Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

CHAPTER 3 - BASIC FEATURES OF AN ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CORPORATION  

PART 3-4 - NAMES  

Division 85 - What names may a corporation have?  

SECTION 85-15   USING A NAME AND ICN ON DOCUMENTS  

85-15(1)    
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation must set out its name on all its public documents and negotiable instruments.

85-15(2)    
Subject to sections 85-20 and 85-25 , if the corporation ' s ICN is not used in its name, the corporation must also set out with its name, or with one of the references to its name, the expression " Indigenous Corporation Number " followed by the corporation ' s ICN.

85-15(3)    
If the corporation ' s name appears on 2 or more pages of the document or instrument, this must be done on the first of those pages.

Note 1:

If an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation has a common seal, its name and ICN must be set out on the seal (see section 42-25 ).

Note 2:

An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation that is registered as a large corporation must display its name at its registered office and at places at which the corporation carries on business (see section 112-15 ).

Note 3:

Section 85-10 provides that " ICN " is an acceptable abbreviation of " Indigenous Corporation Number " .

85-15(4)    
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation commits an offence if it contravenes subsection (1) , (2) or (3) .

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

85-15(5)    
An offence against subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:

For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .