Sydney 2000 Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 1996
32Notice of objection to importation
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32 Notice of objection to importation
(1) Subject to this section SOCOG, SPOC or a licensed user may give the CEO a written notice objecting to the importation, after the day on which the notice is given, of goods that have applied to them Sydney 2000 Games indicia or images that the designated owner of the goods is not authorised by, or licensed under, this Act to use for commercial purposes in relation to the goods. (2) A notice:
(a) is to be given together with any prescribed document; and
(b) is to be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).
(3) SOCOG may only give a notice in relation to the following Sydney 2000 Games indicia and images:
(a) common Sydney 2000 Games indicia;
(b) Sydney 2000 Olympic Games indicia;
(c) common Sydney 2000 Games images;
(d) Sydney 2000 Olympic Games images.
(4) SPOC may only give a notice in relation to the following Sydney 2000 Games indicia and images:
(a) common Sydney 2000 Games indicia;
(b) Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games indicia;
(c) common Sydney 2000 Games images;
(d) Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games images.
(5) A licensed user may only give a notice in relation to the Sydney 2000 Games indicia or images the person is licensed to use. (6) A notice given by SOCOG, SPOC or a licensed user may be revoked at any time by notice in writing given to the CEO by the person who gave the original notice. (7) If a notice is not revoked under subsection (6), it ceases to have effect:
(a) in the case of SOCOG and SPOC—when this Act ceases to have effect; and
(b) in the case of a licensed user—when this Act ceases to have effect or, if the licence is for a specified time or is revoked, on the day on which the licence ceases to be in force, whichever is the earlier.
Note: For when this Act ceases to have effect see section 55.
(8) A reference in this section to the use of indicia or images for commercial purposes does not include a reference to use covered by subsection 11(3).