Olympic Insignia Protection Amendment Act 2001 (Cth)

Olympic Insignia Protection Amendment Act 2001

No. 156, 2001

Olympic Insignia Protection Amendment Act 2001

No. 156, 2001

An Act to amend the Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987, and for other purposes

Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s)..................................

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987

Olympic Insignia Protection Amendment Act 2001

No. 156, 2001

An Act to amend the Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987, and for other purposes

[Assented to 1 October 2001]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Olympic Insignia Protection Amendment Act 2001.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987

1 Title After "insignia,", insert "for the regulation of the commercial use of certain olympic expressions,".

2 Before the heading to Part I Insert:

Chapter 1—Introduction

3 Part I (heading) Repeal the heading, substitute:

Part 1.1—Introduction

4 After section 1 Insert:

1A Simplified outline

The following is a simplified outline of this Act:

• Chapter 2 of this Act protects the olympic insignia by:

(a) making the AOC the owner of copyright in the olympic symbol; and (b) making the AOC the owner of certain olympic designs; and (c) providing that the olympic motto, the olympic symbol and certain other olympic images must not be registered as trade marks.