Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

CORPORATIONS (ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER) REGULATIONS 2017 (F2017L01311) - SCHEDULE 1

Note:       See sections 11 and 12.

1   Rules for ascertaining whether names are identical

                   In comparing one name with another for the purposes of paragraphs 85-5(1)(a) and (b) of the Act, the following matters are to be disregarded:

                     (a)  the use of the definite or indefinite article as the first word in one or both of those names;

                     (b)  the use of:

                              (i)  'Aboriginal corporation'; or

                             (ii)  'Torres Strait Islander corporation'; or

                            (iii)  'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation'; or

                            (iv)  'Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal corporation'; or

                             (v)  'Indigenous corporation'; or

                            (vi)  'registered native title body corporate'; or

                           (vii)  'RNTBC';

                            in one or both of those names;

                     (c)  whether a word is in the plural or singular number in one or both of those names;

                     (d)  the type, size and case of letters, the size of any numbers or other characters, and any accents, spaces between letters, numbers or characters, and punctuation marks, used in one or both of those names;

                     (e)  the fact that one name contains a word or expression in column 1 of an item in the following table and the other name contains an abbreviation for that word or expression in column 2 of the item.

2   Names unacceptable for registration

             (1)  For the purposes of paragraph 85-5(1)(c) of the Act, a name is unacceptable for registration if the name:

                     (a)  in the opinion of the Registrar, 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 subclause (3), either:

                              (i)  contains a word, phrase or an abbreviation specified in an item in the table in clause 3; or

                             (ii)  contains a word, phrase or an abbreviation having the same or a similar meaning to a word, phrase or abbreviation specified in an item in the table in clause 3; or

                     (c)  subject to subclause (4), 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; or

                             (v)  Mary MacKillop;

                            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; or

                     (g)  is, uses or includes:

                              (i)  a prescribed term; or

                             (ii)  a word resembling a prescribed term; or

                            (iii)  a word that is of like import to a prescribed term; or

                            (iv)  a prescribed term as part of another word or expression; or

                             (v)  a prescribed term in combination with other words or letters, or other symbols;

                            whether or not in English.

             (2)  For the purposes of paragraph (1)(g), the following letters, words or expressions are prescribed terms :

                     (a)  Anzac;

                     (b)  Geneva Cross, Red Crescent, Red Cross or Red Lion and Sun;

                     (c)  United Nations;

                     (d)  University.

             (3)  Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to use of the letters ADI as part of another word.

Example:    The letters adi appear in the word traditional , but paragraph (1)(b) is not intended to apply to use of the word traditional .

             (4)  Paragraph (1)(c) does not apply if the Registrar is satisfied that the word is used in a geographical context.

3   Words, phrases and abbreviations that are unacceptable for registration

                   For the purposes of paragraph 2(1)(b), the following table sets out Words, phrases and abbreviations that are unacceptable for registration.