Notice of objection to importation
52 Notice of objection to importation
Subject to this section, the AOC or a licensed user may give the Comptroller‑General of Customs a written notice objecting to the importation, after the day on which the notice is given, of goods that have applied to them a protected olympic expression that the designated owner of the goods is not authorised by, or licensed under, this Chapter to use for commercial purposes in relation to the goods.
A notice:
is to be given together with any prescribed document; and
is to be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).
A licensed user may only give a notice in relation to a protected olympic expression that the person is licensed to use.
A notice given by the AOC or a licensed user may be revoked at any time by written notice given to the Comptroller‑General of Customs by the person who gave the original notice.
Unless sooner revoked, a notice ceases to have effect at the end of the prescribed period. This subsection has effect subject to subsection (6).
If:
a notice given by a licensed user is not revoked under subsection (4); and
the licence expires or is revoked;
the notice ceases to have effect on the day on which the licence ceases to be in force.
A reference in this section to the use of protected olympic expressions for commercial purposes does not include a reference to use covered by subsection 30(3).
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed fee
, prescribed period
). Made under this Act:
- Olympic Insignia Protection Regulations 1993 · under s 76
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