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Business Names Act 1962 No 11

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
07 July 2003 07 July 2003 2001 No 121
07 February 2003 07 February 2003 2002 No 51
10 January 2003 10 January 2003 2002 No 28
14 December 2001 14 December 2001 2001 No 112
17 July 2001 17 July 2001 2001 No 56
15 July 2001 15 July 2001 2001 No 34
07 July 1999 07 July 1999 1999 No 31

This Act has also been amended pursuant to an order under secs 8 (2) and 9 (3) of the Reprints Act 1972 No 48 (previously Acts Reprinting Act 1972). Order dated 7.6.1978, and published in GG No 64 of 9.6.1978, p 2200, declaring that:
(a)the Business Names Act 1962 is an enactment to which sec 8 (2) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972 applies, and
(b)the Business Names Act 1962, the words “of this section” wherever occurring in sec 5 (2) (3) excepted, is an enactment to which sec 9 (3) of the Acts Reprinting Act 1972 applies.

Business Names Act 1962 No 11

Assented to 21.05.1962.

Date of commencement, 1.8.1962, sec 1 (2) and GG No 66 of 13.7.1962, p 2035.

Police Service Amendment (NSW Police) Act 2002 No 51

Assented to 04.07.2002.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.2, 7.2.2003, sec 2 (1) and GG No 39 of 7.2.2003, p 765.

Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002 No 28

Assented to 21.06.2002.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.26 [1] [3]–[5] and [9]–[15], 10.1.2003, sec 2 (1) and GG No 255 of 13.12.2002, p 10559.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.26 [2] and [6]–[8]: not in force.

Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001 No 121

Assented to 19.12.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2001 No 112

Assented to 14.12.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.5, assent, sec 2 (2).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2001 No 56

Assented to 17.07.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.2, assent, sec 2 (2).

Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001 No 34

Assented to 28.06.2001.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 15.7.2001, sec 2 (1) and Commonwealth Gazette No S 285 of 13.7.2001.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31

Assented to 07.07.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1998 No 120

Assented to 26.11.1998.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.4, assent, sec 2 (2).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 No 55

Assented to 02.07.1997.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 3 months after assent, sec 2 (3).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1996 No 30

Assented to 21.06.1996.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1).

Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1996 No 24

Assented to 21.06.1996.

Date of commencement, 12.7.1996, sec 2 and GG No 84 of 12.7.1996, p 3984.

Evidence (Consequential and Other Provisions) Act 1995 No 27

Assented to 19.06.1995.

Date of commencement, 1.9.1995, sec 2 and GG No 102 of 25.8.1995, p 4355.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1995 No 16

Assented to 15.06.1995.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating to the Business Names Act 1962, assent, Sch 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1994 No 95

Assented to 12.12.1994.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Business Names Act 1962, assent, Sch 1.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 No 46

Assented to 15.06.1993.

Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Business Names Act 1962, assent, Sch 1.

Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1992 No 112

Assented to 08.12.1992.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Corporations (New South Wales) Act 1990 No 83

Assented to 07.12.1990.

Date of commencement, 1.1.1991, sec 2 and GG No 180 of 24.12.1990, p 11457.

Business Names (Amendment) Act 1989 No 53

Assented to 19.05.1989.

Date of commencement, 1.9.1989, sec 2 and GG No 90 of 25.8.1989, p 5924.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1987 No 48

Assented to 28.05.1987.

Date of commencement of Sch 32, except as provided by sec 2 (13), 1.9.1987, sec 2 (12) and GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4809.

Miscellaneous Acts (Companies) Amendment Act 1981 No 123

Assented to 30.12.1981.

Date of commencement of Sch 8 (except as provided in sec 2 (6) (a)–(c)), 1.7.1982, sec 2 (6) and GG No 90 of 30.6.1982, p 2959.

Business Names (Corporate Affairs Commission) Amendment Act 1979 No 110

Assented to 17.05.1979.

Date of commencement of sec 3, 26.9.1979, sec 2 (2) and GG No 133 of 26.9.1979, p 4793.

Securities Industry Act 1975 (1976 No 3) No 3

Assented to 07.01.1976.

Date of commencement of sec 144, 1.3.1976, sec 1 (3) and GG No 23 of 20.2.1976, p 663.

Companies (Amendment) Act 1971 No 61

Assented to 15.12.1971.

Date of commencement of sec 28 (1) (a) (b), 1.6.1971, sec 28 (2).

Date of commencement of sec 28 (1) (c), 1.1.1972, sec 1 (4) and GG No 149 of 24.12.1971, p 4950.

Securities Industry (Amendment) Act 1971 No 11

Assented to 14.05.1971.

Date of commencement of secs 18–20 and Schs 3 and 4, 1.6.1971, sec 1 (3) (4) and GG No 58 of 28.5.1971, p 1756.

Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970 No 60

Assented to 13.11.1970.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1971, sec 1 (2) and GG No 60 of 4.6.1971, p 1863.

Supreme Court Act 1970 No 52

Assented to 14.10.1970.

Date of commencement, Part 9 excepted, 1.7.1972, sec 2 and GG No 59 of 2.6.1972, p 2018.

Amending legislation

Supreme Court (Amendment) Act 1972 No 41

Assented to 11.04.1972.

Companies and Business Names (Amendment) Act 1969 No 12

Assented to 26.03.1969.

Date of commencement (except Part 1), 4.7.1969, sec 2 (2) (3) and GG No 61 of 23.5.1969, p 1881.

Decimal Currency Act 1965 No 33

Assented to 20.12.1965.

Date of commencement of sec 4, 14.2.1966, secs 1 (3), 2 (1) and the Currency Act 1965 (Commonwealth) sec 2 (2).

