{"id":"business-names-national-uniform-legislation-request-act-2011","name":"Business Names (National Uniform Legislation) Request Act 2011","slug":"business-names-national-uniform-legislation-request-act-2011","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29883,"registerId":"nt-business-names-national-uniform-legislation-request-act-2011-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Business Names (National Uniform Legislation) Request Act 2011","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nBUSINESS NAMES (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REQUEST\nACT 2011\nAs in force at 21 December 2011\nTable of provisions\n1 Short title ......................................................................................... 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Definition.......................................................................................... 1\n4 Request for Commonwealth legislation ........................................... 1\n5 Operation of Act............................................................................... 2\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nThis reprint shows the Act as in force at 21 December 2011. Any\namendments that commence after that date are not included.\n____________________\nBUSINESS NAMES (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REQUEST\nACT 2011\nAn Act to request the Parliament of the Commonwealth to enact legislation\nrelating to the registration and use of business names\n1 Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Business Names (National Uniform\nLegislation) Request Act 2011.\n2 Commencement\nThis Act commences on the day fixed by the Administrator by\nGazette notice.\n3 Definition\nIn this Act:\ntabled text means the text of the following proposed Bills for\nCommonwealth Acts as tabled in the House of Assembly of\nTasmania on 5 July 2011 by or on behalf of the Minister introducing\nthe Bill for the Business Names (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2011\nof that State in that House of Assembly:\n(a) Business Names Registration Bill 2011;\n(b) Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential\nProvisions) Bill 2011.\n4 Request for Commonwealth legislation\nThe Legislative Assembly requests the Parliament of the\nCommonwealth to enact Acts in, or substantially in, the terms of the\ntabled text.\n\n5 Operation of Act\nThis Act does not affect the operation of any law of the\nCommonwealth made in accordance with the request made by this\nAct or in accordance with a law of a State referring the power to\nmake a law in, or substantially in, the terms of the tabled text.\nBusiness Names (National Uniform Legislation) Request Act 2011 2\n\nENDNOTES\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nBusiness Names (National Uniform Legislation) Request Act 2011 (Act No. 31, 2011)\nAssent date 15 November 2011\nCommenced 21 December 2011 (Gaz G51, 21 December 2012, p 2)\nBusiness Names (National Uniform Legislation) Request Act 2011 3","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: formally requesting Commonwealth legislation for national business name registration. It has not expanded beyond this narrow procedural function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short statute (only 5 operative sections across 3 pages)","Single defined term ('tabled text') with straightforward definition","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","No cross-references to other legislation (except incidental reference to Commonwealth Acts and Tasmanian Bills)","Simple, declaratory language throughout","Purpose is purely procedural (making a formal request) rather than creating substantive rights or obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"The Northern Territory Legislative Assembly formally asks the Commonwealth Parliament to enact national laws for business name registration, citing the Business Names Registration Bill 2011 and its Transitional and Consequential Provisions Bill. By referring power to the Commonwealth, this enables a single national register administered by ASIC, simplifying registration for sole traders, partnerships and companies operating across multiple states and territories."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act does not alter the original scope: it formally requests the Commonwealth to enact laws in the terms of the specified Tasmanian bills and leaves substantive legal effects to any subsequent Commonwealth or State laws enacted under that request (s3–s5). It neither imposes regulatory obligations itself nor expands beyond asking for the tabled text to be enacted."},"complexity_factors":["Very short statute: five sections only (clear structure and limited content).","Primary operation is a political/legal request rather than substantive regulation (low internal legal complexity).","Relies on external \"tabled text\" (two Tasmanian bills) for substantive content, requiring cross-reference to understand actual rules (intertextual complexity).","Cross‑jurisdictional mechanics: asks Commonwealth action and acknowledges State/Commonwealth interaction (coordination complexity).","Uses broad phrase \"substantially in\" the tabled text, which could create interpretive questions if enacted differently by the Commonwealth."],"plain_english_summary":"This Act asks the Commonwealth Parliament to pass national laws governing registration and use of business names by requesting Acts substantially in the terms of two Tasmanian bills called the ‘tabled text’ (s3–s4). It does not itself create business obligations; if the Commonwealth enacts the requested laws those new rules will impose registration and compliance duties on businesses (s4–s5). The Administrator fixes when this Request Act starts (s2)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/business-names-national-uniform-legislation-request-act-2011","history":"/api/acts/business-names-national-uniform-legislation-request-act-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/business-names-national-uniform-legislation-request-act-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/business-names-national-uniform-legislation-request-act-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/business-names-national-uniform-legislation-request-act-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/business-names-national-uniform-legislation-request-act-2011/documents"}}