Business Names Registration Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 88

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Business Names Registration Act 2011.

Dated 24 May 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

BERNIE RIPOLL

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer

1 Name of regulation

  This regulation is the Business Names Registration Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  This regulation commences on 28 May 2012.

3 Amendment of Business Names Registration Regulations 2011

  Schedule 1 amends the Business Names Registration Regulations 2011.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] Paragraph 9 (e)

omit

if the entry identifies a notified successor that ASIC believes is not itself an entity —

[2] Subregulation 10 (2)

omit

However, if:

insert

If:

[3] After subregulation 10 (2)

insert

 (3) ASIC must not make information publically available if it is prevented from disclosing the information under subsection 60 (6) of the Act.

[4] Regulation 13

omit

subsection 28 (2)

insert

subsections 27 (2) and 28 (2)

[5] After regulation 14

insert

15 Modifications of the Act

  For subsection 6 (2) of the Act, Schedule 1 to the Act applies as if it were modified by Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Modifications of the Act

(regulation 15)

1 Schedule 1, after paragraph 3 (c)

insert

 (ca) the register of limited partnerships established under the Partnership Act 1891 of Queensland;

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