THE CORPORATIONS LAW

CHAPTER 2B - BASIC FEATURES OF A COMPANY

PART 2B.6 - NAMES

Division 1 - Selecting and using a name

SECTION 148   A COMPANY'S NAME  

148(1)  Company may use available name or ACN.  

A company may have as its name:

(a)  an available name; or

(b)  the expression ``Australian Company Number'' followed by the company's ACN.

The name must also include the words required by subsection (2) or (3).

148(2)  Limited companies.  

A limited public company must have the word ``Limited'' at the end of its name unless section 150 or 151 applies. A limited proprietary company must have the words ``Proprietary Limited'' at the end of its name.

148(3)  Unlimited proprietary companies.  

An unlimited proprietary company must have the word ``Proprietary'' at the end of its name.

148(4)  No liability companies.  

A no liability company must have the words ``No Liability'' at the end of its name.

148(5)  Public companies with ``Proprietary'' included in their name.  

A public company must not include the word ``Proprietary'' (or an abbreviation of it) in its name unless:

(a)  it was a public company before the commencement of this section; and

(b)  the word ``Proprietary'' (or an abbreviation of it) was included in its name before that commencement.