Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DESIGNS ACT 2003 - SECT 6

  (1)   For the purposes of this Act, a thing that is manufactured or hand made is a product (but see subsections   (2), (3) and (4)).

  (2)   A component part of a complex product may be a product for the purposes of this Act, if it is made separately from the product.

  (3)   A thing that has one or more indefinite dimensions is only a product for the purposes of this Act if any one or more of the following applies to the thing:

  (a)   a cross - section taken across any indefinite dimension is fixed or varies according to a regular pattern;

  (b)   all the dimensions remain in proportion;

  (c)   the cross - sectional shape remains the same throughout, whether or not the dimensions of that shape vary according to a ratio or series of ratios;

  (d)   it has a pattern or ornamentation that repeats itself.

  (4)   A kit which, when assembled, is a particular product is taken to be that product.