Company addresses
Key points:
- You must give us certain addresses when you register a company.
- Once your company is registered, you must keep its addresses up to date.
Types of addresses
When you register a company, you must give us a registered office address, and a principal place of business address.
You must keep these addresses up to date when they change.
You can also choose to give us a contact address or use a registered agent.
Registered office address
This must be a physical street address in Australia. It cannot be a PO Box. We send official notices and letters to this address. People will be able to see this address if they purchase information from the companies register.
Your company’s registered office does not have to be an address where your company conducts business. For example, it could be your accountant’s office. In that case, you must keep a record of the owner’s written consent to use the address. When you give this address to ASIC, you must state that the owner has consented to the address being used.
Principal place of business address
This is the main address where your company conducts business. This must be a physical address and cannot be a PO Box.
People will be able to see this address if they search the companies register.
Contact address
You can choose to give us a company contact address. This can be a PO Box. You can use this address to get correspondence from us.
Using a registered agent address
If your company uses a registered agent, their address will be recorded as your company’s contact address on the companies register. It may also be used as your company’s registered office address. If you no longer use the registered agent, make sure your update your addresses.