Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CORPORATIONS (ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER) ACT 2006 - SECT 88.15

Notice required

  (1)   If an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation that is a registered native title body corporate ( RNTBC ) ceases to be a RNTBC, the corporation must, within 28 days after ceasing to be a RNTBC, notify the Registrar in writing accordingly.

Registrar to change registration

  (2)   If:

  (a)   the Registrar is notified under subsection   (1) that the corporation has ceased to be a RNTBC; or

  (b)   the Registrar otherwise becomes aware of that fact;

the Registrar must change the corporation's name by altering the details of the corporation's registration to delete the words "registered native title body corporate" from the corporation's name.

When name change takes effect

  (3)   A change of name under subsection   (2) takes effect when the Registrar alters the details of the corporation's registration.