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  • Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 (127 of 2011)

  • Front Matter
  • 1 Short title
  • 2 Commencement
  • 3 Schedule(s)
  • 4 Dictionary
  • Schedule 1 Transitional provisions
  • Part 1 Business names registered on change-over day
  • 1 Application of this Part
  • 2 Business names registered in relation to a person trading alone before the change-over day
  • 3 Business names registered in relation to a group of persons before the change-over day
  • Part 2 Business names held on change-over day to resolve outstanding matters
  • 4 Application
  • 5 Business name held during grace period for renewal
  • 6 State or Territory may notify ASIC that registration required
  • 7 Registration
  • 8 ASIC must cease to hold name if given notice by all relevant States and Territories
  • 9 ASIC may request update on names held
  • 10 Regulations for the purposes of resolving outstanding matters
  • Part 3 Entities disqualified on registration under this Act
  • 11 Entities disqualified on registration under this Act
  • Part 4 Information-gathering for transitional purposes
  • 12 Interaction with the Australian Business Register
  • 13 ASIC may disclose information to States and Territories for transitional purposes
  • 14 ASIC may use information disclosed to it by States and Territories in making decisions
  • 15 ASIC may rely on information disclosed by States and Territories and by the Registrar of the Australian Business Register
  • 16 Correcting the Business Names Register where information available on transition deficient
  • 17 Nominating a principal place of business and address for service
  • Part 5 Distinguishing grandfathered business names that are identical or nearly identical
  • 18 Distinguishing words and expressions
  • 19 Meaning of distinguishing word or expression
  • 20 ASIC must enter distinguishing word or expression on the Business Names Register
  • 21 Name not available if identical or nearly identical to existing name accompanied by distinguishing word or expression
  • Part 6 Aligning registration periods
  • 22 Aligning registration periods
  • Part 7 Other obligations to give information to ASIC
  • 23 Notifying ASIC of bankruptcy, insolvency etc.
  • 24 Notifying ASIC of death of an entity that is an individual
  • Part 8 Preserving exemptions and protecting information
  • 25 Exemptions
  • 26 Protecting information
  • Part 9 Review
  • 27 Reviewable decisions
  • 28 Internal review of certain decisions
  • 29 Administrative review of certain decisions
  • Part 10 Miscellaneous
  • 30 Restricted words and expressions
  • 31 Limit on exercise of powers to require information
  • 32 Availability test does not apply to registrations under this Act
  • 33 Regulations
  • Schedule 2 Consequential amendments
  • Part 1 Amendments commencing on change-over day
  • A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999
  • 1 Paragraph 26(3)(d)
  • ANL Act 1956
  • 2 Section 51
  • 3 Section 55
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
  • 4 At the end of subsection 12A(1)
  • 5 After subsection 127(3)
  • 6 At the end of subsection 136(2)
  • 7 At the end of section 136
  • Bank Integration Act 1991
  • 8 Paragraph 18(2)(b)
  • 9 Subsection 18(3)
  • Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006
  • 10 Paragraph 85-5(1)(b)
  • 11 Subparagraph 85-5(2)(a)(v)
  • 12 Section 700-1
  • 13 Section 700-1 (definition of national business names register )
  • Corporations Act 2001
  • 14 Section 9
  • 15 Section 9 (definition of national business names register )
  • 16 Paragraph 147(1)(b)
  • 17 Subsection 147(5)
  • 18 Paragraph 324BB(6)(a)
  • 19 Paragraph 601DC(1)(b)
  • 20 Subsection 601DD(3)
  • Defence Service Homes Act 1918
  • 21 Paragraph 50A(2)(d)
  • Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988
  • 22 Subsection 3(1) (subparagraph (c)(iv) of the definition of account information )
  • 23 Subsection 3(1)
  • Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987
  • 24 Subsection 71(5)
  • Qantas Sale Act 1992
  • 25 Subsection 7(7) (definition of registered business name )
  • Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980
  • 26 Paragraphs 40DB(4)(c) and 40FB(3)(c)
  • Part 2 Amendment commencing on first anniversary of change-over day
  • A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999
  • 27 Paragraph 26(3)(d)

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