Queensland Consolidated Acts

BRANDS ACT 1915 - SECT 18

18 Returns of registered brands and earmarks

(1) A person who is the owner of a registered brand or registered earmark on 1 January of any year shall, before 31 January of that year, furnish to the registrar a return in the approved form of all such brands or earmarks.

(1A) Where 2 or more persons are the owner of a registered brand or registered earmark it shall be sufficient compliance with the provisions of subsection (1) if 1 of such persons furnishes the return as prescribed by the subsection.

(2) If a person required by subsection (1) to furnish a return fails to furnish such return at any time during 3 consecutive years the registrar may give to such person a notice calling upon the person to show cause why the registration of the brand or earmark in question should not be cancelled.

(3) If such cause is not shown to the satisfaction of the registrar within 3 months of the giving of such notice the registrar may cancel the registration of such brand or earmark.

(4) Where 2 or more persons are registered as the owner of a registered brand or registered earmark the registrar, if the registrar gives a notice prescribed by subsection (2) , shall give such a notice to each such person.