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These regulations set out what information must appear on the Australian Business Register, the fee structure for getting copies or certified extracts, and which details must be shown on those copies. They apply to entities that hold an Australian Business Number (companies, trusts, businesses, public officers and similar) and affect how easily and cheaply anyone — including the entity itself — can access official business-register information.
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Direct links to the current provisions in A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Regulations 2020.
This instrument is the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Regulations 2020.
This instrument is made under the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) ABN;
(b) Australian Business Register;
(c) entity;
(d) Registrar.
In this instrument:
ACN has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
Act means the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.
ARBN has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
Business Names Register means the Business Names Register established and maintained under section 22 of the Business Names Registration Act 2011.
For the purposes of paragraph 25(2)(b) of the Act, the following details to be entered in the Australian Business Register in relation to an entity are prescribed: (a) any business name registered to the entity on the Business Names Register; (b) the entity’s principal place of business; (c) the kind of entity registered on the Register; (d) the industry classification code for the business conducted by the entity, by reference to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2006 published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as in force or existing at the time when this instrument commences; (e) the following details (if any) that apply to the entity: (i) if the entity has an ACN—the ACN; (ii) if the entity has an ARBN—the ARBN; (iii) if the entity has a public officer (within the meaning of section 252 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936)—the name of the public officer; (iv) if the entity is a trust—the name of the trustee or the names of the trustees; (v) if the entity has an email address—the email address; (vi) if the entity’s ABN is changed under section 17 of the Act—the date the change takes effect; (vii) if the entity’s registration in the Australian Business Register is cancelled under section 18 of the Act—the date the cancellation takes effect.
(1) For the purposes of subsections 26(1) and 27(4) of the Act, this section prescribes the fee for the following: (a) a copy of an entry in the Australian Business Register; (b) a certified copy of, or extract from, the Australian Business Register. (2) The fee is the sum of: (a) $20 for the first page of the copy, certified copy or extract; and (b) $0.10 per page for any subsequent page. (3) However, the fee for a single copy of an entry in the Register is nil if the copy is given to the entity to which the entry relates. (4) The Registrar may reduce or waive the fee mentioned in subsection (2) if the payment of the fee would impose financial hardship on the payer.
For the purposes of paragraph 26(3)(k) of the Act, the following details are prescribed: (a) if the entity’s ABN is changed under section 17 of the Act—the date the change takes effect; (b) if the entity’s registration in the Australian Business Register is cancelled under section 18 of the Act—the date the cancellation takes effect; (c) a name used for business purposes by the entity that appeared in the entry immediately before Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 commenced.
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This instrument is the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Regulations 2020.
This instrument is made under the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) ABN;
(b) Australian Business Register;
(c) entity;
(d) Registrar.
In this instrument:
ACN has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
Act means the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.
ARBN has the meaning given by section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
Business Names Register means the Business Names Register established and maintained under section 22 of the Business Names Registration Act 2011.
For the purposes of paragraph 25(2)(b) of the Act, the following details to be entered in the Australian Business Register in relation to an entity are prescribed: (a) any business name registered to the entity on the Business Names Register; (b) the entity’s principal place of business; (c) the kind of entity registered on the Register; (d) the industry classification code for the business conducted by the entity, by reference to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2006 published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as in force or existing at the time when this instrument commences; (e) the following details (if any) that apply to the entity: (i) if the entity has an ACN—the ACN; (ii) if the entity has an ARBN—the ARBN; (iii) if the entity has a public officer (within the meaning of section 252 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936)—the name of the public officer; (iv) if the entity is a trust—the name of the trustee or the names of the trustees; (v) if the entity has an email address—the email address; (vi) if the entity’s ABN is changed under section 17 of the Act—the date the change takes effect; (vii) if the entity’s registration in the Australian Business Register is cancelled under section 18 of the Act—the date the cancellation takes effect.
(1) For the purposes of subsections 26(1) and 27(4) of the Act, this section prescribes the fee for the following: (a) a copy of an entry in the Australian Business Register; (b) a certified copy of, or extract from, the Australian Business Register. (2) The fee is the sum of: (a) $20 for the first page of the copy, certified copy or extract; and (b) $0.10 per page for any subsequent page. (3) However, the fee for a single copy of an entry in the Register is nil if the copy is given to the entity to which the entry relates. (4) The Registrar may reduce or waive the fee mentioned in subsection (2) if the payment of the fee would impose financial hardship on the payer.
For the purposes of paragraph 26(3)(k) of the Act, the following details are prescribed: (a) if the entity’s ABN is changed under section 17 of the Act—the date the change takes effect; (b) if the entity’s registration in the Australian Business Register is cancelled under section 18 of the Act—the date the cancellation takes effect; (c) a name used for business purposes by the entity that appeared in the entry immediately before Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 commenced.