Corporations Act 2001
A name is available to a registrable Australian body or a foreign company unless the name is:
(a) identical (under rules set out in the regulations) to a name that is reserved or registered under this Act for another body; or
(b) identical (under rules set out in the regulations) to a name that is held or registered on the Business Names Register in respect of another individual or body who is not the person applying to have the name; or
(c) unacceptable for registration under the regulations.
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Hide history note[ CCH Note: The Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Act 2011 (Act No 172 of 2011), s 3, Sch 1[4] contained the following application provision (effective 20 April 2012):
]Application of amendments to the Corporations Act 2001
(1) The amendments made by items 15, 16, 17 and 19 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 (Act No 127 of 2011) apply in relation to the availability of names on or after the change-over day. [ CCH Note: change-over day means the day on which Part 2 of the Business Names Registration Act 2011 (Act No 126 of 2011) commences, ie 28 May 2012.]
(2) The amendments made by items 18 and 20 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 (Act No 127 of 2011) apply in relation to things done on or after the change-over day.
The Minister may consent in writing to a name being available to a registrable Australian body or foreign company even if the name is:
(a) identical to a name that is reserved or registered under this Act for another body; or
(b) unacceptable for registration under the regulations. 601DC(3)
The Minister ' s consent may be given subject to conditions.
Note: If the body or company breaches a condition, ASIC may direct it to change its name under section 601DJ.
601DC(4)The regulations may specify that a particular unacceptable name is available to a registrable Australian body or foreign company if:
(a) a specified public authority, or an instrumentality or agency of the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, a State or an internal Territory has consented to the body or company using or assuming the name; or
(b) the body or company is otherwise permitted to use or assume the name by or under a specified provision of an Act of the Commonwealth, a State or an internal Territory.
The consent of the authority, instrumentality or agency may be given subject to conditions.
Note: If the consent is withdrawn, the body or company ceases to be permitted or it breaches a condition, ASIC may direct it to change its name under section 601DJ.
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