods, or the 

28 

removal of sample goods, by an objector in accordance with this 

29 

section, the Commonwealth is not liable to the designated owner 

30 

for any loss or damage suffered by the designated owner arising 

31 

out of: 

32 

 

(a)  damage to any of the seized goods incurred during that 

33 

inspection; or 

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Objection to importation and seizure of goods  Division 2 

 

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(b)  anything done by the objector or any other person to, or in 

relation to, sample goods removed from the custody of the 

Customs CEO or any use made by the objector of such 

sample goods. 

   

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Division 3  Forfeiture or release of seized goods 

 

Section 28 

 

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Division 3--Forfeiture or release of seized goods 

28  Consent to forfeiture of seized goods 

 

  Seized goods are forfeited to the Commonwealth if: 

 

(a)  the designated owner of the goods consents to the forfeiture 

of the goods by written notice given to the Customs CEO; 

and 

 

(b)  no objector has applied for an injunction under section 45 in 

relation to the goods before the consent is given. 

29  Claim for release of seized goods 

 

(1)  The designated owner may make a claim to the Customs CEO for 

10 

the release of seized goods. 

11 

 

(2)  The claim must be made before the end of the claim period for the 

12 

goods. 

13 

 

(3)  The claim must: 

14 

 

(a)  be in the form (if any) prescribed by the rules; and 

15 

 

(b)  include the information prescribed by the rules. 

16 

Note: 

Sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code create offences for 

17 

providing false or misleading information or documents. 

18 

30  Seized goods not claimed are forfeited 

19 

 

(1)  Seized goods are forfeited to the Commonwealth if a claim for the 

20 

release of the goods is not made within the claim period for the 

21 

goods. 

22 

 

(2)  However, if the Customs CEO allows a late claim for release of the 

23 

goods (see section 31), the goods are taken not to have been 

24 

forfeited. 

25 

   

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Forfeiture or release of seized goods  Division 3 

 

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31  Late claim for release of seized goods 

 

(1)  The Customs CEO may allow the designated owner to make a 

claim (the late claim) to the Customs CEO for the release of seized 

goods after the end of the claim period for the goods. 

 

(2)  The Customs CEO may allow the late claim only if: 

 

(a)  no objector has applied for an injunction under section 45 in 

relation to the goods; and 

 

(b)  the Customs CEO considers it reasonable in the 

circumstances; and 

 

(c)  the goods have not been disposed of under section 36. 

10 

 

(3)  An application may be made to the Administrative Appeals 

11 

Tribunal for the review of a decision of the Customs CEO under 

12 

subsection (1) refusing to allow a late claim for the release of 

13 

seized goods. 

14 

32  Objector to be notified of claim 

15 

 

(1)  If the designated owner makes a claim for the release of seized 

16 

goods, the Customs CEO must, as soon as practicable, give notice 

17 

of the claim to each objector. 

18 

 

(2)  The notice: 

19 

 

(a)  must be in writing; and 

20 

 

(b)  may include any information that the Customs CEO has, and 

21 

reasonably believes may be relevant, for the purpose of 

22 

identifying and locating either or both of the following: 

23 

 

(i)  the importer of the goods; 

24 

 

(ii)  any other person or body (whether in or outside 

25 

Australia) that made arrangements for the goods to be 

26 

brought to Australia. 

27 

33  Release of seized goods 

28 

 

(1)  The Customs CEO must release seized goods to the designated 

29 

owner if: 

30 

   

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(a)  each objector gives written notice to the Customs CEO 

stating that the objector consents to the release of the seized 

goods; and 

 

(b)  the goods have not been disposed of under section 36. 

 

(2)  The Customs CEO may release seized goods to the designated 

owner at any time if: 

 

(a)  the Customs CEO, having regard to information that has 

come to his or her knowledge after the goods were seized, is 

satisfied that there are no reasonable grounds for believing 

that section 16 of this Act would be contravened by the 

10 

designated owner's use of the protected indicia or images for 

11 

commercial purposes in relation to the goods; and 

12 

 

(b)  no objector has applied for an injunction under section 45 in 

13 

relation to the goods. 

14 

 

(3)  The Customs CEO must release seized goods to the designated 

15 

owner if: 

16 

 

(a)  the designated owner has made a claim for the release of the 

17 

goods; and 

18 

 

(b)  no objector has, by the end of the action period: 

19 

 

(i)  applied for an injunction under section 45 in relation to 

20 

the goods; and 

21 

 

(ii)  given the Customs CEO written notice of that 

22 

application. 

23 

 

(4)  The Customs CEO must release seized goods to the designated 

24 

owner if: 

25 

 

(a)  the designated owner has made a claim for the release of the 

26 

goods; and 

27 

 

(b)  an objector has applied for an injunction under section 45 in 

28 

relation to the goods; and 

29 

 

(c)  at the end of a period of 20 working days commencing on the 

30 

day the application was made, there is not in force an order of 

31 

the court to which the application was made preventing the 

32 

release of the goods. 

