Trade Marks Act 2002

Administrative provisions and miscellaneous - Miscellaneous - Fees

195A: Use of fees under this Act

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The money you pay for fees under this Act can be used to help pay for the work of the Registrar of Geographical Indications. The Registrar looks after things like place names that are used for special products. This doesn't mean the money you pay will only be used for work that directly affects you. The government can use the money to cover any costs the Registrar has when doing their job, even if it's not related to why you paid the fee.

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Part 5Administrative provisions and miscellaneous
Miscellaneous: Fees

195AUse of fees under this Act

  1. A fee, or a portion of a fee, payable to the Commissioner under this Act may be used to recover the costs, or a share of the costs, of the Registrar of Geographical Indications in the performance of the Registrar’s functions, powers, and duties under the Geographical Indications Registration Act 2006.

  2. The costs recovered in accordance with subsection (1), and the functions, powers, and duties in relation to which those costs were incurred, need not be related, directly or indirectly, to the person or persons from whom the fee is collected.

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  • Section 195A: inserted, on , by section 87 of the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 10).