Business names
You can search our register for information on registered and cancelled business names. This聽includes the business name holder, their ABN, and any other details.
This page contains:
- Search types and information available in ob体育 Connect
- Check if the business name you want is available
- Paid search extracts
- Displaying your business name record of registration
- Serving documents on a business name
- Searches by government
- Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
Search types and information available in ob体育 Connect
You can perform a number of different business name register searches by using ob体育 Connect.
Business names index search
Provides a list of registered and cancelled business names and any details we have for them.
Business name holder (individual) search
By searching using a person's name, you can see any related business names that they are linked to.
Business name holder (organisation) search
By searching using an organisation's name, you can see any related business names they are linked to.
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Check if the business name you want is available
If you want to register a business name but don't know if the name is available, use our search. You can also read more about聽business name availability聽and the tests we apply.
Paid search extracts
Most of the information on the Business Names Register is available free of charge.听Some information is only available by purchasing an extract.
The fee charged will depend on the type of extract you purchase. It is a good idea to check the free information available before paying for an extract. See more information on our page.
You can buy a current and historical business name extract using ob体育 Connect.
Extracts for business name holders cannot be purchased online. You聽will need to聽complete an聽聽(PDF, 233KB).
Some of the extracts you can buy include:
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What information is not available?
Personal information is not available to the public for privacy reasons. This includes a person's date and place of birth and residential address.
Sometimes, the principal place of business will be the same as the holder's residential address. In these instances,聽only the city/suburb, state and postcode will be shown.
You can request that we supress some details on the register. If we approve a request to suppress details, we'll remove information from our registers. The word 'suppressed' will appear where information has been suppressed.
Displaying your business name record of registration
A business name holder does not need to display their certificate of registration. This rule was removed in 2012.
Businesses聽must聽display their business name聽in places where they are open to the public. For example, on their shopfront.
Searching our聽聽is the best way to determine the current status of a business name.
Serving documents on a business name
Some business names may only have a postal address listed in full when you search the register. In some states, the documents can only be served on a physical (or street) address.
Check your local law to determine which address聽should be used.
Searches by government
Government bodies are able to access the business names register聽for free (in some cases).
Some agencies may also access information聽that is not available to the public as part of their work. For example, birth and residential address details. Business names legislation outlines the information that government agencies can access.
See Government access to business names register.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
More information
Information brokers聽offer services for obtaining information from ob体育 and other sources.