Section 119 — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Company comes into existence on registration

A company comes into existence as a body corporate at the beginning of the day on which it is registered. The company’s name is the name specified in the certificate of registration.

Note: The company remains in existence until it is deregistered (see Chapter 5A).

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 116 — Trade unions cannot be registered
s 117 — Applying for registration
s 118 — ASIC gives company ACN, registers company and issues certificate
s 119A — Jurisdiction of incorporation and jurisdiction of registration
s 120 — Members, directors and company secretary of a company
s 121 — Registered office

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