Section 149 — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

(1) The abbreviations set out in the following table may be used:

(a) instead of words that this Act requires to be part of a company’s name or to be included in a document or on a company’s common seal; and

(b) instead of words that are part of a company’s name; and

(c) with or without full stops.

Acceptable abbreviations

[operative table]

Word

Abbreviation

1

Company

Co or Coy

2

Proprietary

Pty

3

Limited

Ltd

4

No Liability

NL

5

Australian

Aust

6

Number

No

7

and

&

8

Australian Company Number

ACN

9

Australian Business Number

ABN

(2) If a company’s name includes any of these abbreviations, the word corresponding to the abbreviation may be used instead.

Related sections

• s 146A — Contact address
• s 147 — When a name is available
• s 148 — A company’s name
• s 150 — Exception to requirement for using “Limited” in name
• s 151 — Exception to requirement for using “Limited” in name—pre‑existing licences
• s 152 — Reserving a name

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