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Opportunity to be heard

The Registrar must not adversely exercise any discretionary or other power under the Act or Regulations in relation to either a registered GI, or a GI that is the subject of an application for registration, without giving interested persons an opportunity to be heard.

See section 40 of the GI Act.

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