Corporations Act 2001

CHAPTER 2B - BASIC FEATURES OF A COMPANY

PART 2B.6 - NAMES

Division 2 - Changing a company's name

SECTION 159 ASIC ' S POWER TO INCLUDE " LIMITED " IN COMPANY ' S NAME

[ CCH Note: S 159 heading will be amended by No 69 of 2020, s 3, Sch 1[471], by substituting " POWER " for " ASIC ' S POWER " , (effective 1 July 2026 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation).]

159(1)
ASIC may change a company ' s name so that it includes the word Limited by altering the details of the company ' s registration to reflect the change if:

(a) the company contravenes any of the requirements or prohibitions in its constitution referred to in subsection 150(1) ; or

(b) the company modifies its constitution to remove any of those requirements or prohibitions; or

(c) ASIC revokes a licence referred to in section 151 that applies to the company.

[ CCH Note: S 159(1) will be amended by No 69 of 2020, s 3, Sch 1[472] and [ 473], by substituting " The Registrar " for " ASIC " and " the Registrar " for " ASIC " in para (c) (effective 1 July 2026 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation).]

159(2)
The change of name takes effect when ASIC alters the details of the company ' s registration.

[ CCH Note: S 159(2) will be amended by No 69 of 2020, s 3, Sch 1[474], by substituting " the Registrar " for " ASIC " , (effective 1 July 2026 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation).]

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