33 

Note: 

Section 37 (power of Customs CEO to retain control of goods) 

34 

provides an exception to the rules in this section. 

35 

   

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Forfeiture or release of seized goods  Division 3 

 

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34  Forfeiture or release of seized goods--by court following 

application for injunction 

 

(1)  If an objector in relation to seized goods applies for an injunction 

under section 45, the court may: 

 

(a)  at any time, if it thinks it just, order that the seized goods be 

released to the designated owner subject to such conditions 

(if any) as the court thinks fit; or 

 

(b)  order that the seized goods be forfeited to the 

Commonwealth. 

 

(2)  The court may order the objector to pay compensation to the 

10 

designated owner or any other respondent if: 

11 

 

(a)  the court decides that the injunction should not be granted; 

12 

and 

13 

 

(b)  the designated owner or the respondent satisfies the court that 

14 

he or she has suffered loss or damage because the goods were 

15 

seized. 

16 

 

(3)  The amount of compensation determined by the court must 

17 

compensate the owner or respondent for any part of the loss or 

18 

damage that is attributable to any period beginning on or after the 

19 

day on which the application was made. 

20 

 

(4)  If the court orders that the goods be released, the Customs CEO 

21 

must comply with the order. 

22 

Note: 

Section 37 (power of Customs CEO to retain control of goods) 

23 

provides an exception to the rule in this subsection. 

24 

 

(5)  In hearing the application, the court: 

25 

 

(a)  may allow another person to join the application as a 

26 

respondent if: 

27 

 

(i)  the person applies to be joined; and 

28 

 

(ii)  the person has sufficient interest in the subject-matter of 

29 

the application; and 

30 

 

(b)  must allow the Customs CEO to appear and be heard. 

31 

 

(6)  Subsection (1) applies in addition to any relief that the court may 

32 

grant apart from this section. 

33 

   

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Division 3  Forfeiture or release of seized goods 

 

Section 35 

 

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35  Goods released but not collected are forfeited 

 

  Seized goods are forfeited to the Commonwealth if: 

 

(a)  the goods are released by the Customs CEO to the designated 

owner; and 

 

(b)  the designated owner does not take possession of the goods 

within 90 days of the release. 

36  Disposal of goods forfeited to the Commonwealth 

 

(1)  Seized goods forfeited to the Commonwealth must be disposed of: 

 

(a)  in the manner prescribed by the rules; or 

 

(b)  if no manner of disposal is prescribed--as the Customs CEO 

10 

directs. 

11 

Note: 

Section 37 (power of Customs CEO to retain control of goods) 

12 

provides an exception to the rule in this subsection. 

13 

 

(2)  However, goods forfeited under section 30 must not be disposed of 

14 

until 30 days after their forfeiture. 

15 

Note: 

If the Customs CEO allows a late claim under section 31 for goods 

16 

that have been forfeited under section 30, the goods are taken not to 

17 

have been forfeited. 

18 

 

(3)  Subsection (1) does not require the disposal of goods that are 

19 

required in relation to an application made, or an action brought, 

20 

under Part 5. 

21 

Right of compensation in certain circumstances 

22 

 

(4)  Despite the forfeiture of seized goods to the Commonwealth, a 

23 

person may apply to a relevant court under this section for 

24 

compensation for the disposal of the goods. 

25 

 

(5)  A right to compensation exists if: 

26 

 

(a)  the use by the person of the protected indicia or images 

27 

applied to the goods for commercial purposes would not have 

28 

contravened section 16; and 

29 

 

(b)  the person establishes, to the satisfaction of the court: 

30 

 

(i)  that he or she was the owner of the goods immediately 

31 

before they were forfeited; and 

32 

   

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Forfeiture or release of seized goods  Division 3 

 

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(ii)  that there were circumstances providing a reasonable 

excuse for the failure to make a claim for the release of 

the goods. 

 

(6)  If a right to compensation exists under subsection (4), the court 

must order the payment by the Commonwealth to the person of an 

amount equal to the market value of the goods at the time of their 

disposal. 

37  Power of Customs CEO to retain control of goods 

 

  Despite this Part, the Customs CEO: 

 

(a)  must not release, or dispose of, any seized goods; and 

10 

 

(b)  must not take any action in relation to the goods to give 

11 

effect to any order of a court under section 34; 

12 

if the Customs CEO is required or allowed to retain control of the 

13 

goods under any other law of the Commonwealth. 

14 

   

Part 4  Importation of goods 

Division 4  Miscellaneous 

 

Section 38 

 

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38  Failure to comply with undertaking etc. 

 

(1)  If an amount payable under an undertaking in relation to goods 

covered by a notice given under section 23 is not paid in 

accordance with the undertaking, the Customs CEO may decide 

not to seize goods covered by the notice until the amount owing is 

paid. 

