Enhanced Support: Australia (AU)

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is the corporate, markets and financial services regulator, and registrar of companies for Australia (AU). Diligent Entities works together with ASIC to assist clients with their entity management needs.

The following sections detail which entity and document types are supported within Diligent Entities for clients engaging with ASIC:

Company Types

The following Company Types are supported within Diligent Entities specifically for Australia:

  • Proprietary Limited
  • Proprietary Unlimited
  • Public No Liability Company

The following Company Types are supported within Diligent Entities and are applicable to Australia:

  • Limited Partnership
  • Partnership
  • Public Company Limited by Guarantee
  • Public Company Unlimited with Shares
  • Public Limited Company
  • Public Company
  • Private Company

The Committee entity type is also supported.

Forms

The following table lists:

Paper Forms (Manual Entry): Paper forms that are available within, but not generated by, the Diligent Entities application must be manually filled in. These will be located in the Form Fill section (Working Documents/Document Store > Form Fill).

Paper Forms (Auto-generated): Paper forms that are automatically generated within Diligent Entities specifically for Australia. They can be filed/submitted to ASIC in paper format.

The presence of an * indicates that the form is partially automated.

Forms (E-file): Forms that are supported for e-filing within Diligent Entities and can be filed to ASIC.

If a form can be e-filed, unless otherwise stated, it is also automatically generated within the application.

Form

Description

Paper

(Manual Entry)

Paper

(Auto-generated)

E-Filing

104

Lodgement of Documents

201

Application for Registration as an Australian Company

202

Application for Registration of a Body Corporate as a Company

205A

Notification of Resolution (Change of Company Name)

206

Application for Change of Company Type

207Z

Compliance with Stamp Duty Law

208

Notification of details of shares issued other than for cash

211

Notification of Division or Conversion of Classes of Shares

280

Notification of Share Buy-Back Details

281

Notice of Intention to Carry out a Share Buy-Back

313

Notification of Address in Australian of Information Relating to Financial Records Kept Outside Australia

315

Notification of Resignation, Removal or Cessation of Auditor

361

Notification of a Registered Agent Ceasing to Act for a Company

362

Notification by a Company to Nominate or Appoint a Registered Agent

362

Notification by a Company of death of Registered Agent

362

Notification by a Company to Remove or Cease a Registered Agent

362

Notification by a Company of Resignation of a Registered Agent

370

Notification by Officeholder of Resignation or Retirement

378

Application to use an Alternative Address

379

Application for suppression of Residential Address

388

Copy of Financial Statements and Reports

401

Application for Registration of a registrable Australian Body

402

Application for Registration as a Foreign Company

403

Verification of Copy of Document Authorising, on Behalf of a Foreign Company, Execution of a Document Appointing a Local Agent

404

Notification of Change to Agent of a Foreign Company

405

Statement to Verify Financial Statements of a Foreign Company

406

Annual Return of a Foreign Company

409

Notification of Change to Details of a Foreign Company or a Registered Australian Body

410

Application for Reservation of a Name

480

Annual Statement (Received)

484

Change to Company Details

484 - Section A1

Change of Principal Place of Business

484 - Section A1

Change of Registered Office

484 - Section A2

Change of Name of Officeholder/Member

484 - Section B1

Appointment of Officeholders

484 - Section B2

Resignation of Officeholders

484 - Section B2

Replacement of Officeholders

484 - Section B2

Removal of Officeholders

484 - Section B2

Death of Officeholders

484 - Section C2

Allotment of Shares

484 - Section C3

Share Cancellation

484 - Section C4

Transfer of Shares

485

Statement in Relation to Company Solvency

488

Application to Change the Review Date of a Company or Registered Scheme

488

Notification of Change of Registered Office or Office Hours of a Registered Body

490

Notification of Change to Directors of a Registered Body

491

Change to Scheme Details

492 *

Notification of Corrections

909

Office at Which Register is Kept

Address of Register of Charges

Address of Register Debentures

Address of Debenture Holders for Non-Companies

Address of Register of Members

Address of Register of Options

911

Verification or Certification of a Document

2205*

Notification of Resolutions Regarding Shares

2501

Application for Extension of Time to Hold Annual General Meeting

2560

Notification of Reduction in Share Capital Details

5112

Application for consent from ASIC to remove compliance plan auditor

5113

Application for consent from ASIC to resign as compliance plan auditor

5114

Notification of request by responsible entity to change compliance plan auditor

5132

Application for Consent from ASIC for Resignation or Removal of Scheme Auditor

5133

Notification of Resignation, Removal or Cessation of a Registered Scheme Auditor

5137

Appointment of Scheme Auditor

6010

Voluntary Deregistration of a Company

FS70

Profit and Loss Statement and Balance Sheet

FS71

Audit Report

INV

Invoice from ASIC (Received)

RA01

Notification to Register, Change Details of, or Cease as an Agent

RA17

Request for Data Amendment Report

RA18

Data Amendment Report (Received)

RA53

Authorise X509 Certificate

RA54

Update X509 Certificate (Received)

RA56

Advice of ASIC Processing Status

RA58

Request X509 Certificate Authorities List

RA61

Request Review Date Report

RA62

Review Date Report (Received)

RA63

Request Company Debt Report for a specified Company

RA64

Company Debt Report (Received)

RA65

Request Documents Lodged Report/Electronic Filing List

RA66

Document Lodged Report/Electronic Filing List (Received)

RA67

Request Company Debt Report

RA68

Company Debt Report (Received)

RA71

Request for Company Details - (Electronic Filing Data Download)

RA72

Data Download - Company Statement (Received)

RA72C

Data Download Comparison Report

RC05

ASIC Correspondence (Received)

STF

Stock Transfer Form for Non-Market Transactions

-

Board Minutes to Convene Annual Meeting

-

Automatic Board Meeting Minutes

-

Minutes of an Annual General Meeting

-

Notice of an Annual General Meeting

-

Short Notice of an Annual General Meeting

-

Board Minutes for the Bonus Issue of Shares

-

Board Minutes to Change Company Name

-

Notice of GM to Change Company Name

-

Written Form Resolution to Change Company Name

-

Debenture Certificate

-

Ordinary Type Dividend Voucher

-

Preference Type Dividend Voucher

-

Dividend Vouchers

-

Board Meeting Minutes

-

Board Meeting Minutes to Convene GM

-

GM Minutes to Approve Resolutions

-

GM Minutes to Approve Resolutions Unanimously

-

Short Notice of GM to Pass Resolution(s)

-

Guarantee Certificate

-

Letter of Application on Allotment

-

Letter of Consent

-

Letter of Resignation (ASIC EF Format)

-

Letter of Resignation

-

Board Minutes to Re-designate Shares

-

Notice of GM to Re-designate Shares

-

Resolution to Re-designate Shares

-

Written Form Resolution to Re-designate Shares

-

Share Certificate

-

Share Certificate (Fast Print)

-

Board Minutes to Consolidate/Subdivide Shares

-

Notice of GM to Consolidate/Subdivide Shares

-

Ordinary Resolution to Consolidate/Subdivide Shares

-

Written Form Resolution to Consolidate/Subdivide Shares

-

Share Certificates

-

Company Statement (Batch)

-

Company Statement

-

Register of Members