This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.

No reference is made to certain amendments made by the Decimal Currency Act 1965, the Reprints Act 1972, and Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997.

Sec 3

Am 1979 No 110, sec 3 (a); 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (1).

Sec 4

Am 1969 No 12, sec 5 (a); 1970 No 60, First Sch; 1971 No 11, sec 18; 1976 No 3, sec 144; 1979 No 110, sec 3 (b); 1981 No 123, Sch 8; 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (2); 1990 No 83, Sch 1; 1994 No 95, Sch 1; 1995 No 27, Sch 1; 1996 No 24, Sch 1; 1996 No 30, Sch 2; 2001 No 34, Sch 2.3 [1] [2]; 2001 No 56, Sch 2.2 [2] [3]; 2001 No 112, Sch 2.5; 2002 No 28, Sch 4.26 [1].

Sec 5

Am 1969 No 12, sec 6 (a) (b); 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (3).

Sec 5A

Ins 1969 No 12, sec 6 (c). Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1981 No 123, Sch 8; 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (4); 2001 No 34, Sch 2.3 [3].

Sec 5B

Ins 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (5).

Sec 5C

Ins 2002 No 51, Sch 2.2.

Sec 6

Am 1971 No 11, Third, Fourth Schs.

Sec 7

Am 1970 No 60, First Sch; 1971 No 11, Third, Fourth Schs; 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (6); 1993 No 46, Sch 1; 1994 No 95, Sch 1; 2002 No 28, Sch 4.26 [3] [4].

Sec 7A

Ins 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (7). Am 1995 No 16, Sch 2.

Sec 8

Am 1971 No 11, Third Sch; 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (8); 1993 No 46, Sch 1; 1994 No 95, Sch 1.

Sec 9

Am 1971 No 11, Third Sch; 1994 No 95, Sch 1.

Sec 10

Am 1971 No 11, Third, Fourth Schs; 1995 No 16, Sch 2.

Sec 11

Am 1971 No 11, Third, Fourth Schs; 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (9); 2002 No 28, Sch 4.26 [5].

Sec 12

Am 1969 No 12, sec 7 (a); 1970 No 60, First Sch; 1971 No 11, Third Sch; 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (10); 2002 No 28, Sch 4.26 [9] [10].

Sec 12A

Ins 1969 No 12, sec 7 (b). Am 1971 No 11, Third Sch.

Sec 13

Am 1971 No 11, Third Sch; 1971 No 61, sec 28 (1) (a). Subst 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (11). Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.4 [1] [2].

Sec 14

Am 1969 No 12, sec 6 (d); 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1999 No 31, Sch 4.8 [1].

Sec 15

Am 1971 No 11, Third Sch; 1994 No 95, Sch 1; 2002 No 28, Sch 4.26 [11].

Sec 16

Am 1971 No 11, Third, Fourth Schs. Rep 2002 No 28, Sch 4.26 [12].

Sec 17

Am 1971 No 11, Third Sch; 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (12). Rep 2002 No 28, Sch 4.26 [12].

Sec 18

Am 1971 No 11, Third, Fourth Schs.

Sec 19

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch); 1971 No 11, Third, Fourth Schs; 1981 No 123, Sch 8; 2001 No 34, Sch 2.3 [4].

Sec 20

Am 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (13).

Sec 21

Am 1971 No 11, Third, Fourth Schs; 1971 No 61, sec 28 (1) (b).

Sec 22

Am 1969 No 12, sec 5 (b); 1971 No 11, Third Sch; 1971 No 61, sec 28 (1) (c); 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (14); 2002 No 28, Sch 4.26 [13].

Sec 23

Am 1969 No 12, sec 5 (c); 1971 No 11, Third, Fourth Schs; 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (15); 2002 No 28, Sch 4.26 [14].

Sec 24

Am 1969 No 12, sec 5 (d); 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (16).

Sec 25

Am 1969 No 12, sec 5 (e); 1971 No 11, Third, Fourth Schs; 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (17); 2001 No 56, Sch 2.2 [4].

Sec 26

Am 1969 No 12, sec 8; 1981 No 123, Sch 8; 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (18); 2001 No 34, Sch 2.3 [5].

Sec 28

Am 1969 No 12, sec 7 (c); 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (19); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1999 No 31, Sch 4.8 [2]; 2001 No 121, Sch 2.28.

Sec 28A

Ins 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (20). Am 1998 No 120, Sch 1.4 [3].

Sec 31

Am 1971 No 11, Third Sch; 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (21).

Sec 31A

Ins 1990 No 83, Sch 1. Am 2001 No 56, Sch 2.2 [5].

Sec 31B

Ins 2002 No 28, Sch 4.26 [15].

Sec 32

Am 1971 No 11, Third Sch; 1981 No 123, Sch 8; 1987 No 48, Sch 32; 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1994 No 95, Sch 1.

Sch 1, heading

Subst 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (22).

Sch 2

Ins 1989 No 53, Sch 1 (23).

The whole Act

Am 1990 No 83, Sch 1 (“Commission” and “Commission’s” omitted wherever occurring, “Managing Director” and “Managing Director’s” inserted instead).

The whole Act

Am 1994 No 95, Sch 1 (“Managing Director” (except where occurring in section 4 (1)), “Managing Director’s” and “the prescribed form” omitted wherever occurring, “Commissioner”, “Commissioner’s” and “an approved form” inserted instead respectively).

The whole Act (except sec 4)

Am 2001 No 56, Sch 2.2 [1] (“Commissioner” and “Commissioner’s” omitted wherever occurring, “Director-General” and “Director-General’s” inserted instead respectively).

Business Names Bill 1962

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