 

(2)  An amount not paid under an undertaking: 

 

(a)  is a debt due by the objector, or by the objectors jointly or 

each of them separately, to the Commonwealth; and 

10 

 

(b)  may be recovered by an action taken in a relevant court. 

11 

 

(3)  If the amount paid under an undertaking in relation to goods 

12 

covered by a notice given under section 23 is in accordance with 

13 

the undertaking but is not sufficient to meet the expenses incurred 

14 

by the Commonwealth as a result of the action taken by the 

15 

Customs CEO under this Part because of the notice, the amount of 

16 

the difference between those expenses and the amount paid: 

17 

 

(a)  is a debt due by the objector, or by the objectors jointly or 

18 

each of them separately, to the Commonwealth; and 

19 

 

(b)  may be recovered by an action taken in a relevant court. 

20 

39  Insufficient security 

21 

 

(1)  This section applies if the security given by an objector or 

22 

objectors as required under subsection 25(4) is not sufficient to 

23 

meet the expenses incurred by the Commonwealth as a result of the 

24 

action taken by the Customs CEO under this Part because of the 

25 

notice given by the objector or objectors. 

26 

 

(2)  The amount of the difference between those expenses and the 

27 

amount of security given: 

28 

 

(a)  is a debt due by the objector, or by the objectors jointly and 

29 

severally, to the Commonwealth; and 

30 

 

(b)  may be recovered by action in a relevant court. 

31 

   

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Miscellaneous  Division 4 

 

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40  Commonwealth not liable for loss etc. suffered because of seizure 

 

  The Commonwealth is not liable for any loss or damage suffered 

by a person: 

 

(a)  because the Customs CEO seized, or failed to seize, goods 

under this Part; or 

 

(b)  because of the release or disposal of any seized goods. 

41  Determinations about owners of goods 

 

  The Customs CEO or an officer of Customs (within the meaning of 

subsection 4(1) of the Customs Act 1901) may determine that a 

person is the owner of goods for the purposes of paragraph (b) of 

10 

the definition of designated owner in section 9 of this Act if the 

11 

person is an owner (within the meaning of subsection 4(1) of the 

12 

Customs Act 1901) of the goods. 

13 

42  Notice to Customs CEO of imports by official users 

14 

 

(1)  If: 

15 

 

(a)  goods are to be imported by or for an official user for a major 

16 

sporting event during the event's protection period; and 

17 

 

(b)  any of the event's protected indicia or images have been 

18 

applied to the goods; 

19 

the official user must give the Customs CEO a written notice 

20 

specifying the indicia or images so applied. 

21 

 

(2)  The notice must set out particulars sufficient to enable the Customs 

22 

CEO to identify the goods. 

23 

43  Modification in relation to Norfolk Island etc. 

24 

 

  The rules may provide for the modification or adaptation of this 

25 

Part in its application to any or all of the following: 

26 

 

(a)  Norfolk Island; 

27 

 

(b)  the Territory of Christmas Island; 

28 

 

(c)  the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands. 

29 

   

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Section 44 

 

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44  Simplified outline of this Part 

If section 16 is contravened in relation to a major sporting event, 

official users have the following remedies: 

 

(a) 

injunctions; 

 

(b) 

damages or an account of profits. 

An authorised person may only seek a remedy with the consent of 

the person who gave the relevant authorisation. 

The authorising body for the event may apply for an order 

10 

requiring a person to publish a corrective advertisement. 

11 

Generally, the remedies under this Part are in addition to remedies 

12 

available under other Commonwealth, State and Territory laws. 

13 

However, if an official user has brought an action for damages or 

14 

an account of profits under certain State or Territory laws, the 

15 

official user may be prevented from bringing or continuing such an 

16 

action under this Act. 

17 

45  Injunctions 

18 

 

(1)  If a person has engaged, is engaging, or is proposing to engage, in 

19 

conduct that contravenes section 16, a relevant court may grant an 

20 

injunction restraining the person from engaging in the conduct. 

21 

 

(2)  The power of the court to grant an injunction may be exercised: 

22 

 

(a)  whether or not it appears to the court that the person intends 

23 

to engage again, or to continue to engage, in conduct of that 

24 

kind; and 

25 

 

(b)  whether or not the person has previously engaged in conduct 

26 

of that kind. 

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(3)  An injunction under this section may only be granted on the 

application of an official user for the major sporting event 

concerned. 

 

(4)  An official user for a major sporting event may only apply for an 

injunction under this section in relation to the event's protected 

indicia or images if: 

 

(a)  the official user is an event body for the event and the 

protected indicia or images relate to the event body; or 

 

(b)  the official user is an authorised person for the event and the 

protected indicia or images are covered by the relevant 

10 

authorisation. 

11 

Note 1: 

For when protected indicia or images relate to an event body for a 

12 

major sporting event, see the Schedule to this Act that covers the 

13 

event. 

