ASIC - Company Dataset

Update August 2018 - frequency change to Company dataset

From 7 August 2018, the Company dataset will be updated weekly every Tuesday.

If you require information about Reserved Names the register can be searched via ASIC-Connect.

Dataset summary

ASIC is Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator. ASIC contributes to Australia’s economic reputation and wellbeing by ensuring that Australia’s financial markets are fair and transparent, supported by confident and informed investors and consumers.

Australian companies are required to keep their details up to date on ASIC's Company Register. Information contained in the register is made available to the public to search via ASIC's website.

Select data from the ASIC's Company Register will be uploaded each month to www.data.gov.au. The data made available will be a snapshot of the register at a point in time. Legislation prescribes the type of information ASIC is allowed to disclose to the public.

The information included in the downloadable dataset is:

• Company Name
• Australian Company Number (ACN)
• Type
• Class
• Sub Class
• Status
• Date of Registration
• Previous State of Registration (where applicable)
• State Registration Number (where applicable)
• Modified since last report – flag to indicate if data has been modified since last report
• Current Name Indicator
• Australian Business Number (ABN)
• Current Name
• Current Name Start Date

Additional information about companies can be found via ASIC's website. Accessing some information may attract a fee.

More information about searching ASIC's registers.