Australian Government

Federal Register of Legislation

Business Names Registration (Availability of Names) Determination 2015

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Department of the Treasury

This item is authorised by the following title:

Business Names Registration Act 2011

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F2020C01133 C01

28 November 2020 - 25 November 2022

Table of contents

Part 1 Preliminary
Part 2 Rules for determining whether business names are identical or nearly identical to other names
- Division 1 Rules for determining whether business names are identical or nearly identical to names other than company names
- Division 2 Rules for determining whether business names are identical or nearly identical to company names
  - 7 Determining if business names are identical or nearly identical to company names
Part 3 Kinds of name that are undesirable
- 8 Characteristics to be considered
Part 4 Restricted words and expressions
- 9 Restricted words and expressions—Part 1 of Schedule 2
- 10 Restricted words and expressions—Parts 2 and 3 of Schedule 2
  - Schedule 1 Words and expressions taken to be the same
  - Schedule 2 Restricted words and expressions
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