Change a company address

If any of your company addresses change, the company must tell us within 28 days or a late fee applies.

Before you start

You must keep your company's addresses up to date. If any of your addresses change and you do not tell us within 28 days, a late fee will apply.

Check the addresses on the register are correct

You can check your current company addresses by logging in to your company officeholder account.

Types of addresses

Your company has different types of addresses.

All Australian companies must tell ASIC about changes to the following addresses:

the registered office address.
the principal place of business.

You can choose to give us a company contact address. You should also update this address if it changes.

People will be able to see these addresses online on the companies register.

If you’re worried about your safety, you can ask us to hide your residential address from the public.

Using a registered agent address

If your company uses a registered agent, their address will be your company’s contact address. It may also be used as your company’s registered office address. If you no longer use the registered agent, make sure you update your addresses.

Steps to change company addresses

You will need to sign up for online access to the company officeholder portal if you haven’t already. You will also need the company's corporate key. You can find this in the top right corner of the most recent annual statement.

Log in to your account

Log in to the company officeholder portal.
You will need your company’s ABN or ACN.

Start transaction

Select the ‘Start new form’ option in the menu.
Select ‘Form 484 – Change to Company Details’ from the list of options.
Select the ‘Change of address’ box.
Select the ‘Next’ button.

Make the changes

Enter the ‘Date of change’.
Enter the ‘New address’.
Select the box or boxes that the new address should apply to.
Select the ‘Next’ button.
If the registered office address has changed, select the ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ button to confirm if the company occupies the premises at the new registered office.
If ‘No’, enter the ‘Name of the occupier’. Then select the ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ button to confirm if the occupier has agreed for this office to be the registered office for this company.
Select the ‘Next’ button.

Review and confirm

You can review or undo the address change if you need to.
Select the ‘Notify another address change’ link if you need to update another address.
Select the ‘Next’ button when all changes have been made.

Declare and submit

Read the declaration to make sure you agree with it. If you do, select the ‘Yes’ button.
Select the ‘Submit’ button to submit the form.
You’ll get a message that confirms your request has been submitted.
Select ‘Document acknowledgement’ if you want to download a PDF version of the documents. You can print or save the PDF for your records.

Steps to change a contact address

You will need to fill in a form to update a company contact address.

If you do not have a registered agent

If your company does not have a registered agent, and does not want to appoint one, use this form to update your address.

Form 486 Notification by a company to nominate or cease a registered agent or contact address

This address can be a physical address or a PO Box.

If you currently have a registered agent

If your company has a registered agent, the agent’s address will be your company’s contact address.

If you want that to change you must ‘cease’ your registered agent. You can tell us about a new contact address.

Form 362 Notification by a company to nominate or cease a registered agent or contact address

This address cannot be a PO Box.

Foreign companies

There are different processes to change your address if you are a Foreign company or registered Australian body.