Section 154 — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Exception to requirement to have ACN on receipts

A company does not have to set out the expression “Australian Company Number” followed by its ACN on a receipt (for example, a cash register receipt) that sets out information recorded in the machine that produced the receipt.

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 151 — Exception to requirement for using “Limited” in name—pre‑existing licences
s 152 — Reserving a name
s 153 — Using a name and ACN on documents
s 155 — Regulations may exempt from requirement to set out information on documents
s 156 — Carrying on business using “Limited”, “No Liability” or “Proprietary” in name
s 157 — Company changing its name

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