Section 144 — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Company’s name must be displayed at registered office etc.

(1) A company must display its name prominently at every place at which the company carries on business and that is open to the public.

(2) A public company must also display its name and the words “Registered Office” prominently at its registered office.

(3) An offence based on subsection (1) or (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

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 141 — Table of replaceable rules
s 142 — Registered office
s 143 — ASIC may change address of registered office to a director’s address
s 145 — Opening hours of registered office of public company
s 146 — Change of address of principal place of business
s 146A — Contact address

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