ASIC
Identical Names Check
Australian Securities & Investments Commission
Check availability of a proposed company name
Check the availability of a proposed name of a company
Company name
Important Notice
This service is provided solely for general information only. The provision of this service does not guarantee that a name found not to be identical to any protected name currently on the ASIC database will be a name acceptable to ASIC under the provisions of the Corporations Law and/or Corporations Regulations. Accordingly, ASIC will not be liable for the consequences of any action or activity undertaken, or expense incurred, by a party seeking to rely upon this service as granting them entitlement to use a name.
Please note that this is a summary giving you the basic information you need. It does not cover the whole of the relevant law and is not a substitute for professional advice.
Moreover, because it avoids legal language wherever possible there may be some generalisations about the application of the law. Some provisions of the law referred to have exceptions or important qualifications. In most cases your particular circumstances need to be taken into account when determining how the law applies to you.
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