🇦🇺 Australia · Company Registration
Entity types, registration process, required documents, costs, and official registries.
Companies are registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), which issues an Australian Company Number (ACN); an Australian Business Number (ABN) is then obtained from the Australian Business Register.
- ASIC registers the company and issues the ACN; a proprietary limited (Pty Ltd) is the common form.
- An ABN from the Australian Business Register is used for tax, GST and invoicing.
- Company details are searchable on the ASIC registers.
Official authorities
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
Company registration and corporate regulation.
- Australian Business Register (ABN)
Australian Business Number registration.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Australian Government — Australian Government's official entry point — quick access to all department services
- Dept of Home Affairs — Student/work visas, skilled migration (189/190/491 subclasses), and citizenship applications
- Australian Tax Office (ATO) — TFN application, tax refunds, GST, superannuation, and personal income tax lodgment