Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CIRCUIT LAYOUTS ACT 1989

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title [ see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement [ see Note 1]  
   3.      Extension to external Territories  
   4.      Act binds the Crown  
   5.      Interpretation  
   6.      Residence not affected by temporary absence  
   7.      Application to circuit layouts made before commencement  
   8.      Commercial exploitation  
   9.      Exclusive right  
   10.     Making an eligible layout  
   11.     Originality  
   12.     Licence of owner of EL rights  
   13.     Substantial part of eligible layout  
   14.     References to all joint makers  
   15.     References to any one or more joint makers  

   PART II--EL--RIGHTS IN ELIGIBLE LAYOUTS

           Division 1--Ownership and nature of EL rights

   16.     Ownership of EL rights  
   17.     Nature of EL rights  
   18.     EL rights to subsist without regard to makers who are not eligible persons  

           Division 2--Infringement of EL rights

   19.     Infringement  

           Division 3--Acts that are not infringements of EL rights

   20.     Innocent commercial exploitation  
   21.     Copying for private use  
   22.     Copying for research or teaching purposes  
   23.     Evaluation or analysis  
   24.     Commercial exploitation of eligible layouts previously exploited under licence  
   25.     Use for purposes of defence or security  

   PART III--REMEDIES--FOR INFRINGEMENTS OF EL RIGHTS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   26.     Application of Part to counterclaims  

           Division 2--Actions by owner of EL rights

   27.     Actions for infringement  
   28.     Limitation of actions  

           Division 3--Proceedings where EL rights subject to exclusive licence

   29.     Application  
   30.     Rights of exclusive licensee  
   31.     Joinder of owner or exclusive licensee as a party  
   32.     Defences available against exclusive licensee  
   33.     Assessment of damages where exclusive licence granted  
   34.     Apportionment of profits between owner and exclusive licensee  
   35.     Separate actions in relation to the same infringement  
   36.     Liability for costs  

           Division 4--Proof of facts in actions

   37.     Presumptions as to subsistence and ownership of EL rights  
   38.     Affidavit evidence  
   39.     Evidentiary labels  

           Division 5--Jurisdiction and appeals

   40.     Exercise of jurisdiction  
   41.     Appeals  

   PART IV--MISCELLANEOUS

   42.     Eligible foreign countries  
   43.     Limitation on power of courts to grant relief in proceedings under this Act  
   44.     Prospective ownership of EL rights  
   45.     Assignments and licences of EL rights  
   46.     Groundless threats of legal proceedings  
   47.     Jurisdiction of Federal Court of Australia  
   48.     Regulations