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Designs Act 1906
32CApplication for relief from unjustified threats
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##### 32C Application for relief from unjustified threats
(1) Where a person, by means of circulars, advertisements or otherwise, threatens a person with infringement proceedings, or other similar proceedings, the person aggrieved may apply to a prescribed court, or to another court having jurisdiction to hear and determine the application, for:
(a) a declaration that the threats are unjustifiable; and
(b) an injunction against the continuance of the threats; and
(c) the recovery of any damages sustained by the applicant as a result of the threats.
(2) Subsection (1) applies whether or not the person who made the threats is entitled to, or interested in, the design.