44. Volume 15- Number 2 - IP Australia
44. Volume 15- Number 2 - IP Australia
44. Volume 15- Number 2 - IP Australia
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PLANT VARIETIES JOURNAL 2002 VOL <strong>15</strong> NO. 2<br />
Completed Part 2 Applications should be sent to:<br />
Plant Breeders Rights <strong>Australia</strong><br />
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry –<br />
<strong>Australia</strong><br />
GPO Box 858 CANBERRA ACT 2601<br />
To facilitate editing, descriptions may also be sent via E-<br />
mail to: Tanvir.Hossain@affa.gov.au or PBR@affa.gov.au<br />
Note: a signed copy of the Part 2 application along with the<br />
examination fee, one slide or photograph must also be sent<br />
by post.<br />
Important Changes<br />
Improved Client Service<br />
Consistent with the PBR Office’s commitment to<br />
continuous improvement, many back copies of this journal<br />
are now accessible from the PBR website. Check under<br />
Plant Varieties Journal button in PBR website at<br />
www.affa.gov.au/pbr.<br />
In addition, there have been some changes in PBR staff<br />
responsibilities. From 1 April 2002, Ms H Costa and Dr K<br />
Prakash rotated tasks assuming responsibility for<br />
Acceptances and Grants respectively. This will further<br />
strengthen the Office’s capacity to deal with registration<br />
procedures.<br />
For this, and other intended improvements, please continue<br />
to check the What’s New zone on the PBR website at<br />
www.affa.gov.au/pbr<br />
Current PBR Forms<br />
The official forms for PBR purposes are periodically<br />
updated. A list of current PBR forms with their numbers and<br />
date of last update is given below. When a form is updated,<br />
the month and the year of the last update follow the form<br />
number within parentheses. For example, Form P1 was last<br />
updated in September 2001 and therefore this form gets a<br />
designation of Form P1 (9/01). We also encourage you to<br />
consult the ‘Guidelines for Completing Part 1 Application<br />
Form’ before filing in the Part 1 Application. To avoid<br />
delays we suggest that you use the latest version of the<br />
forms.<br />
The Part 2 form has been updated in May 1999 to include<br />
the information on the “Confirmation of Submission of<br />
Propagating Material to a Genetic Resource Centre”.<br />
Previously this was a separate form to be filled in at the time<br />
of final granting of PBR. We now encourage that the<br />
information on Genetic Resource Centre is given at the time<br />
of the Part 2 submission to avoid any delay to process the<br />
application at the final granting stage.<br />
If you do not have the latest version of the form(s), please<br />
contact the PBR office. Alternatively, forms can be<br />
downloaded from the PBR web site at<br />
http://www.affa.gov.au/pbr and check under Forms.<br />
Name of Form Form <strong>Number</strong> Last Updated<br />
Application for Plant Breeder’s Rights Form P1 September 2001<br />
Part 1 – General Information<br />
Guidelines for Completing Part1 Part1ins September 2001<br />
Application Form<br />
General Information on Plant Breeder’s Info Gen September 2001<br />
Rights for Applicants and Qualified Persons<br />
Authorisation of Agent Form AA April 2002<br />
Application for Plant Breeder’s Rights Form P2 July 2001<br />
Part 2 – Description of New Variety<br />
Nomination of a Qualified Person Form QP 1 April 1999<br />
Certification by a Qualified Person Form QP 2 April 1999<br />
Confirmation of Submission of Propagating Form GRC2 May 1999<br />
Material to a Genetic Resources Centre (GRC)<br />
Proposed Variety Names Form DEN1 December 1995<br />
Exemption of a Taxon from Farm Saved Seed Form ET1 September 1998<br />
ACRA Herbarium Specimen Form Herb 1 March 2000<br />
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