Senate debates
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Questions without Notice
Intellectual Property Rights
3:01 pm
John Madigan (Victoria, Democratic Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source
Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. Given that civil sanctions and remedies are not a financially realistic means for many small enterprises to protect their investment in new intellectual property, would the government consider reviewing the present civil actions and remedies to better protect both small enterprise and taxpayer investment in innovation through the general grant schemes now in place?
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