Get Your ID before 30 November

Company directors have until 30 November to obtain a Director ID from the Australian Business Registry Services.

According to the ABC, more than one million people could become ineligible to run companies by the end of this month — and face fines of up to $13,000 — if they don’t act fast.

The Director ID has been introduced to crack down on ‘dummy directors’ and the practice of ‘phoenixing’.

From 1 December, Director IDs will be mandatory for every director covered by the Corporations Act and must be in place by the end of November.

You will need a director ID if you’re an eligible officer of:

  • a company, registered Australian body, or registered foreign company under the Corporations Act 2001 (Corporations Act)
  • an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act).

An eligible officer is a person who is appointed as either:

  • a director
  • an alternate director who is acting in that capacity.

You will only ever need one Director ID. You don’t have to apply for another one if you become a director of other companies or corporation.

If you can’t apply by 30 November, complete an Application for an extension of time to apply for a director ID (NAT 75390, PDF 271KB).

Find out more about the Director ID here.

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