Business Names Registration Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Registration
24. Restoration of registration
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A person whose registration and registered business name has been cancelled under section 12(2), 14 or 23, or whose registration and registered business name has ceased under section 22, may lodge an application with the Registrar to restore the registration.
registered business name
“registered business name” means the business name in respect of which a person is registered under section 8;
An application to restore a registration under subsection (1) must be made —
within 12 months after the date on which the registration was cancelled or had ceased; or
within such longer time as the Registrar may in special circumstances allow.
Subject to any restriction against registration under section 9, upon payment of the outstanding renewal fees and any prescribed late renewal penalty, the Registrar may grant the application for restoration subject to such conditions as the Registrar may impose.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Business Names appointed under section 3(2) and includes any Deputy Registrar or Assistant Registrar of Business Names appointed under that section;
If the Registrar grants the application under subsection (3), the registration of the person and the person’s business name is to be treated as if it had not been cancelled or had not ceased, as the case may be.
business name
“business name” means the name under which a person carries on business;
Subsection (4) does not prevent the person from being prosecuted and punished for an offence under section 35(1)(a).