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BUSINESS NAMES ACT 2007 (NO 1 OF 2007)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--INTRODUCTION
Division 1 -- Preliminary matters
1. Short title
2. Commencement
Division 2 -- Interpretation
3. Definitions
4. Conducting business in Territory
5. Registered person
6. Declared offences for Criminal Code
Division 3 -- Application of Act
7. Effect of contravention of Act
8. Person appointed to conduct business
PART 2--REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES
Division 1 -- Requirement for registration of business names
9. Certain business names to be registered
Division 2 -- Registration process
10. Application for registration
11. Decision on application
12. Refusal of application – general
13. Refusal of application – undesirable or prohibited names
14. Duration of registration
Division 3 -- Renewal of registration
15. Notice of renewal
16. Application for renewal of registration
17. Renewal of registration
18. Re-using expired business name
Division 4 -- Change in particulars of registration
19. Notice of change in particulars
20. Notice of ceasing to conduct business under name
21. Display of business name
22. Display of certificate of registration
23. Signing of notices
24. Commissioner may require statutory declaration
25. Commissioner may require information or document
26. Registered person not conducting business under business name
27. Failure to give notice of change in particulars
28. Undesirable or prohibited name
29. Deregistered corporation
30. Notice of cancellation
31. Re-using expired business name
32. Revocation of cancellation
PART 3--LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND EVIDENTIARY MATTERS
Division 1 -- Appeals
33. Who may appeal
34. Hearing procedure
35. Operation and implementation of decision
36. Decision on appeal
37. Costs
Division 2 -- Offences
38. Misleading information
39. Misleading documents
40. Liability of executive officers of corporations
41. Confidential information
42. Default penalty
Division 3 -- Evidentiary matters
43. Evidence of conducting business under name
44. Judicial notice
45. Evidence of registration or non-registration
Division 4 -- General matters
46. Proceedings against persons under business name
47. Disability of persons in default
PART 4--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
48. Prohibited names
49. Register of business names
50. Public access to register
51. Commissioner may correct errors
52. Duplicate certificate of registration
53. Approved forms
PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
54. Regulations
PART 6--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS FOR BUSINESS NAMES ACT
Division 1 -- Repeals
55. Repeals
Division 2 -- Transitional matters
56. Definitions
57. Register
58. Registered business names
59. Certificate of registration
60. Application for registration or renewal of registration
61. Resident agents
62. General transitional provision
63. Interpretation Act not affected
PART 7--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
Division 1 -- Amendment of Acts
Subdivision 1 -- Companies (Unclaimed Assets and Moneys) Act
64. Act amended
65. Amendment of section 5 (Definitions)
66. Amendment of section 6 (Unclaimed assets in hands of liquidator)
Subdivision 2 -- Partnership Act
67. Act amended
68. Amendment of section 57 (Registration)
Division 2 -- Amendment of subordinate legislation
Subdivision 1 -- Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Travel Agents) Regulations
69. Regulations amended
70. Amendment of regulation 3 (Application for licence)
71. Amendment of Schedule 1
Subdivision 2 -- Local Court Rules
72. Rules amended
73. Amendment of rule 1.09 (Definitions)
74. Amendment of rule 6.05 (Personal service on firm or company)
Subdivision 3 -- Private Security (Security Firms) Regulations
75. Regulations amended
76. Amendment of Schedule
Subdivision 4 -- Small Claims Rules
77. Rules amended
78. Amendment of rule 1.06 (Definitions)
79. Amendment of rule 6.05 (Personal service on firm or company)
80. Amendment of Schedule 1
Subdivision 5 -- Work Health Court Rules
81. Rules amended
82. Amendment of rule 1.08 (Interpretation)
83. Amendment of rule 4.05 (Personal service on firm or company)
Division 3 -- Expiry of Part
84. Expiry
SCHEDULE
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