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Designs Act 1906
24Registrar may refuse to register design
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##### 24 Registrar may refuse to register design
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Registrar may refuse to register a design, either generally or in respect of the article specified in the application for registration.
(2) The Registrar shall not refuse to register a design until the applicant, or each of the applicants, has been given an opportunity of being heard.
(3) An appeal lies to the Federal Court from a refusal by the Registrar to register a design.