14 

Note 2: 

An event body may also be an authorised person for the event if the 

15 

event body has a relevant authorisation in relation to particular 

16 

protected indicia or images. 

17 

 

(5)  The court may discharge or vary an injunction granted under this 

18 

section. 

19 

 

(6)  The powers conferred on the court by this section are in addition 

20 

to, and not in derogation of, any other powers of the court, whether 

21 

conferred by this Act or otherwise. 

22 

 

(7)  For the purposes of subsection (4), if an indicium so closely 

23 

resembles the protected indicium referred to in that subsection that 

24 

a reasonable person is likely to mistake it for that protected 

25 

indicium, the indicium is taken to be the protected indicium. 

26 

46  Interim injunctions 

27 

 

(1)  A relevant court may grant an interim injunction pending the 

28 

determination of an application under section 45. 

29 

 

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, a contravention 

30 

of section 16 is to be taken to have caused immediate and 

31 

irreparable damage to the applicant. 

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47  Corrective advertisements 

 

(1)  The authorising body for a major sporting event may, during the 

event's protection period, apply to a relevant court for an order 

requiring a person to publish a corrective advertisement at the 

person's expense. 

 

(2)  The court may make the order if the court is satisfied that the 

person has engaged in conduct contravening section 16 in relation 

to the event. 

 

(3)  The order must: 

 

(a)  specify the means (including a broadcast) by which the 

10 

person must publish the advertisement; and 

11 

 

(b)  specify the times at which the advertisement must be 

12 

published. 

13 

 

(4)  The terms of the advertisement must either: 

14 

 

(a)  be specified in the order; or 

15 

 

(b)  be determined in accordance with the order. 

16 

 

(5)  This section does not limit the generality of section 45 

17 

(injunctions) and applies whether or not relief is granted under that 

18 

section. 

19 

48  Damages or accounts of profits 

20 

 

(1)  If an official user for a major sporting event suffers loss or damage 

21 

as a result of anything done by a person that contravenes section 16 

22 

in relation to the event, the official user may bring an action in a 

23 

relevant court against the person. 

24 

Note: 

See also subsections (6), (7) and (8). 

25 

 

(2)  The relief that the court may grant in an action under this section 

26 

is, at the option of the official user, either damages or an account of 

27 

profits. 

28 

 

(3)  The action must be brought within 3 years after the day on which 

29 

the contravention occurred. 

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(4)  A request under section 49 for consent to the bringing of an action 

under this section must be given before the end of the protection 

period for the event. 

 

(5)  This section applies whether or not relief is granted under 

section 45 (injunctions). 

 

(6)  However, an official user for a major sporting event may not bring 

an action against a person under this section in relation to the use 

of the event's protected indicia or images if the official user has 

already brought an action against the person in relation to that use 

under a provision of a law of a State or Territory that is: 

10 

 

(a)  specified in the Schedule to this Act that covers the event; or 

11 

 

(b)  prescribed by the rules in relation to the event. 

12 

 

(7)  An official user for a major sporting event may not continue an 

13 

action against a person under this section in relation to the use of 

14 

protected indicia or images if the official user brings an action 

15 

against the person in relation to that use under a provision specified 

16 

or prescribed as referred to in subsection (6). 

17 

 

(8)  If the court grants an official user damages or an account of profits 

18 

under this section in relation to the use of a major sporting event's 

19 

protected indicia or images by a person, the official user may not 

20 

bring an action against the person under a provision specified or 

21 

prescribed as referred to in subsection (6). 

22 

49  Consent for authorised persons to pursue remedies 

23 

 

(1)  An authorised person for a major sporting event may not do either 

24 

of the following in relation to protected indicia or images covered 

25 

by the relevant authorisation except with the written consent of the 

26 

person (the authoriser) who gave the authorisation: 

27 

 

(a)  make an application for an injunction under section 45; 

28 

 

(b)  bring an action for damages or for an account of profits under 

29 

section 48. 

30 

 

(2)  The authoriser is taken to have given the consent if: 

31 

 

(a)  the authorised person gives the authoriser a written request 

32 

for the consent; and 

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(b)  the authoriser neither gives nor refuses that consent before 

the end of the third business day following the day on which 

the request was given. 

 

(3)  Consent under subsection (1) must not be unreasonably refused. 

 

(4)  Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply if the authorised person is an 

objector in relation to seized goods and the injunction relates to 

conduct involving those goods. 

50  Remedies under this Part are additional 

 

(1)  The remedies provided under this Part are in addition to remedies 

provided by any law (whether a law of the Commonwealth or a law 

10 

of a State or Territory) that confers any rights or powers on an 

11 

official user for a major sporting event in relation to conduct of a 

12 

kind that contravenes section 16 of this Act. 

13 

Note: 

For other rules about the relationship between this Act and other laws, 

14 

see subsection 16(5) and sections 54 and 55. 

