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Latest updates for business names




We will continue to refine and improve the business name services through ASIC Connect.

In the meantime this page will keep you up to date with the latest releases, issues and highlight any changes to our service.

See our previous business name updates


11 April 2013 - Business names service update
10 April 2013 - Important notice


11 April 2013

Business names service update



Here is a snapshot of our business names service statistics for the last month:
  • 20,854 business names fully registered
  • 5,771 business name renewal notices issued
  • 12,566 updates to information on the register received
  • 111,956 phone inquiries received
  • 18,198 email and mail inquiries received
  • 525,422 total business name searches
  • 479,772 free business name searches
  • 2,096 paid searches (1,189 were government portal 'paid' searches that have no fee)

Since the national business names register went live on 28 May 2012:
  • 217,845 business names fully registered
  • 377,539 business name renewal notices issued
  • 104,808 updates to information on the register received
  • 1,033,906 phone inquiries received
  • 122,320 email and mail inquiries received
  • 315,297 ASIC keys issued
  • 5,874,648 total business name searches
  • 5,472,022 free business name searches
  • 32,534 paid searches (12,272 were government portal 'paid' searches that have no fee)

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10 April 2013

Important notice



If you are experiencing issues with ASIC Connect using Internet Explorer (IE) version 10, we suggest that you try Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

See our accessibility page for more information on our system compatibility.

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