Australia

Patents Act 1990 (consolidated as of 30 April 1992)

Year of current version:	1991
Date of last amendment:	June 15, 1991
Date of entry into force of original text:	April 30, 1991
Date of Text (Enacted):	June 15, 1991
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Genetic Resources, Industrial Property, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions)
Notes:	The Patents Act 1990 (Act No. 83 of 1990) was amended by section 26 only of the Industry, Technology and Commerce Legislation Amendment Act 1991 (Act No. 66 of June 15, 1991). These amendments were incoporated into this compilation of the Patent Law 1990, which was prepared on 30 April 1992 by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing.
Available Texts:
English	Patents Act 1990 (consolidated as of 30 April 1992) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
French	Loi de 1990 sur les brevets (tel que codifiée en 30 avril 1992)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Patents Act 1990 (Principal Act) (AU218) Is superseded by Patents Act 1990 (consolidated as of May 3, 2012) (AU319) Patents Act 1990 (consolidated as of 1 January 2011) (AU217) Patents Act 1990 (consolidated as of 4 March 2010) (AU174) Patents Act 1990 (consolidated as of 8 July 2010) (AU200) Patents Act 1990 (consolidated as of 4 April 2002) (AU130) Patents Act 1990 (consolidated as of 11 January 1995) (AU091)
WIPO Lex No.:	AU070