Geographical Indications Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Assistance by Border Authorities
67A. Requirements for continued detention
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If any interested party of the registered geographical indication (called in this Division the relevant interested party) wants the Director-General to continue to detain the seized goods so that the relevant interested party may institute an infringement action in relation to them, the relevant interested party must, within the prescribed period after the date of the notice in section 67(2) —
interested party
“interested party”, in relation to goods identified by a geographical indication, means a producer of the goods, a trader of the goods, or an association of such producers or traders or of such producers and traders;
give to the Director-General a written notice of this in the form determined by the Director-General, supported by such documents and information as the Director-General may require, and accompanied by the fee prescribed under section 55B; and
either —
deposit with the Director-General a sum of money that, in the Director-General’s opinion, is sufficient for the purpose mentioned in subsection (2); or
give security to the Director-General’s satisfaction for such purpose,unless the relevant interested party had earlier given such deposit or security to the Director-General and the deposit had not been forfeited or returned or the security is still effective.
The purpose in subsection (1) is the reimbursement to the Government of —
any liability or reasonable expense it is likely to incur in relation to the seizure, storage and disposal of the goods; and
the payment of such compensation as the Court may order under section 67G or section 63(6) (as applied by section 67F).
If subsection (1) is not satisfied, the Director-General must release the seized goods to the dealer.
Director-General
“Director-General” means the Director‑General of Customs appointed under section 4(1) of the Customs Act 1960;
The Minister may make rules that are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Division, and in particular to provide —
for the times at which, and the manner in which, notices are to be given;
for the giving of information and evidence to the Director-General; and
that the Director-General may release any seized goods to the dealer concerned because of non-compliance with any direction of the Director-General or any such rule.