BUSINESS NAMES ACT 2002 - As at 28 May 2012 - Act 97 of 2002

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions

PART 2 - REGISTRATION OF BUSINESS NAMES

Division 1 - Registration

• 4 Business names to be registered
• 5 Application to registration of Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002
• 6 Refusal of registration of certain business names
• 7 Refusal of registration of persons not carrying on business in New South Wales
• 8 Refusal of registration of persons found guilty or convicted of certain offences
• 9 Notice may be given of registration of identical business names
• 10 Duration of registration

Division 2 - Notification of changes in relation to business names

• 11 Notification of additional persons commencing to carry on business under registered business name
• 12 Notification of persons ceasing to carry on business under registered business name
• 13 Notification of persons ceasing to carry on business in New South Wales
• 14 Notification of changes in relation to business
• 15 Notification of changes in relation to person in whose name business name is registered
• 16 General

Division 3 - Cancellation of registration

• 17 Cancellation of registration in relation to business name generally
• 18 Cancellation of registration in relation to person in whose name business name is registered
• 19 Applications to Administrative Decisions Tribunal for review

Division 4 - General

• 20 Register of business names
• 21 Minister may prohibit registration of certain business names
• 22 Registration does not authorise contravention of other laws
• 23 Effect of certain contraventions on legal proceedings
• 24 Use of business name
• 25 Invitations to the public to make deposits or loans
• 26 Evidentiary certificates
• 27 Evidence as to carrying on business under business name

PART 3 - ADMINISTRATION

Division 1 - Power to require information and documents

• 28 Power to require information and documents

Division 2 - Power to enter premises

• 29 Power to enter land
• 30 Manner in which power of entry to be exercised
• 31 Damage to be minimised

Division 3 - General

• 32 Penalty notices
• 33 Obstruction of authorised officers
• 34 Authorised officers
• 35 Delegation of functions
• 36 Exclusion of personal liability

PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 37 Offences by corporations
• 38 Service of documents
• 39 Proceedings for offences may be taken up to 3 years later
• 40 Regulations
• 41 Repeal
42. (Repealed)
• 43 Savings, transitional and other provisions
• 44 Review of Act
Schedule 1 (Repealed)
• SCHEDULE 2