Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999 (44 of 1999)

Schedule 3   Amendment of the Corporations Law

Part 2   Consequential amendments

33   At the end of section 147

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(4) The regulations may specify that a particular unacceptable name is available to a company if:

(a) a specified public authority, or an instrumentality or agency of the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, a State or the Capital Territory has consented to the company using or assuming the name; or

(b) the company is otherwise permitted to use or assume the name by or under:

(i) an Act of the Commonwealth, a State or the Capital Territory; or

(ii) a specified provision of an Act of the Commonwealth, a State or the Capital Territory.

The consent of the authority, instrumentality or agency may be given subject to conditions.

Note: If the consent is withdrawn, the company ceases to be permitted or the company breaches a condition, ASIC may direct it to change its name under section 158.