Creators not applying

When a design is created by several persons and one or more of them refuses to make an application in respect of the design, or the whereabouts of one or more of the creators cannot be ascertained after a diligent inquiry, the other creators may make an application in respect of that design; and, if the Registrar is satisfied, by an affidavit setting out the relevant facts, that the creators missing from the application either refuse to make application or cannot be located, the creators making the application are entitled to register the design if all other requirements of the Act and these Regulations are complied with. 17