Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsA registered patent attorney commits an offence if:
(a) the registered patent attorney practises, acts, or holds himself, herself or itself out as practising or acting, as a patent attorney, at an office or place of business where specifications or other documents are prepared for the purposes of this Act; and
(b) there is not an individual who is a registered patent attorney:
(i) in regular attendance at that office or place; and
(ii) in continuous charge of the patents work done at that office or place.