Alan Cadman (Mitchell, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I think that I need to comply with the standing orders of the Committee. The standing orders indicate that I should deal with the issue before the Committee—that is, the Trade Marks Act, which I have been dealing with completely. I have complimented the government on these changes because they have solved many of those problems that I identified with this case—that is, a previous application, something lapsing and a previous use of a product are now resolved and much more easily managed. That is a real improvement. The opponent’s capacity for an earlier use of a similar trademark and all of those things are dealt with satisfactorily under section 58A. The Freedom of Information Act is too wide and does affect trademarks, and that is where changes need to be made.

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