Business Names Registration Act 2011
[ CCH Note: Pt 8 will be repealed by No 69 of 2020 (as amended by No 35 of 2022), s 3 and Sch 1 item 280, effective 1 July 2026 or a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.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) .]
A person may lodge an application with ASIC for a copy of: (a) the entry in the Business Names Register relating to a particular business name; or (b) the entries in the Business Names Register relating to a particular entity.
60(2)
The application: (a) must be in the prescribed form; and (b) must be lodged in the prescribed manner; and (c) must be accompanied by the application fee.
60(3)
If a person lodges an application under subsection (1) , ASIC must give the person a copy of the entry or entries sought.
60(4)
However, before a copy of an entry is given to a person, ASIC must excise from it: (a) any detail which under the regulations made under subsection (5) is to be excised; and (b) any detail that ASIC is prohibited from disclosing under subsection (6) .
60(5)
The regulations may provide that details of a kind specified in the regulations are to be excised from a copy of an entry before it is given to any person, or any person of a prescribed class.
60(6)
If: (a) a person lodges with ASIC an application for a detail in relation to a business name or the person not to be disclosed; and (b) ASIC is satisfied that it is not appropriate to disclose the detail;
ASIC must not disclose the detail under this section.
60(7)
An application mentioned in paragraph (6)(a) : (a) must be in the prescribed form; and (b) must be lodged in the prescribed manner.
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