Australia

Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 (consolidated as of 29 March 2011)

Year of current version:	2011
Date of Text (Enacted):	September 5, 1994
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Genetic Resources, IP Regulatory Body, Plant Variety Protection, Trade Names, Trademarks
Notes:	The Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 provides the granting of proprietary rights to breeders of certain new varieties of plants and fungi and repealed the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987. This compilation, which was prepared on 29 March 2011 by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra, takes into account amendments up to the Statute Law Revision Act 2011 (Act No. 5 of 2011) Date of entry into force: See Article 2 "Commencement", page 7.
Available Texts:
English	Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 (consolidated as of 29 March 2011) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 (consolidated as of 3 March 2010) (AU173) Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 (consolidated as of January 6, 2003) (AU315) Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994 (consolidated as of 6 January 2003) (AU291) Plants Breeder's Rights Act 1994 (AU073) Is superseded by Plant Breeder's Rights Act 1994 (consolidated as of May 24, 2012) (AU320)
WIPO Lex No.:	AU302