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- 1. Recent Changes
- 2. About this Manual, Quality, and Customer Engagement
- 2.1 Using This Manual
- 2.2 Customer Engagement, Quality Management and Timeliness
- 2.3 Procedures for Updating This Manual
- 3. PBR Process Maps
- 4. Part 1 - Application for PBR and Acceptance
- 4.1 Scope and Nature of Plant Breeder's Rights
- 4.2 Roles in a PBR Application
- 4.3 Form an application must take
- 4.4 Variety Denomination
- 4.5 Prior Sales
- 4.6 Priority
- 4.7 Acceptance or Rejection of PBR Application
- 4.7.1 Prima Facie Case for Breeding of the New Variety
- 4.7.2 Prima Facie Case for Distinctness of the New Variety
- 4.7.3 Breeding Process of the New Variety
- 4.8 Provisional Protection
- 5. Part 2 - Dealing With the Application After its Acceptance
- 5.1 DUS Test Growing in Australia
- 5.1.1 Centralised Testing Centres (CTC)
- 5.1.2 Pre-Examination Trial Agreement (PETA)
- 5.1.3 What to Expect During Field Examination
- 5.2 Overseas DUS Test Reports
- 5.3 Detailed Variety Description
- 5.3.1 IVDS Submissions
- 5.3.2 Further Period to Submit Detailed Description
- 5.3.3 Part 2 Forms and ACRA, GRC Submission
- 5.3.4 Ceasing of Provisional Protection
- 5.4 Public Comments
- 5.5 Withdrawals
- 5.6 Grant or Refusal
- 5.7 Revocation of PBR
- 5.8 Offer to Surrender
- 5.9 Expiry of Plant Breeder's Rights
- 6. Register of Plant Varieties
- 7. Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs)
- 8. Qualified Persons (QPs)
- 9. Variations and Prescribed Fees
- 10. PBR System User Guides
10.1 Online Services
Overview
Online services is where applicants and/or their representatives submit their applications. The application should include the IPA Australia Online Services receipt of payment in order to be a valid request. Ensure that the application is not a copy of a recently lodged application by checking the PBRSystem database.
When the Nomination of a Qualified Person (QP) form is included as part of the application; search PlantBase for the QP and record their Contact ID to be used in creating the New PBR application. Check if the Owner/Applicant already exists in PlantBase and write down the Owner ID to be used to create the PBR new application.
The following information is sent through Online Services:
- full name, address and contact numbers
- current employment details
- qualifications
- relevant experience
- species or group of species for which accreditation is being sought
- the geographical area in which the QP will act
- names, addresses and telephone numbers of three referees
- whether or not consultant or non-consultant status is being sought.
This page will show you how PBR applications are lodged via Online Service.

The image below shows the document attachments comprising a PBR New Application filing through Online services.

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