Business Names Registration Act 2011
ASIC must register the business name to the entity if ASIC is satisfied that: (a) the entity has an ABN; and (b) the registration fee has been paid; and (c) the name is available to the entity; and (d) the entity is not disqualified.
[ CCH Note: S 24(1) will be amended by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 items 122 and 123, by substituting " The Registrar " for " ASIC " (first occurring) and " if the Registrar " for " if ASIC " , 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) .]
24(2)
ASIC may request the entity in writing to give ASIC, within the period specified in the request, information or a document that is of a kind specified in the request and that ASIC needs to be satisfied of the matters mentioned in subsection (1) .
[ CCH Note: S 24(2) will be substituted by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 item 124, 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) . S 24(2) will read:
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24(2)
The Registrar may request the entity to give the Registrar, within the period specified in the request, such information as is required by the data standards.
24(3)
If the entity does not comply with the request within the time specified, ASIC may refuse the application.
[ CCH Note: S 24(3) will be amended by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 item 125, by substituting " the Registrar " for " ASIC " , 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) .]
24(4)
Subsection (3) does not limit the grounds on which ASIC may refuse an application to register a business name to an entity.
[ CCH Note: S 24(4) will be amended by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 item 125, by substituting " the Registrar " for " ASIC " , 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) .]
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