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How do I search the ASIC / Australian Business Register company registry?
Start with ASIC / Australian Business Register for Australia. Use the legal name or supported identifier, compare the exact entity and inspect available fields. Company registration and VAT checks are separate tasks; coverage and official access requirements vary.
- Registry
- ASIC / Australian Business Register
- Coverage
- Depends on the register, entity type and available integration; a missing result is not proof of non-registration
- Cost
- LemReveal basic lookup is free where supported; official services have separate access and fee rules
- Data freshness
- Our mirror of this register was last refreshed 2026-09-10
Australia company records
Every record below has its own page with the registered name, registration number, registered address, legal form and status, plus free change monitoring. Records are mirrored from public open data (GLEIF LEI, CC0), which sources them from the national register.
Australia: choosing and checking the right record
- Choose the correct source
- Use ABN Lookup for ABN status, entity name and GST information. Use ASIC for company and business-name registrations and company extracts. These services answer different questions; an ABN entry is not a company extract.
- Confirm the entity
- An ABN has 11 digits; an ACN has nine. Compare the legal entity name rather than just a business name. ABNs can identify sole traders and other non-company entities, so do not assume every result has directors.
- When the search returns nothing
- Try the exact ABN or ACN before a broad name search, then check historical names and cancellation dates. If you need director details, check ASIC's available extracts rather than expecting ABN Lookup to provide them.
- What the record cannot establish
- Public ABN information does not establish solvency, beneficial ownership or a full street address. GST registration and ABN status are distinct fields. ASIC documents can require payment; check the official terms before ordering.
Check current access and document options on the official ASIC / Australian Business Register site. Keep the exact entity identifier, source URL and retrieval date with your evidence. A LemReveal record PDF is not a government-certified extract.
Step-by-step guides for Australia
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Australia — by the numbers
- Records indexed
- 1,724
- Last updated
- 2026-09-10
- Top entity type
- GENERAL
- Cost
- Free
1,442 records
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About the Australian Business Register
The Australian Business Register (ABR) is the central register of every Australian entity with an ABN, run by the ATO alongside ASIC's company register. Use this page for free Australian business register search by ABN, ACN, company name, trading name or director — covering Pty Ltd, public Ltd, sole traders and trusts. Records include entity status, GST registration, state of registration and ANZSIC industry code, all pulled live with no signup.
ASIC / Australian Business Register at a glance
- What it publishes
- ABN and ACN, Entity name and trading names, Entity type and status
- What it costs
- Searching here is free
- How current it is
- Our mirror of this register was last refreshed 2026-09-10
- Can we monitor it
- Available for supported records; check source availability and your watch's actual state before relying on alerts
Free ABN Lookup — search the Australian Business Register (ABR) by 11-digit ABN, 9-digit ACN, or business name. Live ABN status, GST registration and entity type. Try the dedicated ABN Lookup tool for saved searches and rich results.
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9M+
Active ABNs
3M+
Companies (ASIC)
#13 Global
GDP Rank
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Data Access
Registry Overview
Australia's business registration is managed by ASIC (Australian Securities and Investments Commission) for companies and the ABR (Australian Business Register) for all businesses. Every Australian business has an ABN (Australian Business Number), and companies additionally have an ACN (Australian Company Number). The ABR provides free public search of all registered businesses.
Entity Types
- •Proprietary Limited (Pty Ltd)
- •Public Company (Ltd)
- •Sole Trader
- •Partnership
- •Trust
- •Not-for-profit
Data Available
- ✓ABN and ACN
- ✓Entity name and trading names
- ✓Entity type and status
- ✓State/territory of registration
- ✓GST registration status
- ✓Main business location
- ✓ANZSIC industry code
- ✓Director details (via ASIC)
Free tools for Australia
How to search the ASIC / Australian Business Register
- 1
Search ABN Lookup and ASIC
ABN Lookup is the free public register of Australian Business Numbers. ASIC Connect holds the deeper corporate data — directors, shareholders, charges. Most workflows start with ABN Lookup and escalate to ASIC for paid extracts.
- 2
Verify the ABN status
An ABN can be active, cancelled, or never-issued. GST registration is separate — an entity can hold a valid ABN without being GST-registered. The ABN Lookup status field tells you both at once.
- 3
Pull an ASIC company extract
Current extracts cost AUD $9 each via ASIC Connect; historical extracts cost more. The extract lists directors, registered office, share structure, and any recorded charges.
