Business Names Registration Act 2011
PART 1
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PRELIMINARY
Division 2
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Definitions
SECTION 6
NOTIFIED STATE/TERRITORY REGISTERS
6(1)
A register is a notified State/Territory register if: (a) the register is maintained under the law of a referring/adopting State or an affected Territory; and (b) notice of the names of entities entered on the register is received by ASIC in electronic form from that State or Territory, and updated electronically from time to time to reflect changes in the register; and (c) the register is specified, or of a kind specified, in Schedule 1 to this Act.
6(2)
Schedule 1 to this Act has effect subject to any modifications made by the regulations to reflect changes in the registers, or kinds of registers, maintained by the States and Territories.
6(3)
If a Minister of a referring/adopting State or of an affected Territory notifies the Commonwealth Minister in writing of a proposed modification to Schedule 1 , the Commonwealth Minister must consult with all other referring/adopting States and affected Territories about the proposed modification.
6(4)
In this section:
A register is a notified State/Territory register if: (a) the register is maintained under the law of a referring/adopting State or an affected Territory; and (b) notice of the names of entities entered on the register is received by ASIC in electronic form from that State or Territory, and updated electronically from time to time to reflect changes in the register; and (c) the register is specified, or of a kind specified, in Schedule 1 to this Act.
[ CCH Note: S 6(1) will be amended by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 item 114, by substituting " the Registrar " for " ASIC " in para (b), effective 1 July 2026 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation. For application and transitional provisions, see note under s 23(2) .]
6(2)
Schedule 1 to this Act has effect subject to any modifications made by the regulations to reflect changes in the registers, or kinds of registers, maintained by the States and Territories.
6(3)
If a Minister of a referring/adopting State or of an affected Territory notifies the Commonwealth Minister in writing of a proposed modification to Schedule 1 , the Commonwealth Minister must consult with all other referring/adopting States and affected Territories about the proposed modification.
6(4)
In this section:
modifications
include additions, omissions and substitutions.
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