Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1990 No. 455 CORPORATIONS REGULATIONS - REG 4.2.01

4.2.01. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 367 (1) (b) of the Corporations Law,
a name is unacceptable for registration under Part 4.2 of the Law if it is a
name that:

   (a)  in the opinion of the Commission, is undesirable, or likely to be
        offensive to:

   (i)  members of the public; or

   (ii) members of any section of the public; or

   (b)  subject to subregulation (2):

   (i)  contains a word or phrase specified in an item in Schedule 6 or an
        abbreviation of that word or phrase; or

   (ii) a word or phrase or an abbreviation having the same or a similar
        meaning; or
(c) subject to subregulation (3), includes the word "Commonwealth" or

"Federal"; or

   (d)  in the context in which it is proposed to be used, suggests a
        connection with:

   (i)  the Crown; or

   (ii) the Commonwealth Government; or

   (iii) the Government of a State or Territory; or

   (iv) a municipal or other local authority; or

   (v)  the Government of any other part of the Queen's dominions, possessions
        or territories; or

   (vi) a department, authority or instrumentality of the Commonwealth
        Government; or

   (vii) a department, authority or instrumentality of the Government of a
        State or Territory; or

   (viii) the government of a foreign country; or

   (e)  in the context in which it is proposed to be used, suggests a
        connection with:

   (i)  a member of the Royal Family; or

   (ii) the receipt of Royal patronage; or

   (iii) an ex-servicemen's organisation; if that connection does not exist;
        or

   (f)  in the context in which it is proposed to be used, suggests that the
        members of an organisation are totally or partially incapacitated if
        those members are not so affected.

(2) Paragraph (1) (b) does not apply to:

   (a)  item 3, 9, 10, 12 or 18 of Schedule 6 if a word in any of those items
        must be included in the name of:

   (i)  a registrable Australian body; or

   (ii) a registered Australian body; because of the law under which it is
        incorporated or registered; and

   (b)  item 14 of Schedule 6 if the word must be included in the name of:
  (i)   a registrable Australian body; or


   (ii) a registered Australian body; or

   (iii) a registered foreign company; or

   (iv) a foreign company; because of the law under which it is incorporated
        or registered.

(3) Paragraph (1) (c) does not apply if the Commission is satisfied that the
word is used in a geographical context.