IPA design excluded-designs — IP Australia Designs Examiners' Manual – 19.6. Priority date: Excluded designs

If an owner applies to exclude a design from an earlier application by way of amendment (s 28 ), the applicant can make a new application for the excluded design (s 23 ). The priority date of the design in the new application is the priority date it would have had in the earlier application as long as it meets the requirements of s 23.​​​​​​​ See Part 11 for requirements for filing an excluded design.