INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR BUSINESS NAMES AGREEMENT Council of Australian Governments An agreement made among the following parties: THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES THE STATE OF VICTORIA THE STATE OF QUEENSLAND THE...Business Names Agreement • May 5th, 2020
The parties agree to establish a national system for business name registration to be implemented by Commonwealth legislation, supported by State text-based referrals of certain matters to the Commonwealth Parliament, in accordance with paragraph 51(xxxvii) of the Commonwealth Constitution. The Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory and the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory have legislative powers in relation to business names and the registration of business names under Commonwealth self-government legislation, and therefore the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory are parties to this agreement, but, having regard to paragraph 51(xxxvii) and section 122 of the Commonwealth Constitution, they will not make a referral. The Commonwealth will introduce legislation to establish a national system for the registration of business names.
