Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CORPORATIONS (ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER) ACT 2006 - SECT 85.1

  (1)   The requirements concerning an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation's name are set out in the following subsections.

  (2)   The corporation may have as its name:

  (a)   a name that is available (see section   85 - 5); or

  (b)   the expression "Indigenous Corporation Number" followed by the corporation's ICN.

  (3)   The corporation must have as part of its name one of the following sets of words:

  (a)   "Aboriginal corporation";

  (b)   "Torres Strait Islander corporation";

  (c)   "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation";

  (d)   "Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal corporation";

  (e)   "Indigenous corporation".

  (4)   If the corporation is a registered native title body corporate, then the corporation must also have as part of its name the words "registered native title body corporate".

  (5)   If abbreviations are used in its name, the corporation must use only the abbreviations that are acceptable (see section   85 - 10).

  (6)   If the corporation is not a registered native title body corporate the corporation must not:

  (a)   have the term "registered native title body corporate" as part of its name; or

  (b)   include the abbreviation "RNTBC" in its name.

  (7)   The requirements must be met by an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation at all times after registration.

Note:   The requirements must be complied with on registration of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation (see section   29 - 25).