15 

 

(2)  Without limiting subsection (1), the remedies provided under this 

16 

Part are in addition to the remedies provided by the Australian 

17 

Consumer Law in relation to engaging in conduct that is 

18 

misleading or deceptive (see section 18 of the Australian 

19 

Consumer Law) and, in particular, in relation to representations: 

20 

 

(a)  that goods or services have sponsorship or approval that they 

21 

do not have (see paragraph 29(1)(g) of the Australian 

22 

Consumer Law); or 

23 

 

(b)  that a person has a sponsorship, approval or affiliation that 

24 

the person does not have (see paragraph 29(1)(h) of the 

25 

Australian Consumer Law). 

26 

 

(3)  The references in subsection (2) to particular provisions of the 

27 

Australian Consumer Law do not imply that other provisions of the 

28 

Australian Consumer Law do not apply in relation to conduct of a 

29 

kind that contravenes section 16 of this Act. 

30 

 

(4)  This section applies subject to subsections 48(6) and (7) (limitation 

31 

on bringing or continuing actions). 

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51  Simplified outline of this Part 

If an official user makes a groundless threat to make an application 

or bring an action under this Act, any person aggrieved may bring 

an action in a relevant court seeking a declaration or injunction, or 

damages for loss that the person has suffered as a result of the 

threat. 

A person may not bring or continue such an action if the official 

user has made an application, or brought an action, under Part 5 

10 

against the threatened person in relation to the act, or proposed act, 

11 

to which the threat related. 

12 

It is a defence for an official user that the conduct of the threatened 

13 

person, in relation to which the threat was made, contravenes 

14 

section 16. 

15 

An official user may make a counterclaim for any relief to which 

16 

the official user would be entitled under Part 5. 

17 

52  Groundless threats of legal proceedings 

18 

 

(1)  If an official user threatens to make an application, or bring an 

19 

action, under this Act against a person (the threatened person) on 

20 

the ground that the threatened person has engaged, is engaging, or 

21 

is proposing to engage in conduct that contravenes section 16, any 

22 

person aggrieved by the threat may bring an action in a relevant 

23 

court against the official user. 

24 

 

(2)  Neither of the following alone constitute a threat to make an 

25 

application, or bring an action, for the purposes of subsection (1): 

26 

 

(a)  a notification that a visual or aural representation is a 

27 

protected image for a major sporting event; 

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(b)  a notification that an indicium is a protected indicium for a 

major sporting event. 

Remedies 

 

(3)  In an action under this section, the court may: 

 

(a)  make a declaration that the official user had no grounds for 

making the threat; and 

 

(b)  grant an injunction restraining the official user from 

continuing to make the threat; and 

 

(c)  award damages for loss that the person aggrieved has 

suffered as a result of the making of the threat. 

10 

Limitation on bringing or continuing action under this section 

11 

 

(4)  An action may not be brought under this section if the official user 

12 

has made an application, or brought an action, under Part 5 against 

13 

the threatened person in relation to the act, or proposed act, to 

14 

which the threat related. 

15 

 

(5)  An action under this section may not be continued if the official 

16 

user makes an application, or brings an action, under Part 5 against 

17 

the threatened person in relation to the act, or proposed act, to 

18 

which the threat related. 

19 

Defence--conduct of threatened person contravenes section 16 

20 

 

(6)  It is a defence to an action under this section that the conduct of the 

21 

threatened person, in relation to which the threat was made, 

22 

contravenes section 16. 

23 

Counterclaim 

24 

 

(7)  If the official user would be entitled to make an application, or 

25 

bring an action, against the threatened person for contravening 

26 

section 16, the official user may, in an action under this section, 

27 

make a counterclaim for any relief to which the official user would 

28 

be entitled under Part 5. 

29 

 

(8)  Parts 4 and 5 apply as if a counterclaim were an application or 

30 

action made or brought by the official user under Part 5. 

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Protection--lawyer acting on behalf of client 

 

(9)  This section does not make a barrister or solicitor of the High 

Court, or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, liable to an 

action for an act done in a professional capacity on behalf of a 

client. 

   

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Part 7--Miscellaneous 

   

53  Simplified outline of this Part 

This Part provides for a number of miscellaneous matters, such as: 

 

(a) 

interaction between this Act and other Commonwealth, 

State and Territory laws; and 

 

(b) 

a constitutional safety net in relation to any acquisition 

of property otherwise than on just terms, and any 

constitutional doctrine of implied freedom of political 

communication; and 

10 

 

(c) 

the making of rules by the Minister. 

11 

54  Copyright, design and trade mark rights not affected 

12 

 

  Nothing in this Act is intended to affect the operation of the 

13 

following Acts: 

14 

 

(a)  the Copyright Act 1968

15 

 

(b)  the Designs Act 2003

16 

 

(c)  the Trade Marks Act 1995

17 

or to affect any rights conferred, or liabilities imposed, by or under 

18 

those Acts. 

