Commonwealth Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

CORPORATIONS LAW- SECT 153

Using a name and ACN on documents

 
 
(1)
A company must set out its name on all its
public documents and negotiable instruments.


(2)
Subject to sections 154 and 155, if the company's ACN is not used
in its name, the company must also set out with its name, or with 1 of the
references to its name, the expression "Australian Company Number" followed by
its ACN. If the company's name appears on 2 or more pages of the document or
instrument, this must be done on the first of those pages. 
 
 
 Note 1: If a company has a common seal, its
name and ACN must be set out on the seal (see section 123).


Note 2: A public company must display its name at its registered office. Every
company must display its name at places at which the company carries on
business and that are open to the public (see section 144).


Note 3: Section 149 provides that "ACN" is an acceptable abbreviation of
"Australian Company Number".