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Company officeholder portal access

If you’re a company director or company secretary, you can use ASIC’s company officeholder portal to view and update the company’s details on the companies register.

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Note: You will need your ABN or ACN, username and password to log in.

Before you start

To use the company officeholder portal, you need to:

ASIC’s Electronic Lodgement Protocol

Before signing up, read ASIC's Electronic Lodgement Protocol. The protocol includes ASIC’s requirements for storing signed documents that you lodge online. 

Corporate key

To create an account, you will need your company’s corporate key. This is an 8‑digit number that is unique to your company. You can find the corporate key:

  • on the letter sent to your company’s registered office address when you first registered it
  • on the most recent company annual statement.

If you cannot find your company’s corporate key or need to cancel it for security reasons, you can apply for a replacement:

Apply online for a replacement corporate key

The replacement corporate key will be sent by mail to your company’s registered office address. If your company’s registered office address is out of date and you cannot log in to change it, please send us an online enquiry and include:

  • the company’s name and ACN
  • your full name, date of birth and place of birth
  • your role within the company (e.g. director, secretary)
  • the company’s current registered office.

If we can confirm the details you’ve provided match our records, we will contact you with information to help update your company’s registered office address. Once updated, we will issue a new corporate key to you in the mail.

Steps to sign up for the officeholder portal

Start creating your account

  • Go to the sign-up page.
  • If you agree to the protocol select ‘Yes’. If you do not agree and select ‘No’ you will not be able to sign up.
  • For the question ‘On what basis are you applying?’, select ‘as a company officeholder (directory or secretary)’ from the list of options.

Enter the corporate key for your company

Enter your company’s corporate key, then select the ‘Next’ button’.

Enter username, password and security question and answer

  • Your password must:
    • be 16 to 50 characters long
    • include at least one lowercase letter (a–z), one capital letter (A–Z) and one number (0–9).
  • For your security question, choose something you will remember the answer to. If you lose your password and forget the answer to your security question, you’ll need to create a new account.
  • Enter all details and select the ‘Next’ button. A popup box will appear. Enter your username and password again, then select the ‘Next’ button.

Enter contact email address and phone number

  • Choose an email address that you use often. We use this email address to tell you that we’ve sent correspondence to your online inbox in this portal.
  • Enter your email address and phone number, then select the ‘Next’ button.

Declare and submit

  • Fill in the declaration details, then select the ‘Submit’ button.
  • You’ll see a screen confirming your request has been submitted. Select the ‘Next’ button to activate your account.
Portal user guide

For more detailed information and screenshots, see our user guides:

Company officeholder: How to sign up for online access (PDF 735 KB)

How to log in or reset forgotten username and password (PDF 805 KB)

What you can do using the company officeholder portal

You can do the following tasks on the company officeholder portal. Select a heading to see user guides and links for each task.

Check your company details, forms you have submitted, and account balance

Portal user guide

Full user guide for company officeholders (PDF 5.1 MB)

More information

Forms you have submitted via the portal will only be available for 90 days.

Change your company details

Portal user guides

How to change company details – change of address (PDF 847 KB)

How to change company details – appoint or cease company officeholders (PDF 1.5 MB)

How to change company details – ultimate holding company (PDF 775 KB)

How to change company details – change of name (officeholders or members) (PDF 549 KB)

How to change company details – change to members register (PDF 3.3 MB)

How to change company details – change to share structure (PDF 877 KB)

How to change company details – change to special purpose status (PDF 809 KB)

How to submit a notification of resolution (change of company name) (PDF 624 KB)

How to lodge financial statements and reports with ASIC (PDF 5.2 MB)

More information

Changes to company details

Appoint or remove a registered agent for your company

Portal user guide

How to appoint or cease a registered agent (PDF 705 KB)

More information

Registered agents for companies

Lodge financial statements and reports

Portal user guide

How to lodge financial statements and reports with ASIC (PDF 5.2 MB)

More information

Company financial reports

Deregister your company

Portal user guide

How to apply for voluntary deregistration (PDF 822 KB)

More information

Voluntary deregistration of a company

What you cannot do using the company officeholder portal

You cannot do the following tasks on the company officeholder portal. Select a heading to see more information.

Register a company

You can register a company using the Australian Government’s Business Registration Service.

See more information about registering a company.

Change details for a registered business name

If you have both a registered company and a registered business name, changing details for your company will not change them on the business names register.

You must change these details separately, using the business name holder portal.