49Consent for authorised persons to pursue remedies

49 Consent for authorised persons to pursue remedies

(1) An authorised person for a major sporting event may not do either of the following in relation to protected indicia or images covered by the relevant authorisation except with the written consent of the person (the authoriser) who gave the authorisation: (a) make an application for an injunction under section 45; (b) bring an action for damages or for an account of profits under section 48. (2) 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 business day following the day on which the request was given. (3) Consent under subsection (1) must not be unreasonably refused. (4) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply if the authorised person is an objector in relation to seized goods and the injunction relates to conduct involving those goods.