Commonwealth legislation

Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

86 of 1988

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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What it does These regulations protect specific business names belonging to Australian Airlines during its conversion from a government-owned enterprise to a public company (privatisation).

The protected names The regulations list 8 protected business names—including "Australian Holidays and Tourism", "Australian Charter Airlines", and "Australian Regional Airlines"—and 2 protected company names ("Australian Regional Airlines Pty. Ltd." and "Australian Resorts Pty. Ltd.").

Who it affects and why it matters This affects Australian Airlines and anyone seeking to register a business with similar names. By "protecting" these names, the law prevents other companies from using them during the airline's sale to private owners. This safeguards the airline's brand value, subsidiary identities, and prevents market confusion during the government sell-off.

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Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Regulations

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Statutory Rules 1988 No. 861

Australian Airlines (Conversion To Public
Company) Regulations

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Act 1988.

Dated 18 May 1988.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

GARETH EVANS

Minister of State for Transport

and Communications

_________

Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Regulations.

Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“the Act” means the Australian Airlines (Conversion to Public Company) Act 1988.

Protected business names

For the purposes of the definition of “protected business name” in section 5 of the Act, each of the following names is prescribed:

(a) Australian Holidays and Tourism;

(b) Australian Travel Agencies;

(d) Australian Aviation Engineering Services;

(e) Australian Catering Services;

(f) Australian Charter Airlines;

(g) Australian Resorts;

(h) Australian Regional Airlines.

Protected company names

For the purposes of the definition of “protected company name” in section 5 of the Act, each of the following names is prescribed:

(a) Australian Regional Airlines Pty. Ltd.;

(b) Australian Resorts Pty. Ltd..

Note: NOTE

Note: 1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 May 1988.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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