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Sydney 2000 Games (Indicia and Images) Protection Act 1996
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C2004C07357
07 April 1997
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02 November 1999
This Act ceased to have effect at the end of 31 December 2000, see section 55.
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1 Short title [see Note 1]
2 Commencement [see Note 1]
3 Objects of Act
4 Act binds the Crown
5 Application of Act
6 Additional operation of Act
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Part 2—Definitions
7 General definitions
8 Sydney 2000 Games indicia
9 Sydney 2000 Games images
10 Application of Sydney 2000 Games indicia and images
11 Use for commercial purposes
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Part 3—Protection
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Division 1—Regulation of use
12 Regulation of use of Sydney 2000 Games indicia and images
13 Use of Olympic insignia not regulated by this Act
13A Persons involved in contraventions of section 12
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Division 2—Licensing and registration of users
14 Licensing by SOCOG and SPOC
14A Limitation on licence
15 Registration
16 The register
17 Entry in register
18 Certified copy of entry in register
19 Effect and evidence of entry in register
20 SPOC may authorise SOCOG to act on its behalf
21 Copy of register to be supplied by SOCOG to Secretary of Department
22 Secretary to make copy of register available
23 Public access to copy of register
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Division 3—Act not intended to have certain effects
24 Trade mark and design rights
25 Provision of information
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Part 4—Importation of goods, remedies and groundless threats
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Division 1—Standing of licensed users to give notices and pursue remedies
26 Consent of SOCOG or SPOC to giving of notices etc.
27 Request for consent
28 Consent must not be unreasonably refused
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Division 2—Importation of goods
29 Definitions
30 Copy of register to be supplied by SOCOG to CEO
31 Notice to CEO of imports by SOCOG and SPOC
32 Notice of objection to importation
33 CEO may seize goods
34 Notice of seizure
35 Forfeiture of goods—by consent
36 Release of goods—no application for injunction
37 Application for injunction—additional parties, relief etc.
38 Disposal of goods ordered to be forfeited
39 Power of CEO to retain control of goods
40 Insufficient security
41 Commonwealth not liable for loss etc. suffered because of seizure
42 Modification in relation to Christmas Island etc.
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Division 3—Remedies
43 Injunctions
44 Interim injunctions
45 Corrective advertisements
46 Damages
47 Other remedies
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Division 4—Groundless threats
48 Groundless threats of legal proceedings
49 Counterclaim in action on groundless threats
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Part 5—Jurisdiction and proceedings of prescribed courts
50 Prescribed courts
51 Jurisdiction of Federal Court
52 Jurisdiction of other prescribed courts
53 Transfer of proceedings
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Part 6—Miscellaneous
54 Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
55 Cessation of operation of Act
56 Regulations
This Act ceased to have effect at the end of 31 December 2000, see section 55.