Business Name Registration and Renewal

Business Affairs administers the Business Names Act including maintaining the Business Names Register, providing advice on suitability of names and compliance issues.

BEFORE any business may be carried on in the Northern Territory under a business name, the name must first be registered under the Business Names Act.

It is recommended that prior to lodging your application for the registration of a business name you visit the following sites:

• National names index
• Trade marks database

Registering a Business Name

This section provides information about registering your business name, Licencing requirements for your business and renewing your business name on-line.

• Business Name Registration FAQ
• Schedule of Fees
• Ministerial Directive for Business Names

Renewal notices for a business name registration are posted out by Business Affairs 6 weeks prior to the renewal date.

Forms

• Register a Business Name
• Change of Particulars
• Notice of Cessation of Business

Business related web sites

• Territory Business Centre
• Domain Names