{"id":"C2011A00172","name":"Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Act 2011","slug":"business-names-registration-application-of-consequential-amendments-act-2011","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"172 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":8264,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2011A00172-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-03-30","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Act 2011","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nBusiness Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Act 2011\n\n \n\nNo. 172, 2011\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act to deal with consequential matters in connection with the Business Names Registration Act 2011 and the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011, and for related purposes\n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Short title\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Schedule(s)\n\n4 Dictionary\n\nSchedule 1—Application of consequential amendments\n\n \n\n![](image.001.png)\n\n \n\n \n\nBusiness Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Act 2011\n\nNo. 172, 2011\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nAn Act to deal with consequential matters in connection with the Business Names Registration Act 2011 and the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011, and for related purposes\n\n[Assented to 5 December 2011]\n\nThe Parliament of Australia enacts:\n\n1  Short title\n\n  This Act may be cited as the Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Act 2011.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 5 December 2011\n- 2. Section 4 At the same time as Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 commences. 20 April 2012\n- 3. Schedule 1 At the same time as Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 commences. 20 April 2012\n\n\nNote:  This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.\n\n3  Schedule(s)\n\n  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.\n\n4  Dictionary\n\n  In this Act:\n\nASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.\n\nAustralian Business Register means the register established under section 24 of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.\n\nBusiness Names Registration Consequential Act means the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011.\n\nchange‑over day means the day on which Part 2 of the Business Names Registration Act 2011 commences.\n\nRegistrar means the Registrar of the Australian Business Register.\n\n\n\n\nSchedule 1—Application of consequential amendments\n\n \n\n1  Application of amendment to the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999\n\nThe amendment made by item 1 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration Consequential Act applies in relation to the following:\n\n (a) copies of entries in the Australian Business Register given to a person by the Registrar on or after the change‑over day;\n\n (b) applications made on or after the change‑over day for a detail not to be disclosed in a copy of an entry in the Australian Business Register.\n\n2  Application of amendments to the ANL Act 1956 and the Bank Integration Act 1991\n\nThe amendments made by items 2, 3, 8 and 9 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration Consequential Act apply in relation to things done on or after the change‑over day.\n\n3  Application of amendments to the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006\n\nThe amendments made by items 10 to 13 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration Consequential Act apply in relation to the availability of names on or after the change‑over day.\n\n4  Application of amendments to the Corporations Act 2001\n\n(1) The amendments made by items 15, 16, 17 and 19 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration Consequential Act apply in relation to the availability of names on or after the change‑over day.\n\n(2) The amendments made by items 18 and 20 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration Consequential Act apply in relation to things done on or after the change‑over day.\n\n5  Application of amendments to the Financial Transaction Reports Act 1988\n\nThe amendments made by items 22 and 23 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration Consequential Act apply in relation to accounts opened on or after the change‑over day.\n\n6  Application of amendments to the Defence Service Homes Act 1918, the Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987 and the Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980\n\nThe amendments made by items 21, 24 and 26 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration Consequential Act apply in relation to the use of names on or after the change‑over day.\n\n7  Application of amendment to the Qantas Sale Act 1992\n\nThe amendment made by item 25 of Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration Consequential Act applies on and after the change‑over day.\n\n \n\n \n\n [Minister’s second reading speech made in—\n\nSenate on 3 November 2011\n\nHouse of Representatives on 23 November 2011]\n\n(225/11)\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This Act is narrowly drafted to accomplish a single, technical purpose: to apply consequential amendments tied to the new business-names regime at the correct times and in relation to specified acts and dealings. It does not broaden the original purpose beyond that narrow consequential-application function. The content confines itself to timing, definitions, and mapping of consequential amendments (section 4 and Schedule 1) rather than adding substantive policy or new regulatory burdens beyond what the companion Acts create."},"complexity_factors":["Very short Act (4 sections + one Schedule).","Only 5 defined terms in the Dictionary (ASIC; Australian Business Register; Business Names Registration Consequential Act; change‑over day; Registrar).","Schedule 1 contains 7 application items mapping consequences to other Acts, increasing cross-referencing complexity.","Heavy cross-references to items in Schedule 2 of the companion Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 (items numbered e.g. 1,2,3,8–26).","Timing dependence on a single ‘change‑over day’ (ties commencement to part of another Act), introducing conditional temporal logic.","No nested exceptions or multi-layered conditional rules within this Act itself (keeps internal logic simple)."],"plain_english_summary":"This technical Act fixes when and how a package of consequential amendments tied to the new business‑names regime take effect, linking their operation to the change‑over day and the ABR Registrar. It defines key terms and schedules which existing statutes and transactions (e.g. ABR copies, name‑availability checks, account openings) are covered. It mainly affects the ABR Registrar, ASIC, agencies and businesses or intermediaries that use business‑name data, reducing legal uncertainty while shifting implementation and compliance costs onto registries and service providers."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly the function described in its title and long title: applying consequential amendments from related legislation. It has not expanded beyond this technical, timing-related purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Very short statute (only 7 operative sections plus definitions)","Minimal defined terms (only 4: ASIC, Australian Business Register, Business Names Registration Consequential Act, change‑over day, Registrar)","No nested conditional logic or exceptions — each section simply states 'these amendments apply on or after the change‑over day' with minor variations (e.g., 'availability of names' vs 'things done' vs 'accounts opened')","Heavy reliance on external references — the Act does nothing on its own; it merely activates amendments contained in a separate Act (Schedule 2 to the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011)","No substantive policy content — purely mechanical timing provisions"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act is a technical 'mopping up' law that activates changes made by another piece of legislation (the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011).\n\n**What it does:**\n- It tells **when** specific amendments to other laws actually start working — specifically, amendments that were made to laws like the Corporations Act 2001, the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999, and several others.\n- It uses a trigger date called the **\"change‑over day\"** — the day when the main Business Names Registration Act 2011 started operating (28 May 2012).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Businesses registering or changing their business names.\n- Government agencies like ASIC (the corporate regulator) and the Australian Business Register.\n- Anyone interacting with the Australian Business Register — for example, people requesting copies of business entries or asking to keep details private.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nWithout this Act, the amendments made by the Transitional and Consequential Provisions Act wouldn't know when to apply. This Act provides the 'start date' rules, ensuring a smooth switch from the old state-based business names system to the new national system. It prevents legal confusion about whether old or new rules apply to specific actions."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-application-of-consequential-amendments-act-2011","history":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-application-of-consequential-amendments-act-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-application-of-consequential-amendments-act-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-application-of-consequential-amendments-act-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-application-of-consequential-amendments-act-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/business-names-registration-application-of-consequential-amendments-act-2011/documents"}}