24Limitation on giving notices of objection to importation

24 Limitation on giving notices of objection to importation

(1) A person may only give a notice under section 23 in relation to a major sporting event’s protected indicia or images if: (a) the person is an event body for the event and the protected indicia or images relate to the event body; or (b) the person is an authorised person for the event and the protected indicia or images are covered by the relevant authorisation.

Note 1: For when protected indicia or images relate to an event body for a major sporting event, see the Schedule to this Act that covers the event.

Note 2: An event body may also be an authorised person for the event if the event body has a relevant authorisation in relation to particular protected indicia or images.

Authorised persons require consent (2) An authorised person for a major sporting event may not give a notice under section 23 in relation to protected indicia or images covered by a relevant authorisation except with the written consent of the person (the authoriser) who gave the authorisation.

Note: See also subsection 49(4) (consent not required in order to apply for injunction relating to conduct involving seized goods).

(3) The authoriser is taken to have given the consent if: (a) the authorised person gives the authoriser a written request for the consent; and (b) the authoriser neither gives nor refuses that consent before the end of the third working day following the day on which the request was given. (4) Consent under subsection (2) must not be unreasonably refused.