How to appoint or cease a registered agent

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Complete this transaction when you want to inform ASIC that you have appointed or ceased a registered agent for your company.

You must have your registered agent's registered agent number.

You must have signed a paper copy of the Form 362 indicating the appointment or cessation, and this must be held by the registered agent.

By appointing a registered agent, you are authorising ASIC to provide correspondence and details relating to your company, to your agent or their nominee. This includes invoice statements, annual review documentation, company corporate key details, and other correspondence.

You will need to log in to your online account before you begin.

Start transaction

Once logged in, select 'Start new form' in the left hand menu.

From the list of available forms, select '362'.

For how to submit a Form 362 Appointment of a registered agent, go to Appointment of a registered agent (page 5).

For how to submit a Form 362 Cessation of a registered agent, go to Cease a registered agent (page 7).

Appointment of a registered agent

Enter the number of the agent to be appointed.

  • Select the appointment button.
  • Select 'Next' to continue.

Review the agent details.

  • Select 'Yes' to confirm the information displayed is correct.
  • Select 'Next' to continue and go to Declare (page 9).

Cease a registered agent

Enter the number of the agent to be ceased.

  • Select the 'Cessation' button.
  • Select 'Next' to continue.

Review the agent details.

  • Select 'Yes' to confirm the information displayed is correct.
  • Select 'Next' to continue.

Declare

Select 'Yes' to complete the declaration when you are satisfied the document is being lodged within the terms and conditions of ASIC’s Electronic Lodgement Protocol.

  • Select 'Submit' to lodge the form with ASIC.

This screen confirms your document was submitted to ASIC.

  • Select 'Next' to continue.

Note: Occasionally, the system may present an additional form submission screen at this point. If this is the case, continue to select 'Next' to finalise this transaction.

What is an ASIC key?

Your ASIC key is a unique number used in ASIC Connect that helps us establish your identity and protects your business information by making sure only you and those you have authorised can access it.

Learn more about ASIC keys

What is a corporate key?

A corporate key is an 8-digit number uniquely associated with a company’s ACN. Your company needs only one corporate key.

Learn more about corporate keys

What is an invitation key?

An invitation key is a unique key to register for, or connect to an entity in, the ASIC Regulatory Portal.

Learn more about invitation keys 

What is an industry funding security key?

Your industry funding security key is a unique number used to launch an online transaction in the ASIC Regulatory Portal that will enable us to calculate your final industry funding invoice. You will be prompted to submit business activity metric information on the operation of your business in the previous financial year.

Learn more about industry funding security keys

Last updated: 30/03/2021 09:31