147Certificate by Director as to associated technology

#### 147 Certificate by Director as to associated technology (1) Where the Commissioner considers that a specification in respect of an application may contain information of a kind referred to in the definition of associated technology in subsection 4(1) of the Safeguards Act, the Commissioner must give the Director written notice to that effect together with a copy of the patent request and specification. (2) On receiving a notice, the Director may, if satisfied that the specification contains information of that kind, issue a certificate to that effect. (3) Where the Director is satisfied that: (a) the possession by the applicant or the nominated person of the associated technology containing the information was not in accordance with a permit; or (b) the communication of the information involved in making the application was not in accordance with an authority; the Director may include in the certificate: (c) if the application is not a relevant international application—a direction that the application should lapse; or (d) if the application is a relevant international application—a direction that the application should not be treated as an international application. (4) Where the Director issues a certificate, the Director must give a copy of it to the Commissioner who must give a copy to the applicant.