Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation applies in relation to a document other than a design application.
(2) A document filed at the Designs Office must comply with the formal requirements determined in an instrument under section 149A of the Act and must be in the form (if any) specified in a direction under section 144B of the Act.
(3) If a document does not comply with subregulation (2), or is not in accordance with any applicable approved form, the Registrar must, depending on the nature and deficiency of the document:
(a) return the document to the person from whom the document was received, with a statement indicating in what way the document does not comply with subregulation (2) or is not in accordance with the approved form; or
(b) direct that person to do the things specified in the direction to ensure that the document will comply with subregulation (2) or will be in accordance with the approved form; or
(c) treat the document as complying with subregulation (2) or as being in accordance with the approved form.
(4) If the Registrar returns a document under paragraph (3)(a), the document is taken not to have been filed.
(5) If the Registrar gives a direction under paragraph (3)(b), the document is taken to have been filed unless the person to whom the direction was given does not comply with the direction within 2 months from the day when it was given.