How to appoint or cease a registered agent
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Complete this transaction when you want to inform ASIC that you have been appointed or ceased as the registered agent for a company.
You must have a paper copy of the Form 362, signed by an officeholder of the company, showing your appointment or cessation as their registered agent. You must retain this paper form.
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.
Select form type
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 ACN/ABN.
- 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 ACN/ABN.
- Select the 'Cessation' button.
- Select 'Next' to continue.
Review the company details.
- Select 'Yes' to confirm the information displayed is correct.
- Select 'Next' to continue.
Declare
Select the company’s authorising officeholder from the drop-down list.
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.
Confirmation
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.