53. Volume 13- Number 1 - IP Australia

PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2000 VOL 13 NO. 1
Administrative matters including harmonisation with
other UPOV countries (particularly New Zealand), the
budgetary position and the structure of fees.
PBRAC recommended. If possible Australia’s PBR
procedures to be harmonised over time with those of New
Zealand. PBRO should undertake an analysis on possible
changes to fees for bulk renewals/forward payments.
PBRO should examine the feasibility of establishment of a
contingency fund.
APPENDIX 3
INDEX OF ACCREDITED CONSULTANT
‘QUALIFIED PERSONS’
The following persons have been accredited by the PBR
office based on information provided by these persons.
From the information provided by the applicants, the PBR
office believes that these people can fulfil the role of
‘qualified person’ in the application for plant breeder’s
rights. Neither accreditation nor publication of a name in
the list of persons is an implicit recommendation of the
person so listed. The PBR office cannot be held liable for
damages that may arise from the omission or inclusion of a
person’s name in the list nor does it assume any
responsibility for losses or damages arising from
agreements entered into between applicants and any person
in the list of accredited persons. Qualified persons charge a
fee for services rendered.
A guide to the use of the index of consultants:
• locate in the left column of Table 1 the plant group for
which you are applying;
• listed in the right column are the names of accredited
qualified persons from which you can choose a
consultant;
• in Table 2 find that consultant’s name, telephone number
and area in which they are willing to consult (they may
consult outside the nominated area);
• using the “Nomination of Qualified Person” form as a
guide, agree provisionally on the scope and terms of the
consultancy; complete the form and attach it to Part 1 of
the application form;
• when you are notified that your nomination of a
consultant qualified person is acceptable in the letter of
acceptance of your application for PBR you should
again consult the qualified person when planning the
rest of the application for PBR.
TABLE 1
PLANT CONSULTANT’S
GROUP/ NAME
SPECIES/ (TELEPHONE
FAMILY AND AREA IN TABLE 2)
Almonds
Apple
Swinburn, Garth
Baxter, Leslie
Darmody, Liz
Fleming, Graham
Langford, Garry
Mackay, Alastair
Maddox, Zoee
Malone, Michael
Mitchell, Leslie
Pullar, David
Robinson, Ben
Scholefield, Peter
Stearne, Peter
Tancred, Stephen
Valentine, Bruce
Anigozanthos
Paananen, Ian
Kirby, Greg
Aroid
Harrison, Peter
Avocado
Azalea
Swinburn, Garth
Barrett, Mike
Hempel, Maciej
Paananen, Ian
Barley (Common)
Boyd, Rodger
Brouwer, Jan
Collins, David
Khan, Akram
Platz, Greg
Berry Fruit
Darmody, Liz
Fleming, Graham
Maddox, Zoee
Pullar, David
Robinson, Ben
Scholefield, Peter
Blueberry
Pullar, David
Bougainvillea
Iredell, Janet Willa
Brassica
Aberdeen, Ian
Baker, Andrew
Easton, Andrew
Buddleia
Camellia
Cassava
Cereals
Chowdhury, Doza
Cross, Richard
Fennell, John
Kadkol, Gururaj
McMichael, Prue
Pullar, David
Robinson, Ben
Scholefield, Peter
Tay, David
Robb, John
Paananen, Ian
Paananen, Ian
Robb, John
Tay, David
Alam, Rafiul
Brouwer, Jan
Bullen, Kenneth
Collins, David
Cook, Bruce
Cooper, Kath
Cross, Richard
Davidson, James
Derera, Nicholas AM
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