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Corporations Act 2001

119Company comes into existence on registration

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#### 119 Company comes into existence on registration A company comes into existence as a body corporate at the beginning of the day on which it is registered. The company’s name is the name specified in the certificate of registration. > Note: The company remains in existence until it is deregistered (see Chapter 5A).

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