40FProhibition of publication of information with respect to designs

##### 40F Prohibition of publication of information with respect to designs (1) Subject to any directions of the Minister, the Registrar may, if it appears to him to be necessary or expedient so to do in the interests of the defence of the Commonwealth, by order in writing under his hand, prohibit or restrict the publication of information with respect to the subject‑matter of an application for registration of a design, whether generally or to a particular person or to persons included in a class of persons. (2) A person shall not, except in accordance with the written consent of the Registrar, publish or communicate information in contravention of an order made under subsection (1). Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years. (3) Where an order is in force under this section in relation to an application for registration of a design, the application may be dealt with under this Act but a design shall not be registered on that application. (4) Where: (a) an order under this section in relation to an application for registration of a design has been revoked; and (b) at the date of the revocation of the order, the design would, but for the operation of subsection (3), have been registered; the design shall be registered within one month after that date. (5) Nothing in this Act prevents the disclosure of information concerning a design to a Department or authority of the Commonwealth for the purpose of obtaining advice as to whether an order under this section should be made, amended or revoked.