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(43) Date of publication: 30.10.2024 Bulletin 2024/44 (21) Application number: 22908917.2 (22) Date of filing: 23.12.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01H 1/04(2006.01) A01H 3/00(2006.01) G01N 33/00(2006.01) A01H 1/00(2006.01) A01H 5/00(2018.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A01H 1/04; A01H 1/1245 (86) International application number: PCT/AU2022/051581 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/115155 (29.06.2023 Gazette 2023/26)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 23.12.2021 AU 2021904250 (71) Applicant: The Crown in Right of the State of New South Wales Acting Through Regional NSW Orange, NSW 2800 (AU)	(72) Inventors: MILGATE, Andrew William Orange, New South Wales 2800 (AU) OVENDEN, Benjamin Walter Orange, New South Wales 2800 (AU) YANG, Nannan Orange, New South Wales 2800 (AU) (74) Representative: Mewburn Ellis LLP  Aurora Building Counterslip Bristol BS1 6BX Bristol BS1 6BX (GB)