{"id":"F1997B01662","name":"Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Patent Attorneys) Regulations","slug":"administrative-appeals-tribunal-patent-attorneys-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"49 of 1987","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29265,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1997B01662-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Patent Attorneys) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1987 No. 491\n\n–––––––––\n\nAdministrative Appeals Tribunal (Patent\n\nAttorneys) Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.\n\nDated 26 March 1987.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nLionel Bowen\n\nAttorney-General\n\n–––––––\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Patent Attorneys) Regulations.\n\nAmendment of Schedule 1 to Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975\n\n2. (1) Schedule 1 to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 is amended by omitting Part XXIV.\n\n(2) The amendment made by sub-regulation (1) does not affect any application made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal before the commencement of these Regulations, or any matter or thing arising out of, or any proceeding incidental to or connected with, any such application.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 2 April 1987.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer\n\nS.R. 73/84 Cat. No. 15/26.2.1987","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1224},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations perform a single, narrow technical function explicitly described in the title—removing patent attorney matters from AAT jurisdiction. There is no expansion beyond this stated purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 2 operative regulations","Single amendment operation (omitting one Part from a Schedule)","Standard savings provision for existing rights","No defined terms or interpretation section","No cross-references beyond the parent Act","No conditional or nested logic"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does:**\nThese regulations remove **Part XXIV** from the list of reviewable decisions in the *Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975*. Part XXIV covered decisions relating to **patent attorneys** (specially qualified lawyers or agents who help inventors secure patents).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   People or businesses wanting to challenge decisions about patent attorney registration, conduct, or disciplinary matters\n*   Patent attorneys facing regulatory decisions\n\n**What changes:**\n*   **New applications blocked:** After these regulations take effect, you can no longer apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) to review decisions about patent attorneys under Part XXIV.\n*   **Existing cases protected:** Any applications already lodged with the AAT before the commencement date continue as normal, along with any related proceedings.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis shifts the review pathway for patent attorney decisions away from the AAT—likely to the Federal Court or another tribunal—streamlining which body hears disputes about intellectual property practitioners."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/administrative-appeals-tribunal-patent-attorneys-regulations","history":"/api/acts/administrative-appeals-tribunal-patent-attorneys-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/administrative-appeals-tribunal-patent-attorneys-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/administrative-appeals-tribunal-patent-attorneys-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/administrative-appeals-tribunal-patent-attorneys-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/administrative-appeals-tribunal-patent-attorneys-regulations/documents"}}