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Designs Office

1907 – 1933

Commonwealth registry, headed by the Registrar of Designs, that registered industrial designs for the whole of Australia under the Designs Act 1906.

How it came into existence

Created in 1907, when the Designs Act 1906 came into operation and Commonwealth registration of designs took over from the states. It had no Commonwealth predecessor.

Legislation: Designs Act 1906

How it ended

Its administration was combined with the Patent Office in 1933 (year uncertain), which thereafter registered designs alongside patents and trade marks.

Main functions

  • Examination of design applications
  • Registration of industrial designs
  • Maintenance of the register of designs

Where it sits

Last in the portfolio of Attorney-General's Department.

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Sources

Some dates or links for this organisation are uncertain. Corrections are welcome.