Guidelines for ministerial consent-restricted words and expressions-Aboriginal Corporation Council Torres Strait Islander Corporation

‘Aboriginal Corporation’, ‘Aboriginal Council’ and ‘Torres Strait Islander Corporation’ are restricted expressions under Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Names Determination.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Councils and Corporations are established or registered under Commonwealth or State legislation such as:

(a) Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006

(b) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Queensland Reserves and Communities Self Management) Act 1978 (Commonwealth).

The Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) requires that entities registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 include the words 'Aboriginal Corporation' in the name.

Applications for registration of business names including ‘Aboriginal Corporation’, ‘Aboriginal Council’ and ‘Torres Strait Islander Corporation’ are to be referred to the ORIC.

Criteria for the assessment of applications

Consent to the use of these expressions in a business name will not be given unless approval has been received from ORIC, and the applicant provides that consent to ASIC in its application.

Further links	Description
Business Names Registration Act 2011	This Act details the legislative framework for business names in Australia.
Business Names Registration (Availability of Names) Determination 2015	This Determination provides the rules for determining whether proposed business names are identical or nearly identical, restricted words and expressions, and the kinds of names that are undesirable.