19 

55  Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws 

20 

 

(1)  It is the intention of the Parliament that this Act is not to apply to 

21 

the exclusion of a law of a State or Territory to the extent that the 

22 

law is capable of operating concurrently with this Act. 

23 

 

(2)  Without limiting subsection (1), this Part is not intended to exclude 

24 

or limit the concurrent operation of a law of a State or Territory 

25 

that does any one or more of the following: 

26 

 

(a)  prohibits conduct that would contravene section 16 of this 

27 

Act; 

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(b)  prohibits the use of an expression or image in relation to a 

major sporting event for purposes or in circumstances where 

that use is not authorised by subsection 16(2) or (3) of this 

Act; 

 

(c)  prohibits the use of different expressions or images in 

relation to a major sporting event to the expressions or 

images that constitute the event's protected indicia or images 

under this Act. 

 

(3)  Subsection (2) applies even if the law of the State or Territory does 

any or all of the following: 

10 

 

(a)  provides that a person whose conduct contravenes a 

11 

prohibition in that law against the use of an expression or 

12 

image in relation to a major sporting event is liable to an 

13 

offence against that law, or another liability that is not 

14 

provided for under this Act; 

15 

 

(b)  provides different remedies to enforce a prohibition in that 

16 

law against the use of an expression or image in relation to a 

17 

major sporting event to those provided under this Act; 

18 

 

(c)  requires different details to be included on a register that is 

19 

required to be established under that law in relation to 

20 

authorisations to use particular expressions or images to the 

21 

details that are required to be included on a register 

22 

established under this Act. 

23 

56  Constitutional safety net--acquisition of property 

24 

 

  This Act does not apply to the extent (if any) to which: 

25 

 

(a)  the operation of this Act would result in the acquisition of 

26 

property (within the meaning of paragraph 51(xxxi) of the 

27 

Constitution) from a person otherwise than on just terms 

28 

(within the meaning of that paragraph); and 

29 

 

(b)  the acquisition would be invalid because of 

30 

paragraph 51(xxxi) of the Constitution. 

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57  Implied freedom of political communication 

 

  This Act does not apply to the extent (if any) that it would infringe 

any constitutional doctrine of implied freedom of political 

communication. 

58  Rules 

 

  The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make rules 

prescribing matters: 

 

(a)  required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the 

rules; or 

 

(b)  necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or 

10 

giving effect to this Act. 

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Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup 2015  Schedule 1 

   

   

 

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Schedule 1--Asian Football Confederation 

Asian Cup 2015 

Note: 

See section 9. 

   

   

1  AFC Asian Cup 2015 is a major sporting event 

 

(1)  The event known as the Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup 

2015 is a major sporting event covered by this Schedule. 

 

(2)  In this Schedule: 

AFC Asian Cup 2015 means the event mentioned in subclause (1). 

10 

2  Authorising body for AFC Asian Cup 2015 

11 

 

  The body known as the Asian Football Confederation is the 

12 

authorising body for the AFC Asian Cup 2015. 

13 

3  Event bodies for AFC Asian Cup 2015 

14 

 

  The following are event bodies for the AFC Asian Cup 2015: 

15 

 

(a)  the authorising body; 

16 

 

(b)  Local Organising Committee AFC Asian Cup 2015 Australia 

17 

(ACN 15 777 1330); 

18 

 

(c)  the body known as Football Federation Australia. 

19 

4  Protected indicia for AFC Asian Cup 2015 

20 

 

(1)  The following are protected indicia for the AFC Asian Cup 2015: 

21 

 

(a)  any of the following: 

22 

 

(i)  AC2015; 

23 

 

(ii)  AFC Asian Cup; 

24 

 

(iii)  AFC Asian Cup 2015 Qualifiers; 

25 

 

(iv)  AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015; 

26 

 

(v)  AFC Asian Football Confederation; 

27 

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(vi)  Asian Cup; 

 

(vii)  Asian Cup 2015; 

 

(viii)  Asian Cup Australia 2015; 

 

(ix)  Local Organising Committee AFC Asian Cup Australia 

2015; 

 

(b)  any combination of a Table A expression (see subclause (2)) 

with a Table B expression (see subclause (3)); 

 

(c)  any expression, or any combination of one or more 

expressions, that is prescribed by the rules. 

