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Companies Act 1981
Div 3Registers and Registration of Documents
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Division 3—Registers and Registration of Documents
31. Registers
32. Relodging of lost registered documents
PART III—CONSTITUTION OF COMPANIES
Division 1—Incorporation
33. Formation of companies
34. Proprietary companies
35. Registration and incorporation
36. Membership of holding company
37. Requirements as to memorandum
Division 2—Names
38. Interpretation
39. Names of particular classes of companies
40. Reservation and registration of name of intended company
41. Reservation of name of intended recognized company
42. Registration of name of recognized company
43. Reservation and registration of proposed new name of company
44. Reservation of proposed new name of recognized company
45. Registration of new name of recognized company
46. Reservation and registration of name of intended foreign company or foreign company
47. Reservation of name of intended recognized foreign company or recognized foreign company
48. Registration of name of recognized foreign company
49. Reservation and registration of proposed new name of registered foreign company
50. Reservation of proposed new name of recognized foreign company
51. Registration of new name of recognized foreign company
52. Reservation and registration of name of recognized company proposing to transfer incorporation to the Territory
53. Reservation of name of company or recognized company, proposing to transfer incorporation to participating State or Territory
54. Registration of name of recognized company after transfer of incorporation to participating State or Territory
55. Reservation and registration of name of foreign company proposing to transfer incorporation to the Territory
56. Reservation of name of foreign company proposing to transfer incorporation to participating State or Territory
57. Registration of name of foreign company that has become a recognized company after transfer of incorporation to participating State or Territory
58. Extension of reservation
59. Notification that registration of name desired in a State or another Territory
60. Registration of name of recognized company or recognized foreign company in the Territory
61. Notification that registration of name no longer desired in a participating State or Territory
62. Cancellation of registration where registration in the Territory no longer desired
63. Cancellation of registration where company or foreign company dissolved or foreign company ceases to be registered
64. Cancellation of registration where name registered by mistake
65. Change of name
66. Omission of “Limited” in names of charitable and other companies
Division 3—Powers and Status
67. Powers
68. Ultra vires transactions
69. Change of status
70. Change from public to proprietary company or from proprietary to public company
71. Default in complying with requirements as to proprietary companies
72. General provisions as to alteration of memorandum
73. Alterations of provisions of memorandum
74. Articles of association
75. Adoption of Table A or B
76. Alteration of articles
77. Memorandum and articles of companies limited by guarantee
78. Effect of memorandum and articles
79. Copies of memorandum and articles
80. Confirmation of contracts and authentication and execution of documents
81. Ratification of contracts made before formation of company
82. Prohibition of carrying on business with fewer than statutory minimum number of members