Senate debates

Thursday, 22 November 2012

Questions without Notice

Intellectual Property Rights

3:01 pm

Photo of John MadiganJohn 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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