 

(2)  For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the Table A expressions for 

10 

the AFC Asian Cup 2015 are set out in the following table: 

11 

 

12 

Table A expressions 

Item 

Expressions 

AC2015 

AFC Asian Cup 

AFC Asian Cup Australia 

Asian Cup 

Asian Football Confederation 

Asian Football Cup 

Asian Soccer Cup 

 

13 

 

(3)  For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the Table B expressions for 

14 

the AFC Asian Cup 2015 are set out in the following table: 

15 

 

16 

Table B expressions 

Item 

Expressions 

2015 

agent 

broadcaster 

caterer 

champions 

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Table B expressions 

Item 

Expressions 

championship 

city 

commercial 

country 

10 

event 

11 

Fanzone 

12 

finalists 

13 

football 

14 

goal scorer 

15 

hospitality 

16 

host 

17 

hotel 

18 

licensed 

19 

licensee 

20 

local 

21 

merchandise 

22 

most valuable player 

23 

MVP 

24 

official 

25 

partner 

26 

product 

27 

qualifier 

28 

retail 

29 

shop 

30 

soccer 

31 

sponsor 

32 

store 

33 

supplier 

34 

supporter 

35 

Team of the Tournament 

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Table B expressions 

Item 

Expressions 

36 

ticketing 

37 

training site 

38 

travel 

39 

trophy 

40 

venue 

 

5  When protected indicia and images relate to an event body for the 

AFC Asian Cup 2015 

 

(1)  Protected indicia and images for the AFC Asian Cup 2015 relate to 

the authorising body, except as prescribed by the rules. 

 

(2)  Protected indicia or images relate to any other event body for the 

AFC Asian Cup 2015 as prescribed by the rules. 

6  Protection period for AFC Asian Cup 2015 

 

  The protection period for the AFC Asian Cup 2015 is the period: 

 

(a)  starting at the commencement of this clause; and 

10 

 

(b)  ending on: 

11 

 

(i)  30 June 2015; or 

12 

 

(ii)  an earlier day prescribed by the rules. 

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Schedule 2--Cricket World Cup 2015 

Note: 

See section 9. 

   

   

1  Cricket World Cup 2015 is a major sporting event 

 

  The event known as the Cricket World Cup 2015 is a major 

sporting event covered by this Schedule. 

2  Authorising body for Cricket World Cup 2015 

 

  ICC Development (International) Ltd (ABN 45 840 543 432) is the 

authorising body for the Cricket World Cup 2015. 

10 

3  Event bodies for Cricket World Cup 2015 

11 

 

  The following are event bodies for the Cricket World Cup 2015: 

12 

 

(a)  the authorising body; 

13 

 

(b)  the body known as the International Cricket Council; 

14 

 

(c)  Cricket World Cup 2015 Ltd (ACN 16 267 2675); 

15 

 

(d)  the body known as Cricket Australia. 

16 

4  Protected indicia for Cricket World Cup 2015 

17 

 

(1)  The following are protected indicia for the Cricket World Cup 

18 

2015: 

19 

 

(a)  any of the following: 

20 

 

(i)  Cricket World Champions; 

21 

 

(ii)  Cricket World Cup; 

22 

 

(iii)  Cricket World Cup 2015; 

23 

 

(iv)  Cricket World Cup Champions; 

24 

 

(v)  Cricket World Tournament; 

25 

 

(vi)  Cricket World Tournament Sponsor; 

26 

 

(vii)  Cricket World Trophy; 

27 

 

(viii)  CWC; 

28 

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(ix)  CWC2015; 

 

(x)  ICC Cricket World Cup; 

 

(xi)  International Cricket Council; 

 

(b)  any combination of a Table A expression (see subclause (2)) 

with a Table B expression (see subclause (3)); 

 

(c)  any expression, or any combination of one or more 

expressions, that is prescribed by the rules. 

 

(2)  For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the Table A expressions for 

the Cricket World Cup 2015 are set out in the following table: 

 

10 

Table A expressions 

Item 

Expressions 

Cricket World Cup 

CWC 

ICC 

ICC Cricket World Cup 

ICC Cricket World Cup event 

ICC World Cup 

International Cricket Council 

World Cup Cricket 

 

11 

 

(3)  For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the Table B expressions for 

12 

the Cricket World Cup 2015 are set out in the following table: 

13 

 

14 

Table B expressions 

Item 

Expressions 

2015 

agent 

broadcast 

broadcaster 

caterer 

champion 

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Table B expressions 

Item 

Expressions 

city 

commercial 

Fanzone 

10 

finalist 

11 

finalists 

12 

hospitality 

13 

host 

14 

licensed 

15 

licensee 

16 

merchandise 

17 

merchandiser 

18 

nation 

19 

official 

20 

partner 

21 

product 

22 

qualifier 

23 

retail 

24 

sponsor 

25 

store 

26 

supplier 

27 

ticket 

28 

ticketing 

29 

travel 

30 

trophy 

31 

venue 

 

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5  When protected indicia and images relate to an event body for the 

Cricket World Cup 2015 

 

(1)  Protected indicia and images for the Cricket World Cup 2015 

relate to the authorising body, except as prescribed by the rules. 

 

(2)  Protected indicia or images relate to any other event body for the 

Cricket World Cup 2015 as prescribed by the rules. 

6  Protection period for Cricket World Cup 2015 

 

  The protection period for the Cricket World Cup 2015 is the 

period: 

 

(a)  starting at the commencement of this clause; and 

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(b)  ending on: 

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(i)  31 March 2016; or 

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(ii)  an earlier day prescribed by the rules. 

