Intellectual Property Point-in-Time Updates

The Intellectual Property Point-in-Time Service has been updated to include the Treasury Laws Amendment (Business Registries Stabilisation and Uplift) Act 2026 (Cth) (Act No 57 of 2026).

Act 57 of 2026

This Act amends various Acts, including the Taxation Administration Act 1953 (Cth), to improve Australia's business registers, with three main components:

• strengthening requirements and enforcement against unlawful activities like illegal phoenixing by linking Director IDs to ASIC's Companies Register;
• ensuring ASIC can continue to effectively administer business registers, including powers to deregister companies in certain circumstances, obtain and publish alternative addresses for service, and correct register information; and
• giving effect to the Government's decision to stop the Modernising Business Registers program, undoing related legislative changes and returning administration of business registers to ASIC.

These amendments have been updated in the Point-in-Time Intellectual Property Service current to 20 July 2026. (NB: Subscription required).

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