Customers can opt to use improved companies and organisations register search service.

Registry users can now access a public beta release of ASIC’s companies and organisations register search service offering a simpler and more intuitive online search experience.  

Operating in parallel to ASIC Connect, where paid searches will still be performed, customers can opt-in to use the enhanced service to access company information that is available without a fee.

Companies and organisations register search is a key digital service for ASIC which helps to underpin trust, transparency and confidence across the economy by enabling users to verify a company’s identity and check its ownership. It is relied on daily by businesses and members of the public and forms an important part of ASIC’s regulatory, supervisory and enforcement work.

What’s new

• A refreshed search results page with smart filters for organisation type, status and location, making it easier to find the right entity.
• A clearer company profile view showing key information such as registration status, ACN/ABN, review dates and historical names.
• Wholesale users, such as information brokers, will also benefit through a brand-new suite of application programming interfaces (APIs) that offer more secure connections into company search data.

Customers can access the enhanced service on Company search. This will be the first of several improvements that will make company information easier to access.

Background

Through our multi-year RegistryConnect program, ASIC is delivering reliable, secure, trusted and efficient registry services to support the economy for the benefit of all Australians.

Over time, RegistryConnect is delivering staged improvements to how registry users access, submit and maintain registry information.  This includes the introduction of modern digital services, stronger authentication and identity verification, improved data validation, and the progressive transition away from old systems and channels.

Find out more about what the RegistryConnect program is delivering.

ASIC is Australia’s corporate, markets and financial services regulator.