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Schedule 3--Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth 

Games 

Note: 

See section 9. 

   

   

1  Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games is a major sporting event 

 

  The event known as the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games 

is a major sporting event covered by this Schedule. 

2  Authorising body for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games 

 

  The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (ABN 

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47 959 083 668) is the authorising body for the Gold Coast 2018 

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Commonwealth Games. 

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3  Event bodies for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games 

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  The following are event bodies for the Gold Coast 2018 

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Commonwealth Games: 

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(a)  the authorising body; 

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(b)  the body known as the Commonwealth Games Federation; 

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(c)  the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ABN 

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55 165 736 898). 

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4  Protected indicia for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games 

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(1)  The following are protected indicia for the Gold Coast 2018 

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Commonwealth Games: 

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(a)  any of the following: 

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(i)  Australian Commonwealth Games; 

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(ii)  Australian Commonwealth Games Association; 

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(iii)  Coast 2018 Games; 

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(iv)  Commonwealth Games; 

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(v)  Commonwealth Games Federation; 

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(vi)  GC18; 

 

(vii)  GC2018; 

 

(viii)  Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games; 

 

(ix)  Gold Coast 2018 Games; 

 

(x)  Gold Coast Commonwealth Games; 

 

(xi)  GOLDOC; 

 

(xii)  Queen's Baton Relay; 

 

(b)  any combination of an expression set out in an item in List A 

of the table in subclause (2) with an expression set out in that 

item in List B; 

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(c)  any expression, or any combination of one or more 

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expressions, that is prescribed by the rules. 

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(2)  For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the table is as follows: 

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Combinations of expressions 

Item 

List A 

List B 

21st 

2018 

Comm Games 

Commonwealth Games 

Commonwealth Games 

Commonwealth Games athlete 

Bronze 

Gold 

Silver 

Australian Commonwealth Games 

team 

GC2018 

Gold Coast 

Gold Coast 2018 

Australian Commonwealth Games 

team 

Commonwealth Games 

Celebrating 2018 

Coast Games 

Delivering 2018 

Embracing 2018 

Gold Coast 2018 Arts and 

Community Festival Program 

Gold Coast 2018 Cultural Program 

Gold Coast Games 

partner 

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Combinations of expressions 

Item 

List A 

List B 

provider 

sponsor 

supplier 

venue 

 

5  When protected indicia relate to an event body for the Gold Coast 

2018 Commonwealth Games 

 

(1)  All protected indicia for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth 

Games relate to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games 

Corporation, except as provided by or under subclause (2), (3) or 

(4). 

 

(2)  The indicium "Australian Commonwealth Games Association" 

relates to the body known as the Australian Commonwealth 

Games Association. 

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(3)  The indicium "Commonwealth Games Federation" relates to the 

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body known as the Commonwealth Games Federation. 

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(4)  An indicium prescribed by the rules under paragraph 4(1)(c) of this 

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Schedule relates to an event body for the Gold Coast 2018 

14 

Commonwealth Games as prescribed by the rules. 

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6  When protected images relate to an event body for the Gold Coast 

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2018 Commonwealth Games 

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(1)  All protected images for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth 

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Games relate to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games 

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Corporation, except as provided by subclause (2) or (3). 

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(2)  An ACGA image (within the meaning of the Commonwealth 

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Games Arrangements Act 2011 (Qld)) relates to the body known as 

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the Australian Commonwealth Games Association. 

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(3)  A CGF image (within the meaning of the Commonwealth Games 

Arrangements Act 2011 (Qld)) relates to the body known as the 

Commonwealth Games Federation. 

7  Protection period for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games 

 

  The protection period for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth 

Games is the period: 

 

(a)  starting at the commencement of this clause; and 

 

(b)  ending on: 

 

(i)  31 December 2018; or 

 

(ii)  an earlier day prescribed by the rules. 

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8  Avoiding inconsistency between this Act and the Commonwealth 

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Games Arrangements Act 2011 (Qld) 

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  For paragraph 16(5)(a) of this Act, sections 51 to 56 of the 

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Commonwealth Games Arrangements Act 2011 (Qld) are specified 

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in relation to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 

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9  Applying register provisions of the Commonwealth Games 

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Arrangements Act 2011 (Qld) 

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  For paragraph 19(1)(a) of this Act, section 57 (Register of 

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authorities) of the Commonwealth Games Arrangements Act 2011 

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(Qld) is specified in relation to the Gold Coast 2018 

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Commonwealth Games. 

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Note: 

The effect of this clause is that the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth 

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Games Corporation is not required to keep a separate register under 

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section 18 of this Act. 

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10  Limitation for actions for damages or account of profits 

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  For paragraph 48(6)(a) of this Act, sections 62 (Damages) and 63 

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(Account of profits) of the Commonwealth Games Arrangements 

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Act 2011 (Qld) are specified in relation to the Gold Coast 2018 

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Commonwealth Games. 

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