To sign up for the registered agent portal, you must first apply to be a registered agent.
If your application is accepted, we’ll send you an ASIC registered agent number. You need this number to sign up for the portal.
Registered agent portal access
If you’re a registered agent for companies, you can use the registered agent portal to see company details and to complete common lodgements on their behalf.
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User guidesYou will need your ASIC registered agent number, username and password to log in.
Before you start
To use the registered agent portal, you need to:
- get a registered agent number
- read ASIC's Electronic Lodgement Protocol
- sign up for the registered agent portal
Before signing up, read ASIC's Electronic Lodgement Protocol. The protocol includes ASIC’s requirements for storing signed documents that you lodge online.
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 an ASIC registered agent’ from the list of options.
Enter your ASIC registered agent number
Enter your registered agent number, 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 will need to create a new account.
- Enter all details and select the ‘Next’ button. A pop-up 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 name, email address and phone number, then select the ‘Next’ button.
Confirm annual statement package information
- Once you create an online account, ASIC will send annual statements to your online inbox for companies that appoint you as a registered agent.
- Tick the box to say you understand this, then select the ‘Next’ button.
Print, sign and send
You will need to print and sign a participation agreement and email it to agent.registration@asic.gov.au. Once you have submitted the agreement, select ‘Yes’ and then ‘Next’.
Declare and submit
- Fill in the declaration details, then select the 'Submit' button.
- You'll see a screen confirming your request has been submitted.
Activate your online account
ASIC will contact you within 2 business days to confirm your account has been activated.
For more detailed information and screenshots, see our user guide:
What you can do using the registered agent portal
You can do the following tasks on the registered agent portal. Select a heading to see user guides and links for each task.
Portal user guides
How to appoint or cease a registered agent (PDF 733 KB)
How to notify ASIC that you are ceasing to act as the registered agent for a company (PDF 1.4 MB)
More information
To link a company to your online account, the company must confirm they have appointed you as a registered agent. They must do this by completing the following form:
Form 362 Notification by a company to nominate or cease a registered agent or contact address.
You must have a paper copy of the form signed by an officeholder of the company. You can then lodge the form via the registered agent portal. The company will be linked to your account once the form has been processed.
Portal user guide
Check and change company details online – full user guide (PDF 6.3 MB)
More information
Forms you have submitted via the portal will only be available for 90 days.
Portal user guides
How to request an ad hoc company statement (PDF 754 KB)
How to request a list of company review dates (PDF 658 KB)
How to submit a request for a company debt report (PDF 686 KB)
How to lodge a statement in relation to company solvency (PDF 867 KB)
More information
If you are the registered agent for a company, the annual statement will be sent to you, not the company officeholders.
Portal user guides
How to change company details – change of address (PDF 1.0 MB)
How to change company details – appoint or cease company officeholders (PDF 1.6 MB)
How to change company details – ultimate holding company (PDF 938 KB)
How to change company details – change of name (officeholders or members) (PDF 1.0 MB)
How to change company details – change to members register (PDF 1.5 MB)
How to change company details – change to share structure (PDF 1.3 MB)
How to change company details – change to special purpose status (PDF 959 KB)
How to submit a notification of resolution (change of company name) (PDF 927 KB)
How to notify ASIC of supplementary information (PDF 813 KB)
How to lodge a request for correction (PDF 815 KB)
How to notify ASIC that a company officeholder has resigned or retired (PDF 1.4 MB)
More information
You can lodge a change of company details even if you have not been appointed as the company’s registered agent. To do this, you will need the company’s corporate key as well as your login details. The corporate key can be found:
- on the cover letter sent when the company was registered
- on the most recent annual statement.
Portal user guide
How to apply for voluntary deregistration (PDF 833 KB)
More information
You can apply for voluntary deregistration even if you have not been appointed as the company’s registered agent. To do so, you will need the company’s corporate key as well as your login details. The corporate key can be found:
- on the cover letter sent when the company was registered
- on the most recent annual statement.
Where a form can be lodged online, registered agents must use the portal. All the forms below must be lodged via the portal.
- Changes to company details (formerly Form 484)
- Form 6010 Application for voluntary deregistration of a company
- Form 205A Notification of resolution to change company name
- Form 362 Notification by a company to nominate or cease a registered agent or contact address
- Form 388 Copy of financial statements and reports
- Form 410B and 410F Application for reservation of a name
- Form 361 Notification of a registered agent ceasing to act for a company
- Form 370 Notification by officeholder of resignation or retirement
- Form 485 Statement in relation to company solvency
- Form 492 Request for correction
- Form 902 Notification of supplementary information
- Form FS88 PDS in-use notice
- Form FS89 Notice of change to fees and charges in a PDS
- Form FS90 Notice that a product in a PDS has ceased to be available
- Form 5100A Application for registration of a managed investment scheme
How to lodge financial statements and reports (PDF 1.7 MB)
How to register a managed investment scheme (PDF 1.2 MB)
How to submit a PDS in-use notice (PDF 2.0 MB)
How to submit a notice of change to fees and charges in a PDS (PDF 962 KB)
How to submit notice that a product in a PDS has ceased to be available (PDF 892 KB)
The following forms cannot always be easily lodged online:
- Changes to company details (formerly Form 484)
- Form 362 Notification by a company to nominate or cease a registered agent or contact address
- Form 6010 Application for voluntary deregistration of a company
- Form 205A Notification of resolution to change company name
If you have issues, you can request to lodge these forms via email. To do this you must be a registered agent, and be registered to use the agent portal or third-party software.
To apply for email lodgement, email online.exceptions@asic.gov.au with details of why you cannot lodge online and copies of any error screens or messages you’ve received.
If we agree with your request, we’ll send you a copy of the relevant form with further instructions. You’ll need to return this to the same email address, as well as a Request to lodge documents via email (DOC 113 KB).
You’ll need to include your registered agent number and the company’s corporate key if you’re lodging a change to company details or Form 362. The corporate key can be found:
- on the cover letter sent when the company was registered
- on the most recent annual statement.
What you cannot do using the registered agent portal
You cannot do the following tasks on the registered agent portal. Select a heading to see more information.
You can only use the portal to make changes involving companies. You cannot use it to update your own details as a registered agent. To learn how to update these details, see Act as a registered agent for companies.