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#### 17 Nature of EL rights The owner of the EL rights in an eligible layout has, during the protection period of the layout, the following exclusive rights: (a) to copy the layout, directly or indirectly, in a material form; (b) to make an integrated circuit in accordance with the layout or a copy of the layout; (c) to exploit the layout commercially in Australia.

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