Who uses this data
Due diligence officers, procurement teams verifying GST status, legal researchers conducting KYC on proprietary limited entities, and sales professionals validating business legitimacy in the Oceania region.
Access, fees & notes
While ABN Lookup is entirely free, detailed corporate extracts containing director names and shareholder lists from ASIC incur statutory fees. The ABN and ACN are distinct identifiers; all companies have both, but not all ABN holders are companies.
Cost & access
ABR/ABN search is free. ASIC basic search is free, but company extracts (director/shareholder data) cost approximately $10-$20 AUD per report.
Local-language glossary
- Australian Business Number (ABN)
- A unique 11-digit identifier issued by the Australian Business Register for all entities carrying on an enterprise.
- Australian Company Number (ACN)
- A unique nine-digit identifier issued by ASIC to every company registered in Australia.
- Proprietary Limited (Pty Ltd)
- The most common form of private company in Australia, limited by shares and restricted in its right to transfer shares.
- Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- A value-added tax of 10% on most goods and services; registration status is viewable via ABN Lookup.
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
- The integrated corporate, markets, financial services, and consumer credit regulator.
Common mistakes to avoid
✗ Confusing an ABN with an ACN.
✓ Use the ABN for tax and business identity verification; use the ACN for legal corporate entity verification.
✗ Assuming ABN Lookup provides director names.
✓ Director and officer information is only available via paid extracts from the ASIC register, not the free ABR search.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an ABN?▾
An Australian Business Number (ABN) is an 11-digit unique identifier issued to all entities registered in the Australian Business Register. It's used for tax, GST, and business-to-business transactions. You can search for any ABN for free at abr.business.gov.au.
What's the difference between ABN and ACN?▾
ABN (Australian Business Number) is for all business types. ACN (Australian Company Number) is a 9-digit number assigned specifically to companies registered with ASIC. All companies have both an ABN and an ACN.
How do I check if an Australian company is active?▾
Search the ABR for the business name or ABN. Active entities show a current status. For detailed company information including director history and documents, search the ASIC register.
Is Australian company data free?▾
Basic ABR data (name, ABN, status, location) is free. ASIC provides some free data, but detailed company extracts and historical documents may have a fee, typically around AUD $9–$40.
How do I search for a company in Australia by name?▾
Use the available lookup or the linked official Australian Business Register service. Start with the legal name, then compare the exact ACN number and available identity fields. Name matches are candidates; source coverage and partial-name support vary.
Is the Australia company register free to search?▾
Basic company lookup is free on LemReveal. The official Australia register has independent access rules and may require an account or charge for searches, extracts or particular documents. Check the source's current terms.
Can I search Australia companies by registration number?▾
Where the source supports it, use the exact ACN number together with its register or jurisdiction. Preserve prefixes and leading zeros and compare the returned legal name. A number alone does not guarantee coverage or a successful lookup.
How do I check whether a company is registered in Australia?▾
Search the exact ACN number or legal name above, then confirm the entity's identifier and source. An empty result can reflect coverage limits, a source outage, spelling or a different jurisdiction; it does not prove the business is unregistered. A fuzzy candidate is not a confirmed identity.
How can I tell if a Australia company is still active?▾
Read the status and effective date where the Australian Business Register supplies them. Active registration does not establish trading or financial health. Monitoring is available only for supported sources and confirmed records; verify the actual watch state.
How do I find a company's ACN number?▾
Identify the legal entity using the available lookup or official Australian Business Register route. Record the ACN only where supplied, with its source and jurisdiction. Do not infer missing identifiers from a similar name.
What is the difference between ACN and ABN?▾
Both identify a business on the Australian Business Register, but they are issued for different purposes and are not interchangeable. A company can appear under either — searching by name returns both where they exist.
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Decision-makers indexed across Australia companies
Platform-wide: 5,926 decision-makers indexed across 734 companies. Distribution by seniority:
- C-Suite331 · 6%
- VP31 · 1%
- Director173 · 3%
- Manager18 · 0%
- Individual Contributor4,474 · 75%
- Other899 · 15%
Aggregate counts only — no personal information is shown. Data refreshed 2026-07-04.
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LemReveal. (2026). Australia — ASIC / Australian Business Register Dataset. Source: ASIC / Australian Business Register. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://lemreveal.com/data/australia
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