Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An opponent may request the Registrar to amend the statement of grounds and particulars to:
(a) correct an error or omission in the grounds of opposition or the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds; or
(b) amend a ground of opposition; or
(c) add a new ground of opposition; or
(d) to amend the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the grounds.
(2) The Registrar may grant the request on terms that the Registrar considers appropriate.
(3) However, the Registrar may grant a request to:
(a) amend a ground of opposition; or
(b) add a new ground of opposition;
only if the Registrar is satisfied that the amendment or addition relates to information of which the opponent could not reasonably have been aware at the time of filing the statement.
(4) If the Registrar grants the request, the Registrar must give a copy of the amended statement to the IRDA holder.