Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

INSURANCE ACT 1973 - SECT 29

             (1)  A general insurer who changes its name must place a notice in a daily newspaper or newspapers circulating generally in each State or Territory in which the insurer carries on insurance business.

             (2)  The notice must state the old and new names of the insurer and when the change took effect.

             (3)  If APRA is satisfied that a general insurer or authorised NOHC has changed its name, APRA must ensure that notice of that fact is published in the Gazette (whether or not the insurer has also placed a notice under subsection (1)).

             (4)  The authorisation of the insurer under section 12, or NOHC under section 18, (as the case may be) has effect after the Gazette publication as if it had been given under the changed name.