Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00616:clause:4c_26
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006C00616
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4C cl 26
Character Range: 92240–94437

26  Access to certain information in the Australian Business Register

 (1) The *Registrar may (on receiving payment of any prescribed fee) give a *person a copy of the entry in the *Australian Business Register relating to an *entity.

 (2) Before the copy is given to the *person, the*Registrar must excise from it:
 (a) any detail not listed in subsection (3) or in regulations made under subsection (3); and
 (b) any detail that the Registrar is prohibited from disclosing under subsection (4).

 (3) The details are the following:
 (a) the *entity's name;
 (b) the entity's *ABN;
 (c) the date of effect of the registration;
 (d) either:
 (i) the business name registered for the entity under the law of a State or Territory; or
 (ii) if a business name is not registered for the entity—any name used for business purposes by the entity;
 (e) the date of effect of any GST registration under section 25-10 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999;
 (f) the date of effect of any GST cancellation under section 25-60 of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999;
 (g) any statement required to be entered in the *Australian Business Register in relation to the entity under section 30-229 of the *ITAA 1997;
 (h) the entity's Australian Company Number and Australian Registered Body Number (if any);
 (i) the kind of entity;
 (j) the State or Territory in which the entity's principal place of *business is located, and the postcode relating to the location;
 (k) any details prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this section.

 (4) If:
 (a) a *person applies for a detail listed in subsection (3), or in regulations made under subsection (3), in relation to an *entity, not to be disclosed; and
 (b) the *Registrar is satisfied that it is not appropriate to disclose the detail;
the Registrar must not disclose the detail under this section.

 (5) In addition to providing copies under subsection (1), the *Registrar may make publicly available any details listed in subsection (3), or in regulations made under subsection (3), in relation to an *entity, other than any detail that the Registrar is prohibited from disclosing under subsection (4).