Change the end (cessation) date of a company director on the register
If a company director’s end (cessation) date needs to be changed on the companies register, you can apply to change it through ASIC or a court. A company director’s end date may need to be changed if we were notified more than 28 days after the director ended their role.
Before you start
When a company director has consented and is appointed, they have obligations as a company officeholder while they are director.
A company must tell us when a director stops being a director. See how to add or remove a company officeholder.
We call the date the director ended their role the cessation date.
If we are notified within 28 days that the director has ended their role, we will record the cessation date as the date the company tells us that they ended.
If we are notified after 28 days, we will record the cessation date as the date the change was made, not the date the directorship ended.
There are two processes for doing this, depending on when you apply.
- If it is within 56 days after the cessation date, apply directly to ASIC.
- If it is more than 56 days, a court order is required.
There is a fee to apply directly to ASIC. The current fee is {A15}.
Note: If the cessation date was incorrectly entered when the original notification was made, lodge Form 492 rather than follow the process below.
Form 492 Request for correction
Steps to apply through ASIC
Check your timeframe
Check you have enough time to lodge your application. We must receive it within 56 days after the day the director ended their role. Allow time for the form to reach us by mail.
Download and fill in the form
Download the form:
Form 502 Application to change the cessation date of a director.
Fill in all the relevant details.
Send us the form
Post your application and the fee to us at:
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
PO Box 4000
GIPPSLAND MAIL CENTRE VIC 3841
Applying through a court
If more than 56 days have passed since the director ended their role, the company will need to get a court order to correct the date.
Apply to the court within 12 months after the date the director ended their role. In some cases, the court may allow a longer period, but the applicant will need to ask the court’s permission.
This can be a court such as the Supreme Court, the Federal Court or the Federal Circuit and Family Court.
Send a copy of the court order with the form:
Form 105: Cover page for office copy of a court order
Email both to Form.503.lodgements@asic.gov.au This must be done within 2 business days after the court makes the order or a late fee will apply.