5Definitions

5 Definitions

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

Agency has the same meaning as in the Public Service Act 1999.

artistic work has the same meaning as in the Copyright Act 1968.

Australia includes each external Territory.

authority, in relation to the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, means a body established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth, State or Territory.

certificate of examination means a certificate of examination of a registered design issued under Chapter 5.

Commonwealth includes a Commonwealth authority.

complex product means a product comprising at least 2 replaceable component parts permitting disassembly and re‑assembly of the product.

continental shelf means the continental shelf of Australia as defined in the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973.

Convention country has the meaning given by section 5A.

corresponding design, in relation to an artistic work, has the same meaning as in Division 8 of Part III of the Copyright Act 1968.

Deputy Registrar means a Deputy Registrar appointed under section 123.

design, in relation to a product, means the overall appearance of the product resulting from one or more visual features of the product.

Note: See also section 8.

design application means an application filed under section 21.

Designs Office means the Designs Office established by section 125.

employee means a person, other than the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar, who:

(a) is a person engaged under the Public Service Act 1999 and is employed in the Designs Office; or
(b) is not such a person but performs services, in the Designs Office, for or on behalf of the Commonwealth.

entitled person, in relation to a design, means a person entitled under section 13 to be entered in the Register as the registered owner of the design.

examination, in relation to a design, means examination of the design under section 65.