A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999
To get an *ABN, *you must apply to the *Registrar to be registered in the *Australian Business Register.
Note 1:
You may apply yourself or someone may apply on your behalf.
Note 2:
If you are registered, you will be allocated an ABN and your ABN will be entered in the Register (see subsection 11(1) ).
[ CCH Note: S 9(1) will be amended by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 items 22 - 24, by omitting " in the *Australian Business Register " , substituting " Note " for " Note 1 " and repealing note 2, effective 1 July 2026 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation. For application and transitional provisions, see note under s 9A(2) .]
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*Your application must be in the *approved form.
[ CCH Note: S 9(2) will be amended by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 item 25, by substituting " meet any requirements of the *data standards " for " be in the *approved form " , effective 1 July 2026 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation. For application and transitional provisions, see note under s 9A(2) .]
9(3)
That form may request, but not compel, *you to provide your *TFN or that of an *associate.
Note:
Including a TFN in an application will not be an offence against subsection 8WB(1) of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (see paragraph 8WB(1A)(a) of that Act).
[ CCH Note: S 9(3) will be amended by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 item 26, by substituting " The *Registrar " for " That form " , effective 1 July 2026 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation. For application and transitional provisions, see note under s 9A(2) .]
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