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Corporations Regulations 1990
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## 6203
For paragraph 147 (1) (c) or 601DC (1) (c) of the Corporations Law, a name is unacceptable for registration if the name:
(a) in the opinion of ASIC, is undesirable, or likely to be offensive to:
(i) members of the public; or
(ii) members of any section of the public; or
(b) subject to rule 6204:
(i) contains a word or phrase specified in an item in Part 3, or an abbreviation of that word or phrase; or
(ii) a word or phrase or an abbreviation having the same or a similar meaning; or
(c) subject to rule 6205, includes the word “Commonwealth” or “Federal”; or
(d) in the context in which it is proposed to be used, suggests a connection with:
(i) the Crown; or
(ii) the Commonwealth Government; or
(iii) the Government of a State or Territory; or
(iv) a municipal or other local authority; or
(v) the Government of any other part of the Queen’s dominions, possessions or territories; or
(vi) a department, authority or instrumentality of the Commonwealth Government; or
(vii) a department, authority or instrumentality of the Government of a State or Territory; or
(viii) the government of a foreign country;
if that connection does not exist; or
(e) in the context in which it is proposed to be used, suggests a connection with:
(i) a member of the Royal Family; or
(ii) the receipt of Royal patronage; or
(iii) an ex-servicemen’s organisation; or
(iv) Sir Donald Bradman;
if that connection does not exist; or
(f) in the context in which it is proposed to be used, suggests that the members of an organisation are totally or partially incapacitated if those members are not so affected.