342 No. 6 of 2016]
Layout-designs of Integrated
Circuits
advise the Registrar forthwith of such falsity commits an offence
and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred and
fifty thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not
exceeding two years, or to both.
Witness
giving false
evidence
82. Any person who, after having been sworn, willfully gives
false evidence before the Registrar concerning the subject-matter
of the proceeding in question, knowing such evidence to be false or
not knowing or believing it to be true commits an offence.
Manufacture
and
possession
of die for
use in
commission
of offence
83. (1) A person commits an offence if the person makes a
die, plotter, block, machine or instrument—
(a) knowing that it is likely to be used for, or in the course of,
committing an offence against a registered layout-design;
or
(b) reckless of whether or not it is likely to be used for, or in
the course of, committing an offence against registered
layout-design.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person draws, or
programs a computer or other device to draw a registered layoutdesign or part of a registered layout-design—
(a) knowing that the design or part of the layout-design is
likely to be used for, or in the course of, committing an
offence against a registered layout-design; or
(b) reckless of whether or not the design or part of a design
is likely to be used for, or in the course of, committing
an offence against a registered layout-design.
(3) A person commits an offence if intentionally the person
has in the person’s possession, or disposes of—
(a) a die, plotter, block, machine or instrument;
(b) a computer, or other device, programmed to draw a
registered layout-design or part of a registered layoutdesign; or
(c) a representation of a registered design or of part of a
registered design; knowing that, or reckless of whether
or not, the die, block, machine, instrument, computer,
device or representation is likely to be used for, or in the
course of, committing an offence against a registered
layout-design.
(4) For the purposes of an offence against subsection (1), (2)
or (3), strict liability applies to the physical element of the offence.