Corporations Act 2001
The abbreviations set out in the following table may be used:
(a) instead of words that this Act requires to be part of a company's name or to be included in a document or on a company's common seal; and
(b) instead of words that are part of a company's name; and
(c) with or without full stops.
| Acceptable abbreviations | [ operative table ] | |
| Word | Abbreviation | |
| 1 | Company | Co or Coy |
| 2 | Proprietary | Pty |
| 3 | Limited | Ltd |
| 4 | No Liability | NL |
| 5 | Australian | Aust |
| 6 | Number | No |
| 7 | and | & |
| 8 | Australian Company Number | ACN |
| 9 | Australian Business Number | ABN |
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