Business Names Registration Act 2011
[ CCH Note: Pt 4 heading will be amended by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 item 170, 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) .]
[ CCH Note: S 36 heading will be amended by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 item 176, 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) .]
If an entity becomes disqualified after registration of a business name to the entity, the entity must immediately lodge with ASIC notice of the disqualification.
[ CCH Note: S 36(1) will be amended by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 item 177, by substituting " notify the Registrar " for " lodge with ASIC notice " , 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) .]
36(2)
The notice: (a) must be in the prescribed form; and (b) must be lodged in the prescribed manner.
[ CCH Note: S 36(2) will be substituted by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 item 178, 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 36(2) will read:
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36(2)
The notification must meet any requirements of the data standards.
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