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(43) Date of publication: 31.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/44 (21) Application number: 99970700.3 (22) Date of filing: 15.10.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: E01F 15/08 (86) International application number: PCT/AU9900/885 (87) International publication number: WO 0023/656 (27.04.2000 Gazette 2000/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 15.10.1998 AU PP653098 (71) Applicant: Kinabalu Investments Pty. Ltd. Sydney, NSW 2000 (AU)	(72) Inventor: ADCOCK, Robin, Noel Gosford, NSW 2250 (AU) (74) Representative: Patentanwälte Wenzel & Kalkoff  Grubesallee 26 22143 Hamburg 22143 Hamburg (DE)