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 88 - How is a corporation ' s name changed?  

SECTION 88-25   EFFECT OF NAME CHANGE  

88-25(1)    
The changing of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation ' s name does not:

(a)    create a new legal entity; or

(b)    affect the corporation ' s existing property, rights or obligations; or

(c)    render defective any legal proceedings by or against the corporation.

88-25(2)    
Any legal proceedings that could have been continued or begun by or against the corporation in its former name may be continued or begun by or against it in its new name.